The NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) aims to provide financial support for graduate education to applicants who received an Honorable Mention from the GRFP within the last three years, enhancing the capacity of EPSCoR jurisdictions. Eligible applicants include accredited institutions of higher education located in EPSCoR jurisdictions that offer at least one master's or doctoral degree in a relevant STEM discipline. Proposals must be submitted by these institutions, and each submission should request support for a minimum of three Fellows.
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The NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) provides an opportunity for applicants who received the distinction of GRFP Honorable Mention no more than three years before the proposal due date to be named NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows and obtain financial support for their graduate education at an institution in an EPSCoR jurisdiction. EGFP aims to enhance the capacity and competitiveness of EPSCoR jurisdictions by providing funding to graduate degree-awarding institutions to support NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows as they pursue graduate degrees in the disciplines specified by the NSF Directorates...
and Office that are participating in the EGFP funding program. Fellows may pursue degrees in field that differ from the field or sub-field of studythat the GRFP Honorable Mention recipients previously listed in their GRFP application.
EGFP awards will be made to institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions. Awards will provide three years of stipend and associated cost-of-education allowance for each NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellow. Stipends must be budgeted at the level of $37,000 per year per Fellow and cost-of-education allowances must be budgeted at the level of $16,000 per year per Fellow. A total of three years of support must be budgeted per Fellow. Each Fellow must be given up to five years to utilize the support. Awardees will administer the awards such that the Fellows receive the full stipend amount and the institution retains the full cost-of-education allowance during the three years that each Fellow receives support.All submissions must request support for a minimum of three Fellows.
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*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
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Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that are accredited, have a campus located in aneligible EPSCoR jurisdictionat the time of proposal submission, and offer at least one master’s and/or doctoral degree in a STEM discipline aligned with the topical focus area(s) described in this solicitation.
*Who May Serve as PI:
As of the submission deadline, PIs, co-PIs, or other Senior/Key personnel must holdprimary, full-time, paid, and continuing appointments at an institution that is eligible to submit in response to this solicitation (see above), with exceptions granted for family or medical leave, as determined by the submitting institution. Individuals holding term-limited appointments are not eligible.
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