The ASA Committee on Funded Research hosted a webinar on September 14 about the National Science Foundation fellowships supporting graduate and postdoctoral study. The webinar was timed to inform applicants for the 2021 round of awards; however, the advice offered here will also apply to the next round of applicants.
GRFP
NSF and Eli Lilly Partnering on Internship Program
The Division of Mathematical Sciences at the National Science Foundation and Global Statistical Sciences at Eli Lilly and Company have joined forces to establish an internship program. The 12-week summer program offers an opportunity for NSF’s graduate research fellows in statistics or related fields to gain research and real-world experience at Lilly.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Meredith Berthelson and Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl discuss one of the most valuable funding mechanisms for mathematics and statistics graduate students: the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program.