EPA GRIP/GRFP Projects
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Supplemental Funding Project Opportunities - EPA
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) INTERN is a supplemental funding opportunity program that allows for Graduate Research Fellows through NSF to apply for supplemental funding for professional
development opportunities through Partner Agencies.
Program pe||ows under the NSF GRFP can apply for supplemental funding (up to $55,000 for 6-month period) through NSF to work on a career development/research project with federal agencies such as the EPA.
Overview*
The collaboration between NSF and the partner University through GRFP and EPA and that University and student is designed to expose graduate students to the federal workplace and provide career mentoring through rewarding research experiences that will
allow students to grow professionally and build their network.
Application period for University/GRFP Fellow to apply for supplemental funding opportunities generally occurs each fiscal year (FY) from 1 Oct -15 Apr. NSF generally has funds to support up to 260 opportunities per FY. All applications and approvals are
subject to availability of funds from NSF.
Applicatio The target deadline of 15 April indicates that any submission after that date may not be reviewed and processed until after the beginning of the next Fiscal year (1 October). Thus, a supplement request submitted to NSF in May (after the target deadline) may
n Process: not be reviewed for possible funding until after the beginning of October.
The review and processing schedules may vary within NSF connected with the Fiscal Year calendar and the schedule for that particular Program. For instance, for NSF GRFP INTERN the information provided to the PI is that they should expect that review and
processing will take at least 7 months from the time of submission to NSF. This information should be used in terms of considering start dates for internships.
A signed collaboration agreement between the University and hosting Agency must be in place and submitted to NSF by the University as part of the Grad Fellows application. The agreement must describe the internship opportunity and the mentoring that will
be provided to the student during the internship. The agreement should include a statement confirming that neither the graduate student nor the PI (University) has a financial interest in the organization hosting the internship.
Agency A signed IP agreement (including summary of publication and patent rights) between the Hosting Agency and University/Student must be submitted prior to the award of the supplemental funding. NSF is responsible neither for the agreement reached nor the IP
Requirem information exchanged between the NSF awardee and the host organization. This is an education grant between the NSF and Student, so the NSF has no rights in regard to IP developed under the GRFP. However, rights IP rights between outside Agency and
ents: University need to be documented and agreed on prior to NSF approving funds. Depending on complexity and can take several weeks/months to be finalized.
Once approved and funded the student will be in-processed into host agency as a "volunteer". Agency is responsible for in, security clearance, badging, and any miscellaneous GFP or Agency resources that may be needed by student to work on the project.
Agency should keep record of student and projects and follow-up every 6 months to check in on status. Student will need to be out-processed by Agency once supplemental funding timeframe is over.
NSF GRFP https://www.nsf.Rov/pubs/2021/nsf21013/nsf2 https://www.epa.Rov/research-
INTERN 1013.pdf fel lo wsh i ps/graduate-resea rch-fel lo wsh i p-
program program-grfp
The NSF GRFP INTERN program encourages NSF principal investigators to include graduate internship opportunities in their research. INTERN
is not restricted to GRFP Fellows. EPA GRIP research topics and projects may be tailored for other training programs, such as the NSF GRFP
INTERN funding opportunity. To apply for funding, faculty/NSF Pis must obtain a letter of collaboration from an agency researcher. For more
details, please refer to the URLs copied above. Additional information on specific terms and conditions for INTERN supplements to NSF GRFP
awards can be requested by sending an email to GRFP INTERN: GRFPINTERN@nsf.gov
EPA GRFP Supplemental Funding Project Opportunities
Location of
Internship
EPA Internship Opportunity URL
EPA Graduate Research Internship
Opportunity/Graduate Research
Fellowship Opportunity
EPA Project Lead & Mentor
EPA Office
Duration
{projects range
from 3 and 12
months)
Relevant NSF GRFP Fields of Study (FoS)
EPA Research
Area
Ada, OK
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fellowships/research-and-technol oev-t ra n sfe r-
gro u nd water-q ua 1 itv-a nd-remediation
Research and Technology Transfer on
Groundwater Quality and Remediation
Ann Keeley keeley.ann@epa.gov
3-12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Water
Cincinnati, OH
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fe 11 owsh i ps/a ua ntifvi ns-sreen house-eas-
emissions-water-impoundments
Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from
Water Impoundments
Jake Beaulieu
Beaulieu.Jake@epa.gov
3-12 mo.
