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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">Hello graduate students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">Applying for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520">Register today for our
<u><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/application-development-programs/nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Application Development Program! </span></a></u></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520">NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">The NSF GRFP (<u><a href="https://www.nsfgrfp.org/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://www.nsfgrfp.org/</span></a></u>) provides $34K annual stipend with $12K
education allowance for three years and many additional benefits. For the 2020 competition, NSF made 2,000 fellowships offers. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520">Eligibility</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">To be eligible, an applicant must meet all eligibility criteria by the application deadline: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0C234B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Intend to enroll or be enrolled in a research-based master’s or doctoral degree program in an eligible field of study in STEM or STEM education; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0C234B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Have never previously applied to GRFP while enrolled in a graduate degree program; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0C234B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Have never earned a doctoral or terminal degree in any field; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0C234B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Have never earned a master’s or professional degree in any field, or completed more than one academic year in a graduate degree-granting program, unless (i) returning to graduate study after an interruption of two or
more consecutive years immediately preceding the application deadline, and; (ii) not enrolled in a graduate degree program at the application deadline; and <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0C234B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">All additional <u><a href="https://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/applicant_eligibility"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">criteria</span></a></u>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">Please note that the GRF Program Solicitation contains the official eligibility criteria for the GRFP competition. All applicants should
read the <u><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf20587&org=NSF"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">program solicitation</span></a></u> carefully before applying and contact NSF about eligibility questions.
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br>
<b><span style="color:#AB0520">Application Development Program </span></b><br>
<span style="color:#0C234B">The purpose of the <u><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/application-support-programs/nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Application Development Program</span></a></u>
is to promote the NSF GRFP, encourage eligible students to apply, and to increase the quality of the submitted applications. Registrants receive: </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">Email updates with advice and links </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">Access to examples of successful applications </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">Feedback from Graduate Editors on drafts of application essays</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">Invitations to information sessions and discussions</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520">Register</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520">:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B"><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-support-program-registration"><span style="color:windowtext">https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-support-program-registration</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#AB0520">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0C234B">The Assistant Director of OFCE, Shelley Hawthorne Smith (<a href="mailto:shellh@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">shellh@email.arizona.edu</span></a>)<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">
or the Coordinator of the Application Development Program, Alex Kemp (</span></span><a href="mailto:kylak@arizona.edu"><u><span style="color:black">kylak@arizona.edu</span></u></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">)</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img border="0" width="571" height="739" style="width:5.9479in;height:7.6979in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D67B95.03D7DBB0" alt="NSF GRFP flyer (see text below for information contained in the flyer)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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