An aspiring ecologists’ blog posts on applying for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
My bike has been the last to leave the rack outside my building several nights in the past 10 days or so. I imagine I’ll be last again tonight. I’m finally calling it a night after 13 hours at school. I’ve uploaded my essays to FastLane (NSF’s site for applications) in case its overloaded tomorrow afternoon when things are due. I’m planning to do a final proofread tomorrow afternoon, but in the worst case scenario now I’ve got something on FastLane to submit. I’m feeling pretty good about my application.
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I had a short meeting with Herb today. I have SO many questions about starting research. For example [Herb's answer]:
Should I be a TA this summer if I don’t get the NSF GRF? [I don't think you have any other options if you want to continue to pay rent.]
Related: Univ. of Delaware Engineering Student Wins NSF GRF - Geologist Wins NSF Research Fellowship
Five Students Pursue Research Careers with Gilliam Fellowships
Silvia Caballero, Shoa Clarke, Alejandra Figueroa-Clarevega, Daniel Gilmer, and Betty Mbom are not your average twenty-somethings. Their paths through life have already taken them to Africa and Central and South America; to disaster relief efforts, clinics, and leading research labs. They have helped create support networks for minority students, studied tropical diseases at the Pan-American Health Organization, and investigated how HIV suppresses the immune system. Along the way, they have each developed a common passion: a desire to improve their world through science.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected these five young scientists as recipients of this year’s Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study. The competitive fellowships, offered to outstanding students from groups underrepresented in the sciences or from disadvantaged backgrounds, provide full support for up to five years of study toward a Ph.D. in the sciences.
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