NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, USA

August 26, 2010

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Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Job Description: The Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in the U.S. and abroad.

As the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the GRFP has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers. The reputation of the GRFP follows recipients and often helps them become life-long leaders that contribute significantly to both scientific innovation and teaching. Past fellows include numerous Nobel Prize winners, U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, Google founder, Sergey Brin and Freakonomics co-author, Steven Levitt.

Fellows share in the prestige and opportunities that become available when they are selected. Fellows benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $30,000 along with a $10,500 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees, a one-time $1,000 international travel allowance and the freedom to conduct their own research at any accredited U.S., or foreign institution of graduate education they choose.

NSF Fellows are anticipated to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering. These individuals are crucial to maintaining and advancing the nation’s technological infrastructure and national security as well as contributing to the economic well-being of society at large.

So that the nation can build fully upon the strength and creativity of a diverse society, the Foundation welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. Women, under-represented minorites and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Those with disabilities are additionally accommodated by the Foundation to provide for the most successful graduate experience possible.

The fellowship is competitive, and those planning to apply should devote a sincere effort to their application.

he 2010 GRFP application is now CLOSED. When it opens, it will be available on NSF’s FastLane module. The anticipated opening date for the 2011 GRFP application is late August, 2010.

A walk-through of the 2010 FastLane application module can be found on the Applicant User Guide available on Fastlane.

* Click here togo to the Applicant User Guide page.
* On the table of contents on the left side of the page, click GRFP User Guides (the last item on the table of contents).
* When the GRFP User Guides open, click Applicant User Guide. This will open the guide for the GRFP application. By navigating through the guide, you can view the different sections of the application, including some screenshots and instructions.

Eligible Applicants:

1. Are a US citizen, US national or permanent resident alien, and

2. Are a graduating senior; have completed a B.S./B.A. degree in a STEM field; or are in their 1st year or the first semester of their 2nd year in graduate school, and

3. Are pursuing a research-based master’s or doctoral degree at an accredited US institution in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields supported by NSF.

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