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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><b></b>Dear postdocs, </div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;display:inline">I checked with NSF Program Pfficer Lina Patino, and she said that postdocs are eligible to be panelists for the NSF GRF Program. It's a good opportunity to learn about this process and to get experience, and to build connections - including with NSF personnel. NSF also really appreciates it.</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;display:inline">See below for more information. </div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;display:inline">Valerie </div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Subject:</b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> [Reu-geo] NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Invitation to be a Panelists</span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: <b>Patino, Lina C.</b> <<a href="mailto:lpatino@nsf.gov" target="_blank">lpatino@nsf.gov</a>></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Subject: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Invitation to be a Panelists<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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">NSF
16-588</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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Below are details of the 2018 panels:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">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. </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Panelists review graduate school-like applications that include one 3-page statement, one 2-page statement, transcripts, and three reference letters.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Each panelist will review approximately 30 assigned applications in early December, over the course of about 4 weeks. </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Panelists will enter their reviews and ratings online.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you would like to be considered as a 2018 GRFP panelist, please visit </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://nsfgrfp.org/panelists" target="_blank">https://nsfgrfp.org/<wbr>panelists</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">Create an account</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">https://www.nsfgrfp.org/<wbr>panelist_info</a> for additional panelist information.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please share this opportunity to review GRFP applications with your colleagues.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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">panelists@nsfgrfp.org</a> or
<a href="tel:(866)%20673-4737" target="_blank">(866) 673-4737</a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Susan Brennan, Ty Mitchell, and Gisele Muller-Parker</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Program Directors </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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