TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program Applications for the 2001-2002 competition are now available. The deadline for applying in the 2001 competition is Nov. 7.
Awards will be announced in March 2001. Each three-year fellowship provides a stipend of $16,800 for 12-month tenure, a cost-of-education allowance of $10,500 per tenure year, and a $1,000 international research travel allowance. Graduate Research Fellowships are awarded on the basis of merit.
Graduate Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics and engineering supported by NSF. Applicants must be citizens, nationals or permanent aliens of the United States at the time of application. Applicants must be in the early stages of their graduate study in science, mathematics or engineering.
The NSF will award approximately 900 new Graduate Research Fellowships to support graduate study in science, mathematics and engineering. The NSF contracts with Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) to provide the support services for this prestigious fellowship program.
For additional information, contact:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
ORAU, P.O. Box 3010
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-3010
Telephone: 865/241-4300
E-mail: nsfgrfp@orau.gov
Fax: 865/241-4513
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