TIGER: Presentations

This list was originally compiled by Kara Fore, Proposal Development Unit, UPRM Research & Development Center
Email: pdu @ uprm.edu
Phone: (787) 832-4040, extension 5856

Updated by Prof. Jaquelina Alvarez
August 31, 2021

Seeking federal funding to support graduate studies can be challenging. For instance, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) is a highly competitive and prestigious grant available to US citizens or US residents.

The 2019 workshop series discusses:

• National Graduate Fellowships 101: Available Opportunities and Mechanics of the Applications
• Writing a Competitive Graduate Fellowship Application: Finding your Research Idea and Selling Points
• Graduate Fellowship Applications: The Reviewer’s Point of View.

If you are a UPRM student seeking to submit an NSF GRF application, feel free to contact Dr. Rodriguez Abudo or Dr. Marcelo Suárez.

Seeking funding to support graduate studies via federal grants is a challenge. For instance, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) is a highly competitive and prestigious grant available to US citizenship or US residents.

These workshop presentations discuss:

• Tips and tricks about the application
• Other fellowships available
• NSF GRFP application package, including letters of recommendations

These workshops were created and offered by:

• Prof. Sylvia Rodríguez-Abudo (rodriguez.abudo @ upr.edu) 
• Prof. Eduardo I. Ortiz (eduardo.ortiz7 @ upr.edu)
• Prof. O. Marcelo Suárez (oscarmarcelo.suarez @ upr.edu)

Content contributors:

• Dr. Rosimar Rios-Berrios
• Dr. Luis Martinez-Tossas
• Liliana M. Hernandez Gonzalez (lhernandez @ u.northwestern.edu)
• Fernando L. Reyes Tirado (f.reyes @ u.northwestern.edu)
• Pablo Díaz Hyland
• Alexandra Padilla