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Jul
15
2020

NSF GRFP Summer Writing Workshop (Day 1)

When: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM CT

Where: Online

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Office of Fellowships   (847) 491-2617

Group: Office of Fellowships Information Sessions

Category: Academic

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

 

*Wednesday, July 15 – 4pm to 5:15pm CST

General GRFP information and introduction to the Personal Statement

Friday, July 17 – 4pm to 5:15pm CST

Personal Statement: Intellectual merit and broader impact

Monday, July 20 – 4pm to 5:15pm 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.

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