Northwestern Office of Fellowships

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

	DETAILS
		The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study.
	HELPFUL HINTS
		NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Presentation
		Section Headings for NSF Application Essays
	ELIGIBILITY
		Applicants must be United States citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States. Fellowships are intended for individuals in the early stages of their graduate study.

	AWARD AMOUNT
		The Graduate Research Fellowship stipend currently is $30,000 for a 12-month tenure period, prorated monthly at $2,500 for shorter periods.

	WEBSITE
		http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=NSF

	DEADLINE
		Fall