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News Release 13-120

NSF Announces First Cohort of Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide Program

International research-and-education experiences in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics hold promise for students seeking to advance science globally

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GROW student Anna Normand in the field in Sweded

Anna Normand, a Ph.D. student and NSF Graduate Research Fellow with the University of Florida's Soil and Water Science Department is conducting research at Abisko Research Station in Sweden. As part of GROW, her research there pertains to the impact of climate change on peatland vegetation and soil composition.

Credit: Anna Normand, University of Florida


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GROW student Erich Petushek standing next to a sign at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences

For his GROW assignment, Erich Petushek, a second year Ph.D. student in the Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors program at Michigan Technological University, traveled to Norway, his host country, where he will conduct research with the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences. Here in Norway, Petushek stands in front of a Norges Idrettshøgskole (Norwegian School of Sports Sciences) sign.

Credit: Erich Petushek, Michigan Technological University


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GROW PhD student Calen Henderson (foreground) in a Korean univeristy lab

Calen Henderson, a GROW Ph.D. student in astronomy at Ohio State University, is in South Korea analyzing data collected on gravitational microlensing events in the Bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy to look for exoplanets. Here, Henderson and colleague Joon-Young Choi use large computing clusters in the Department of Physics at Chungbuk National University to conduct the research.

Credit: Calen Barnett Henderson, The Ohio State University Department of Astronomy


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GROW student Carolyn Keogh at Kotoku-in temple in Kamakura, Japan

University of Georgia Ph.D. and NSF GROW student Carolyn Keogh will conduct research in Japan on the effects of reduced parasitism on the population dynamics of invasive marine invertebrates. Here, Keogh visits the Kotoku-in temple in Kamakura, Japan. Her GROW fellowship will begin in March 2014.

Credit: Carolyn Keogh, University of Georgia


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Through an effort called Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW), NSF has expanded and enhanced the ability for GRFs to be hosted by a science agency in a partner country for a period of three to 12 months. While overseas, they can receive a living allowance from the host country as they pursue their research in a host institution. They will also be eligible to receive an international travel allowance from NSF. NSF's goal is to continue to broaden the program over time by bringing in new international partners to expand opportunities. In this video Graduate Research Fellows discuss the advantages of the international research collaborations they undertook as part of their graduate experiences.

Credit: NSF