wannalearnecon Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Does anybody know if there are sample NSF essays posted online anywhere? It would be nice to see what kind of quality is necessary to win an NSF. Also, if anybody knows of a site that has good tips on the NSF, that would be cool too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeves0923 Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 I googled it last year and came up with some good resources, but no sample essays. The best advice I can give is take the broader impacts very seriously in your essays. All of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 When I was working on my proposal last year, I used this resource from UC Santa Cruz: UC Santa Cruz - Division of Graduate Studies - Student Affairs - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Information It has essays from someone who was rejected the first year but won the award the second time she applied. This is especially useful because her qualifications really didn't change, just her essays, so you can really see how you need to present yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeves0923 Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Wow, Elly, this is great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannalearnecon Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 I found a useful link for an economics NSF essay that won the fellowship: JulianReif.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econstudent311 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Some more links people may find useful: Tips for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Applications « An American Physics Student in England http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/fellowship-tips.htm http://www.stanford.edu/~athey/gradadv.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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