The NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to enhance the STEM research capacity and competitiveness of EPSCoR jurisdictions by funding graduate degree-awarding institutions to recruit and support NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows, selected from students who received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention no more than three years before the proposal due date.
Fellows pursue graduate degrees in fields supported by the participating NSF directorates and office, covering biological sciences, computer and information science and engineering, engineering, geosciences, mathematical and physical sciences, social, behavioral and economic sciences, STEM education, key technology areas, and disciplines aligned with existing EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement awards.
Proposals may only be submitted by accredited institutions of higher education with a campus in an eligible EPSCoR jurisdiction that offer at least one master’s and/or doctoral degree in a STEM discipline aligned with the solicitation’s focus areas. Each organization may submit one proposal per annual competition, and PIs must hold primary, full-time, continuing appointments at the submitting institution.
Each Fellow receives three years of support, budgeted at 37,000 USD per year in stipend plus a 16,000 USD per year cost-of-education allowance for the institution, usable within a five-year period. Proposals must request support for at least three Fellows (477,000 USD), and no proposal is expected to request more than 20 Fellows (3,180,000 USD).
Applications close on June 1, 2027.