The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is available to students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and STEM education (includes some social sciences and psychology fields), and come with a 3-year stipend, worth more than $100,000 for your graduate education (Master's or PhD).
Our speakers, UMBC alums who have been winners themselves, have helped to produce several winners. You can be one of them!
The session is open to undergraduate seniors, specifically those from underrepresented backgrounds (Latinos/Hispanics, Blacks/African Americans, Native Americans, Native Hawaiias, Pacific Islanders).
This funding is limited to US Citizens, nationals or permanent residents.
If you are interested in learning about this source of funding, eligibility, application process or get your application reviewed, this event is for you.
About our speakers:
- Dr. Frances Carter-Johnson, Education Data Scientist, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Patti Ordóñez, Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras.
The NSF GRFP fellowship program intends to support those at the beginning of their graduate career. The program supports graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in fields like Geosciences, Life Sciences, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Engineering, Material Research, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM Education and Learning, Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences and Physics and Astronomy. To learn more about this source of funding please visit: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/
To register: Please select attending at: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/85708
Part 2 of this event will be hosted on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 10 - Noon.