NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Schedule for Workshop on Writing an Effective GRFP Proposal
Wednesday, 3:00pm-4:20pm; Halvorsen Conference Room, 4th floor WEB
Starting August 28, 2016
main School of Computing GRFP web page
Schedule is subject to change! Lecture notes and some of the other resource materials are available only to participants in the workshop.
| week | date | topic |
resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/31 | Overview of NSF GRPF. Benefits of award. Benefits of applying. Finding a research mentor. | Notes. Official NSF GRFP web page. Unofficial but very helpful GRFP web page. |
| How to write proposals. | Notes. | ||
| 2 | 9/7 | How to write a GRFP Research Statement. Review criteria: Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts. | Notes. Overview of GRFP Research Statement. More ... |
| 3 | 9/14 | How to write. | Notes. |
| 4 | 9/21 | How to write GRFP Personal Statements. | Notes. Overview of GRFP Personal Statement. |
| 5 | 9/28 | What to do for the rest of the GRFP application. Self-assessment of GRFP applications. | Notes. Fastlane GRFP application. Application screen shots. Requirements for reference writers. Selecting reference writers. UofU permission to release records form, Reference writers FYI. Critiquing. Self-assessment worksheet. |
| 7 | 10/25 | Due date for GRFP proposals! |