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Webinar: Early Preparation for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): Key Strategies for Students and Mentors

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 | 2:00PM Eastern

According to GRFP panelists, the competition is getting tighter: Each year, 10,000+ high achieving students submit highly competitive applications for this nationally prestigious fellowship. About 2,000 will succeed. What sets GRFP awardees apart in the eyes of panelists? This webinar will target key strategies on two fronts: (a) what faculty and staff can do to help prospective applicants and (b) what students can do to strengthen their record of intellectual merit and broader impacts.  We’ll have about 20 minutes for Q&A at the end of the session.

Registration Fees:

Enhanced Institutions: First 10 registrants, Free

Undergraduate Students: $15

Faculty and Administrators



  *   Institutional Members: $30

  *   Individual Members: $50

  *   Non-Members: $75



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Deadline: September 24, 2014

Questions? Please contact Mary Pat Twomey<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, Manager for Student Programs.

This webinar is presented in collaboration with:

Robin G. Walker, PhD

Robin G. Walker is the director of professional development and external relations for the Office of Graduate Studies at the University of Missouri (aka "Mizzou".)  While a University grant writer, Robin became interested in the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program and developed several GRFP writing guides for Mizzou students.  By 2005, she joined forces with the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Fellowships Office to promote the GRFP on campus, a successful collaborative effort that continues today. With a goal of reaching students beyond Missouri, in 2012, Robin launched http://grfpessayinsights.missouri.edu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://grfpessayinsights.missouri.edu&k=t8cWouLHMWKnKZhAFQUeVA%3D%3D%0A&r=J62lOuCRrkNtnhw%2BC%2BBMVe4Q%2FkHMvlBiuBlJRm63wuk%3D%0A&m=S70PMLZ1WtKkPsWEGTmno2%2BbGuutsOU33XZlPEuvPBw%3D%0A&s=35d9c54d49a9c5ee051542a8387dd6ff311e549d35d39fe38ebf7628cf4f22de>.   In just 14 weeks, GRFP Essay Insights recorded 6,172 unique visitors from 100+ college towns across the US. Robin also co-manages the LinkedIn Group, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home%3D%26gid%3D2568851%26trk%3Danet_ug_hm&k=t8cWouLHMWKnKZhAFQUeVA%3D%3D%0A&r=J62lOuCRrkNtnhw%2BC%2BBMVe4Q%2FkHMvlBiuBlJRm63wuk%3D%0A&m=S70PMLZ1WtKkPsWEGTmno2%2BbGuutsOU33XZlPEuvPBw%3D%0A&s=06cdaec48ff5a6b2fd6c8855815be99dbb6958a4c6553445468de476c093b60a>, where GRFP applicants are encouraged to post questions about the competition. Robin has twice served on GRFP review panels, which helps to inform her perspective. She earned a BS degree from the University of Illinois and her MEd and PhD degrees from the University of Missouri.