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Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey are teaming up for a powerful new series on Showtime, and the story they're telling is one with a lot of history behind it.

The White Collar alum and Bridgerton actor are starring in Fellow Travelers , a drama centering around the decades-long romance of State Department official Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller (Matt) and young congressional aide Tim Laughlin (Jonathan). The two first meet in 1950s Washington, D.C., during the height of the "Lavender Scare," in which, as the National Archives notes , "thousands of gay employees were fired or forced to resign from the federal workforce because of their sexuality."

As the couple hide their love from a highly volatile environment, the show sees their relationship through the political tenure of senator Joseph McCarthy , the disco era of 1970s and eventually the HIV/AIDS epidemic that occurred in the 1980s.

The miniseries evokes a lot of emotion from the actors portraying the characters, and the setting is during a real-life time period in American history. But given how Fellow Travelers relies on a controversial moment as the background for Hawk and Tim's love story, folks are probably wondering if the entire series (including those portrayed in it) is based on true events. We did some research for you, and the answers may come as a surprise.

Is Fellow Travelers based on a true story?

The Lavender Scare and the other historical events and people mentioned in the series are true, but the main characters are not based on specific people. Hawk and Tim's characters actually come straight out of Thomas Mallon 's novel of the same name , which was used as the basis for the show to come to life.

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As both men find themselves enmeshed with the political world of Washington, D.C. during the McCarthy era, the show does shine a light on real people from that time to help move the story forward. According to a report from Town and Country , journalist Simeon Booker , activist Stormé DeLarverie and senator Robert F. Kennedy are all seen at some point in the series.

What's more, the outlet noted that Fellow Travelers enlisted a researcher to help make sure that the story being told was as historically accurate as possible. "It's fairly historically based, even though it is fiction," the show's creator Ron Nyswaner explained. "I have stacks of books on [Senator Joseph] McCarthy, on [Roy] Cohn, on Washington, on the Lavender Scare, and they all have tons of post-it notes in them, because that's how I do research."

As Hawk and Tim navigate their relationship over the course of three decades, Ron told to Town and County how his own coming-of-age story also helped enhanced the emotional pull between the characters.

"I thought about my own life and how I came of age in the 1960s and ’70s," he noted. "I have an opportunity now to take things I know about being a gay man in the second half of the 20th century... and surviving it."

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For Avy Kaufman, Casting the All-Queer ‘Fellow Travelers’ Is a Full-Circle Moment From ‘Brokeback Mountain’

TheWrap magazine: “That wouldn’t have happened even 10 years ago. It just wouldn’t,” she says

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“Fellow Travelers” is not just one of the year’s best limited series —it’s one of the year’s casting miracles.

The fact that all four leads—Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin and Noah J. Ricketts—are openly gay actors who portray vibrant, historically attuned LGBTQ+ men in America isn’t the main point of the Showtime series. But it certainly feels significant.

The inclusivity was very much intentional. “That wouldn’t have happened even 10 years ago. It wouldn’t,” three-time Emmy-winning casting director Avy Kaufman said. And she would know. She cast Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Ang Lee’s 2005 drama “Brokeback Mountain,” after all.

“It just makes me happy, I don’t know how else to say it,” she continued. “It’s not that I know everybody’s background and I know who’s gay and who’s not, who’s queer and who’s not. But I wanted to [cast ‘Fellow Travelers’ that way] because it had to be told in the proper way.”

A decades-spanning love story centered on four queer men beginning at the height of 1950s McCarthyism in Washington, D.C., “Fellow Travelers” is as emotionally brutal as it is beautiful. And we’re not just talking about the much discussed sex scenes between State Department official Hawkins Fuller (Bomer, who also executive produces) and congressional staffer Timothy Laughlin (Bailey, of “Bridgerton” fame).

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Rounding out the cast are Alladin as Marcus Gaines, a Black political journalist combating racial prejudices in his field, and Ricketts as Frankie Hines, a drag lounge singer-turned-activist and Marcus’ lover. Both are New York stage vets: Alladin starred in “Frozen” as Kristoff on Broadway and led Public Works’ “Hercules;” Ricketts is currently starring as Nick Carraway in “The Great Gatsby.” Kaufman, who is based in Manhattan and always keeps an eye on the theater, knew their stage work.

Thinking back on how she pieced together the cast after Bomer expressed interest and creator and showrunner Ron Nyswaner had his heart set on Allison Williams for Hawkins’ wife, Kaufman remembered Bailey as being top of her list.

“To play opposite Matt, I couldn’t wait to bring in Jonathan Bailey, who I just think the world of,” she said. “I had met Jonathan a couple of months before for a film that fell apart. It’s one of those things where you’re going, ‘Oh, my God, I’m so glad that fell apart! So now this can work.’ I just wanted to be part of this important story.”

The significance of the cast being largely LGBTQ+ was not lost on Nyswaner. Speaking onstage at the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles earlier this year, the Oscar-nominated “Philadelphia” screenwriter was overcome with gratitude while accepting an award.

“When I was pitching ‘Fellow Travelers,’ I began by saying that when I was growing up in Pennsylvania in the ’60s and ’70s, I did not hear the word homosexual spoken aloud,” he said, standing with Bomer, Bailey and Alladin, among others. “I never heard it until I went away to college, and that told me that what I was at that time was not only bad, it was unspeakable. I was the unspeakable thing.

“Standing here tonight on this stage with these brilliant artists behind me, having made a show that has four queer executive producers, has gay main characters who are played by out and proud gay actors… If you’re out there and you’re somewhere in this country where you’re surrounded by people that tell you you are unspeakable, that you are not worth loving, I want you to find your queer uncles and aunts and your brothers and sisters, and we will love you until you can love yourself.”

This story first appeared in the Limited Series/Movies issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. Read more from our issue  here .

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WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Fellow Travelers finale.

  • The series finale of Fellow Travelers ends with the heartbreaking death of Tim Laughlin, Hawk's secret romantic partner and the truest love of his life.
  • The finale explores the historical context of LGBTQ+ history, including the death of Harvey Milk and the connections between Roy Cohn, David Schine, and Senator Joseph McCarthy.
  • The episode delves into Hawk's past actions, such as reporting Tim to the M Unit in 1957, out of fear of being exposed as a gay man. It also highlights the indifference of politicians and society towards the AIDS crisis, which ultimately leads to Tim's death.

The series finale of Fellow Travelers arrives at an unsurprising yet heartbreaking ending with the death of Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey). For the first time since Fellow Travelers episode 5, the acclaimed Showtime series travels back to Washington D.C. set in the 1950s, a few years after the Lavender Scare which was a primary focus of the story altogether. The episode reveals the most egregious offense that Hawk Fuller (Matt Bomer) took against his secret romantic partner Tim , who by the end of the series was the truest love of his life, as Hawk reveals to his daughter.

Fellow Travelers has a slightly different ending for Tim than the original 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon presented, with Tim dying from complications due to AIDS rather than bone cancer . Throughout the series, it was evident that Tim was going to pass away by the story's end, but the details, highlights, and darkest moments between Hawk and Tim's romance make up most of the rich and tragic aspects of their hidden relationship. Fellow Travelers also provides exceptional historical context of LGBTQ+ history such as the death of Harvey Milk, the sanctuary of Fire Island, and the convoluted backdoor connections between Roy Cohn, David Schine, and Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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What Happens In The Fellow Travelers Finale

At the beginning of the Fellow Travelers finale, Hawk is alarmed to discover that his wife Lucy has flown to San Francisco to check on his status with Tim, who has been sent to the hospital after experiencing multiple seizures. Lucy visits Tim in the hospital and realizes that Hawk has been sleeping there , which becomes the final straw she needs before telling Hawk she will not be moving to Italy with him and that she wants to separate. A guilt-ridden Hawk scrambles to get Tim a meeting with either Governor George Deukmejian or his associate Howard Lonigan in an attempt to get California Prop 64 signed, which would have classified AIDS as a recognized communicable disease .

Hawk applies serious pressure on his political connection Dave Holm, who is only able to give Hawk an invitation to a gala where Lonigan and the Governor will be in attendance. Hawk gets Tim out of the hospital and tries to get him in front of the Governor but is met with opposition by Holm. Tim, predicting this would happen, reveals that he had used Hawk to get close to the Governor and starts a protest at the gala with Marcus, Frankie, and Jerome. Hawk returns home to discover that Lucy has packed all of her things. Less than a year later, Hawk visits the first AIDS Quilt Memorial on the National Mall in 1987 and mourns Tim's death with his daughter, Kimberly.

Fellow Travelers Episode 6: Why Tim Really Turned Himself In

Tim's shocking decision at the end of Fellow Travelers episode 6 stuns Hawk, who offered him a way out, but was actually on brand for his character.

Why Hawk Reported Tim To The M Unit In 1957

Much of the Fellow Travelers finale takes place in Washington D.C. in the year 1957, just a few years after the Army-McCarthy hearings and Tim's enlistment in the Army. Tim sends Hawk a telegram telling him to stand up for Hungarian refugees, which prompts Hawk to write him a letter, despite his promise years ago not to. Hawk and Tim reunite at the U.S. State Department Building, where Hawk puts in a good word for Tim to get another job. Hawk invites Tim to his apartment, where they eventually have sex and rekindle their old flame .

Despite Hawk telling Tim to come over whenever he likes, he gets cold feet on the idea of having Tim around so often and the two of them being colleagues. Although the height of the Lavender Scare had ended before McCarthy died in 1957, Hawk was apparently anxious about the threat of being detected as a gay man . Rather than simply telling Tim the job didn't work out, he went straight to the M Unit and reported Tim for suspected "deviant" activity. Hawk effectively ruined Tim's career in the federal government just for the added assurance that he would never be exposed as gay, which was a constant risk with Tim around.

