Upcoming Deadline for NSF’s 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship Program – October 25

Upcoming Deadline for NSF’s 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship Program – October 25

The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) invites applications for its 2019 funding cycle.

The GRFP supports “outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education” through three-year grants.

The grant provides three years of a $34,000 stipend during a five-year fellowship. NSF anticipates awarding 1,500 grants across all fields.

Eligible applicants include:

  • Undergraduate seniors and post-baccalaureates who must not have begun graduate training
  • Graduate students (limited to one only application to the GRFP, submitted either in the first or second year of graduate school)
  • Returning graduate students, under limited conditions

Applicants must be a US citizen, national, or permanent resident.

The deadline for psychological science applications is October 25, 2018 (received by 5:00 PM local time of applicant’s mailing address).

For tips from recent recipients of this prestigious award, click to learn about the secret ingredient to getting a GRFP Fellowship, and click for 10 tips for applying to the GRFP.

Deadlines for subsequent years are October 24, 2019 and October 22, 2020.

For more details, read the program solicitation.


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