NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Dr. Michele Buzon, Dept of Anthropology

Award Info

  • Must by US Citizen, national or permanent resident
  • 3 years of support (used over 5 year period), ~$34,000 stipend + $12,000 for institution
  • Due October 29, 2015
  • Eligibility: No more than 12 months of full-time graduate study (as of Aug 1, 2015)
    • Exception – interruption in study of at least 2 consecutive years; statement of circumstances required
  • 12-point Times New Roman or Computer Modem font (10-pt for references, footnotes, etc)
  • 1” margins, single-spaced or greater
  • Follow these rules, make as easy to read as possible

Application

  • Personal, Relevant Background and Future Goals Statement – 3 pages
    • Tell compelling story
    • Provide examples of broader impacts activities
    • Diversity
  • Graduate Research Plan Statement – 2 pages
    • Potential to advance knowledge, creative, original, transformative
    • Organized, rational, mechanism for success
    • Qualifications, resources
    • Broader Impacts
    • Consider reviewers in your program
    • Convince others outside of your subfield
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation (uploaded by referee by Nov 5)
  • Transcripts (explain red flags, ask letter writers to explain)

Review

  • For Anthropology: goal to have 3 reviewers for each
  • Reviewers provide:
    • Rating: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor
    • Score: 1-50
    • Comments
  • Evaluating the individual, not research proposals
  • Applications ranked on basis of average z-scores (to normal variance in reviewers’ scoring systems); discrepancy report
  • Discuss discrepancies; opportunity to change scores/reviews
  • Ranking report; discuss possible changes; id 2 with high potential who isn’t in Quality Group 1