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Probably not open to students in Gaza: Requires citizenship of the United States.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)
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Supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited, nonprofit U.S. institutions of higher education.
Do I qualify Probably not open to students in Gaza
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- citizenship U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident
- admission intend to enroll in, or already be enrolled in, a research-based master's or doctoral degree program in an el…
- institution nonprofit institution of higher education; accredited in and with a campus in the United States, its territor…
- Not open to: previously accepted an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship offer
- Not open to: was awarded the fellowship and did not notify NSF of intention to accept or decline by the published deadline
- Not open to: previously applied while enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program
- Not open to: degree has earned a master's, doctoral, or terminal degree in any field
- Not open to: profession current NSF employee
+3 more requirements
- Not open to: degree will be enrolled in a practice-oriented professional degree program at any time during the fellowship
- Not open to: degree plans to pursue a joint science-professional degree program, including when GRFP would be used only for the P…
- enrolment completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program
These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes several ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.
- career stage in the final year of a bachelor's degree program
- career stage holds a bachelor's degree and has no previous enrollment in a graduate degree-granting program
- career stage joint bachelor's-master's student in the final undergraduate year
- career stage joint bachelor's-master's student in the first graduate year
- career stage first-year graduate student in their first graduate degree program
Not open to:
previously accepted an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship offer; awarded the fellowship and did not notify NSF of their intention to accept or decline the fellowship by the published deadline for accepting the fellowship; previously applied while enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program; earned…
previously accepted an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship offer; awarded the fellowship and did not notify NSF of their intention to accept or decline the fellowship by the published deadline for accepting the fellowship; previously applied while enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program; earned a master's, doctoral or terminal degree in any field; current NSF employees; practice-oriented professional degree program such as medical, dental, law, and public health degrees; MBA, MPH, MSW, JD, MD, DVM, and DDS programs; joint science-professional degree program such as an MD/Ph.D. or JD/Ph.D.Show the full text
- Who is eligible
- U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident
- Level of study
- Master's, PhD
- Fields of study
- STEM
What's covered Fully funded
- Funding type
- Fully funded
- Funding details
- Five-year award with three years of financial support: $37,000 stipend plus $16,000 cost of education (COE) paid to the institution for each year of funding support.; Five-year award with three years of financial support: $37,000 stipend plus $16,000 cost of education (COE) paid to the institution for each year of funding support. COE payment covers all tuition and mandatory fees (no cost to student).; $37,000 stipend; and mandatory fees; covers all tuition; mandatory fees
- Duration
- 4+ years
- Host country
- United States
- Host institution
- A nonprofit institution of higher education accredited in, and with a campus located in, the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
What I need Not listed here
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How to apply
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- Read the latest solicitation, NSF 26-526, for the full program guidelines and instructions on how to submit a proposal. Required
- Prepare the Personal, Relevant Background, and Future Goals Statement; Graduate Research Plan; official undergraduate transcripts; graduate transcripts if applicable; and the completed application. Provide three reference-writer names and contact information, and arrange for at least two reference letters to be received. Required
- Submit all application materials through the GRFP Application Module by the deadline for the selected Major Field of Study. Required
- Deadline
- 16 October 2026
- Deadline timezone
- Eastern time
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- An eligible applicant may submit only one application per annual competition.
Details to confirm
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- A direct official application route has not been found yet.
- Some hard eligibility requirements are incomplete in the captured source.
- Some eligibility wording is ambiguous in the source — read the exact wording on the official page.
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