Hawk gets in hot water in Fellow Travelers episode 4 with the notorious M Unit, a specialized division whose main purpose was to identify "deviants".

Why Hawk Blows His Cover To His Associate Dave Holm

Later in 1986, Hawk risks it all when his plan to do one last favor for Tim doesn't work out like he had hoped . Dave Holm explains to Hawk that the Governor doesn't want to address the AIDS crisis and that Prop 64 was already considered a deal bill with no shot of passing. A disappointed Tim leaves the room as Hawk completely breaks his professional persona to tell Holm how it really is. Hawk reveals to a stunned Holm that Tim was his lover in a moment that finally demonstrates Hawk's inner rage at the government's total indifference toward the AIDS crisis and of the LGBTQ+ community .

Lucy's Hospital Visit & Decision To Leave Hawk Explained

Lucy had visited Tim at the hospital in San Francisco for the mostly selfish reason of figuring out what she was going to do with Hawk. She even admits to Tim that she was there to acquire a true picture of how much Tim meant to Hawk, leaving with the impression that she could no longer look the other way about her husband's years of infidelity . The truth finally comes to a head for Hawk when Lucy says she's leaving him after 30 years of marriage and won't be joining him in Italy. Based on the fact that Hawk is in Washington D.C. the following year, it's unclear whether Hawk turned down the job in Italy or was only visiting for the AIDS Memorial Quilt event .

Fellow Travelers episode 6 reveals the extent of Lucy's knowledge about Hawk, explaining why she completely breaks her typical conservative character.

How Marcus, Frankie, & Tim's Protest Displays "Dying From Indifference"

Tim's final stand at the Governor's gala in the Fellow Travelers finale highlights the true tragic nature of the AIDS crisis which many American politicians chose to ignore. The message that Tim, Frankie, Jerome, and Marcus send during the protest is that people aren't dying from AIDs, but from the overall indifference of their elected leaders . This powerful truth is reflected in the real-life failure of the California Prop 64 bill that sought to classify AIDS as a disease that all hospitals in the state would treat with the same level of care as any other illness. Governmental and societal indifference toward the AIDS crisis plays a major part in Tim's death .

Tim's "Beyond Measure" AIDS Memorial Quilt Explained

Tim's death from AIDS in either 1986 or 1987 allowed him to be featured on the first display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in 1987. Tim had struggled most of his life to find peace and understanding of God and love , especially because he carried so much guilt for his sexual identity in the eyes of the Catholic church. Tim explains in Fellow Travelers episode 6 that he had come to understand the concepts of God and love as something "beyond measure", implying an abundance and infinite quality to the love Tim carried for Hawk despite everything they had been through .

Hawk gives Tim a seemingly transparent caution before their relationship intensifies in Fellow Travelers which may be a part of his seductive game.

The Real Meaning Of Fellow Travelers' Ending

The ending of Fellow Travelers series finale "Make It Easy" fittingly makes Tim's inevitable death easy on its audience . Tim is last seen courageously fighting for his place in the world, and for everyone affected by the AIDS crisis, despite knowing that he will not have much more time in it. Lucy leaving Hawk finally gives him a consequence for his decades of being "bulletproof" and gives him a taste of his own cruel medicine. Hawk kissing Tim in public outside the gala demonstrates that Hawk accepts his love for Tim as finally being enough to break through his professional persona that kept them apart most of their lives.

Hawk's off-and-on poor treatment of Tim throughout the decades reveals more than just a protective instinct for his career, especially as sentiments towards the LGBTQ+ community started to lighten up. Tim knew that Hawk was no good for him but allowed him to be the "great, consuming love" of his life despite his awareness that Hawk would continue to hurt him again and again. Hawk's love for Tim is certainly palpable even though there was often an overtly sexual and possessive condition to it, while Tim represents a more altruistic, unconditional type of love for Hawk.

The source from which Tim contracted AIDS is never revealed in Fellow Travelers , but it is at least made known that it was not from Hawk, who tested negative. This creative omission actually serves the story's central message better, as the enemy isn't any particular person that Tim had sexual relations with but rather the politicians, government, and society whose collective indifference was the nail in the coffin. Hawk and Tim may have had different concepts of love throughout Fellow Travelers , but the finale proves that the magnitude of their passionate bond was truly beyond measure.

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Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey star in Fellow Travelers, a historical romantic thriller that follows two men who meet in the 1960s and begin a decades-spanning volatile romance. Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) is a careful, financially astute man who keeps himself from romance to focus on his career - but when he meets an idealistic young man named Tim Laughlin (Bailey), the two fall for one another during one of the most tumultuous times in the nation's history.

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Adapted from the eponymous 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon, Showtime’s ‘Fellow Travelers’ is a historical romantic drama series that takes us on a long yet loving journey of Timothy Laughlin and Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller. Set in different timelines, the plot focuses on a recent graduate and a devoted Catholic, Timothy, and Hawk, a State Department official, both of whom meet in Washington DC in the early 1950s, after which the former lands his first job in DC. Upon Hawk’s advances, they both indulge in an intense love affair that spans over decades.

After that, Timothy and Hawk’s volatile romance goes through several ups and downs through the Vietnam War protests in the 1960s, the disco hedonism period in the 1970s, and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Created by Ron Nyswaner, the period political thriller series features brilliant onscreen performances from a talented ensemble cast, comprising Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Noah J. Ricketts, Will Brill, and Allison Williams. Since the story unfolds in different timelines across different locations, it is only natural that the setting and backdrops change in every other episode. Thus, if you find yourself wondering where ‘Fellow Travelers’ is shot, we have your back!

Fellow Travelers Filming Locations

‘Fellow Travelers’ is filmed in the Canadian province of Ontario, with Toronto and Hamilton serving as the primary production locations. As per reports, the shooting of the inaugural iteration got underway in late July 2022 and went on for several months, before getting wrapped up in December of the same year. So, without wasting any time, let’s navigate the love story of the two main characters while traversing through all the specific locations that appear in the Showtime series!

Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

A significant portion of ‘Fellow Travelers’ is lensed in and around the city of Toronto, the capital of Ontario. The filming unit reportedly sets up camp in and around the P.J. O’Brien Irish Pub & Restaurant at 39 Colborne Street in Toronto. For the debut season, they transformed it into a 1950s cocktail bar called Duke’s Hideaway where several important scenes for the period romantic series were recorded.

Fellow Travelers filming in Toronto. pic.twitter.com/Xxb3DbczsH — Mira Nabulsi (@miranabulsi123) October 25, 2022

Furthermore, party scenes for season 1 were taped in Port Credit Royal Canadian Legion at 35 Front Street North in the city of Mississauga. Besides ‘Fellow Travelers,’ Toronto has hosted the production of various film projects over the years, including ‘ Good Will Hunting ,’ ‘Lie With Me,’ ‘ Cruel Intentions ,’ ‘ My Big Fat Greek Wedding ,’ and ‘ The Virgin Suicides .’

Fellow Travelers filming party scenes at the Port Credit Royal Canadian Legion today. @TOFilming_EM @WhatsFilmingON pic.twitter.com/pOjJTb2JFb — Sean O'Neill (@seansmovies) October 12, 2022

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Most of the pivotal sequences for ‘Fellow Travelers’ are recorded in the port city of Hamilton, situated in Southern Ontario. Reports suggest that the cast and crew members utilize the premises of some actual establishments across the city, such as the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Canada at 4 Queen Street South, Gage Park at 1000 Main Street East, and the former Delta Secondary School at 1284 Main Street East, which has shut its doors permanently.

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In addition, the production team was spotted by a number of onlookers and passersby recording several important scenes in and around Hutch’s on the Beach at 280 Van Wagners Beach Road in the city of Hamilton. When it comes to the exterior sequences, they were taped across Hamilton against suitable backdrops, including Sam Lawrence Park, Hamilton City Hall, Bayfront Park Harbour Front Trail, Dundurn Castle, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, and the Bruce Trail.

