====== Funding Resources ======

==== NIMH Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists====
[[https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-22-185.html|BRAINS]]



==== National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program====
[[https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/grfp-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program|NSF GRFP]]

  * For students pre-graduate school (must be applying to programs) up to first-year PhD student
  * Can apply twice, only once once in grad school
  * Deadline usually mid-to-late October
== Requirements: ==
  - Three letters of recommendation
  - 3-page Personal Statement
  - 2-page Research Statement
== Important: ==
  * Solicitation from NSF page gives you all the information you need [[https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/grfp-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program/nsf25-547/solicitation|solicitation]] //updated every year//
  * check for correct formatting before submission
  * each statement must explicitly have sections with headers "Intellectual Merit" and "Broader Impacts"

//Intellectual Merit://  The Intellectual Merit criterion encompasses the potential to advance knowledge, including

  * Increase participation in STEM
  * Improve STEM education in schools through outreach and mentoring
  * Increase public scientific literacy and public engagement with STEM through community outreach
  * Increase collaboration among academia, industry, and other types of organizations
  * Improve education and educator development – at any level – in STEM
  * Improve the well-being of individuals in society
  * Develop a globally competitive STEM workforce
  * Improve national security
  * Increase the economic competitiveness of the U.S.
  * Enhance infrastructure for research and education

//Broader Impacts://  The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes

== Recent Revisions as of FY26: ==
  * 2nd year PhD students are no longer eligible to apply
  * No clinical or health degree programs are eligible for NSF GRFP consideration (including clinical psychology)
== Resources: ==
  * https://www.alexhunterlang.com/nsf-fellowship
  * https://andrescarrano.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018-panelist-guide-1.pdf
  * https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xoezGhbtcpg3BvNdag2F5dTQM-Xl2EELUgAfG1eUg0s/edit?gid=0#gid=0
  * https://tsafavi.github.io/nsf-grfp.html#overview
  * https://shesciences.com/national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowship-program-application-guide/