NSF Org:	DGE Division Of Graduate Education
Recipient:	NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 19, 2021
Latest Amendment Date:	July 12, 2023
Award Number:	2139760
Award Instrument:	Fellowship Award
Program Manager:	Christopher L. Hill chill@nsf.gov  (703)292-8776 DGE  Division Of Graduate Education EDU  Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date:	September 1, 2021
End Date:	August 31, 2026 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$46,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$380,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2021 = $46,000.00 FY 2022 = $138,000.00 FY 2023 = $196,000.00
History of Investigator:	Luis Cifuentes (Principal Investigator) lacifuen@nmsu.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	New Mexico State University 1050 STEWART ST. LAS CRUCES NM  US  88003 (575)646-1590
Sponsor Congressional District:	02
Primary Place of Performance:	New Mexico State University Corner of Espina St & Stewart MSC OGC Box 30002 Las Cruces NM  US  88003-8002
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	J3M5GZAT8N85
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Graduate Research Fellowship
Primary Program Source:	04002324DB NSF STEM Education 04002223DB NSF Education & Human Resource 01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	7172, 9150, 9179, SMET
Program Element Code(s):	717200
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.076

ABSTRACT

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is a highly competitive, federal fellowship program. GRFP helps ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of financial support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM and STEM education. This award supports the NSF Graduate Fellows pursuing graduate education at this GRFP institution.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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