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  • Newsday Verne Gay As good as "Travelers" often is - the performances of Bomer and Bailey in particular - something is missing. There are no female characters of any particular substance or depth.
  • indieWire Ben Travers Fellow Travelers earns its rousing moments, which double as a shield for a handful of shortcomings.
  • Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper Fellow Travelers resonates as a sweeping love story full of joy and pain.
  • New York Magazine/Vulture Jackson McHenry Sure, it's worthwhile to talk about the horrors of the epidemic, the government's failure to intervene, and how closeted gay men in politics were culpable, but the pile-up of good intentions overwhelms the characters' sense of humanity.
  • RogerEbert.com Kaiya Shunyata While there's no doubt that Tim remains the heart of the show, thanks to stellar work by Bailey, Matt Bomer does his best work in years as Hawk.
  • New Yorker Inkoo Kang A remarkable new period drama...the supporting cast is nearly as strong, though the time-line hopping and the old-age makeup don't always work to their advantage...
  • Autostraddle Stef Rubino For a storyline so imbued with the politics of each era, the series does nothing to truly contend, question, or reckon with them.
  • Chicago Tribune Nina Metz The series is occasionally too mannered and presentational for its own good, but there's real heat and chemistry between Bomer and Bailey, who play around with this push-pull dynamic in interesting ways.
  • Washington Post Lili Loofbourow The show refuses to identify as a tragedy, though it easily could; the arc fits... the series efficiently sketches out the wide variety of ways a wide variety of queer people coped, copulated and compromised.
  • Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd A glossy Hollywood production, with romantic music and handsome people delivering their lines with widescreen energy. And as a glossy Hollywood production about gay life is... still enough of a rarity that one is happy to find it exists.
  • Chicago Reader Lauren Coates The series shares a remarkable narrative and thematic similarity to last year's My Policeman, albeit executed with markedly more insight, artistry, and deftness.
  • Variety Aramide Tinubu The inherent heaviness of Fellow Travelers is alleviated by Bomer and Bailey's electric chemistry. Hawk and Tim's relationship shifts over the decades, but their erotic intimacy and attraction reverberate off the screen.
  • San Jose Mercury News Randy Myers First and foremost, this is a love story, one that breaks your heart and reflects how a culture at large and the actions and inactions of politicians played a big hand in turning this romance story into a tragedy.
  • AV Club Max Gao Equal parts historical drama and political thriller, this eight-part series is the first of its kind, telling an epic gay love story across four decades that is as heart-wrenching as it is heartwarming.
  • CNN.com Brian Lowry Mixing real and fictional characters, the limited series turns Thomas Mallon's novel into a historical trip that's well worth taking.
  • TheWrap Kayleigh Donaldson "Fellow Travelers" is a keen reminder of an oft-forgotten truth: LGBTQIA+ history is American history.
  • Rolling Stone Alan Sepinwall If the structure is flawed, the acting and characterization of the central trio are not. Hawkins as a character is as well-tailored to Bomer's strengths as the suits he wears in the role.
  • Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert Bomer and Bailey make a great team through all of it, and they prevent some of the weaker material, such as the 1960s war-protest plot, from dragging the series down.
  • Vanity Fair Richard Lawson The show is determined to become a cursory civics lesson on top of all that, filling itself with pat lines of exposition in which characters make boilerplate statements about the state of injustice.
  • TIME Magazine Judy Berman Fellow Travelers poses the question that haunts every story of love lost and found: Can people evolve over time, or is it only their circumstances that change?

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Simon encounters drama in a bus shelter. It involves sudden death, sabotage and a very beautiful woman. Simon encounters drama in a bus shelter. It involves sudden death, sabotage and a very beautiful woman. Simon encounters drama in a bus shelter. It involves sudden death, sabotage and a very beautiful woman.

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Simon Templar : I've just learned a horrible, hideous fact! Birds, now get this, birds do not sing because they are happy. The next time you hear a thrush singing, don't go all romantic, because what the thrush is doing is warning all the other birds to stay the heck off his branch and keep out of his nest. This news has depressed me terribly and it has absolutely nothing to do with the reason I'm at Stevenage."

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A Fellow Traveler Enters the Moscow Cage Match

MOSCOW — Jeff Monson’s left eye was a shiny blue-back and his mouth bloody and swollen, having been knocked into a Mike Tyson-like lisp. The American fighter had endured a tough beating for the three-round fight, but it was the repeated kicks from Fedor Emelianenko, Russia’s most decorated MMA fighter, to the back of his knee where the sciatic nerve is closest to the skin that ultimately stopped Monson, known as the “the Snowman” in the fighting circles, from taking the Russian champion down to the ground in front of thousands of cheering fans on Nov. 20, 2011, in Moscow’s Olympic Stadium. Emelianenko kicked and kicked and eventually shattered Monson’s lower right leg, but the Minnesota native fought through the pain, completing the match — utterly brutalized by one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.

“Americans wouldn’t have cheered on a foreigner like that,” he remembers, oddly comfortable with the decisive loss that was broadcast around the world and made him a household name in Russia. The Moscow crowd cheered relentlessly for Emelianenko but shouted their support for the limping Monson as he left the ring. “I fought Fedor, and the stars lined up for me.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin (then the country’s prime minister) was one of the many VIP audience members who lined up that night to watch the headliner fight from the front row. But despite the viciousness of the fight, the two fighters respected one another, and Monson bonded with Emelianenko backstage afterward. Putin later called to tell the defeated American and longtime political anarchist that he admired his courage, saying Monson had a “Russian heart.”

And although that fight may have broken his body, it was ultimately the event that set Monson on the path to what he sees as a kind of higher calling. Now — five years after the match with Emelianenko and 25 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union — Monson, an American Midwesterner who spent his youth striving to be an All-American wrestler, abandoned his native country’s ideas of democracy and capitalism for the ideals of communism and now finds himself at an odd intersection of the macho nationalism and flashy theatrics that define modern Russian politics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (then prime minister) congratulates Fedor Emelianenko after his victory over Jeff Monson in Moscow, on November 20, 2011. (Photo Credit: ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)

On a pleasant morning in late August, the 45-year-old Monson was being ferried in a private car to the Kremlin-funded television channel RT’s studios in Moscow. The American skyrocketed to fame in Russia after his famous bout in 2011 and then moved most of his fights to the region (in part because he can no longer get medical clearance to fight in the United States). Following that fateful fight, his career in martial arts increasingly shifted toward Russia. But in recent years Monson began to see loss after loss sullying his fighting career in Russia, and his new manager steered him toward a major publicity push to gain wider appeal — leading to an appearance on Russia’s version of Dancing With the Stars and the opportunity for him to host his own program on RT featuring street vox pops, skits, and political interviews, scheduled to premiere in late September. The show is part of what he calls “the transition” — a deliberate and very publically coordinated shift from a fading career as an MMA fighter to one as a TV personality, philanthropist, businessman, and aspiring politician with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

This new life in Russia has made the heavily tattooed and amiable Monson into the perfect poster boy for the Communist Party as it tries to modernize and rebrand itself to capture the youth vote in the lead-up to upcoming parliamentary elections set for Sept. 18.

With growing fanfare, the MMA fighter is campaigning with Communist Party politicians and speaking at rallies. The upcoming vote comes at an important juncture for the country, with the economic crisis sparked by low oil prices and Western sanctions grinding on, labor unrest in the provinces, two open-ended wars in Ukraine and Syria, and a recent shake-up in the Kremlin. The Communist Party, currently the second-largest in the legislature with around 20 percent of the seats, is expected to make further inroads to United Russia, headed by Putin’s prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev. The Communists, traditionally a party of pensioners since the collapse of the Soviet Union, have been in the middle of a major public relations push, hoping to appeal to new voters and cement their status as leaders of the tolerated opposition in modern Russian politics. This effort has treaded into the farcical at times, such as with its reimagining of popular figures as 21st-century youths: Vladimir Lenin in blue jeans, Joseph Stalin using a vaporizer, Karl Marx in a leather jacket. And Monson is the latest centerpiece in this rebranding campaign.

“The value of Monson in Russian politics is quite significant, although he is not a politician,” says Gennady Zyuganov, the 72-year-old politician and leader of Russia’s Communist Party since its founding in 1993. “It’s the fact that an American is openly and purposefully expressing sympathy for the Soviet Union, socialism, [and] Russia.”

But Monson isn’t the first foreign celebrity to make a public home in Russia and cause a splash in the country’s politics. According to a June 2015 survey by the Public Opinion Foundation, a Moscow-based research center, about 90 percent of Russians get their news from television. Due to their massive reach, the networks are under tight government control, serving as a stitched-together representation of Russia’s former Soviet ideals and government-sanctioned viewpoints. So, it’s been on TV where masculine Western celebrities, such as action star Steven Seagal and French actor Gérard Depardieu, have become regime favorites to represent their love for Russia, tying in handsomely with the narrative of a strong, independent Russia rising from its knees. And in many respects, Monson fits in perfectly with this model; he is instantly recognizable and possesses all the right attributes — especially as an American who’d rather be in Russia.

His injuries may have healed since that pivotal fight in 2011, but Monson’s battle scars still show: His ears appear permanently swollen, his nose has been beaten from a peak into a range, and his left eye is forever glazed over as he was literally blinded from repeated blows. At 5 feet 9 inches, he’s solidly built, with muscles that strain around each other, as if jostling for space. He walks with a permanent limp, his left leg lumbering like a rollercoaster heaving up to the crescendo. (Any pain? “Just some aches,” Monson remarks.) And though fans love his eccentricity — his wild tattoos and blunt talk — this career shift to politics has left some scratching their heads. “His legacy in MMA is a physically tough, durable fighter who was incredible on the ground,” says Felix Biederman, a sports writer who covers MMA and co-hosts a left-leaning podcast called Chapo Trap House , which examines the bizarre nexus of extreme politics and MMA fighters. “His contradictions will make you mad, but I think his heart is in the right place.”

Jeff Monson (right) attends a flower laying ceremony at Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square with Communist Party Leader Gennady Zyuganov.

Jeff Monson attends a ceremony outside Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow with Communist Party brass. (Photo Credit: Anton NovoderezhkinTASS via Getty Images)

Jeff Monson holds a picture of Lenin and Stalin as he meets with the public in Red Square. (Photo Credit: YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)

For a man who devoted 20 years of his life to training and fighting, Monson speaks with a surprising lack of passion when discussing MMA. A no-nonsense type of guy in an increasingly theatrical sport, Monson has little adoration left for MMA, in part due to his passion for leftist politics that are anathema to a ruthlessly capitalistic sport where the industry-leading Ultimate Fighting Championship recently sold for more than $4 billion. Even the recent move among MMA fighters to unionize elicits a mild response from the communist. Monson thinks the development is a positive step but has chosen not to become involved because, as he puts it, he doesn’t really care about the sport anymore. “But I am a member of the Wobblies,” he adds with pride to note his credentials, using the nickname for the Industrial Workers of the World, a broad militant union founded in Chicago in 1905 that has been plagued by declining membership since the 1920s.

