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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">PLEASE CIRCULATE TO GRADUATING SENIORS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14590/nsf14590.pdf">Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Program Solicitation
(NSF 14-590)</a></span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) application period is now open! NSF is soliciting applications
for the GRFP until the posted deadlines in late October and early November 2014. Since 1952, GRFP has provided Fellowships to individuals selected early in their graduate careers based on their demonstrated potential for significant achievements in science
and engineering. Three years of support is provided by the program for graduate study in science or engineering and leads to a research-based master's or doctoral degree. The NSF expects to award 2,000 Graduate Research Fellowships under this program solicitation
pending availability of funds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Each Fellowship consists of three years of support during a five-year fellowship period. NSF provides a stipend of $32,000
to the Fellow and a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to the graduate degree-granting institution for each Fellow utilizing the fellowship support in a fellowship year. Pending the availability of funds in 2015, it is anticipated that the stipend will
increase to $34,000, as indicated in NSF's FY2015 Budget Request to Congress.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Program Description:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards Fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based
master's and doctoral degrees in science and engineering. The Fields of Study listed in the Appendix are used to place applications in the most appropriate review panel and to track the disciplinary progress of Fellows and their career outcomes. Applicants
may select "other" if their Field of Study is not represented in the list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are awarded to individuals in the early stages of their graduate study.
All applicants are expected to have adequate preparation to begin graduate-level study and research by summer or fall of 2015. This is nearly always demonstrated by a bachelor's degree in a science or engineering field earned prior to fall 2015. In addition,
Fellowship awardees must be enrolled in a university, college, or non-profit academic institution of higher education accredited in, and having a campus located in, the United States that offers graduate degrees in eligible science and engineering fields by
fall 2015. Confirmation of acceptance in a program which grants a graduate degree in an eligible science or engineering field is required at the time of Fellowship acceptance, by May 1, 2015. Upon acceptance of an NSF GRFP Fellowship, Fellows must certify
that they meet all of the eligibility requirements as described in this Program Solicitation. All Fellows from the date of Acceptance through Completion or Termination of the Fellowship must be affiliated with a graduate degree-granting institution accredited
in, and having a campus located in, the United States. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">While applicants accepting the Fellowship must be affiliated with an institution having a campus located
in the United States, NSF encourages United States graduate students to establish collaborative relationships with international researchers and institutions. GRFP offers the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) initiative to enable Fellows to
take advantage of expertise, facilities, data, and field sites located abroad; to develop an international network of collaborators early in their career; to address problems of a global nature that require international cooperation; and to be prepared upon
joining the United States science and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">engineering workforce to collaborate successfully in international teams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">GRFP supports individuals proposing a comprehensive holistic plan for graduate education that takes into
account individual interests and competencies. Thus, an applicant must provide a detailed profile of her or his relevant educational and research experiences and plans for graduate education in such a way as to demonstrate potential for significant achievements
in science and engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Prospective applicants are advised that submission of an application implies a commitment to the pursuit
of graduate study in a research-based program in science or engineering. Acceptance of a Fellowship award is an explicit agreement that the Fellow will be duly enrolled in a graduate degree program consistent with the field of study indicated in their application
by the beginning of the following academic year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14590/nsf14590.pdf">Access the Full Solicitation<span style="color:#004080;text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></a><a href="https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/Login.do">Access the Application</a><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14590/nsf14590.pdf"><span style="color:#004080;text-decoration:none"><br>
</span></a><a href="http://www.nsfgrfp.org/">NSF GRFP Website</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="color:#333333"><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14107/nsf14107.pdf"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#004080;text-decoration:none">NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Invitation for Reviewers
(NSF 14-107)</span></strong></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">GRFP is also soliciting reviewers for the GRFP applications. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary scientists and engineers,
and other professionals with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduate education expertise, are invited to serve as reviewers for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). This opportunity is described here: <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14107/nsf14107.pdf">Dear
Colleague Letter - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program - Invitation for Reviewers (NSF 14-107)</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">===============<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white"><em><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">This information is current as of 8/13/14 (when posted). For the most recently updated information, visit the NSF Graduate
Research Fellowship Program website at <a href="http://www.nsfgrfp.org/">http://www.nsfgrfp.org/</a>. </span></em><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that
our research, our programs, our collaborations and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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