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Alexus, a current NSF GRFP Fellow and final year PhD student studying Biological Oceanography (Marine Science/Deep Sea Ecology) at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaii goes over the personal statement for the NSF GRFP Fellowship Application for graduate school. She goes over the prompt for the Personal, Relevant Background, and Future Goals Statement for the NSF GRFP, how to organize and structure your personal statement (Hook, Relevant Background-Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts) and Future Goals and Action Plan), detailed and full examples of her personal statement that earned her the NSF GRFP Fellowship in 2022, and practical tips, tricks and advice for writing and revising your personal statement.

Who are we?
We are Alexus and Michi: PhD students and an international (Mexican American German) LGBT couple at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, located in Honolulu, Hawaii (Oahu). Alexus is a fifth year PhD student studying Biological Oceanography (Marine Ecology, Deep-sea Biology) and Michi is a fifth year PhD student studying Second Language Studies (Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching).

If you are interested in applying to graduate school (in the US) for a degree in STEM or STEM education, then this video could be a great resource for you! If you are a current graduate student in STEM looking for additional funding opportunities, then the NSF GRFP could also be for you.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 NSF GRFP Personal Statement Prompt
02:35:00 Introduction/Hook
08:11:13 Intellectual Merit Relevant Background-Academic History
15:32:19 Bonus Tip
16:23:17 Broader Impacts Relevant Background
25:53:15 Future Goals and Action Plan
36:35:06 Writing Style and Practical Tips

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