NSF GRFP

The Graduate Research Fellowship Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF GRFP) is a prestigious award for young researchers at the beginning of their careers. Recipients recieve a stipend and additional cost of education allowance, paid to the institution. 

The GRFP has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers. The reputation of the GRFP follows recipients and often helps them become life-long leaders that contribute significantly to both scientific innovation and teaching.

Click here for the program solicitation.

Each year, the NSF updates their eligibility requirements. Generally, to be eligible for the NSF GRFP, you must:

• be a US citizen, US national, or permanent resident
• intend to pursue a research-based Master's or Ph.D. program in a GRFP-supported field
• be enrolled in an eligible program at an accredited United States graduate institution, with a US campus, by fall following selection
• be at an early stage in your graduate career
• have completed no more than one academic year of full-time graduate study (or the equivalent)
• Graduate students are limited to only one application to the GRFP, submitted either in the first year or in the second year of graduate school

Guarini supports eligible graduate student applicants through a series of workshops tailored to writing a successful NSF GRF proposal.

Previous workshops covered writing your personal statement, discovering broader impacts, and writing your research plan. The workshop series is in four parts and attendees are encouraged to present their proposal drafts for workshopping.