Fellowships
The Office of Research and Creative Activity is offering to support graduate students with fellowship mentoring. Students who participate in these programs with engaged faculty mentors have a 4-5 times higher success rate of their applications. There are two programs: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) and NIH F series (F31 and F32), described more below. Please encourage students who may be interested to complete this form as soon as possible. Programs begin about 6 months prior to each respective submission deadline.
The NSF-GRFP is a prestigious fellowship that supports graduate students in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The program provides three years of financial support, including an annual stipend and additional funds for tuition and fees.
Eligibility requirements include being a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; planning to pursue research-based master's or doctoral degrees in NSF-supported fields; and being enrolled in or applying to eligible graduate programs. Applicants must also not have previously earned a graduate degree in the same field. Ideal students are high-performing undergraduates admitted to UNO programs.
The evaluation criteria for the NSF GRFP include Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts. Intellectual Merit evaluates the potential of the applicant to advance knowledge, while Broader Impacts assesses the potential for the applicant to contribute to the broader societal impacts of their research. Applicants are also evaluated based on their academic record, research experience, and proposed plan of research.
The NIH F series programs are a set of fellowship opportunities offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support predoctoral and postdoctoral research training. These fellowships aim to foster the development of a diverse pool of talented biomedical researchers.
Eligibility requirements vary depending on the specific F series program, but generally, applicants must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents. They should also be pursuing a research-oriented doctoral degree or have recently completed one.
The evaluation criteria for NIH F series fellowships typically include the applicant's academic record, research experience, proposed research plan, and letters of recommendation. Additionally, NIH emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion in the biomedical research workforce, so applicants from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
DOE’s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2024 Undergraduate Internships
Students Will Conduct Research and Technical Projects at National Laboratories
WASHINGTON, DC – Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2024 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program. The application deadline is May 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Through SULI and CCI, undergraduate students and recent graduates discover science and technology careers at the DOE national laboratories and gain the experience needed to transition from intern to employment. Interns work directly with national laboratory scientists and engineers, assisting them on research or technology projects that support the DOE mission. SULI is open to full-time students attending 4-year institutions and community colleges or recent graduates within two years of receiving their bachelor’s degree or associate degree, while CCI is exclusively for community college students. Both programs are stipend-based and offered three times annually in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms.
Three workshops are planned to provide strategies for submitting a compliant application and to learn about the internship experience from the voices of CCI and SULI alumni. Two workshops will introduce the program and application process for each program, followed by the final workshop which will review the application process for each program before highlighting the research opportunities and internship experience at the DOE national labs through an alumni panel discussion.
• April 10, 2024, from 1:30 – 2:30 pm EDT for CCI - Register here
• April 16, 2024, from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT for SULI - Register here
• April 24, 2024, from 1:30 – 2:30 pm EDT for Application Review and SULI/CCI Alumni Panel - Register here
SULI and CCI are managed by the Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) in the Office of Science.
SULI: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli
CCI: https://sc.osti.gov/wdts/cci
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DOE’s Office of Science is now Accepting 2024 Solicitation 1 Applications for Office of Science Graduate Student Research Awards
Students Will Perform Graduate Theses Research at U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2024 solicitation 1 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
SCGSR application assistance workshops will be held on March 7, 2024, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. ET and April 18, 2024, 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET. The first workshop will provide a general overview of the program and the application requirements. It will also include a time for attendees to discuss their potential research topics and their alignment with the SCGSR priority areas with managers of each participating program office; register here. The second workshop will guide attendees through the application process, answer general questions, provide guidance on proposal writing, and feature discussions with scientists and former awardees; register here.
The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist. The goal of the program is to prepare graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the mission of DOE’s Office of Science. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall graduate theses while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE laboratories.
SCGSR is open to U.S. Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas relevant to DOE’s Office of Science. Since its inception in 2014, the SCGSR program has provided support to over 1,066 graduate awardees from 161 U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at all 17 DOE national laboratories across the nation.
The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, in collaboration with the Office of Science’s six research programs offices and two research and development and production offices, and with DOE national laboratories/facilities. Program administration support is provided by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.
More information on the SCGSR program can be found by visiting the SCGSR program website, attending the program’s virtual office hours which are held every Tuesday between 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET via this Zoom link, or by emailing the SCGSR team.
Comparison Students Needed for National Space Grant Evaluation
The Goldstream Group is looking to recruit non-NASA Space Grant awardees as comparison students to take a survey. This flyer contains more information, including the link to the online survey. Any STEM majors (both undergraduates and graduates) who are not Space Grant student awardees are eligible to take the survey. At the completion of the survey, participants will receive a $25 gift card.
Graduate Research Internships in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Contexts
NSF will consider supplemental funding requests that enable a Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI to request up to six months of additional support for a graduate student supported on an active NSF award with the following goals:
- To provide graduate students with opportunities to augment their research assistantships or NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) fellowships with forensic science or criminal justice research internship and training opportunities that will complement their academic research training.
- To allow graduate students to engage in professional development experiences that will enhance their preparation for multiple career pathways after graduation.
- To encourage the participation of the full spectrum of diverse talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Eligibility:
To be eligible, graduate students must have completed at least one academic year in their graduate programs (master's or doctoral) and be making satisfactory progress toward the completion of their degree.
Recipients with awards that include funding for graduate students, including institutional Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards, are eligible to submit a supplemental funding request. The PI for an active GRFP fellowship (not the GRFP fellow) should contact GRFP (GRFPINTERN@nsf.gov) regarding specific requirements before submitting a supplemental funding request on behalf of a GRFP fellow.