NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
- Funder
- U.S. National Science Foundation
- Award amount
- Up to $111,000
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Eligible countries
- United States
Summary
Forecasted opportunity (not yet open for applications; yearly call; the last deadline was 2026-10-23 and the next cycle's dates are not posted yet; NSF usually publishes the next solicitation in August, with deadlines by field in October). Funding call from U.S. National Science Foundation. Award: up to $111,000. Who can apply: college seniors, bachelor's graduates who have not enrolled in graduate school, and first-year graduate students planning a research-based master's or PhD in an NSF-supported STEM field at a US institution; US citizens, nationals and permanent residents only; the deadline depends on the field of study. Areas: graduate study and research in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, including the social sciences and psychology. Full details, eligibility and how to apply: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/grfp-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program/nsf26-526/solicitation
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Read the full announcement →This is an NSF GRFP call. Read our plain-language guide to the mechanism: who is eligible, typical budgets and how applications are reviewed.
What U.S. National Science Foundation reviewers look for
- Intellectual Merit: the potential to advance knowledge.
- Broader Impacts: the potential to benefit society, with named partners, numbers and a way to assess them.
- For both, reviewers weigh the quality of the plan, the team's qualifications and resources, and how success will be measured.
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