Five University of Oregon graduate students have been awarded 2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Ann Greenaway (chemistry), Emily Hommerding (physics), Lauren Kahn (psychology), Jordan Livingston (psychology) and Hannah Pruse (computer and information sciences).

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) "helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity," according to its website. "The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions."

The 60th anniversary of the GRFP was marked in 2012. Since its inception, the NSF has received 500,000 applications for the GRFP and has awarded 46,500 fellowships.

Since 1996, the UO has had 41 GRFP fellows.

The University of Oregon currently has 15 NSF GRFP fellows, each of whom will receive three years of support over a five-year period. That includes a $32,000 annual stipend, a waiver of full-time tuition and mandatory fees during fall, winter and spring, subsidized access to the GTF insurance plan, a $1,000 annual travel award, a $1,000 annual supplies award (courtesy of the Office of Research, Innovation and Graduate Education) and NSF-sponsored international research and professional development opportunities. 

The UO Graduate School regularly profiles graduate students who receive internal and external awards such as the GRFP fellowship. Recently profiled UO GRFP Fellows include Kristin Meyer and Ashley Bateman.

- from the UO Graduate School