NSF Org:	DGE Division Of Graduate Education
Recipient:	WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 7, 2018
Latest Amendment Date:	July 28, 2021
Award Number:	1842494
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 15, 2018
End Date:	July 31, 2023 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$2,310,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$9,823,867.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2018 = $2,310,000.00 FY 2019 = $2,250,500.00 FY 2020 = $2,664,033.00 FY 2021 = $2,599,334.00
History of Investigator:	Seiichi Matsuda (Principal Investigator) matsuda@rice.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	William Marsh Rice University 6100 MAIN ST Houston TX  US  77005-1827 (713)348-4820
Sponsor Congressional District:	09
Primary Place of Performance:	William Marsh Rice University 6100 MAIN ST HOUSTON TX  US  77005-1827
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	09
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	K51LECU1G8N3
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Graduate Research Fellowship
Primary Program Source:	01001819DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001920DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 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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