National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,500 graduate fellowships each year. Fellowships provide three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees at US universities in science, mathematics and engineering, and a few other quantitative research fields supported by the NSF and are intended for students in the early stages of their graduate study.

Deadline: VARIES BY FIELD - see this page for deadlines by field. Detailed NSF program info in HTML or PDF format here)

Questions about eligibility for the NSF-GRFP? See pages 2-3 of https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program-grfp/nsf24-591/solicitation or contact NSF at info@nsfgrfp.org

Penn’s Application Process

• Applicants should seek assistance on their Proposed Plan of Research essay from their PI, research mentors, and faculty in their proposed field at Penn or their proposed graduate institution.
• NSF-GRFP Personal, Relevant Background, and Future Goals statement draft review requests of CURF should be accompanied by your Proposed Plan of Research essay.