Logistics: Monday July 27, 2015\u00a0 1 PM Eastern
\nVideoconference information to be sent later, can work with groups in a videoconference-capable room OR individuals on a personal computer. Not sure about mobile devices yet. We hope to have some Q & A functionality, although with ~100 participants, it will have to be moderated \u2014 type in your question, I will screen them, pick some to be answered during the videoconference. We won\u2019t be able to answer individual questions about eligibility \u2014 those are best posed to the GRFP staff, after the new solicitation is posted.<\/p>\n
Audience: undergrads doing research this summer and considering graduate school. Most useful for rising seniors, who are considering applying to graduate schools during the upcoming academic year. As you invite the undergrads to participate, please remember the eligibility criteria \u2014 it would be frustrating to learn about this great opportunity only to read the fine print and realize that you aren\u2019t eligible.<\/p>\n
The videoconference provides information and advice about applying for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) from an experienced Program Director. The GRFP program provides significant financial support and other benefits for eligible graduate students. In a niutshell, GRFPs get a stipend of $32,000\/yr for three years, \u201ccost of education allowances\u201d for three years, and some lovely ancillary benefits in supercomputer time, international research opportunities, etc. Adds up to about $150,000 over 3 yrs. The GRFP is also a very big gold star on any resum\u00e9.<\/p>\n
The solicitation (call for applications) for GRFP is not yet available, it should be posted in late July or early August. Expect applications to be due in late October.\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.nsfgrfp.org\u00a0\u00a0 is a very useful website that has all of the current information \u2013 this is not the official NSF site (which is boring), but nsfgrfp.org is supported by NSF. They also include lists of who has been funded \u2013 if you need some role models.<\/p>\n
Official site: http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201<\/p>\n
There are also Twitter feeds, YouTube videos, and every other social media your students could desire. There is a LOT of advice out on the Internet, some of it dated or just plain awful (even if well intentioned). Caveat lector! (or whatever the equivalent is for the Internet \u2014 Caveat browser? )<\/p>\n
To be eligible for the NSF GRFP, you must:
\nbe a US citizen, US national, or permanent resident
\nintend to pursue a research-based Master’s or Ph.D. program in an NSF-supported field\u00a0 (note that medicine and other allied health fields are NOT supported)
\nbe enrolled in an eligible program at an accredited United States graduate institution, with a US campus, by fall 2015
\nBe early in your graduate studies (the exact wording is not yet set \u2014 but likely will be #1 currently a college senior intending to go to graduate school; #2 starting your first year of graduate school, or #3 starting your second year of graduate school.
\nmeet all other eligibility requirements as set forth in the current Program Solicitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Logistics: Monday July 27, 2015\u00a0 1 PM Eastern Videoconference information to be sent later, can work with groups in a videoconference-capable room OR individuals on a personal computer. Not sure about mobile devices yet. We hope to have some Q & A functionality, although with ~100 participants, it will have to be moderated \u2014 type… Continue reading