Opportunities

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.  Social Sciences such as anthropology, quantitative sociology, computational social sciences and psychology are also eligible areas of application.

ELIGIBILITY  

  • U.S. Citizen, national, or permanent resident
  • Graduating seniors and first- and second-year graduate students 
  • Extensive past undergraduate research experience

Please note: A candidate already possessing a master’s degree and immediately moving into a PhD program is not eligible. Candidates with a master’s degree must have a gap in their education exceeding at least twelve months prior to continuing education to a terminal degree.

IDEAL CANDIDATES

  • Academic excellence
  • Leadership experience
  • Plan for graduate research and activities to advance societal outcomes (societal outcomes include, but are not limited to, enhancing participation of underrepresented groups and women in STEM, contributing to climate science, renewable energy, or cutting-edge research contributing to advances which help the lives of others)

TIMELINE

Application Deadline
Last week of October

When should you engage with ONS?
The NSF GRF preparation and guidance is a collaboration between the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) and ONS. First workshops will be held every year in May. Attendance at the May workshop is recommended. The latest a student can have the introductory meeting is June.

GET STARTED

ONS Contact
Dr. Sayandeb Basu - sayandeb@honors.usf.edu

OGS contact
Dr. Tracy Costello - tcostello111@usf.edu

Program Website:
https://www.nsfgrfp.org