{"id":137,"date":"2016-08-02T15:07:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsf.utdev1.wpengine.com\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:53:01","slug":"nsf-graduate-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/listings\/nsf-graduate-research\/","title":{"rendered":"National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/a>\"\"The National Science Foundation\u2019s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)<\/a> supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master\u2019s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. As the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the GRFP has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers. The reputation of the GRFP follows recipients and often helps them become life-long leaders that contribute significantly to both scientific innovation and teaching.<\/p>\n

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If you would like NSF GRFP application support from our staff, please first complete our brief GRFP <\/em>Declaration<\/em> of Intent<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Once we receive your Intent Form, we will invite you to our NSF GRFP Canvas site, where you will find valuable application resources, as well as workshop information and a portal to submit draft materials for our staff to review.<\/p>\n

Deadline to submit GRFP essays for URF review: Nov 3, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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2025 National Application Deadlines for GRFP:<\/h4>\n

Application Deadline(s) (received by 5 p.m. local time of applicant\u2019s mailing address):<\/p>\n

Reference Letters<\/span> are due\u00a0before<\/em>\u00a0the application deadline<\/strong>.
\nThey must be submitted by November 7, 2025 (Friday) 5:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME<\/p>\n

Full Application Deadlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
November 10, 2025:<\/td>\nLife Sciences<\/p>\n

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November 12, 2025:<\/td>\nComputer and Information Science and Engineering, Materials Research,
\nPsychology, Social Sciences, STEM Education and Learning Research<\/p>\n

Life Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

November 13, 2025:<\/td>\nEngineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 14, 2025:<\/td>\nChemistry, Geosciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n