Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

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Potential PI Institutions

  1. Must meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the program solicitation (NSF 24-588) which includes being in an NSF designated EPSCoR jurisdiction
  2. EGFP institutions can be new to NSF and are not required to have a previous association with any NSF program
  3. Should know that potential Fellows need not have current institution affiliation
  4. EGFP Institutions receive $37,000 for stipends and $16,000 for tuition and fees for 3 funded years per EGFP Fellow and Fellows have 5 years to utilize the funding
  5. Potential PIs must submit proposals via Research.gov or Grants.gov by Oct 2, 2024, 5 p.m. local time

Potential Fellows

  1. Must meet Fellow requirements outlined in the solicitation (NSF 24-588), including receiving GRFP HM designation in 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025 and register in the NSF Education & Training Application, https://etap.nsf.gov/
  2. Should know that eligibility is not related to current graduate program acceptance, nor enrollment in a graduate degree program, nor years of graduate study, nor previously chosen field of study nor current academic year
  3. Should know that applicants are not required to be in grad school nor to be associated with an EGFP institution before registration
  4. Applicants must be accepted by an EGFP institution and designated program to become a Fellow
  5. Institutions receive $37,000 for stipends and $16,000 for tuition and fees for 3 funded years and Fellows have 5 years to utilize the funding

Note that it is very important to review the program solicitation for full requirements for program eligibility and detailed guidelines.

For additional details visit: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nsf-epscor-graduate-fellowship-program-egfp

For a list of NSF EPSCoR Jurisdictions visit: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/epscor

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