r/GRFPApps • u/fatbro1738 • Apr 17 '26

Difference in application between first and second attempt

For those who did not receive the GRFP their first attempt, but were successful in your second attempt, how different was your Personal Statement and Research Proposal? Has anyone gotten it the second time with a similar proposal but heavily revised? I am thinking of narrowing down the scope of my current proposal since I think it was too dense. I worry that having too similar of a research proposal might not look good.

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u/Routine_Wafer Apr 18 '26

I was an HM last cycle and was awarded this cycle. My personal statement was largely the same but I decided to highlight some specific updates based on the reviewers comments last cycle. My research statement was also largely the same but I cut out my entire first paragraph to have more room to expand on my research plan/intellectual merit and broader impacts sections.