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Yes, thank you, very important piece of that solicitation for all health people! What do you mean exactly, by "I purposely stayed away from Epidemiology programs for this reason"? That you stay away from applying to the NSF for any research associated with Epidemiology? Unfortunately, I'm not eligible for any NIH training grants, and my PI did not renew their T32 grant this year. I feel somewhat forced to apply for this NSF GRFP with a research agenda focused entirely on a biostatistics hypothesis / objective and obviously listing biostatistics as my primary field. I appreciate your advice and any other pointers you may have as I see your field is very similar to mine. Have you won an NSF GRFP? How have you funded your program at UM?

http://www.alexhunterlang.com/nsf-fellowship check out Stephanie Cardenas Psychology proposal at the bottom of this site

Hi all, I'm a first-year applicant going into an Epidemiology and Biostatistics PhD from industry. My research background and interests are more on the social science end of the spectrum - community psychology, public health, substance use epidemiology, and I'm extremely hesitant to submit my application under the primary field of Biostatistics because my application will be unfamiliar and judged very differently by mathematicians than it would be by someone who is coming from a similar background. Any other applicants with somewhat inter-disciplinary fields who are struggling with the same thing? Any recommendations for how to overcome this hurdle? Not really clear on what the rules are for selecting a primary field. Thanks.