This proclivity for the workingman comes from his modest upbringing in the heartland of America. Monson grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. His father, a truck driver, died in a work accident when Monson was only 2 years old. His mother remarried soon after his father’s death to a man for whom Monson says nothing was ever good enough. “I don’t blame her.… He was what she needed, someone to pay the bills on time and all that,” he says matter-of-factly, before mentioning the impact of his stepfather’s verbal and emotional abuse. Studying at college, his athletic ability found him on the wrestling team — good but never good enough for his own satisfaction. Monson saw cutting pounds to a new weight class as an avenue for greater success, but it eventually led to him being hospitalized for bulimia. After recovering and graduating from college, Monson practiced as a psychologist for five years, specializing in abnormal psychology, while training in Brazilian jiujitsu to branch into MMA.

Old high school friends who spoke to Foreign Policy say Monson was obsessed with the politics of anti-capitalism and pacifism even when he was a teenager. During his fighting career, he stayed political, serving three months of work release in 2009 for defacing a government building with anti-Iraq War slogans, including the anarchist symbol, with an ESPN camera crew in tow in Olympia, Washington. Monson, who is waiting for his Russian citizenship application to be finalized, is officially a member of the Communist Party and hopes to one day run for office as a deputy in the Russian parliament. But despite being a ball of energy when discussing the upcoming U.S. presidential election, Monson admits that he hasn’t “really followed” the Russian political system he wants to jump into.

In discussing Putin, Monson refers to him as a “nice guy” but also the “biggest hypocrite of all,” referring to the corruption that has become a hallmark of the Russian leader’s regime. “He’s worth, like, $43 billion,” he adds, noting Putin’s disputed and impossible to prove alleged personal fortune amassed over his years in office. But Monson has few other specifics to offer on Russia’s political scene; instead, the fighter-turned-aspiring politician talks at length about the ideals of elected office and how he hopes to help the disenfranchised and break down the power structures of the world. Already he’s tried to do his part, recently opening his first of a number of planned wrestling schools for youths across Russia.

“I don’t want to die known as an MMA fighter,” he says hastily. “Not to be grandiose, but I want to use this as a vehicle to make change. I’ve seen naked kids walking around collecting bottles, people whose whole existence is based on survival — and this is happening out of our consciousness.”

Despite a lack of fluency on the ins and outs of Russian politics, Monson’s idealism has prompted frequent visits to war-torn eastern Ukraine, making him the first American to receive citizenship from the Luhansk People’s Republic, one of the pro-Russian separatist entities. “I just want to show the humanity of the people there,” he says of his recent trips to the city of Luhansk, hoping that his celebrity will highlight the plight of those affected by the war. But Monson also allowed himself to be escorted into the territory by the Night Wolves, a biker gang and favorite of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. The group has become known for its pro-Putin views and unabashed nationalism — such as retracing the Red Army’s steps across Europe — its anti-LGBT marches in Moscow, and is believed to have helped in the Kremlin’s recent bout of foreign adventurism, assisting pro-Russian militants in the annexation of Crimea and the war in eastern Ukraine. The visit to Luhansk with the Night Wolves was highly publicized in Russia and picked up by nearly every major media organization in the country.

Jeff Monson poses for a photoshoot for his new show in RT's studios. Photo Credit: Elle Hardy

Monson also has strong feelings about Russia’s relationship with the United States; he believes that the two countries are slipping back into Cold War mentality, something that his studio handlers appear to be keenly aware of on the set preparing for his show. Back at the RT studio, Monson is doing a promotional shoot for his new program. Occasionally, he looks sheepish at the scene he finds himself in — a studio packed with executives in suits barking directions at a half-naked, heavily tattooed man covered in oil. “Now, you just have to say three lines for an ad,” they tell him in English before carefully annunciating the Russian phrases: chto (what), sloosha sooda (listen here), and nyet parmimo (I don’t get it) — well-known language from Russian mob films that will help tie Monson to the country’s ethos of tough-guy politics. Monson rehearses off camera but can’t get the words right, the absurdity of the project lit up under 750-watt halogen bulbs.

“ Nyet parrno !” the producers yell, their words clipped into typically rolling Russian.

“ Net porno !” Monson shouts at the camera.

“OK … maybe a bit more confused. Ni-yet parrrno . Parrrnnno .”

“ Net porno !”

“Maybe a little angry. Give me angry. You’re confused — ‘I don’t get it’ — you’re a little angry.”

The suits watching agree to settle with what they’ve got. Monson steps in and suggests it would be really cool if he did it with the Russian flag draped over his shoulders. Artur, the head producer, offers some excuses about not being able to find one, but an assistant foils the ruse and says there’s one upstairs. Artur finally explains: In Russia , we don’t use our flag like that.

To many Americans, Monson will undoubtedly be seen as an envelope for anti-Americanism, a distinct vision prized by RT and the Communist Party for his utility in a country where political ideas are largely forged by expediency. Monson is even beginning to get that feeling, too. “[The Communist Party] reached out to me . They wanted to be affiliated with me ,” he emphasizes. “I don’t want to be a poster boy — I want to make changes and decisions.”

“I’m disappointed with the Communist Party,” Monson admits, looking tired after a day of filming and sprawled out across the back seat of the studio car driving him around Moscow. “I don’t know if they have the same idealistic desire for what they want [as I do]. They’re living in the past but enjoying the spoils of today.”

He takes a rare pause. “I don’t know,” he finally says, “but I feel like they’re distancing themselves from me in the lead-up to the election, as a foreigner.”

Photo credit: YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images

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June 01, 2026

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The NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) is a new three-year pilot program that responds directly to input from recent studies and legislation, including the Envisioning the Future of NSF EPSCoR report and the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167) . The EGFP is intended to advance graduate talent recruitment, development, and retention at graduate institutions in the eligible EPSCoR states and territories , hereafter referred to as EPSCoR jurisdictions. Through the EGFP's investments, NSF intends to help build additional capacity for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research and in turn promote innovation and economic growth in EPSCoR jurisdictions and across the Nation.

EGFP is designed to enhance the STEM research capacity and competitiveness of EPSCoR jurisdictions by providing funding to graduate degree-awarding institutions that will allow them to recruit NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows. Awardee institutions will select fellowship recipients, the NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows, from the pool of exceptional talent who received Honorable Mention from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) no more than three years prior to the proposal due date. NSF will provide the mechanism for awardee institutions to connect with GRFP Honorable Mention recipients through the NSF Education and Training Application (ETAP) system .

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is regularly revised and it is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets the requirements specified in this solicitation and the applicable version of the PAPPG. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Summary Of Program Requirements

General information.

Program Title:

NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
The NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) provides an opportunity for applicants who received the distinction of GRFP Honorable Mention no more than three years before the proposal due date to be named NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows and obtain financial support for their graduate education at an institution in an EPSCoR jurisdiction. EGFP aims to enhance the capacity and competitiveness of EPSCoR jurisdictions by providing funding to graduate degree-awarding institutions to support NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows as they pursue graduate degrees in the disciplines specified by the NSF Directorates and Office that are participating in the EGFP funding program. Fellows may pursue degrees in field that differ from the field or sub-field of study that the GRFP Honorable Mention recipients previously listed in their GRFP application. EGFP awards will be made to institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions. Awards will provide three years of stipend and associated cost-of-education allowance for each NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellow. Stipends must be budgeted at the level of $37,000 per year per Fellow and cost-of-education allowances must be budgeted at the level of $16,000 per year per Fellow. A total of three years of support must be budgeted per Fellow. Each Fellow must be given up to five years to utilize the support. Awardees will administer the awards such that the Fellows receive the full stipend amount and the institution retains the full cost-of-education allowance during the three years that each Fellow receives support. All submissions must request support for a minimum of three Fellows.

Broadening Participation In STEM:

NSF recognizes the unique lived experiences of individuals from communities that are underrepresented and/or under-served in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and the barriers to inclusion and access to STEM education and careers. NSF highly encourages the leadership, partnership, and contributions in all NSF opportunities of individuals who are members of such communities supported by NSF. This includes leading and designing STEM research and education proposals for funding; serving as peer reviewers, advisory committee members, and/or committee of visitor members; and serving as NSF leadership, program, and/or administrative staff. NSF also highly encourages demographically diverse institutions of higher education (IHEs) to lead, partner, and contribute to NSF opportunities on behalf of their research and education communities. NSF expects that all individuals, including those who are members of groups that are underrepresented and/or under-served in STEM, are treated equitably and inclusively in the Foundation's proposal and award process.

NSF encourages IHEs that enroll, educate, graduate, and employ individuals who are members of groups underrepresented and/or under-served in STEM education programs and careers to lead, partner, and contribute to NSF opportunities, including leading and designing STEM research and education proposals for funding. Such IHEs include, but may not be limited to, community colleges and two-year institutions, mission-based institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), women's colleges, and institutions that primarily serve persons with disabilities, as well as institutions defined by enrollment such as Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).

"Broadening participation in STEM" is the comprehensive phrase used by NSF to refer to the Foundation's goal of increasing the representation and diversity of individuals, organizations, and geographic regions that contribute to STEM teaching, research, and innovation. To broaden participation in STEM, it is necessary to address issues of equity, inclusion, and access in STEM education, training, and careers. Whereas all NSF programs might support broadening participation components, some programs primarily focus on supporting broadening participation research and projects. Examples can be found on the NSF Broadening Participation in STEM website.

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

Please note that the following information is current at the time of publishing. See program website for any updates to the points of contact.

