{"id":149815,"date":"2025-11-10T12:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815//?p=149815"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:13:12","slug":"1-minute-with-6-ucf-alums-who-the-nsf-believes-exemplify-advancing-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815//1-minute-with-6-ucf-alums-who-the-nsf-believes-exemplify-advancing-research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815//","title":{"rendered":"1 Minute with 6 166su Alums Who the NSF Believes Exemplify Advancing Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
What you need to know: This U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship program is among the most prestigious honors possible for students pursuing research-based master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815/u2019s and doctoral degrees in STEM fields around the U.S./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815/n Why this year is significant for 166su: From the 13,000 graduates who applied for the fellowship nationwide, the NSF awarded only 1,500 (about one in nine). Those honorees receive financial support for advanced education and a stipend for their research. Six of them are 166su alums who are now set up to advance research in the areas of interest they discovered as undergraduates./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815/n If you only remember one item: The NSF considers these six graduates among our nation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815/u2019s next high-achieving scientists and engineers./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149815/n