Did one or more of your student mentees submit an application for a prestigious, nationally-competitive external fellowship between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019? If so, you may be eligible for up to $2,000 in professional development funds through UConn's National Fellowships Incentive Program (NFIP). But to receive these funds, you must complete your application by the beginning of the spring 2020 semester.
Under this program, UConn and UCHC faculty are eligible for up to $2,000 in professional development funds for mentoring students (graduate OR undergraduate) through the process of developing proposals and submitting applications for eligible awards. Details on award eligibility may be found at http://onsf.uconn.edu/nfip.
Applications for funds distributed through this program are accepted on a rolling basis through the online application found here. However, in no instance will NFIP applications associated with fellowships whose deadlines fell between July 1 and December 31 be accepted after the first day of classes of the spring semester. Please note that demand for this program has outstripped the supply of funds each of the past two years; therefore faculty and students should consider these deadlines firm.
Applications for the spring 2020 round of funding will open on January 22. This round will support faculty whose students submit applications for eligible fellowships between January 1, 2020 and June 1, 2020.
Finally, please encourage your graduate students to investigate this program. They may also be eligible for a small stipend for having submitted an external fellowship application.
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The NFIP is administered by the Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF), which advises and mentors UConn students who are competing for prestigious, nationally-competitive scholarships and fellowships. ONSF is part of UConn Enrichment Programs and is open to all graduate and undergraduate students at the University, including students at the regional campuses. To learn more, visit us on the web at http://onsf.uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: Vin Moscardelli, Director of ONSF at vin.moscardelli@uconn.edu