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Nationally Competitive Graduate Fellowships

Fellowships below are just a few of the many options that exist – this is NOT an exhaustive list. Please make sure to search the databases listed on the previous page for even more funding options.

The majority of fellowships have deadlines from October – January and require institutional nomination/assistance.

LEGEND: (M) = Master’s (D) = Doctoral/PhD candidates;  Awards open to most programs unless designated “STEM”

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“*” indicates eligibility to international students

SGF: Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Science & Engineering

Fellowships & Funding

Each year, SGF awards approximately 100 fellowships providing stipends and tuition support to outstanding students pursuing doctoral degrees in science and engineering. Since the first fellowships were awarded in 1997, over 2000 Stanford Graduate Fellows have received their PhDs from Stanford. 

The program was initiated by Gerhard Casper, then President of Stanford University, and is designed to support the University's commitment to attracting the very best graduate students while reducing its dependence on federal funding for PhD training. These fellowships are available to students in the natural sciences, mathematics, statistics, engineering, the basic sciences in the School of Medicine, and those social sciences, including education, which are now dependent on federal assistantship support for their doctoral students.

Nominations Process:

Students must be nominated for the SGF by their degree program. Most nominees are students who are newly admitted to an eligible science or engineering doctoral program. Other nominees are promising students who have already completed a year or more of graduate study at Stanford or elsewhere, and have demonstrated excellence in doctoral level research and study. 

Fellows are selected each year by the Graduate Fellowships Faculty Advisory Committee, made up of faculty from many eligible degree programs.

Fellowship Terms

To complement the academic requirements and recruitment needs of different disciplines, several configurations of the Stanford Graduate Fellowship have been approved. The most common configurations are listed below, however, on occasion, students may be offered a fellowship configuration that differs from the examples provided and this would be noted in the student's offer letter.

Standard Three-Year SGF

The standard three-year (12 quarter) SGF provides support for four quarters each year. Fellows receive a stipend and tuition support for minimum full-time enrollment (8 to 10 units).  The 2024-25 annual stipend is set at $54,800 annually, $13,700 per quarter.

Modified Three-Year SGF (Graduate School of Education, School of Engineering)

All newly admitted Graduate School of Education (GSE) SGFs are offered an 11-quarter modified configuration of the award. Engineering degree programs decide locally whether to offer newly admitted students the 11-quarter modified SGF as an alternative to, or, in place of, the standard 12-quarter configuration. All GSE and Engineering SGFs who are offered or who select the modified SGF configuration receive maximum tuition (11-18 units) for the first three quarters and minimum full-time tuition (8-10 units) for the next eight quarters of the SGF. They receive the SGF stipend for all 11 quarters. Any student in Engineering whose fellowship offer includes the option to select the modified SGF must do so by the Final Study List Deadline of their first quarter of enrollment.

Standard Two-Year SGF

The standard two-year (8 quarter) SGF provides support for four quarters each year. Fellows receive a stipend and tuition support for minimum full-time enrollment (8 to 10 units). The 2024-25 annual stipend is set at $54,800 annually, $13,700 per quarter.

FIND OUT WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SGF  SEE THE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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Students must be nominated by an eligible degree program to be considered for a SGF. Most nominees are newly admitted students in the sciences or engineering.

Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Departments that are eligible for SGF

Graduate Fellowship Opportunities - Graduate Education - College of Engineering - Purdue University

Fellowships

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A*STAR Singapore Graduate Fellowship

• Applications open January 1
• U.S. Social Security Card — citizenship not required
• Currently enrolled or planning to enroll in PhD program
• Must attend Singapore A*STAR school

AAUW Dissertation

• Field of Study: Any
• Education Level: Ph.D. only, must be in last year
• Available for Female US Citizens/Permanent Residents
• Award Amount: $20,000 for one year
• Deadline: Nov 30

AAUW International

• Education Level: Graduate/Postdoc
• Available for female Non-US citizens
• Award: $18,000 (Masters), $20,000 (Doctoral), $30,000 (Postdoc), for one year with some renewable for 2 years
• Opens: August 1
• Deadline: November 15
• Intended to return to home country after degree. Preference is given to women who show prior commitment to the advancement of women and girls through civic, community, or professional work.

ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational & Data Science Fellowships

• Field of Study: All science/engineering related to computational/data science
• Education Level: Graduate only; must be less than half complete with program
• Award: $15,000 adjusted based on country of program for 5 years
• URM and/or woman in country completing degree
• Opens: March 15
• Deadline: April 30

AFCEA Diversity Graduate Scholarship

• Field of Study: STEM including Social Science, related to military technology
• Education Level: Graduate only
• Must be a US Citizen and a woman and/or URM
• Award: $3,000
• Application open January 1 - May 1

AIGC Named Scholarships

• Open to any major, see website for specific fields
• Must be Native American and a US Citizen
• Must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group OR provide documentation of ancestry to possession of 1/4 degree Indian blood of a federally recognized tribe.
• Award amount varies
• Deadline: June 1

AIGC Special Higher Education Program

• Open to any major

AVS Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing

• Numerous Awards

Amelia Earhart Fellowship

• Field of Study: all science/engineering aerospace related
• Education Level: Ph.D. only; must have completed at least one year of Ph.D. or completed Master's
• Open to female applicants only
• Award: $10,000

American Astronautical Society Scholarships to the International Space University

• Applicants must fill out the application form and prepare a one-page essay as indicated on the form.
• Applicants must have completed an academic qualification at the level of the Bachelor’s degree awarded by an accredited college or university.
• Deadline: February 15

American Concrete Institute Concrete Research Foundation

• Full-time student
• Students are nominated by faculty members who are ACI Members.

American Geosciences Institute

• Applications open: October 16
• William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellowship
• Applicants must also be a member of one of AGI's member societies
• Deadline: January 21

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

• Application period opens in October.
• Any nationality in full-time study within U.S.
• Have completed one semester of graduate work
• Minimum GPA of 3.3/4.0
• Studying a topic related to an AIAA Technical Committee
• Applications open from October 1 - January 31

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• Numerous Awards, Scholarships, and Competitions
• Student member of AIChE
• Computational Molecular Science & Engineering Forum Grad Student Award
• Registration deadline: March 15

American Meteorological Society Graduate Fellowships

• Applications open in February
• First year of graduate school
• Atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences
• Minimum GPA 3.25/4.00
• U.S. Citizen

American Nuclear Society

• International students eligible
• Various fellowships available
• Scroll down to ANS Graduate Scholarship and Jogn and Muriel Landis Scholarships

American Shotcrete Association

• First or Second year graduate student

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

• Graduate student member of ASABE
• Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award (monetary award)
• All Biological/Agricultural Engineering Grad Students enrolled for at least four months prior to the competition

American Society of Civil Engineers

• Member of ASCE
• Numerous fellowships listed on site

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers

• Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid Award Program
• All nationalities
• Faculty nominated award — see faculty advisor
• Additional honorarium of $1500 if you have a copy of paper and paper acceptance message from ASHRAE

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program

• Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering
• Teaching one lecture course in term of fellowship
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Member of ASME

American Water Works Association

• Application opens in late summer
• Abel Wolman Fellowship — research in water supply and treatment
• Graduate Student Research Awards
• Academic Achievement Award
• Doctoral Dissertation Award
• Master’s Thesis Award

Andromeda Movement

• Any space-related majors
• Undergraduate or graduate
• Preference to students from Indiana and Madison county, but others encouraged to apply
• Major field of computer science, math, statistics, electrical engineering, operations engineering, systems engineering, industrial engineering or related field
• Deadline: May 23

Association of Women Geo-scientists Chrysalis Scholarship

• Science majors only
• Graduate only, nearing completion of thesis
• Must be female
• Must have interrupted career due to life circumstances
• Deadline: December 15

BHW Women in STEM

• All Science/Engineering majors
• Undergraduate or Graduate
• Must be at US school, international students at US institutions okay

Bloomberg Data Science

• Ph.D. only, full time student, must complete Ph.D. by 2024
• US, EU (including UK) institution. Must do 12-week internship in NYC or London, and attend kickoff week in fall

Boren Award for International Study

• U.S. Citizen and Graduate Student at the time of application
• NSEP Service Requirement of one year required
• Fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security

Buildium Women in Technology

• All majors, including STEM
• US or Canadian Institution. She must be a leader in STEM. In addition, applicants must submit a 1-2 minute video supplement, responding to this question: “What would the Buildium Women in Technology Scholarship mean for your education?”

