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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

About the NSFGRFP

The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and strength of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education.  NSF actively encourages submission of applications from the full spectrum of talent that the U.S. has to offer.

Elegibility

NSFGRFP applicants must:

  • Be a US Citizen, US National, or US Permanent Resident
  • Be enrolled or intend to enroll in a full-time research-based degree program in STEM or STEM education
  • Not have previously received an NSFGRFP
  • Completed no more than one academic year of a graduate degree program

See their website for more elegibility requirements.

Dartmouth Winners

2024-2025

  • Alexander Clarke '25, paleontology and paleobiology
  • Thomas Fyda '22, organismal biology
  • Carolina Guerrero '23, biochemistry
  • Kai Herron, Guarini, physics, astronomy and astrophysics
  • Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas '23, astronomy and astrophysics
  • Claire McMahon '22, economics
  • Alan Sun '24, machine learning

Honorable Mentions

  • Krystal Bagnaschi, Guarini, ecology
  • Jessica Brantez '23, sociology
  • Ashley Brown '22, mechanical engineering
  • Junior Burks, Guarini, ecology
  • Alexis Cameron, Guarini, social psychology
  • Grace Carey, Guarini, cell biology
  • Jacob Chalif '21, Guarini, paleoclimate
  • Erin Dickert '21, cell biology
  • Anne George '22, neurosciences
  • Tunmay Gerg '25, quantum information science
  • Tyler Lee '21, plant biology
  • Brook Leigh '22, energy and power engineering
  • Emily Lukas '24, mechanical engineering
  • Sophia Micale, Guarini, cell biology
  • Samuel Neff '21, bioinformatics and computational biology
  • Christopher Picard '23, sea ice
  • Matthew Radosevich '20, algebra, number theory, and combinatorics
  • Noel Siegert '21, earth system science
  • Michelle Wu '20, economics