SUNY is sponsoring a series of four webinars to prepare rising junior and senior undergraduates as well as first-and second-year graduate students in STEM fields to apply to NSF’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

Webinars will be conducted by Professor Susan Brennan of Stony Brook University (recently returned from NSF).

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Location
ZOOM
Date & Time
April 27, 2020
April 29, 2020
May 1, 2020
May 4, 2020
Schedule
April 27
2:00pm-3:30PM
Are You Ready for Graduate School? Finding Fellowship Funding (For undergraduates only) 
Are you curious about or excited by the prospect of a career in research? Are you thinking about a career in some leadership role? Are you wondering about the best time to apply to graduate school, and how to get someone else to pay for it? This webinar may help you decide.

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April 29
2:00 PM-3:30PM
Applying to NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program
This webinar will include all the basics about GRFP, such as the benefits, eligibility, parts of the application, the review process, and basic tips. Please bring your questions!

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May 1
2:00PM-3:30PM
Winning Strategies for GRFP (and How to Get Started)
This webinar will include discussion of NSF’s review criteria (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts), how to maximize the impact of your planned research, and other winning strategies.

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May 4
2:00PM-4:00PM
Write! (As if Your Career Depends on it)
This webinar will cover how to write about your research in an interesting and lively way, tailored to your audience (recommended for all fellowship and grant writers).

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GRFP requires that applicants be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.
For more information, see www.nsfgrfp.org. 
Please send questions to [email protected].

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