Keyes Eames (GSR) is one of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recipients

Congratulations to the nearly thirty current students, incoming graduate students, and recent alumni from The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara who have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF), recognizing their exceptional promise in science and engineering.

“The NSF GRFP is one of the clearest indicators of future leadership in science and engineering,” said Umesh Mishra, Ph.D., dean of The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering. “Seeing so many of our students recognized at this level speaks to the culture of innovation, rigor, and collaboration that drives discovery at UC Santa Barbara, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and impacts the global economy.”

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), one of the nation’s most competitive honors for graduate students in STEM fields, provides three years of financial support over a five-year period. Each fellowship includes a $37,000 annual stipend and a $16,000 cost-of-education allowance, totaling $159,000.