NSF Graduate Fellowship - Graduate School

Overview

The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality and vitality of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. A goal of the program is to broaden participation of the full spectrum of diverse talents in STEM. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend of $37,000.

As the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, 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. Past fellows include numerous Nobel Prize winners, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, Google founder, Sergey Brin and Freakonomics co-author, Steven Levitt.

Upcoming Workshops

Wednesday, June 11, 10:00am - Information Session, Register : https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/6-5fizGQSsO_vNPSztFxnA#/registration
Wednesday, June 18, 3pm - Information Session, Register: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/x8lwg2inTyyEuFKTtcxD0g
Thursday, June 26, 1pm - Information Session, Register: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/qBUTGB6KQX6psBekmEeVfA

Personal Statements – TBD
Research Plan Statements - TBD
Personal Statements Writing Workshop - TBD
Research Statements Writing Workshop - TBD
Writing Workshop - TBD
Application Review Workshops & Final Submission Check TBD
More virtual and in-person programming TBD

*View NSF GRFP 2024 Workshop Series

Previous winning NSF GRFP essay examples:

Previous Successful Proposals (U login Required)
Alex Lang's NSF Support Site

Financial Support

The graduate research fellowship provides generous support for graduate students and their research, which includes the following as of Fall 2024:

A $37,000-per-year stipend for three years
Graduate tuition coverage for three years

In addition, University of Utah generously provides fellows with a research & professional development allowance of $2,000/year for three years, as well as provides health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision) for three years. Additional information regarding student health insurance can be found on our student health insurance web page.

Fellows may be eligible for additional funding to complete a non-academic internship via the NSF-INTERN program; email fellowships@gradschool.utah.edu for more information.

Application Deadlines, Discipline-Specific

This section reflects deadlines for the Fall 2024 application cycle; Fall 2025 deadlines will be announced once the 2025 solicitation is released in late July/early August. However, this section does provide a good idea of roughly when applications will be due each year.

Student deadlines:

October 15, 2024 – Chemistry; Geosciences, Mathematical Sciences; Physics and Astronomy
October 16, 2024 – Life Sciences
October 17, 2024 – Engineering
October 18, 2024 – Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Materials Research; Psychology; Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, STEM Education and Learning

Plan ahead and be sure to submit your completed application at least three days ahead of the deadline to account for any upload concerns, wifi problems, or other concerns that may delay a timely submission. All submissions are due 5pm local time to the mailing address you list on your application.