Graduate research fellowship program (grfp)

The National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education awarded Middle Tennessee State University $106,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) to support NSF Graduate Research Fellows pursuing graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the institution. The award funds three years of financial support for graduate students demonstrating potential for significant achievements in STEM fields, including STEM education. Performance occurs in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2031. No sub-awards are planned for this award.

Abstract

The U.S. National science foundation (NSF) graduate research fellowship program (grfp) is a highly competitive federal fellowship program. Grfp helps ensure the quality, vitality, and strength 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), including stem education, in alignment with the NSF act and the current grfp solicitation. Grfp provides three years of financial support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in stem. This award supports the NSF graduate research fellows pursuing graduate education at this awardee 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.- subawards are not planned for this award.