Basic Requirements

• Register and enrolled in at least 12 units each quarter on “tenure”
• 3.0 GPA or above
• Maintain satisfactory progress
• Be enrolled in Bruin Direct Deposit
• Cannot work more than 25% (10hrs/wk) during the academic year. Cannot work more than 50% (20hrs/wk) during the summer.
• Exceptions for additional employment above the stated percentages will not be considered by the Division of Graduate Education.

Reporting Deadline

TBA

All fellows, regardless of status, must submit forms/declare tenure via the Graduate Fellowship Administration System on Fastlane. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of your GRFP.

• Required actions:
  • 2024-25 Annual Activities Report
  • 2024-25 Academic/Research Advisor Confirmation Form
  • 2025-26 Fellowship Status Declaration
    • Declare Tenure/Reserve Status for 2025-26
    • For those who will be graduating in 2024, select “Completed with Degree”
    • For those who have finished the 5-year GRFP period, submit change of status request for 2024 to “Completed”
    • For those who finish their less than the 5-year GRFP period and would like to terminate, submit change of status for 2024 to “Terminated”

FAQs

NSF GRFP Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

General information and tips to help awardees navigate the program.

NSF GRFP Fellowship New Awardees Workshop

New awardees are highly encouraged to attend a session as the UCLA NSF Coordinating Official (CO) will be going over important details regarding the GRFP.

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Registration Link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqcu2hqTguH9Vs4KSmVpBroudxsYgpQtgL

Note that this is a workshop for GRFP awardees and NOT an information session for prospective applicants.

NSF GRFP Campus Coordinating Official at UCLA

Jane Sin
Fellowships and Financial Services
1228 Murphy Hall
askgrad@grad.ucla.edu

Basic Requirements

• must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident
• be in a research-focused Master’s or Ph.D. program in an NSF-supported field
• be enrolled in an eligible program at an accredited United States graduate institution by the coming Fall
• have completed no more than one academic year of full-time graduate study (or equivalent)
• meet all other eligibility requirements as set forth in the current Program Solicitation

For a complete list of the program eligibility requirements please visit the program solicitation.

You can also determine your eligibility by taking this quiz.

Deadlines

March – April: GRFP Application Results Announced

Early May: Deadline to Accept Fellowship

Specific dates will be released once the application opens. 

UCLA Graduate Writing Center (GWC)

NSF GRFP Application Writing Workshop

• NSF GRF (General)
  Thursday, August 15th, 4:00-5:30 PM
  This workshop will be conducted remotely via Zoom.
  RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation
• NSF GRF (Engineering and Physical Sciences Focus)
  Thursday, August 22nd, 5:30-7:00 PM
  This workshop will be conducted remotely via Zoom.
  RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation
• NSF GRF (Life and Biological Science Focus)
  Tuesday, August 27th, 4:00-5:30 PM
  This workshop will be conducted remotely via Zoom.
  RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation
• NSF GRF (General)
  Thursday, September 5th, 4:00-5:30 PM
  This workshop will be conducted remotely via Zoom.
  RSVP on Handshake to receive an invitation

NSF GRFP Program Contact

GRF Operations Center

If you have questions about the topics below, please contact the GRF Operations Center.

• General program information
• Application (non-technical) assistance
• Review inquiries
• Reviewer inquires
• Selection notification inquires

Tel: 1-866-NSF-GRFP (1-866-673-4737)

Email: info@nsfgrfp.org

NSF Help Desk

Technical questions from GRFP Applicants, GRFP Fellows, GRFP Reference Writers, and GRFP Coordinating Officials should be addressed to the NSF Help Desk.

Tel: 1-800-673-6188

Email: fastlane@nsf.gov