National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program

The NSF GRFP is for outstanding students currently pursuing or planning to pursue full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. The fellowship program was created in 1952 to help ensure the quality and strength of science and engineering fields. The program provides funding for up to three years of support for graduate-level research. Students can apply in their final year of their bachelor’s degree program or as a first-year graduate student.

Basic Eligibility

• U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident (green-card holder)
• Must be one of the following: 1) Undergraduate in the final year of a bachelor’s degree program; 2) First-year graduate student in the first graduate program with less than a year of completed study; 3) Bachelor’s degree holder with no enrollment in a graduate program; or 4) Enrolled in a bachelor’s/master’s joint program with at least three undergraduate years completed
• Research fields eligible: STEM, Psychology, Social/Behavioral/Economic Sciences
• Undergrad research experience is recommended

UWM Contact: Riley Harrison, harrisor@uwm.edu

Interested applicants must use the hyperlink above to learn more and apply. Students do not apply via the Panther Scholarship Portal.