Deadlines
- Northeastern: 10/11/2024
- Fellowship: 10/11/2024
Contact
If you meet the eligibility criteria and are interested in applying for this fellowship, please fill out a preliminary questionnaire. You may contact the office with any questions.
Award Details
The National Science Foundation makes about 2,300 annual awards to students with the potential to make significant contributions to research, teaching and industrial applications in science, mathematics and engineering. The fellowships may be used at any accredited U.S. institution of higher learning offering advanced degrees in science, mathematics or engineering. Fellowship awardees and honorable-mention recipients may apply to use 12 facilities at a Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure site. NSF also sponsors the Women in Engineering and Computer Information Science awards. Aside from the field restrictions, eligibility criteria are the same as for the regular NSF fellowships.
- The NSF divides their awards roughly equally among the three stages of competition: graduating seniors, first-year graduate, second-year graduates.
- The focus of the award is not simply preparing faculty – only 20% of awardees go into university research. The award supports all careers and trajectories – including those who work in the social sciences.
If you would like a Request for Reference form for to submit to you references, please contact our office at URF@Northeastern.edu. It is critical that you speak with your referees about the award, your qualifications for it, and your ambitions first!
Reference letters are due October 11 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The reference letter deadline is a few days before the application deadline dates.
Application deadlines vary slightly based on award, and must be received by 5 p.m. local time of the applicant’s mailing address:
- 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
- October 15, 2024
Term Length: 3 years (usable over a five-year period).
US Citizenship Required
In order to be eligible you must be:
- A US citizen, national, or permanent resident
- Planning to pursue a research-focused Master’s or Ph.D. program in a GRFP-supported field.
- Enrolled or enrolling 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
- Meet all other eligibility requirements as set forth in the current Program Solicitation
As an undergraduate:
- Individuals may apply as an undergraduate senior as well as post-baccalaureate, before beginning graduate training.
As a graduate student:
- 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.
The application evaluation involves the review, rating, and ranking of applications by disciplinary and interdisciplinary scientists and engineers, and other professional graduate education experts. The primary responsibility of each panel is to evaluate the merit of eligible GRFP applications by applying the National Science Board-approved Merit Review Criteria of Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts, and to subsequently recommend applicants for NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. Panelists are instructed to review the applications holistically in the context of applying NSF’s Merit Review Criteria and the GRFP emphasis on demonstrated potential for significant achievements in science and engineering. NSF determines the successful applicants from these recommendations, with Fellowships and Honorable Mention offered based on the GRFP portfolio within the context of NSF’s mission.
Fellowship benefits:
- Five year fellowship period with three years of financial support
- Annual stipend of $37,000
- Cost-of-education allowance of $16,000 to the institution
- No post-graduate study service requirement
- Access to supplemental funding to sustain research while on medical deferral (e.g. family leave)
Applicants must use the Research.gov/GRFP site (https://www.research.gov/grfp/Login.do) to register in Research.gov and submit their applications through the GRFP Application Module. Do not send application materials outside of the GRFP Application Module.
The application consists of the following:
Past Winners
Interested? Have Questions?
If you meet the eligibility criteria and are interested in a fellowship or opportunity, please fill out a preliminary questionnaire. Contact the office with any questions: