It is used to request changes to stipend payments, notify the NSF of a change in institution, or request an interruption in the fellowship. Documentation:
NSFS-383 Status: Restricted Subject: Summary of field observation – Sector 7G
The NSF created the SDR to answer one pressing question: What happens to PhDs after graduation? Prior to NSFS 383, data on doctorate recipients was fragmented across university exit surveys and census data, which lacked granularity.
and establishes uniform testing and licensing procedures across all states. Disqualifications
Outside, the aurora borealis wasn’t its usual dancing green. It had turned a jagged, electric violet, pulsing in time with the blinking light on his desk. He put on his headset. The sound wasn't static; it was a rhythmic clicking, like a mechanical heartbeat, echoing from somewhere high above the clouds.