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NSF 101

NSF 101 is an informational series for the science and engineering research community.

NSF 101 answers commonly asked questions for applicants who might be new to applying for NSF funding opportunities and want to know more about how to communicate with NSF. NSF101 collaborates with program staff across the agency to provide clear, basic instructions to improve accessibility and demystify the NSF experience.

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NSF 101: The Graduate Research Fellowship Program

July 26, 2021

1. Do your homework One of the keys to your success is to read the entire program solicitation.

NSF 101: Move ideas out of the lab with 4 NSF technology translation programs

July 19, 2021

NSF 101: Five tips for your Broader Impacts statement

May 3, 2021

1. Do your homework.

NSF 101: Earn a Ph.D. in computer sciences with the CSGrad4US program

March 1, 2021

Have you ever considered what a Ph.D. might do for your career in computer science?…

NSF 101: 5 tips on how to work with an NSF program officer

February 23, 2021

1. Do your homework If this is your first time interacting with NSF and you don’t know or have a program officer for an active award, you can search the NSF funding website.

NSF 101: The Mid-Career Advancement program

January 15, 2021

As a mid-career scientist or engineer (at the associate professor rank or equivalent), you are familiar with the pressure to remain productive in the lab, yet also obligated to teaching, institutional…

NSF 101: Funding opportunities for early career researchers

January 7, 2021

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) One of the most well-known and competitive awards comes through the CAREER program, which funds proposals from assistant professors (or equivalent…

NSF 101: Four tips for applying to NSF’s CAREER program

June 23, 2020

You banked years of late nights in the lab crunching data and grading papers.