Graduating seniors and alumni who plan to apply to and begin graduate student by next fall, as well as graduate students in their first year of graduate study or at the beginning of their second year of graduate study (with some limitations) may be eligible to apply.
The NSF GRFP is open to students in a wide variety of fields, including many social science fields as well as STEM. Eligible fields include:
Chemistry
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Engineering
Geosciences
Life Sciences
Materials Research
Mathematical Sciences
Physics & Astronomy
Psycholoby
Social Sciences (many fields, including but not limited to Archaeology, Anthropology, Communications, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Linguistics, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Planning, etc.)
STEM Education & Learning Research
Thanks,
Robin Chang Assistant Director Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity University of Washington 171 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803 Seattle, WA 98195-2803 206-543-2603 FAX: 206-616-4389 http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, UW webinar: Monday, Oct. 8, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
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NSF’s GRFP is one of the premier
opportunities to fund your graduate study. It provides 3
years of funding that you can use in a 5 year time frame.
This includes a $30,000 annual stipend and full cost of
tuition/fees covered. For UW graduate students, GAIP health
insurance is also covered.
The information session will cover the
application process, strategies for successful applications
and more details regarding how the fellowship operates.
Application deadlines range from November 13-19, 2012.
Students should start their applications now.
Full information on the NSF GRFP, including
a link to the official program solicitation, is here:
http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
Basic eligibility criteria:
*research in an eligible NSF research area
(includes several of the social sciences)
*US citizens or permanent residents by the
application deadline
*students in their first year of graduate
study or at the beginning of their second year of graduate
study (with some limitations)
*students who have not earned a previous
graduate degree
*graduating senior undergraduates who plan
to apply to and begin graduate student by next fall
Full eligibility information is detailed in
the program solicitation:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12599/nsf12599.htm
If you can’t attend a session but are
interested in applying and want further information, do not
hesitate to contact us.