  • EGFP: Program Contact, telephone: (703) 292-2440, email: [email protected]
  • Narcrisha S. Norman, telephone: (703) 292-7965, email: [email protected]
  • Rebecca Shearman, telephone: (703) 292-7403, email: [email protected]
  • Jeanne R. Small, telephone: (703) 292-8623, email: [email protected]
  • 47.041 --- Engineering
  • 47.049 --- Mathematical and Physical Sciences
  • 47.050 --- Geosciences
  • 47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
  • 47.074 --- Biological Sciences
  • 47.075 --- Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences
  • 47.076 --- STEM Education
  • 47.083 --- Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)
  • 47.084 --- NSF Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

Award Information

Anticipated Type of Award: Continuing Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 5 to 35

Anticipated Funding Amount: $17,000,000

Proposals must request at least the amount of funding required to support three Fellows over three years ($477,000 total). It is anticipated that no proposals will request support for more than 20 Fellows over three years ($3,180,000 total). It is also anticipated that the average award size will allow five Fellows to be supported for three years ($795,000 total).

Number of awards and award sizes are subject to the availability of funds and quality of proposals submitted.

Eligibility Information

Who May Submit Proposals:

Proposals may only be submitted by the following: Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that are accredited, have a campus located in an eligible EPSCoR jurisdiction at the time of proposal submission, and offer at least one master's and/or doctoral degree in a STEM discipline aligned with the topical focus area(s) described in this solicitation.

Who May Serve as PI:

As of the submission deadline, PIs, co-PIs, or other Senior/Key personnel must hold primary, full-time, paid, and continuing appointments at an institution that is eligible to submit in response to this solicitation (see above), with exceptions granted for family or medical leave, as determined by the submitting institution. Individuals holding term-limited appointments are not eligible.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 1

Each submitting organization is limited to one proposal per annual competition. Potential PIs are advised to contact their institutional office of research (or equivalent) regarding processes used to select proposals for submission. Institutions interested in supporting Fellows in multiple topical focus areas must submit a single proposal that addresses all topical areas of interest.

Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or co-PI: 1

An individual must not participate as PI, Co-PI, or Senior/Key Personnel on more than one proposal submitted for the same deadline.

Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions

A. proposal preparation instructions.

  • Letters of Intent: Not required
  • Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required
  • Full Proposals submitted via Research.gov: NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) guidelines apply. The complete text of the PAPPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg .
  • Full Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide ).

B. Budgetary Information

C. due dates, proposal review information criteria.

Merit Review Criteria:

National Science Board approved criteria. Additional merit review criteria apply. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information.

Award Administration Information

Award Conditions:

Standard NSF award conditions apply.

Reporting Requirements:

Standard NSF reporting requirements apply.

I. Introduction

In 1950, Congress established NSF, five years after Vannevar Bush sent a report titled Science – the Endless Frontier to President Harry S. Truman outlining a plan to create a new agency that would contribute to the development of the Nation's scientific talent ( https://www.nsf.gov/about/history/EndlessFrontier_w.pdf ). Bush's report created a blueprint for U.S. scientific research. He made the point that" There are talented individuals in every segment of the population ". Bush further wrote that " ... it is recommended that provision be made for... graduate fellowships... ". These words are reminders that investments in transformative science and people with high potential are key for keeping the U.S. strong and competitive.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) acted on Bush's report and became NSF's first program. Since its inception, GRFP has received applications each year from exceptionally talented individuals who have the potential to make strong positive contributions to the U.S. STEM enterprise. Only a small subset of applicants are offered an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship every year. An additional elite group of applicants receive the distinction of being named an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention in recognition of their outstanding achievements and potential for future contributions in STEM. GRFP Awardees and Honorable Mentions together represent some of the nation's most promising STEM talent. Unfortunately, due to funding limitations, NSF has been unable to provide GRFP Honorable Mentions with financial support for graduate school.

The EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) aims to enhance the STEM capacity and competitiveness of EPSCoR jurisdictions by providing graduate degree-granting institutions with funding that can be used to provide fellowships to students who received a GRFP Honorable Mention. The EGFP program specifically seeks to empower IHEs from EPSCoR jurisdictions to attract and retain extremely high-quality graduate students.

This program is an opportunity for GRFP applicants who received the distinction of GRFP Honorable Mention to obtain financial support for their graduate education in STEM disciplines, including the discipline of STEM education research, at an institution in an EPSCoR jurisdiction. Eligible students must have received a GRFP Honorable Mention no more than three years prior to the deadline date for submission of proposals to the EGFP. Students who receive support through this program are known as NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows, and are referred to as Fellows for the remainder of this solicitation.

EGFP awards are made to institutions to support graduate students in specific fields of study. Institutions that receive funding through this program will be eligible to recruit and support meritorious GRFP Honorable Mentions to attend their institutions and pursue a graduate degree. Support from the EGFP program is only available for those fields specified by the NSF Directorates and Office participating in the EGFP. Students must be recruited for and pursue degrees in the field(s) addressed in each EGFP proposal.

As authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act (Sections 10325, 10387, 10383, and 10393), the EGFP program will help NSF to increase its investments in EPSCoR jurisdictions, while growing STEM talent and providing an opportunity to support the development of a ready workforce in critical and emerging technologies. EGFP investments in the future STEM workforce are intended to build capacity for STEM research in EPSCoR jurisdictions, which in turn is intended to promote innovation and economic growth in EPSCoR jurisdictions and across the Nation.

II. Program Description

STEM Topics and Areas Eligible for Consideration

The following NSF Directorates and Office are participating in this solicitation:

  • Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
  • Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
  • Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
  • Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
  • Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
  • Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)
  • Directorate for STEM Education (EDU)
  • Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP)
  • Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)

Each participating Directorate and Office has identified specific topics or areas that align with their unique goals and the programs they support. These topics or areas may differ from the field or sub-field the Honorable Mention recipients previously listed in their GRFP applications.

The topics and area that will be considered for funding by each of the participating Directorates and Office are described below.

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) : BIO will consider proposals that engage Fellows with research on any topic normally supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences with an emphasis on proposals that combine biology and artificial intelligence, that advance the bioeconomy, and/or create solutions for a resilient planet. More information about BIO is available on the NSF.gov website. https://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=BIO .

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) : CISE will consider proposals that engage Fellows with research on any topic normally supported by the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. More information about CISE is available on the NSF.gov website. https://new.nsf.gov/cise .

Directorate for Engineering (ENG) : ENG will consider proposals that engage Fellows with research on any topic normally supported by the Directorate for Engineering. More information about ENG is available on the NSF.gov website. https://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=ENG .

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) : GEO will consider proposals that engage Fellows with research on any topic normally supported by the Directorate for Geosciences. More information about GEO is available on the NSF.gov website. https://new.nsf.gov/about/directorates-offices#geo .

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) : MPS will consider proposals that engage Fellows with research on any topic normally supported by the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. More information about MPS is available on the NSF.gov website. https://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=MPS .

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) : SBE will consider proposals that engage Fellows in any field or fields of study supported by the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. More information about SBE is available on the NSF.gov website. https://new.nsf.gov/sbe .

Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) : EDU will consider proposals that provide support for graduate students pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in STEM education. This includes degrees offered within STEM disciplines that involve discipline-based education research. More information about EDU is available on the NSF.gov website. https://new.nsf.gov/edu .

Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) : TIP will consider proposals that engage Fellows in graduate curricula designed in collaboration with non-academic employers to address skills gaps in the ten key technology areas that are described in Sec. 10387 of the CHIPS and Science Act and correspondingly the focus of the Directorate. NSF recognizes that each of these key technology areas spans multiple fields of study and expects graduate program offerings to demonstrate such multi-disciplinary training. Graduate programs eligible for support must incorporate experiential learning and problem-solving components beyond traditional research activities typically expected of graduate programs in STEM fields. Industry- and policy-based experiential learning opportunities are strongly preferred. Proposals considered for funding by TIP must indicate how specific non-academic employers have been engaged in the development or modification of relevant graduate curricula. More information about TIP is available on the NSF.gov website. https://new.nsf.gov/tip/latest .

Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) : The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) in OIA will consider proposals that provide support for graduate students pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in a STEM discipline aligned with an EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) award within the jurisdiction. These submissions should focus on leveraging existing NSF EPSCoR RII investments to improve research, education, broadening participation, and economic development in the jurisdiction. Proposals should identify graduate student experiences that synergize with the currently funded RII project(s) in ways that engage in academic, government, and private sector partners, as appropriate. Currently funded RII projects may be found on NSF's website at this link , by exploring the websites of EPSCoR jurisdictions , or by contacting an NSF EPSCoR RII Program Director .

Institutional Responsibilities

Proposing institutions must be prepared to provide NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellows with a high-quality graduate experience in the discipline(s) in which each Fellow will pursue a graduate degree. Institutions must provide clear evidence of an existing graduate program in the discipline(s) relevant to the proposal. Only proposals focusing on one or more of the topics or areas described above will be considered for funding. Other proposals will be returned without review. See the Full Proposal Preparation Instructions section for more information about the expected contents of a proposal.

Institutions receiving awards through this solicitation will be required to use the NSF Education and Training Application (ETAP) system to recruit prospective Fellows. Institutions may recruit potential Fellows from the pool of highly qualified individuals who received Honorable Mention recognition from the NSF GRFP no more than three years prior to the proposal submission deadline.

NSF conducts ongoing program monitoring and evaluation to determine how effective its programs are at achieving their goals. Proposing institutions must present a plan for ensuring that all project participants, including employees of the proposing institution, as well as supported Fellows, will comply with NSF's requests for information related to program-level evaluation, including requests to participate in surveys, interviews, and other methods for collecting evaluation data. Prospective Fellows offered funding through this program must be informed of and agree to this obligation prior to receiving support.

