BioNotes

August 24 through August 28, 2015

Friday, August 28, 4:00 pm, 2055A KIN (foyer outside 2075)—ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR, "Welcome and introduction for new E&e students, postdocs, and faculty." Host: Dr. Brian D. Inouye.

Saturday, August 29, 8:00 am, 1024 KIN—NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION WORKSHOP Dr. Alan Lemmon (Dept. Scientific Computing), Dr. Emily Lemmon, and Dr. Emily DuVal (both Dept. Biological Science), all previous NSF-GRFP awardees, offer a workshop for senior undergraduates, first and second year graduate students in the sciences and engineering on how to apply for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a prestigious award that provides three years of stipend (at least $34,000 per year), and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to successful applicants. Workshop includes panel discussion with recent graduate student awardees, examples of successful and unsuccessful proposals and reviews, details of applying, strategies for writing a strong proposal, tips for making your proposal stand out, and many other topics. Coffee & bagels provided. To reserve a spot at the workshop, RSVP (including your department and college) to Emily DuVal by filling out the online form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5KSXBSV. Contact Emily at ehduval@bio.fsu.edu with questions. Prior to the workshop, students please look at the fellowship website for information (http://www.nsfgrfp.org/) and to verify that you are eligible to apply (http://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/eligibility).

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