NSF and NIH Professional Development Workshops Scheduled for September

Workshops on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program and NIH Biosketches will be offered

The Division of Research & Innovation is pleased to offer two professional development workshops in September. One will be focused on the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) and the second will be preparing National Institutes of Health biographic sketches (NIH Biosketches). Please see details and links to register for these workshops.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Overview

Program overview and application preparation guidance

Date/Time: Thursday, September 8 | 2-3 PM

Zoom registration link: https://memphis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqc-2spzwtHNDv8Z05sanKEYkdhA-6ECVl

The NSF GRFP 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. Each Fellowship provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period. For each of the three years of support, NSF provides a $37,000 stipend and $12,000 cost of education allowance to the graduate degree-granting institution of higher education for each Fellow who uses the support in a fellowship year.

GRFP applications are due in mid-October and the deadline varies by directorate:

October 17: Life Sciences

October 18: Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Materials Research, Psychology, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, STEM Education and Learning

October 20: Engineering

October 21: Chemistry, Geosciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy

Preparing Biosketches for NIH Grant Submissions

Strategies and guidance for preparing biographical sketches for NIH grant submissions.

Date/Time: Friday, September 23 | 2-3 PM

Zoom registration link: https://memphis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qceugqD4oEtLmnba6Uzwr5bIpP3nrh0Np

The biosketch is required for all NIH grants and provides an opportunity to not only showcase your academic accomplishments, but also provide detailed information about why you are uniquely qualified to do the research proposed. This workshop will provide updated guidance conforming with current guide notices and NIH SF424 Forms G.

Presentation slides as well as recordings of the workshop sessions will be made available on the Training page of the Division of Research and Innovation website (https://www.memphis.edu/research/training/).

For any questions about these workshops or other training opportunities, contact researchdev@memphis.edu.