Proposing institutions should note that for this solicitation, a graduate student Mentoring Plan, prepared in accordance with the guidance contained in the PAPPG, must be included in the Other Supplementary Documents section of the proposal. In submission of each annual and final annual project report, the PI or co-PI is certifying that every graduate student receiving substantial support through this program had an Individual Development Plan (IDP) during the reporting period. NSF defines "substantial support" as support provided to an individual that is equal to one person month or more during the annual reporting period for the NSF award. Other requirements in the PAPPG that apply to all NSF research proposals and awards apply to EGFP proposals and awards.

Fellow Responsibilities

Prospective Fellows will connect with institutions offering fellowships via the NSF Education and Training Application (ETAP) system. In addition to completing an ETAP application, Fellows will also be required to submit any additional documentation required by the institution(s) offering fellowships to be considered for support. Prospective Fellows must have received the distinction of Honorable Mention from the NSF GRFP program no more than three years prior to the deadline date for the institution's proposal to the EGFP program. Fellows can apply to graduate programs that differ from those listed as field or sub-field in their previous GRFP application. To be eligible for ongoing support, fellowship recipients must be enrolled full-time in an eligible master's or doctoral degree-granting program and make ongoing satisfactory progress toward completion of their graduate degree. Fellows must remain enrolled in a degree program in the same discipline as when they were admitted by institution. Full-time enrollment must be certified by the awardee institution's registrar (or equivalent). Fellowships are granted by the institution and not portable to another institution. If a Fellow transfers to another institution, the Fellow will forfeit continued access to the fellowship.

III. Award Information

$17,000,000 available annually. Number of awards is approximate and subject to the availability of funds and quality of the proposals submitted.

IV. Eligibility Information

Additional Eligibility Info:

A proposing institution must provide clear evidence of an existing graduate program in the discipline(s) relevant to the proposal. All proposals must include a Letter of Collaboration from the submitting institution's Graduate School Dean, or from a person with similar responsibility and authority for the graduate programs that are relevant to the proposal.

V. Proposal Preparation And Submission Instructions

Full Proposal Preparation Instructions : Proposers may opt to submit proposals in response to this Program Solicitation via Research.gov or Grants.gov.

  • Full Proposals submitted via Research.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines contained in the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). The complete text of the PAPPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg . Paper copies of the PAPPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected] . The Prepare New Proposal setup will prompt you for the program solicitation number.
  • Full proposals submitted via Grants.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation via Grants.gov should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov . The complete text of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: ( https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide ). To obtain copies of the Application Guide and Application Forms Package, click on the Apply tab on the Grants.gov site, then click on the Apply Step 1: Download a Grant Application Package and Application Instructions link and enter the funding opportunity number, (the program solicitation number without the NSF prefix) and press the Download Package button. Paper copies of the Grants.gov Application Guide also may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected] .

See PAPPG Chapter II.D.2 for guidance on the required sections of a full research proposal submitted to NSF. Please note that the proposal preparation instructions provided in this program solicitation may deviate from the PAPPG instructions.

The following instructions are specific to proposals submitted to the EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program and supplement the NSF PAPPG.

  • Separately submitted collaborative proposals will not be accepted and will be returned without review.
  • Proposals that do not contain all items described below will be returned without review.

The following information is in addition to the guidance provided by the NSF PAPPG, which applies to all proposals submitted to NSF.

Cover Sheet: For planning purposes, use March 15 of the upcoming year as the award start date.

Project Summary: (1-page limit): The first sentence of the Project Summary should clearly identify the NSF Directorate(s) or Office that provides funding for research in the disciplinary area and topic that are the focus of the proposal and the number of graduate students for whom Fellowships will be provided. In the case that the proposal focuses on areas that are associated with more than one NSF Directorate or Office, the number of graduate students should be disaggregated by Directorate or Office. The remainder of the Project Summary should describe the proposed project. See the NSF PAPPG for additional instructions. The summary should be written in a manner that will be informative to STEM professionals working in related fields and understandable to a scientifically literate lay reader.

Project Description: The Project Description may not exceed 15 pages, including tables and illustrations.

Each proposal should provide an overview of the educational ecosystem represented by the proposing institution. This may include topics such as size, setting, areas of emphasis, number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, collaborations with other educational institutions, connections to businesses and industry, or other topics that the proposal authors feel are relevant.

Each proposal must explicitly identify the STEM or STEM education research area(s) for which Fellows are sought, and the number of students for whom Fellowships will be provided (disaggregated by research area as appropriate).

For each relevant discipline, the proposal must provide credible evidence that the institution has the capacity to serve the number of students for whom support is requested. In addition, the institution must demonstrate in the proposal that they have the capability to provide students with a high-quality graduate experience. This means that, at a minimum, the graduate program(s) for which students are sought:

  • already exists;
  • is supported by a sufficient number of faculty who are willing to advise the students;
  • possesses or has access to the facilities and tools necessary to support high-quality research and mentoring in the relevant disciplines;
  • is within an institution that has a track record of effectively recruiting, retaining, and graduating STEM or STEM education graduate students and supporting them in finding employment after graduation;
  • is within an institution that has demonstrable experience on-boarding new STEM or STEM education research graduate students and promoting their sense of belonging by providing an introduction to the local community, ensuring awareness and access to resources available at the school, and facilitating peer mentoring and support among graduate students; and
  • is within an institution that has experience providing professional development for STEM or STEM education graduate students and mentoring them to successful completion of the graduate degrees.

Most of the project description portion of the proposal should focus on providing a complete description of the characteristics of the graduate program that selected Fellows will experience, from matriculation through graduation. Alignment of the graduate program with one or more of those specified by the Directorates/Office collaborating to issue this solicitation must be clearly articulated. Discussion of the topics shown as bullet points in the preceding paragraph must be included. Additionally, each proposal should describe compelling characteristics of the relevant graduate degree program that can be highlighted as evidence of quality. Each proposal should also summarize what constitutes "satisfactory progress" toward completion of a STEM or STEM education research graduate degree in the relevant discipline(s) and describe how students are guided to make continuous satisfactory progress throughout their graduate program. The process by which students who are not making satisfactory progress are notified, given opportunities to improve, and, if no improvement occurs, are dismissed from the program(s) should be addressed.

Additional information may also be included as deemed appropriate in judging the overall potential of the institution to provide Fellows with a high-quality graduate experience. For example, proposals may include information about services and other resources offered to graduate students by relevant departments and/or colleges (or equivalent) and the institution. Proposal authors are encouraged to review the information in Section VI of this Solicitation (NSF Proposal Processing and Review Criteria), including the additional solicitation-specific review criteria.

The proposal must include a commitment to collaborate with NSF to prepare and disseminate institutional graduate admission resources via the NSF Education and Training Application (ETAP) system. A description of the process by which prospective Fellows' information submitted via ETAP will be reviewed, the additional application materials that will be requested from the prospective Fellows, and the process for making final decisions regarding which applicants will be offered fellowships, must be included. Proposing institutions are strongly encouraged to make the application process as simple and straightforward as possible for prospective Fellows because these individuals have already been pre-screened and received an Honorable Mention as a result of the NSF GRFP application and review process.

Other Supplementary Documents: All proposals must include the following two items, which must be uploaded into the Other Supplementary Documents section of the proposal:

  • a Letter of Collaboration from the submitting institution's Graduate School Dean, or from a person with similar responsibility and authority for the graduate programs that are relevant to the proposal; and
  • a graduate student Mentoring Plan applicable to all Fellows at the proposing institution. Proposers should follow the instruction for preparing and submitting a Mentoring Plan contained within the PAPPG.

Cost Sharing:

Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited.

Other Budgetary Limitations:

Awards will support up to three years of stipends and associated cost-of-education allowances for Fellows. Stipends should be budgeted at the level of $37,000 per student per year and cost-of-education allowances should be budgeted at the level of $16,000 per student per fellowship year. The cost-of-education allowance provides payment in lieu of tuition and mandatory fees to the institution. A total of three years of support must be budgeted per student. Each student must be given up to five years to utilize the support. Both stipends and cost-of-education allowances must be listed as Participant Support Costs in the NSF proposal budget.

During the years in which students are receiving fellowship support, the institution is required to exempt Fellows from paying tuition and fees normally charged to students of similar academic standing, unless such charges are optional or are refundable (i.e., the institution is responsible for tuition and required fees in excess of the cost-of-education allowance). Acceptance of fellowship funds by the awardee institution indicates acceptance of and adherence to these and other terms and conditions as specified in this solicitation and the PAPPG. The cost-of-education allowance is provided to institutions in lieu of tuition and mandatory fees and it can be used for any purpose that the institution would normally use the revenue it collects via tuition and fees.

Each proposal should develop a three-year budget for the project in which all the funds requested are evenly distributed across the three project years. If the project is on track, the funding requested will be provided to each awardee institution as continuing grant increments during the three project years. The institution can use all the funding for Fellows during those years, or, if one or more Fellows chooses to defer their fellowship, the institution may request one or more no-cost extensions, as necessary, to allow each Fellow up to five years to utilize their three years of fellowship funding. All Fellows' requests for deferral must be approved by the institution. Awardee institutions' requests for no-cost extensions must be documented and approved as described in the PAPPG.

To reiterate, each Fellow will receive up to three years of support and that support may be utilized at any time during a five-year period. A Fellow's cost-of-education allowance, which is to be used at the discretion of the institution, can only be charged to the award during the same year that the Fellow receives a stipend.

