Description:

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) provides funding towards graduate studies for students in STEM disciplines. The application requires both a research proposal and a personal statement.

This 3-day Workshop will focus on the following:

-General information about the GRFP review process
-Strategies to assist you in introducing yourself to the reviewers
-Techniques to describe your research and extracurricular activities
-Characteristics of successful essays and common pitfalls to avoid

Day 1 (Tuesday, June 23rd, 1pm to 2:15pm CST)

General GRFP Information and Introduction to Personal Statement

Day 2 (Thursday, June 25th, 1pm to 2:15pm CST)

Personal statement:  Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts

Day 3 (Monday, June 29th, 1pm to 2:15pm CST)

Research Statement

You must register in order to attend these sessions.

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Each workshop will build upon the previous session.  Feel free to attend one, two, or all. The purpose of these sessions is to give you a jump start for writing your personal and research statements.