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Subject: Reminder: NSF Graduate Fellowship Info Session - Early Summer Info Sessions Description: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP - SUMMER INFORMATION SESSIONS ARE YOU PLANNING GRADUATE STUDIES IN SCIENCE, MATH, ENGINEERING, SOCIAL, OR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES? ARE YOU A RISING FIRST OR SECOND YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT IN THESE FIELDS? The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is the largest and one of the most prestigious awards available to support graduate study in the science, math, engineering, and social/behavioral sciences. The NSF award provides 3 years of support, with an annual stipend of $34,000. You can learn more about the NSF award at www.nsfgrfp.org 77 MARYLAND SENIORS, RECENT ALUMNI, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS HAVE WON NSF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN THE PAST 2 YEARS! The National Scholarships Office is providing summer information sessions that will help you get an early start on developing a competitive NSF graduate fellowship application. Current undergraduates at all levels and recent alumni are welcome to attend, as are those who will be first or second year graduate students in Fall 2015. 4 pm on Tuesday, July 7 – Plant Sciences 1130 – rsvp to [log in to unmask] 4 pm on Wednesday July 8 – Plant Sciences 1130 – rsvp to [log in to unmask] [Interested but cannot attend? Write to [log in to unmask] for more information.] Eligibility: You must be a US citizen or Permanent Resident to apply for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. You must have less than two years of complete graduate studies at the time of application (fall 2015). Deadlines to apply will be in late October / early November 2015. Starting early give you your best chance of success! Please RSVP to: [log in to unmask] Francis DuVinage, Ph.D. Director, National Scholarships Office and Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research 2403 Marie Mount Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Email:[log in to unmask] Phone: (301) 314-9458 Fax: (301) 314-0085 http://www.scholarships.umd.edu http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu Contact Person: Francis Duvinage Contact Email: [log in to unmask]