Fellows receiving fellowship support must have full access to all resources and other benefits available at the institution to other graduate students supported at the "full-time" support level (normally 20 hours per week average expected commitment) as research or teaching assistants. Once a Fellow matriculates at an institution in a discipline supported by the institution's EGFP award, the Fellow cannot change their field of study to pursue a degree for which the institution has not received EGFP support.

If, for any reason, a supported Fellow leaves an institution, the institution should contact the cognizant NSF program officer. The potential next steps are: (1) the awardee institution recruits a new Fellow; or (2) NSF reduces the value of any upcoming continuing grant increments to reflect the reduction in number of Fellows supported by the institution and/or arranges for the return of some portion of the funds previously provided to the institution by NSF. If the institution receives permission from NSF to recruit a new Fellow and does not have sufficient funds remaining to provide a full three years of support to the incoming Fellow, they may request a supplement to their award. The availability of supplements is dependent upon the availability of funds at NSF. No commitments of NSF-provided funding should be made to incoming replacement Fellows beyond what the host institution is able to provide with the funds remaining in the project budget (including awarded supplements) at the time the commitment is being made. New Fellows must have received Honorable Mention from the NSF GRFP no more than three years prior to the date of submission of the institution's EGFP proposal. New Fellows must connect with the institution via NSF's ETAP system.

Support for no fewer than three Fellows can be requested in any proposal. This requirement does not apply to supplement requests.

D. Research.gov/Grants.gov Requirements

For Proposals Submitted Via Research.gov:

To prepare and submit a proposal via Research.gov, see detailed technical instructions available at: https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html . For Research.gov user support, call the Research.gov Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532 or e-mail [email protected] . The Research.gov Help Desk answers general technical questions related to the use of the Research.gov system. Specific questions related to this program solicitation should be referred to the NSF program staff contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this funding opportunity.

For Proposals Submitted Via Grants.gov:

Before using Grants.gov for the first time, each organization must register to create an institutional profile. Once registered, the applicant's organization can then apply for any federal grant on the Grants.gov website. Comprehensive information about using Grants.gov is available on the Grants.gov Applicant Resources webpage: https://www.grants.gov/applicants . In addition, the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide (see link in Section V.A) provides instructions regarding the technical preparation of proposals via Grants.gov. For Grants.gov user support, contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at 1-800-518-4726 or by email: [email protected] . The Grants.gov Contact Center answers general technical questions related to the use of Grants.gov. Specific questions related to this program solicitation should be referred to the NSF program staff contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this solicitation. Submitting the Proposal: Once all documents have been completed, the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) must submit the application to Grants.gov and verify the desired funding opportunity and agency to which the application is submitted. The AOR must then sign and submit the application to Grants.gov. The completed application will be transferred to Research.gov for further processing. The NSF Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Research.gov informational page provides submission guidance to applicants and links to helpful resources including the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide , Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Research.gov how-to guide , and Grants.gov Submitted Proposals Frequently Asked Questions . Grants.gov proposals must pass all NSF pre-check and post-check validations in order to be accepted by Research.gov at NSF. When submitting via Grants.gov, NSF strongly recommends applicants initiate proposal submission at least five business days in advance of a deadline to allow adequate time to address NSF compliance errors and resubmissions by 5:00 p.m. submitting organization's local time on the deadline. Please note that some errors cannot be corrected in Grants.gov. Once a proposal passes pre-checks but fails any post-check, an applicant can only correct and submit the in-progress proposal in Research.gov.

Proposers that submitted via Research.gov may use Research.gov to verify the status of their submission to NSF. For proposers that submitted via Grants.gov, until an application has been received and validated by NSF, the Authorized Organizational Representative may check the status of an application on Grants.gov. After proposers have received an e-mail notification from NSF, Research.gov should be used to check the status of an application.

VI. NSF Proposal Processing And Review Procedures

Proposals received by NSF are assigned to the appropriate NSF program for acknowledgement and, if they meet NSF requirements, for review. All proposals are carefully reviewed by a scientist, engineer, or educator serving as an NSF Program Officer, and usually by three to ten other persons outside NSF either as ad hoc reviewers, panelists, or both, who are experts in the particular fields represented by the proposal. These reviewers are selected by Program Officers charged with oversight of the review process. Proposers are invited to suggest names of persons they believe are especially well qualified to review the proposal and/or persons they would prefer not review the proposal. These suggestions may serve as one source in the reviewer selection process at the Program Officer's discretion. Submission of such names, however, is optional. Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts of interest with the proposal. In addition, Program Officers may obtain comments from site visits before recommending final action on proposals. Senior NSF staff further review recommendations for awards. A flowchart that depicts the entire NSF proposal and award process (and associated timeline) is included in PAPPG Exhibit III-1.

A comprehensive description of the Foundation's merit review process is available on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/merit_review/ .

Proposers should also be aware of core strategies that are essential to the fulfillment of NSF's mission, as articulated in Leading the World in Discovery and Innovation, STEM Talent Development and the Delivery of Benefits from Research - NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 - 2026 . These strategies are integrated in the program planning and implementation process, of which proposal review is one part. NSF's mission is particularly well-implemented through the integration of research and education and broadening participation in NSF programs, projects, and activities.

One of the strategic objectives in support of NSF's mission is to foster integration of research and education through the programs, projects, and activities it supports at academic and research institutions. These institutions must recruit, train, and prepare a diverse STEM workforce to advance the frontiers of science and participate in the U.S. technology-based economy. NSF's contribution to the national innovation ecosystem is to provide cutting-edge research under the guidance of the Nation's most creative scientists and engineers. NSF also supports development of a strong science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce by investing in building the knowledge that informs improvements in STEM teaching and learning.

NSF's mission calls for the broadening of opportunities and expanding participation of groups, institutions, and geographic regions that are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, which is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.

A. Merit Review Principles and Criteria

The National Science Foundation strives to invest in a robust and diverse portfolio of projects that creates new knowledge and enables breakthroughs in understanding across all areas of science and engineering research and education. To identify which projects to support, NSF relies on a merit review process that incorporates consideration of both the technical aspects of a proposed project and its potential to contribute more broadly to advancing NSF's mission "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes." NSF makes every effort to conduct a fair, competitive, transparent merit review process for the selection of projects.

1. Merit Review Principles

These principles are to be given due diligence by PIs and organizations when preparing proposals and managing projects, by reviewers when reading and evaluating proposals, and by NSF program staff when determining whether or not to recommend proposals for funding and while overseeing awards. Given that NSF is the primary federal agency charged with nurturing and supporting excellence in basic research and education, the following three principles apply:

  • All NSF projects should be of the highest quality and have the potential to advance, if not transform, the frontiers of knowledge.
  • NSF projects, in the aggregate, should contribute more broadly to achieving societal goals. These "Broader Impacts" may be accomplished through the research itself, through activities that are directly related to specific research projects, or through activities that are supported by, but are complementary to, the project. The project activities may be based on previously established and/or innovative methods and approaches, but in either case must be well justified.
  • Meaningful assessment and evaluation of NSF funded projects should be based on appropriate metrics, keeping in mind the likely correlation between the effect of broader impacts and the resources provided to implement projects. If the size of the activity is limited, evaluation of that activity in isolation is not likely to be meaningful. Thus, assessing the effectiveness of these activities may best be done at a higher, more aggregated, level than the individual project.

With respect to the third principle, even if assessment of Broader Impacts outcomes for particular projects is done at an aggregated level, PIs are expected to be accountable for carrying out the activities described in the funded project. Thus, individual projects should include clearly stated goals, specific descriptions of the activities that the PI intends to do, and a plan in place to document the outputs of those activities.

These three merit review principles provide the basis for the merit review criteria, as well as a context within which the users of the criteria can better understand their intent.

2. Merit Review Criteria

All NSF proposals are evaluated through use of the two National Science Board approved merit review criteria. In some instances, however, NSF will employ additional criteria as required to highlight the specific objectives of certain programs and activities.

The two merit review criteria are listed below. Both criteria are to be given full consideration during the review and decision-making processes; each criterion is necessary but neither, by itself, is sufficient. Therefore, proposers must fully address both criteria. (PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i). contains additional information for use by proposers in development of the Project Description section of the proposal). Reviewers are strongly encouraged to review the criteria, including PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i), prior to the review of a proposal.

When evaluating NSF proposals, reviewers will be asked to consider what the proposers want to do, why they want to do it, how they plan to do it, how they will know if they succeed, and what benefits could accrue if the project is successful. These issues apply both to the technical aspects of the proposal and the way in which the project may make broader contributions. To that end, reviewers will be asked to evaluate all proposals against two criteria:

  • Intellectual Merit: The Intellectual Merit criterion encompasses the potential to advance knowledge; and
  • Broader Impacts: The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes.

The following elements should be considered in the review for both criteria:

  • Advance knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields (Intellectual Merit); and
  • Benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes (Broader Impacts)?
  • To what extent do the proposed activities suggest and explore creative, original, or potentially transformative concepts?
  • Is the plan for carrying out the proposed activities well-reasoned, well-organized, and based on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to assess success?
  • How well qualified is the individual, team, or organization to conduct the proposed activities?
  • Are there adequate resources available to the PI (either at the home organization or through collaborations) to carry out the proposed activities?

