My #phd student hasn’t received her second installment of the #nsf #grfp has anyone else had this happen to them? #academicsky 🧬🧪🔬🌍
The latest #AIBS Public Policy Report has been released. Leadership shakeup planned at science agencies, #NSF #GRFP draws scrutiny over rejections without review, Administration repeals Endangerment Finding, & other news. www.aibs.org/news/2026/26...
US #NSF is seeking #reviewers with expertise in Ecology for the #GRFP competition. Submit your application today. www.nsfgrfp.org/reviewers/ho...
It's #NSF #GRFP application season again so it's time to re-up my GRFP application advice post!
Also, check out the cool bsky comment integration I've added to the blog! Engagement with this post will go under the blogpost on my site as comments!
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The award for most well-intentioned but flawed allyship goes to my #GRFP reviewer who said "they undertook a variety of positions to enhance their academic portfolio, including being part of the LGBTQ+ community"
Excited to launch Big Red Pen, grant review services, because NSF funding is only getting tougher, but strong proposals still rise to the top. I have decades of NSF success and 10 years of panel experience. Let’s get funded. #NSF from #GRFP to #CAREER.
biodiversityresearchlab.com/grant-review
📣 🧪 Update: #GRFP petition went to #NSF and OSTP (w/ the growing* comments list) yesterday.
We are now working to get these impacts in front of Congress, so PLEASE keep signing/sharing the petition!
*nearly 900!
@danielbolnick.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social
Speaking of #GRFP, it's upsetting to see my student's reviews (finally came out). The main critic: they didn't think he can do a plant bio project bc he didn't study plant bio in undergrad. Sure he did a year of post-bac in plant bio and now in a plant bio PhD program but obviously nothing matters 🤷♀️
The #NSF Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) will host a Virtual Office Hour for the #GRFP (Graduate Research Fellowship Program) on Thursday, October 16 at 1 pm ET:
nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
The deadline for Life Sciences is November 10.
If you know students (or mentors) impacted by the #GRFP eligibility changes, please share this petition with them - we could use signatures and comments!
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If you know students (or mentors) impacted by the #GRFP eligibility changes, please share this petition with them - we could use signatures and comments!
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If you can, please share our urgent petition to #NSF to reverse the abrupt changes in eligibility to the #GRFP that have impacted so many students this year 🙏
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Please consider sharing our urgent petition to #NSF to request reversal to the abrupt changes in eligibility to the #GRFP that have impacted so many students this year 🙏
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If you know students (or mentors) impacted by the #GRFP eligibility changes, please share this petition with them - we could use signatures and comments!
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We created a 2nd, urgent petition focused on the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
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INTERESTED IN THE NEW GRFP?
On Thursday, October 16th, 2025, 1 – 2pm ET, special #NSF BIO Directorate Virtual Office Hour (VOH) on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program #GRFP.
Attendees should submit questions ahead of the VOH.
Register and submit questions at
nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
If you know folks that were impacted by the eligibility changes to the #GRFP last week, please consider signing/sharing this urgent petition to restore eligibility! 🙏
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If you or your students were impacted by the eligibility changes to the #GRFP last week, please consider signing/sharing this rapid-response petition to restore eligibility!
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#NSF changed the #GRFP eligibility so that 2nd years are no longer eligible. The change was made without notice or rationale. It is devastating to have this career-defining opportunity taken away from a whole generation of early-career scientists. If you agree, please consider signing the petition
Updated petition re: devastating #GRFP eligibility changes is out - please sign and share if you can!
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We have an new petition focused on the devastating #GRFP eligibility changes - please sign* and share if you can!
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*If folks signed the one last week, please re-sign this, and indicate we can use your comments from before
We created an updated, urgent petition focused on the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
We created an urgent petition about the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/omfi...
We created a 2nd, urgent petition focused on the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/omfi...
We created an urgent petition about the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/omfi...
We created an urgent petition about the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/omfi...
We created an urgent petition about the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/omfi...
Updated petition re: devastating #GRFP eligibility changes is out - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
We created an urgent petition about the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/omfi...
We created an urgent petition about the devastating #GRFP eligibiilty changes - please sign and share if you can!
bsky.app/profile/omfi...