Are you a rising senior or early career graduate student thinking of applying for the NSF GRFP this Fall? If so and you are on campus for the summer, you are encouraged to make an advising appointment with the STEM Fellowships Advisor in the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships (ONS&F) before the start of the semester. To make an appointment, please visit www.onsf.uconn.edu and click on the "Talk to an advisor button". Students maybe eligible to apply for other graduate fellowships.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The purpose of the NSF GRFP is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. The program is a wonderful source of funding for graduate students (and prospective graduate students) – providing awardees with $34,000 annually for three years, as well as additional benefits.
Students at the UConn are eligible to receive application support for this fellowship. Students who work with the STEM Fellowships advisor will receive: email updates with advice and links; access to examples of successful applications; feedback on application essays; invitations to information sessions on the fellowship and to workshops on the application process.
NSF eligible fields:http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15597/nsf15597.htm#appendix
Citizenship: USA (or permanent resident)
Deadline: Fall 2016 (TBA)
Website: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
Faculty members advising eligible talented students are asked to encourage their students to contact ONS&F. If your depatment is hosting a summer research program and would like to host a Graduate fellowships workshop, please contact Rowena Grainger, STEM Fellowships Advisor directly at rowena.grainger@uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: Rowena at 860-486-7902