<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default">Dear Postdocs,</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Below is an opportunity to serve as an NSF Panelist. This is an opportunity that we don't see all that often and a great way to see how funding decisions are made. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Paula</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_8268416388670206719m_-8658481648111912277WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">On behalf of the National Science Foundation (NSF), we invite you to register as a potential 2018 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) panelist. GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding
graduate students pursuing research-based masters and doctoral degrees in science or engineering at accredited US institutions. (See the Program Solicitation,
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=6201&ods_key=nsf16588" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">NSF 16-588</span></a>, for more details on GRFP.) NSF seeks GRFP panels composed of researchers and educators from a wide range of institutions, geographic locations, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Serving as a GRFP panelist is an excellent opportunity to apply your research and career expertise to help identify future science and engineering leaders, and to gain valuable perspective to
share with faculty and students at your institution. Panelists will also receive a flat rate payment of $200 per day for each full four-hour virtual panel session they attend. However, panelists who are Federal employees, citizens of foreign countries who
are not permanent residents, and special visa holders are not entitled to the flat rate payment.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Below are details of the 2018 panels:<u></u><u></u></p>
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All reviews and panels will be conducted online without travel requirements. There will be
<u>no on-site participation</u> for the GRFP panels; the panels are completely virtual.
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In November, panelists must attend an orientation session webinar, selecting one from several available sessions. This is required for both new and returning panelists, as orienting information is subject to change.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_8268416388670206719m_-8658481648111912277MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
Panelists review graduate school-like applications that include one 3-page statement, one 2-page statement, transcripts, and three reference letters.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_8268416388670206719m_-8658481648111912277MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
Each panelist will review approximately 30 assigned applications in early December, over the course of about 4 weeks.
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Panelists will enter their reviews and ratings online.<u></u><u></u></li><li class="m_8268416388670206719m_-8658481648111912277MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">
In January 2018, panels will convene online using WebEx for two virtual panel sessions scheduled on two different days (either Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday) to discuss the applicant pool and make selection recommendations to NSF.<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>If you would like to be considered as a 2018 GRFP panelist, please visit
</b><a href="https://nsfgrfp.org/panelists%20" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://nsfgrfp.org/panelists</span></a><b> to register in the panelist system.</b> If you have
<i>not</i> been a GRFP panelist, you may create a new profile by clicking “<a href="https://panelists.nsfgrfp.org/panelist/nsf/panelists/new" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Create an account</span></a>.” If you
<i>have</i> been a GRFP panelist, please log in with your email address and password, and update your profile. Registering in the panelist system or creating a profile
<u>does not commit you to serving as a GRFP panelist. Based on anticipated needs, NSF will send formal invitations to registered panelists starting in late September</u>. See
<a href="https://www.nsfgrfp.org/panelist_info" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.nsfgrfp.org/paneli<wbr>st_info</span></a> for<span style="color:blue">
</span>additional panelist information.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">NOTE: If you have a student applying for the 2018 GRFP program or you will write a letter of recommendation for an applicant
<u>in a particular field of study</u>, we request that you do not register to be a panelist in that field due to the conflict of interest. Since GRFP applicants are early in their scientific training and are still developing their interests, most panelists
are qualified to review in a range of fields. If you register in a particular field and subsequently learn of a conflict of interest, please inform us so we can remove your name from the list of potential panelists or attempt to place you on a different panel.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">Please share this opportunity to review GRFP applications with your colleagues.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%">We thank you in advance for your interest. If you have any questions, please contact the GRFP Operations Center at
<a href="mailto:panelists@nsfgrfp.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">panelists@nsfgrfp.org</span></a> or <a href="tel:(866)%20673-4737" value="+18666734737" target="_blank">(866) 673-4737</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_8268416388670206719gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="garamond, serif">Paula Fisher
Administrator</font><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="garamond, serif">National Center for Atmospheric Research<br>Education & Outreach and
The Advanced Study Program
</font><br><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"></pre></pre></pre><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"></pre><font face="garamond, serif">Office: <a href="tel:(303)+497-1328" value="+13034978623" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">303-497-1328</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:paulad@ucar.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">paulad@ucar.edu</a></font></pre></pre></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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