[Okgrantsmanship] NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Webinar - August 29

[Mason, Linda]

Please forward to appropriate faculty. This is a great opportunity for undergraduate researchers!

Linda Mason Sent from my iPad

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From: "Lawrence, Elizabeth" <elawrenc at nsf.gov<mailto:elawrenc at nsf.gov>>
Date: August 10, 2016 at 9:10:33 AM CDT
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Webinar

Dear Colleagues:

NSF EPSCoR is hosting a webinar on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 2 pm (EDT) for all those interested in learning more about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides a prestigious award that supports research-oriented students in a wide range of STEM and social science fields during graduate school. This webinar will provide an overview of the GRFP and program updates for the FY 2017 competition (incl. deadlines, application and review processes) and other program activities such as GROW (http://www.nsf.gov/grow).

The intended audience is faculty and university administrators, so please distribute this invitation to all who may be interested. No registration necessary. For more GRFP information visit www.nsfgrfp.org<http://www.nsfgrfp.org>. Login instructions for the webinar are below.



Date

Time

Direct Link

Meeting ID

August 29, 2016

2:00 pm EDT

http://tinyurl.com/huo9w6t

749176509





Note: This virtual meeting/webinar will consist of both an audio portion via teleconference and a visual component via WebEx. In addition to a computer connection for the visual part of the meeting, you will need a separate phone connection to participate in the teleconference. (Cell phones/iPhones are NOT recommended due to the increased likelihood of connectivity issues and interference.)

Audio Component – Teleconference:

Direct Call-in Number:    (888) 889-0670

The meeting will be open 15 minutes prior to the start time for you to login/call-in. You are encouraged to login/call-in early to ensure connectivity.

Visual Component – WebEx:
To join the meeting directly through WebEx:
1. Click the link (above) for the meeting you are attending.
2. When requested, enter your name and email address.
3. Click "Join."
4. You are now in the “web” portion of the webinar.

WebEx will automatically setup Meeting Manager the first time you join a meeting using WebEx. To save time, we strongly encourage you to setup prior to the meeting to ensure connectivity. To set up the meeting manager, click this link: https://nsf.webex.com/nsf/meetingcenter/mcsetup.php.
If you cannot access the direct login link for the webinar, you can still login through WebEx.
To join the online meeting through the WebEx Website:
1. Click NSF WebEx link: https://nsf.webex.com<https://nsf.webex.com/>.
2. Enter the WebEx meeting ID (from the table above), then click “Join Meeting.”
3. When requested, enter your name and email address and passcode; it is EPSCoR16!
4. Click "Join"

Administrative Support: If you have any questions about WebEx meeting access, please contact
Liz Lawrence at least 24 hours prior to the webinar (Email: elawrenc at nsf.gov<mailto:elawrenc at nsf.gov>; Phone: 703-292-8997)
For Technical Assistance:

1.      Go to https://nsf.webex.com/nsf/mc.

2.      On the left navigation bar, click "Support".

The playback of UCF (Universal Communications Format) rich media files requires appropriate players. To view this type of rich media file in the meeting, please check whether you have the players installed on your computer by going to https://nsf.webex.com/nsf/systemdiagnosis.php.


Thanks,
Denise  M. Barnes
Section Head, NSF EPSCoR