Award Abstract # 1839289
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

NSF Org: DGE
Division Of Graduate Education
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE
Initial Amendment Date: July 31, 2018
Latest Amendment Date: August 17, 2021
Award Number: 1839289
Award Instrument: Fellowship Award
Program Manager: Jong-on Hahm
jhahm@nsf.gov
 (703)292-8013
DGE
 Division Of Graduate Education
EDU
 Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date: August 1, 2018
End Date: July 31, 2023 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $460,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $1,821,333.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2018 = $460,000.00
FY 2019 = $506,000.00

FY 2020 = $520,600.00

FY 2021 = $334,733.00
History of Investigator:
  • Martha Peterson (Principal Investigator)
    MLPETE01@uky.edu
  • Brian Jackson (Former Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
500 S LIMESTONE
LEXINGTON
KY  US  40526-0001
(859)257-9420
Sponsor Congressional District: 06
Primary Place of Performance: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
201 Kinkead Hall
Lexington
KY  US  40526-0001
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
06
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): H1HYA8Z1NTM5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): Graduate Research Fellowship
Primary Program Source: 01001819DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT

04001920DB NSF Education & Human Resource

04002122DB NSF Education & Human Resource
Program Reference Code(s): 7172, 9179, SMET
Program Element Code(s): 717200
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.076

ABSTRACT

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is a highly competitive, federal fellowship program. GRFP helps ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of financial support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM and STEM education. This award supports the NSF Graduate Fellows pursuing graduate education at this GRFP institution.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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