Resilience Innovation Fellows

Resilience Innovation Fellows: funding opportunity for graduate students

Resilience Innovation Fellows is a cohort program for GRFP Honorable Mention students at the University of New Mexico. Students from eight STEM departments will participate in professional development and training opportunities connected to the ARID Institute (Accelerating Resilience Innovations in Drylands) at UNM as a supplement to their disciplinary research. Cohort programming will introduce fellows to local communities, expand their access to research resources, and provide professional development opportunities linked to resilience research, careers, and employment.

Funding amount

Selected fellows will receive a stipend of $37,000/year for three years, with an educational allowance (for tuition/fees/expenses) of $16,000/year.

Fellows may use this funding over a five-year span; NSF does not require that the funded years be consecutive.

Eligibility

  • Named a GRFP Honorable Mention no more than 3 calendar years prior to the EGFP Fellowship application (e.g. For 2026 applicants must have been named as a GRFP Honorable Mention no earlier than Fall 2023). GRFP HM status is subject to verification by NSF. 
  • U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the United States 
  • Intending to enroll or enrolled full-time at UNM in one of these departments: Biology, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Economics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Geography & Environmental Studies, Physics & Astronomy.  Please note that the Biology fellowships are filled already. 
  • Never having previously accepted an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship or EGF. 
  • Not a current NSF employee.

To apply

To apply, potential applicants must use NSF’s ETAP system. UNM opportunities are listed by field; please ensure you select the opportunity associated with your field of study. You may use the following links for specific fields