Biogeochemistry
Ecology
Microbial Biology
Environmental
Changes
Cincinnati, OH
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -f el 1 o ws h i p s/d a ta
analvsis-seouences-and-qpcr-microbial-
communities-during-algal-blooms
Data Analysis of Sequences and qPCR for
Microbial Communities during Algal Blooms
Jingrang Lu
lu.jingrang@epa.gov
12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Water
Durham, NC
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fellowships/performan ce-eva 1 uat i on -1 ow-cost-
a i r-q ua 1 itv-se n sor s
Performance Evaluation of Low-Cost Air
Quality Sensors
Andrea Clements
clements.andrea@epa.gov
6 -12 mo.
Atmospheric Chemistry Analysis, Machine Learning,
Chemistry, Statistics, Environmental Engineering,
Formal Methods, Verification, and Programming
Languages
Air
EPA GRIP/GRFP Contact: Tingi.Kaushlendra@epa.gov
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EPA GRIP/GRFP Projects
Location of
Internship
EPA Internship Opportunity URL
EPA Graduate Research Internship
Opportunity/Graduate Research
Fellowship Opportunity
EPA Project Lead & Mentor
EPA Office
Duration
{projects range
from 3 and 12
months)
Relevant NSF GRFP Fields of Study {FoS)
EPA Research
Area
Durham, NC
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fellowships/combining-measurements-and-
modeling-better-understand-ammonia-air-
surface
Combining Measurements and Modeling to
Better Understand Ammonia Air-Surface
Exchange Processes
John Walker
Walker.Johnt@epa.gov
12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Air/ Ecosystems
Durham, NC or
Cincinnati, OH
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fellowships/satellite-water-aualitv-monitorine
Satellite Water Quality Monitoring
Blake Schaeffer
schaeffer.blake@epa.gov
12 mo.
Data Mining and Information Retrieval, Machine
Learning, Graphics and Visualization, Geosciences,
Limnology, Ecology, Computational and Data-enabled
Science, Statistics, Science Policy, Communications,
Science Education, Technology Education
Water
Narragansett,
Rl
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
f e 11 o ws h i ps /a ssess i n g-so i 1 -r es p on ses- rece nt 1 v-
restored -coa sta 1 -sa 11- m a rs h es
Assessing soil responses in recently restored
coastal salt marshes
Cathleen Wigand
wigand.cathleen@epa.gov
6 -12 mo.
Geosciences - Marine Biology
Sustainable &
Healthy
Communities
Newport or
Corvallis, OR
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
f e 11 o ws h i ps/en vi ro n m e n t a 1 -geo p h vs i cs- resea r ch -
and-development
Environmental Geophysics Research and
Development
Dale Werkema
werkema.d@epa.gov
6 -12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Other
Newport, OR
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
f e 11 o ws h i ps/d r iver s-a nd ~i m pa cts-coa sta 1 -
acid if icat ion -pacif ic-no rt h west-est ua ries
Drivers and Impacts of Coastal Acidification
in Pacific Northwest Estuaries
Cheryl Brown
brown.cheryl@epa.gov
3-12 mo.
Biogeochemistry, Chemical Oceanography,
Geochemistry, Marine Biology
Water
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fellowships/evaluation-online-measurement-
tech n iq ues-vol atil e-orga n ic-com pou nds
Evaluation of Online Measurement
Techniques for Volatile Organic Compounds
Ingrid George
george.ingrid@epa.gov
6 -12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Air
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fellowships/fundamental-uvir-reference-spectra-
analvsis-and -eva 1 uat i on
Fundamental UV/IR Reference Spectra
Analysis and Evaluation
Jeff Ryan
ryan.jeff@epa.gov
6 -12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Air
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
htt p s: //www. ep a. gov/resea r ch -
fe 11 o ws h i ps/deve 1 o pm ent-energv-water-
infrastructure-tools-aid-local-state-and-regional
Development of energy-water infrastructure
tools to aid local, state, and regional
decision making
Ozge Kaplan
kaplan.ozge@epa.gov
9-12 mo.
Many FoS areas including Engineering (civil,
environmental, mechanical, industrial) and Operations
Research, Systems Engineering, Decision Making and
Risk Analysis, Economics, Applied Mathematics.
