Saturday Success Seminar "Funding Your Graduate Education"
Learn about funding & fellowships. Emphasis on the NSF GRFP
SPECIAL SATURDAY SESSION: Success Seminar on Funding & Fellowships, with special emphasis on the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Application.
"How to Fund Your Graduate Education"
Speakers: UMBC Alumni, Dr. Frances D. Carter-Johnson and Dr. Patricia Ordóñez Rozo
Dr. Carter-Johnson is a graduate of UMBC's Department of Public Policy and currently serves as a STEM Policy Analyst at Westat. Dr. Carter has degrees in Public Policy, Applied Physics, Pure Physics, and Mechanical Engineering from UMBC, Georgia Tech, and Spelman College. She has received fellowships from NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), SREB, GAANN, and GEM. As of September 2012, Dr. Carter Johnson will be joining the Teaching and Learning Laboratory at MIT.
Dr. Ordóñez Rozo is a graduate of UMBC's Department of Computer Science. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras. Dr. Ordóñez Rozo has degrees in Hispanic and Italian Studies, and Computer Science. She has taught several classes at UMBC and was a Technical Trainer for UMBC's Training Centers, focusing on JAVA Computer Programming Certifications and curriculum development. Dr. Ordóñez Rozo was a NSF Graduate Research Fellow, and has won fellowships from Xerox, Verizon, and UMBC.
Dr. Carter-Johnson and Dr. Ordóñez Rozo were PROMISE Peer Mentors and have collectively been invited speakers on this topic at the National Science Foundation's HBCU-UP national conference, the American Association for the Advancement in Science's Emerging Researchers Network national Conference, Harvard, UMBC, and MIT. This fall, Dr. Ordóñez Rozo will also present this topic in Puerto Rico. Our speakers' work was presented at the "Understanding Interventions" national conference in 2012. To date, at least 10 of their mentees who have taken their workshops have won the prestigious NSF GRFP Fellowship, or other award, for a total of approximately $1 million of fellowship money!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Public Policy Building, Room 206
SESSION 1: "Funding Your Graduate Education"
10:00 AM -12:00 PM -- SEMINAR (General Public)
This seminar will include general information about funding for graduate school. Information regarding a variety of fellowships will be shared. Most of the content will focus on funding that is available in the U.S. for students in STEM fields. Many of these fellowship opportunities are sponsored by the U.S. government, and are therefore reserved for U.S. students. There will be a small amount of information available to international students and students in the Humanities and Education, but in addition to talking about general fellowships, a primary focus of this seminar will be the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP). The NSF GRFP Fellowship covers STEM fields, including social and behavioral sciences, e.g., Psychology, STEM Education, Public Policy.)
Breakfast will be served.
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SESSION 2: "Starting Your Application"
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM -- NSF Fastlane session (By reservation/appointment only)
To join this session, you must reserve your space in the comments below before September 7, and you must bring your laptop. Lunch will be served at this session. This session is for those who are making the commitment to submit the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship application. Participation in this session requires participation in SESSION 1. This session will take you through the process of logging onto the Fastlane, NSF's online application submission website, and the presenters will assist you with the early stages of preparing your essays and documents for the fellowship application.
List of fields: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12599/nsf12599.htm#appendix.
Applicants for the GRFP must meet the following criteria:
- During the senior year of an undergraduate program
- After completing their undergraduate program but prior to entering graduate school
- During the first year of graduate school
- Prior to completing the Fall term of the second year of a full-time graduate program.
[Both undergraduates and graduate students may attend SESSION 1 and SESSION 2.]
Other NSF GRFP recipients are invited to join these session to provide advice. The original MyUMBC discussion with funding information can be found here:
http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/discussions/113