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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear NSF CISE Community,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The National Science Foundation (NSF) </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21602/nsf21602.htm">Graduate
Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> is an important but, from our experience, an often overlooked funding opportunity for the Computer and Information Science and Engineering
(CISE) community. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported areas who are pursuing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. As the deadline of <b>October 19, 2021</b>,
approaches for applicants who fall within CISE fields of study, we want to be sure you all – as members of our community – are aware of this opportunity for your undergraduate seniors and beginning graduate students. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">GRFP is NSF’s oldest program, dating to the Foundation’s first fully funded year of 1952. Since then, GRFP has supported tens of thousands of US citizens, nationals,
and permanent residents to pursue advanced degrees in science and engineering. Among its alumni are over 40 Nobel laureates, hundreds of members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, thousands of science and engineering faculty,
and many leaders in industry, government, and the non-profit sector. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Each year, GRFP awards are offered to thousands of applicants. Some institutions offer support through application development programs (e.g., the </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/application-support-programs/nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program">University
of Arizona</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">), essay insights (e.g., the </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://grfpessayinsights.missouri.edu/index.php">University
of Missouri</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">), workshops (e.g., the </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://nsf-grfp.utah.edu/">University
of Utah</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">) and other resources (e.g., the </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://www.grad.uiowa.edu/professional-development/fellowships/GRFP">University
of Iowa</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">) – and others even require incoming graduate students to write GRFP proposals. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We’d like to encourage you to make your CISE undergraduate seniors and </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">beginning<b> graduate
students aware of this significant source of support – and the many benefits of the program, which include the following:</b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For students:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- More freedom in choosing research topics;</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- More time to conduct research;</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- Greater choice of research advisors;</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- Prestige of the fellowship, which can lead to future opportunities; and</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- Guaranteed support for a period of time in a graduate student’s career.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">And for institutions: </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- High-quality graduate students selected by an independent competitive process;</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- Financial support; and</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">- Prestige – fellowship recipients enhance institutions’ national images.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Additional information on the program may be found at </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/grfp">https://www.nsf.gov/grfp</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> and </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsfgrfp.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Chuntert1%40ohio.edu%7Ce7514ac435e145f21fa008d976bdb957%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637671379489514804%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=aesEe%2BrRYkCN3pze4kX6QwOrvKAT%2FW9PE0iarUPEnWw%3D&reserved=0">http://www.nsfgrfp.org</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We’d also like to encourage you, as members of the CISE research community, to volunteer to <i><u>review</u></i> GRFP applications. If you would like to serve
as a GRFP reviewer, you can signal your interest by registering here: <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsfgrfpreviewers.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Chuntert1%40ohio.edu%7Ce7514ac435e145f21fa008d976bdb957%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637671379489524763%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=H6h%2FVQUNEYzsTyYr5Lwr0OY5%2BpjiWbrH4J5YYWcxUtI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.nsfgrfpreviewers.org/</a> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks as always for your help and engagement with NSF programs.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Margaret and JD</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Margaret Martonosi, Assistant Director (AD) of NSF for CISE</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">JD Kundu, Deputy AD of NSF for CISE</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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