Air
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.epa.gov/research-
fe 11 owshi ps/inter nationa 1 -househol d-energv-
research
International Household Energy Research
JimJetter jetter.jim@epa.gov
12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Air
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.epa.gov/research-
fel 1 owshi ps/qua ntifvi ng-consequences-spatio-
temporal-dvnamics-mang roves-f or ests-
provision
Quantifying the Consequences of Spatio-
temporal Dynamics of Mangroves Forests in
the Provision of Ecosystem Goods and
Services
Chandra Giri
Giri.Chandra@epa.gov
12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Ecosystems
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.epa.gov/research-
fe II owshi ps/pa rticulate-matter-and-b lack-
carbon-emissions-inventories-and-
measurement
Black Carbon Emissions from Residential
Combustion in Arctic Nations
Carlos Nunez
nunez.carlos@epa.gov
12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Environmental
Changes
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.epa.gov/research-
fellowships/remote-sensing-and-mapping-
urban-environments
Remote sensing and image classification of
urban environments for sustainable and
healthy communities
Drew Pilant
pilant.drew@epa.gov
3-12 mo.
Computational and Data-enabled Science
Health
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.epa.gov/research-
f e 11 ows h i ps/us i ng-ze b r a f i s h-detect-
developmentallv-neurotoxic-chemicals-research
Using Zebrafish to Detect Develop mentally
Neurotoxic Chemicals Research
Stephanie Padilla
padilla.stephanie@epa.gov
3-12 mo.
Chemistry - Chemistry of Life Processes
Health
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.epa.gov/research-
f e 11 ows h i ps/a ssess i n g-b en ef its- nat u ra 1 -
environment-individual-well-being
Assessing the Benefits of the Natural
Environment to Individual Well-being
Kim Rogers
rogers.kim@epa.gov
12 mo.
Please contact ORD Research Lead
Other
EPA GRIP/GRFP Contact: Tingi.Kaushlendra@epa.gov
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EPA GRIP/GRFP Projects
Location of
Internship
EPA Internship Opportunity URL
EPA Graduate Research Internship
Opportunity/Graduate Research
Fellowship Opportunity
EPA Project Lead & Mentor
EPA Office
Duration
{projects range
from 3 and 12
months)
Relevant NSF GRFP Fields of Study (FoS)
EPA Research
Area
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
htt p s: //www. ep a. eov/resea r ch -
fellowships/identifvine-neurophvsioloeical-
sienatures-neurotoxicant-action
Identifying Neurophysiological Signatures of
Neurotoxicant Action
Tim Shafer
shafer.tim@epa.gov
9-12 mo.
Computer and Information Sciences & Engineering:
Bioinformatics and other (chemoinformatics), Machine
Learning
Life Sciences Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Developmental Biology: Neurosciences
Mathematical Sciences: Applied Mathematics
Safer Chemicals
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.eDa.gov/research-erants/usine-
een e~ex p ress i on -p red i ct-tox i citv-ca u sed -
environmental-chemicals
Using Gene Expression to Predict Toxicity
Caused by Environmental Chemicals (Broad
Category)
Chris Corton
corton.chris@epa.gov
3-12 mo.
Chemistry - Chemistry of Life Processes
Safer Chemicals
Research
Triangle Park,
NC
https://www.epa.eov/research-
fel 1 owshi ps/fl ood-i nduced-conta m ina nts-fate-
and-transport-and-exposure-risks-vulnerable
Flood Induced Contaminants Fate and
Transport and Exposure Risks in Vulnerable
Communities
Pai-Yei Whung Whung.Pai-
Yei@epa.gov
3-12 mo.
Hydraulic model, chemical fate-and-transport model
Sustainable &
Healthy
Communities
Seattle, WA
https://www.epa.eov/research-
f e 11 ows h i ps /t r i b a 1 - r i s k-a ssess m e nt-a ssess i ne-
health-risks-related-waste-disposal-sites
Tribal Risk Assessment
Angel Ip
ip.angel@epa.gov
Region 10
3-12 mo.
Life Sciences, Science Policy (Social Sciences)
Sustainable &
Healthy
Communities
EPA GRIP/GRFP Contact: Tingi.Kaushlendra@epa.gov
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