NSF Graduate Research Fellowship DR. MICHELE BUZON, DEPT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Award Info  Must by US Citizen, national or permanent resident  3 years of support (used over 5 year period), ~$34,000 stipend + $12,000 for institution  Due October 29, 2015  Eligibility: No more than 12 months of full-time graduate study (as of Aug 1, 2015)  Exception – interruption in study of at least 2 consecutive years; statement of circumstances required  12-point Times New Roman or Computer Modem font (10-pt for references, footnotes, etc)  1” margins, single-spaced or greater  Follow these rules, make as easy to read as possible

Application  Personal, Relevant Background and Future Goals Statement – 3 pages  Tell compelling story  Provide examples of broader impacts activities  Diversity  Graduate Research Plan Statement – 2 pages  Potential to advance knowledge, creative, original, transformative  Organized, rational, mechanism for success  Qualifications, resources  Broader Impacts  Consider reviewers in your program  Convince others outside of your subfield  3 Letters of Recommendation (uploaded by referee by Nov 5)  Transcripts (explain red flags, ask letter writers to explain)

Review  For Anthropology: goal to have 3 reviewers for each  Reviewers provide:  Rating: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor  Score: 1-50  Comments  Evaluating the individual, not research proposals  Applications ranked on basis of average z-scores (to normal variance in reviewers’ scoring systems); discrepancy report  Discuss discrepancies; opportunity to change scores/reviews  Ranking report; discuss possible changes; id 2 with high potential who isn’t in Quality Group 1