ORCA does not offer support to students applying for external funding opportunities. Please consult your faculty or academic advisor if you choose to apply to a program.
NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
EGFP supports Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) in EPSCoR jurisdictions by providing fellowship funding to support EGFP-eligible students pursuing research-based master’s and/or doctoral degree programs in NSF supported disciplines. EGFP awards will be made to institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions. Awards will provide three years of stipend and associated cost-of-education allowance for each NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellow. Stipends must be budgeted at the level of $37,000 per year per Fellow and cost-of-education allowances must be budgeted at the level of $16,000 per year per Fellow.
Current EGFP awardees/opportunities can be found: Programs | NSF Education & Training Application | ETAP
There are four ways to learn more about EGFP:
- Review the Solicitation
- Review the Webpage
- For program specific questions contact: EGFP@NSF.GOV.
- EGFP Office Hours
- Designed to spend ~45 discussion the program and how to apply. The last 15 minutes are for Q and A. The same information will be presented at each office hour.
- FAQs. Note that the dates listed here are past tense, however, the information has not changed.
- Office hours are currently set for:
America's Startup
America’s startup is a national collegiate startup competition created to spotlight early-stage business ideas. Undergraduate students enrolled at a US institution are eligible.
More information about America's Startup