NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Seniors considering graduate school and qualifying graduate students should consider this prestigious fellowship. The deadline for CS students is October 27, 2015.  Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $32,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to the institution), opportunities for international research and professional development, and the freedom to conduct their own research at any accredited U.S. institution of graduate education they choose. The GRF program solicitation is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201

Additional and useful information can be found at:

• A resource page maintained for the GRF program 
• Conquer’s How to apply to Graduate School page 
• Michael Ernst’s notes on graduate fellowship applications 
• Philip Guo’s advice for fellowship applications