Important Information from APS for Clinical Science Students Applying for the NSF GRFP
The deadline for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is around the corner (October 24, 2019). If you are eligible, we hope that you are considering submitting an application. The information below should help you navigate the application process.
NSF funds only basic research. We know that many clinical science students conduct basic research, possibly as a precursor to a translational study or in the context of determining normative patterns in a healthy comparison group. While NSF would like to know the broader implications of the proposed research, the process can sometimes get hung up on the word “clinical.” Our advice is that when applying, select a field of study that most closely matches the basic work that will be supported by the GRFP. The GRFP-eligible fields of basic research within psychology are:
- cognitive neuroscience
- cognitive psychology
- comparative psychology
- computational psychology
- developmental psychology
- industrial/organizational psychology
- neuropsychology
- perception and psychophysics
- personality and individual differences
- physiological psychology
- psycholinguistics
- quantitative psychology
- social psychology
- social/affective neuroscience
In other words, even though you may be in a clinical science graduate program and are conducting clinical science research, you should select the field of study above that best describes the nature of the basic research that you are proposing. (It may be tempting to select the “other” category, but we strongly advise using the list provided instead.)
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