<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear Students,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Happy second week of classes!</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">This is a reminder that the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) are hosting a series of events designed to offer ongoing and individualized support to students who wish to apply for the </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nsfgrfp.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=uCXdUTVvpff09YuOhMficjzaVwpJEYy8Z8YJkNCtyQCyNidEgga_kYTpZ2CkG5N7&m=mGzGZZrooplSGR2pnlBycDv-WA_lutHIhLdDCqrfevsfHlDMAv7YeZDqOJKEcvNL&s=No0I8ohAovrk6BhaqhgHkNPIRvrCulSi0JaIXf51C-I&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program</span></a><span style="color:black"> (NSF GRFP).</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">There are three components to our offerings: a presentation to introduce the NSF GRFP; a presentation to offer students help in writing their application essays; and a series of one-on-one meetings with a writing consultant to help students develop and revise their essays. Please see below for more information, as well as a list of eligibility requirements.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please note that the GRFP application deadlines are in mid to late October, with deadlines varying by discipline. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">PRESENTATIONS</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">*TODAY*</span> Writing a Winning NSF GRFP Application (</span></b><b>Via Zoom<span style="color:black">)</span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In this workshop, students will learn the NSF’s goals for the GRFP application essays (personal statement and research proposal) and do a close reading of statements from successful past NSF applications. Students will leave with actionable insights and strategies for writing their own GRFP application essays.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Register <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eventbrite.com_e_991363945247-3Faff-3Doddtdtcreator&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=mxe2KKHBGxdNC1k8e-4RG5AB9O5r2zLH78YNWwuttgk&m=0D13Y1CMq9_QO-3k7U3_hEHRd4LDLwNRHpH29QD7G8Ywd5o69R_xq-PbF8OcVdfs&s=66uM_it-SGce-yxnUrwUOQA303Ku3iH7PrtDvmL5Ajc&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue">here</a> to receive an invitation.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">NSF Writing Consultations (Via Zoom)</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The week of Sept 23 through the week of Oct 7</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Through three weekly meetings with expert writing consultants, students will receive individualized support in writing and developing their application essays. These consultations are open to GSAS and SEAS students who are submitting the NSF GRFP application this year.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In order to participate in these consultations, you will need to submit drafts of your </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">application essays to the writing consultants by </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">5pm Friday, September 13</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_foLTZa26Ao4p8j688&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=uCXdUTVvpff09YuOhMficjzaVwpJEYy8Z8YJkNCtyQCyNidEgga_kYTpZ2CkG5N7&m=mGzGZZrooplSGR2pnlBycDv-WA_lutHIhLdDCqrfevsfHlDMAv7YeZDqOJKEcvNL&s=DgZLqMdcg2AVxLa7WzW_9wOdnblG6PU1w-u6hv2yZJ4&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-family:arial,sans-serif">through this form</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Once you have submitted your drafts, you will be paired with a writing consultant who will contact you to set up three meetings. The consultant will read and comment on both essays before the first meeting and will review subsequent drafts during the second and third meetings.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">NSF GRFP Crafting a Personal Narrative Workshop</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thursday, October 7 from 3:00 to 4:30pm</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Graduate Writing Studio Seminar Room, 321 Lehman Library</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusion and the GSAS Writing Studio will present a workshop on addressing identity and marginalization in the GRFP personal narrative. This session will be especially useful for students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education settings.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Register </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_2PYVZTxK7oPMsXzR7&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=uCXdUTVvpff09YuOhMficjzaVwpJEYy8Z8YJkNCtyQCyNidEgga_kYTpZ2CkG5N7&m=mGzGZZrooplSGR2pnlBycDv-WA_lutHIhLdDCqrfevsfHlDMAv7YeZDqOJKEcvNL&s=3w2QWmdTfHDTRhwydaUtTGfm7g-HtcKjluYTXgedW6g&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue">here</a><span style="color:black"> to receive an invitation.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:black"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">NSF GRFP Eligibility Requirement</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">An applicant must meet all of the following eligibility criteria by the application deadline:</font></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Intend to enroll or be enrolled full-time in a research-based Master's or doctoral degree program in an eligible Field of Study in STEM or STEM education (See Appendix and Section IV.3 for eligible Fields of Study)</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Have completed no more than one academic year (according to institution's academic calendar) while enrolled in a graduate degree program</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Never previously accepted a Graduate Research Fellowship</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Declined any previously offered Graduate Research Fellowship by the acceptance deadline</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Never previously applied to GRFP while enrolled in a graduate degree program</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Never earned a doctoral or terminal degree in any field</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Individuals holding joint Bachelor's-Master's degrees who did not progress directly to a doctoral program the semester following award of the joint degree must apply as returning graduate students (see below)</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Individuals with prior graduate enrollment who have: (i) completed more than one academic year in any graduate degree-granting program, (ii) earned a previous master's degree of any kind (including Bachelor's-Master's degree), or (iii) earned a professional degree must meet the following requirements:</font></li><ul type="circle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">not enrolled in a graduate degree program at application deadline</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">two or more consecutive years past graduate degree enrollment or completion at the application deadline</font></li></ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:black;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Not be a current NSF employee</font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">NOTE: Graduate students enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program are limited to only one application to the GRFP, submitted in the first year or at the beginning of the second year of their degree program.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">For additional information, refer to the </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nsfgrfp.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=uCXdUTVvpff09YuOhMficjzaVwpJEYy8Z8YJkNCtyQCyNidEgga_kYTpZ2CkG5N7&m=mGzGZZrooplSGR2pnlBycDv-WA_lutHIhLdDCqrfevsfHlDMAv7YeZDqOJKEcvNL&s=No0I8ohAovrk6BhaqhgHkNPIRvrCulSi0JaIXf51C-I&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">NSF GRFP website</span></a><span style="color:black">, and please contact <a href="mailto:gsas-finaid@columbia.edu" target="_blank">gsas-finaid@columbia.edu</a> with any questions.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">In the meantime, please watch the</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__players.brightcove.net_679256133001_NkgrDczuol-5Fdefault_index.html-3FvideoId-3D6197970259001&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=uCXdUTVvpff09YuOhMficjzaVwpJEYy8Z8YJkNCtyQCyNidEgga_kYTpZ2CkG5N7&m=mGzGZZrooplSGR2pnlBycDv-WA_lutHIhLdDCqrfevsfHlDMAv7YeZDqOJKEcvNL&s=X-PahZkYgR4kJDl9Ntr2QnVlMc2rnuDDIPuTm2HQxnI&e=" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:black"> </span>GRFP Application</a><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)"> </span><span style="color:black">video tutorial produced by the National Science Foundation.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><br></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>Cheers,<div>Helen</div><div><br></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.15;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0.01px 0.01px 0.01px 0px;vertical-align:top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0.01px"><p style="margin:0.1px;line-height:20px"><span style="text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:16px">Helen Cen</span></span><br><span style="font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Associate Director of Graduate Student Affairs</span></p><p style="margin:0.1px;line-height:20px"><span style="font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span><font color="#212121">Engineering Student Affairs<br></font><span style="font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:initial;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Columbia University</span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap width="172" style="padding-top:14px;width:172px"><p style="margin:0.1px;line-height:1"><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div>