Broader impacts may be accomplished through the research itself, through the activities that are directly related to specific research projects, or through activities that are supported by, but are complementary to, the project. NSF values the advancement of scientific knowledge and activities that contribute to achievement of societally relevant outcomes. Such outcomes include, but are not limited to: full participation of women, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); improved STEM education and educator development at any level; increased public scientific literacy and public engagement with science and technology; improved well-being of individuals in society; development of a diverse, globally competitive STEM workforce; increased partnerships between academia, industry, and others; improved national security; increased economic competitiveness of the United States; and enhanced infrastructure for research and education.

Proposers are reminded that reviewers will also be asked to review the Data Management and Sharing Plan and the Mentoring Plan, as appropriate.

Additional Solicitation Specific Review Criteria

In addition to the standard NSF Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts Criteria, reviewers will be required to carefully consider the extent to which the following aspects are addressed in proposals:

  • The capacity and exemplary characteristics of existing graduate education and research programs in the discipline(s) relevant to the proposed project at the proposing institution.
  • The effectiveness of graduate education and mentoring programs in the relevant discipline(s) at the proposing institution in retaining students to degree completion and preparing them for success in their future careers.
  • The extent to which the proposed project will enhance the capacity for research and/or contribute to innovation in the EPSCoR jurisdiction.

B. Review and Selection Process

Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation will be reviewed by Ad hoc Review and/or Panel Review.

Reviewers will be asked to evaluate proposals using two National Science Board approved merit review criteria and, if applicable, additional program specific criteria. A summary rating and accompanying narrative will generally be completed and submitted by each reviewer and/or panel. The Program Officer assigned to manage the proposal's review will consider the advice of reviewers and will formulate a recommendation.

After scientific, technical and programmatic review and consideration of appropriate factors, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant Division Director whether the proposal should be declined or recommended for award. NSF strives to be able to tell proposers whether their proposals have been declined or recommended for funding within six months. Large or particularly complex proposals or proposals from new recipients may require additional review and processing time. The time interval begins on the deadline or target date, or receipt date, whichever is later. The interval ends when the Division Director acts upon the Program Officer's recommendation.

After programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals recommended for funding will be forwarded to the Division of Grants and Agreements or the Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support for review of business, financial, and policy implications. After an administrative review has occurred, Grants and Agreements Officers perform the processing and issuance of a grant or other agreement. Proposers are cautioned that only a Grants and Agreements Officer may make commitments, obligations or awards on behalf of NSF or authorize the expenditure of funds. No commitment on the part of NSF should be inferred from technical or budgetary discussions with a NSF Program Officer. A Principal Investigator or organization that makes financial or personnel commitments in the absence of a grant or cooperative agreement signed by the NSF Grants and Agreements Officer does so at their own risk.

Once an award or declination decision has been made, Principal Investigators are provided feedback about their proposals. In all cases, reviews are treated as confidential documents. Verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the names of the reviewers or any reviewer-identifying information, are sent to the Principal Investigator/Project Director by the Program Officer. In addition, the proposer will receive an explanation of the decision to award or decline funding.

VII. Award Administration Information

A. notification of the award.

Notification of the award is made to the submitting organization by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer. Organizations whose proposals are declined will be advised as promptly as possible by the cognizant NSF Program administering the program. Verbatim copies of reviews, not including the identity of the reviewer, will be provided automatically to the Principal Investigator. (See Section VI.B. for additional information on the review process.)

B. Award Conditions

An NSF award consists of: (1) the award notice, which includes any special provisions applicable to the award and any numbered amendments thereto; (2) the budget, which indicates the amounts, by categories of expense, on which NSF has based its support (or otherwise communicates any specific approvals or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3) the proposal referenced in the award notice; (4) the applicable award conditions, such as Grant General Conditions (GC-1)*; or Research Terms and Conditions* and (5) any announcement or other NSF issuance that may be incorporated by reference in the award notice. Cooperative agreements also are administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative Agreement Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC) and the applicable Programmatic Terms and Conditions. NSF awards are electronically signed by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer and transmitted electronically to the organization via e-mail.

*These documents may be accessed electronically on NSF's Website at https://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF . Paper copies may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected] .

More comprehensive information on NSF Award Conditions and other important information on the administration of NSF awards is contained in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Chapter VII, available electronically on the NSF Website at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg .

Administrative and National Policy Requirements

Build America, Buy America

As expressed in Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers (86 FR 7475), it is the policy of the executive branch to use terms and conditions of Federal financial assistance awards to maximize, consistent with law, the use of goods, products, and materials produced in, and services offered in, the United States.

Consistent with the requirements of the Build America, Buy America Act (Pub. L. 117-58, Division G, Title IX, Subtitle A, November 15, 2021), no funding made available through this funding opportunity may be obligated for infrastructure projects under an award unless all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States. For additional information, visit NSF's Build America, Buy America webpage.

C. Reporting Requirements

For all multi-year grants (including both standard and continuing grants), the Principal Investigator must submit an annual project report to the cognizant Program Officer no later than 90 days prior to the end of the current budget period. (Some programs or awards require submission of more frequent project reports). No later than 120 days following expiration of a grant, the PI also is required to submit a final annual project report, and a project outcomes report for the general public.

Failure to provide the required annual or final annual project reports, or the project outcomes report, will delay NSF review and processing of any future funding increments as well as any pending proposals for all identified PIs and co-PIs on a given award. PIs should examine the formats of the required reports in advance to assure availability of required data.

PIs are required to use NSF's electronic project-reporting system, available through Research.gov, for preparation and submission of annual and final annual project reports. Such reports provide information on accomplishments, project participants (individual and organizational), publications, and other specific products and impacts of the project. Submission of the report via Research.gov constitutes certification by the PI that the contents of the report are accurate and complete. The project outcomes report also must be prepared and submitted using Research.gov. This report serves as a brief summary, prepared specifically for the public, of the nature and outcomes of the project. This report will be posted on the NSF website exactly as it is submitted by the PI.

More comprehensive information on NSF Reporting Requirements and other important information on the administration of NSF awards is contained in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Chapter VII, available electronically on the NSF Website at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg .

VIII. Agency Contacts

Please note that the program contact information is current at the time of publishing. See program website for any updates to the points of contact.

General inquiries regarding this program should be made to:

For questions related to the use of NSF systems contact:

For questions relating to Grants.gov contact:

  • Grants.gov Contact Center: If the Authorized Organizational Representatives (AOR) has not received a confirmation message from Grants.gov within 48 hours of submission of application, please contact via telephone: 1-800-518-4726; e-mail: [email protected] .

IX. Other Information

The NSF website provides the most comprehensive source of information on NSF Directorates (including contact information), programs and funding opportunities. Use of this website by potential proposers is strongly encouraged. In addition, "NSF Update" is an information-delivery system designed to keep potential proposers and other interested parties apprised of new NSF funding opportunities and publications, important changes in proposal and award policies and procedures, and upcoming NSF Grants Conferences . Subscribers are informed through e-mail or the user's Web browser each time new publications are issued that match their identified interests. "NSF Update" also is available on NSF's website .

Grants.gov provides an additional electronic capability to search for Federal government-wide grant opportunities. NSF funding opportunities may be accessed via this mechanism. Further information on Grants.gov may be obtained at https://www.grants.gov .

About The National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent Federal agency created by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 USC 1861-75). The Act states the purpose of the NSF is "to promote the progress of science; [and] to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare by supporting research and education in all fields of science and engineering."

NSF funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering. It does this through grants and cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, K-12 school systems, businesses, informal science organizations and other research organizations throughout the US. The Foundation accounts for about one-fourth of Federal support to academic institutions for basic research.

NSF receives approximately 55,000 proposals each year for research, education and training projects, of which approximately 11,000 are funded. In addition, the Foundation receives several thousand applications for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. The agency operates no laboratories itself but does support National Research Centers, user facilities, certain oceanographic vessels and Arctic and Antarctic research stations. The Foundation also supports cooperative research between universities and industry, US participation in international scientific and engineering efforts, and educational activities at every academic level.

Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) provide funding for special assistance or equipment to enable persons with disabilities to work on NSF-supported projects. See the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide Chapter II.F.7 for instructions regarding preparation of these types of proposals.

The National Science Foundation has Telephonic Device for the Deaf (TDD) and Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) capabilities that enable individuals with hearing impairments to communicate with the Foundation about NSF programs, employment or general information. TDD may be accessed at (703) 292-5090 and (800) 281-8749, FIRS at (800) 877-8339.

The National Science Foundation Information Center may be reached at (703) 292-5111.

Privacy Act And Public Burden Statements

The information requested on proposal forms and project reports is solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. The information on proposal forms will be used in connection with the selection of qualified proposals; and project reports submitted by proposers will be used for program evaluation and reporting within the Executive Branch and to Congress. The information requested may be disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff assistants as part of the proposal review process; to proposer institutions/grantees to provide or obtain data regarding the proposal review process, award decisions, or the administration of awards; to government contractors, experts, volunteers and researchers and educators as necessary to complete assigned work; to other government agencies or other entities needing information regarding proposers or nominees as part of a joint application review process, or in order to coordinate programs or policy; and to another Federal agency, court, or party in a court or Federal administrative proceeding if the government is a party. Information about Principal Investigators may be added to the Reviewer file and used to select potential candidates to serve as peer reviewers or advisory committee members. See System of Record Notices , NSF-50 , "Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Associated Records," and NSF-51 , "Reviewer/Proposal File and Associated Records." Submission of the information is voluntary. Failure to provide full and complete information, however, may reduce the possibility of receiving an award.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OMB control number for this collection is 3145-0058. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 120 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions. Send comments regarding the burden estimate and any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:

Suzanne H. Plimpton Reports Clearance Officer Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management National Science Foundation Alexandria, VA 22314

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