Burroughs Welcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP)

• Funding for over 3 years
• US or Canadian Citizen
• Must be underrepresented minority
• Must have no more than 36 months of postdoctoral research experience
• Must be nominated by a qualified mentor at the degree-granting institution
• Must have secured a postdoctoral position with funding
• Must devote at least 75% of time to research

Consortium for Enabling Technologies & Innovation

• The Consortium for Enabling Technologies & Innovation (ETI) is offering two graduate fellowships. These fellowships are geared toward students with an interest in one of the ETI’s three thrust areas. See https://eti.gatech.edu for more information regarding the thrust areas.
• ETI fellows receive up to $50,000 annually for two years to cover the costs of tuition, fees, a stipend, and travel. Fellowships also include the opportunity to complete a summer internship at a national laboratory.

Eligibility Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident
• GPA of 3.5 or above
• Enrolled as a full-time graduate student at an accredited U.S. college or university
• Commitment to complete a summer internship at a national laboratory
• Commitment to include a national laboratory advisor on dissertation committee

Applications must submit:

• Personal career goals statement (500 words max.)
• Proposed graduate research essay and how it relates to the ETI research (750 words max.)
• Two reference letters
• Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts
• Additional information (e.g., awards, publications, conference presentations, service work.)

Submit all materials to Leza Young at [email protected]

• Undergraduate, Graduate, or Postdoc
• Deadline is usually late fall
• Awards varies depending on program. They do everything from funding master's/PhDs, study abroad and internships for undergrads, to short term research. They also have a program with DLR, the German aerospace agency
• This is for research or study in Germany; note German universities do not charge tuition, so this is for living and research expenses, or language programs. This site is specific for US citizens, but they have partnerships with other countries

DOE Computational Science

• All Science/Engineering majors, related to computational science
• Ph.D. only, current seniors and 1st year Ph.D. students
• Must be at US institution, and attend 12-week practicum at DOE facility

DOE/National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)

• Several available
• Citizenship requirements vary

Department of Energy Krell Institute Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

• Full-time, uninterrupted study toward Ph.D. degree in U.S. university
• First-year graduate student
• U.S. Citizen and Permanent Resident

Directed Energy Professional Society Graduate Fellowships

• All Science/Engineering majors, related to directed energy
• Graduate only
• Must be at US institution

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship

• All transportation-related majors
• List of eligible fields in announcement. Must have 1 year or more remaining
• Must be at US institution, and attend annual transportation research board meeting in DC

Electrochemical Society

• Several fellowships/grants available.

Environmental Defense Fund

• 10-12 week summer fellowship
• Eligibility to work in the United States in Summer 2017
• Attend a week long training in May
• 2+ years work experience

Environmental Protection Agency

• Various opportunities
• Some opportunities open to U.S. Citizens only
• Program directly related to pollution control or environmental protection

Experimental Aircraft Association Foundation

Ford foundation diversity fellowships: dissertation fellowships.

• U.S. citizens, nationals, permanent residents, individuals granted deferred action status
• Underrepresented minority
• Superior academic achievement
• Committed to career in teaching or research at the university level

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships: Postdoctoral Fellowships

Ford foundation diversity fellowships: predoctoral fellowships, fulbright us student program.

• For creative/performing arts, 4 years experience counts. MDs eligible for research but not internships/residencies
• Cannot hold doctoral degree by program deadline, resided abroad 5+ years during 6 year-period prior to application, or have spent more than 6 months in host country

GEM Fellowship (National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science)

• Science/Engineering majors
• U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents
• Master's or Ph.D. applicants or current students
• Includes summer internship(s) from sponsoring employer
• Targets members of underrepresented groups (see website)

Gates Cambridge

• Must be applying to study at Cambridge
• Deadline: October if US, December/January if outside the US

Generation Google

• Field of Study: all science/engineering computer science related
• Education Level: Undergraduate or Graduate
• Must be a part of an underrepresented minority studying in the US or Canada
• Award: $10,000 USD if studying in US, $5,000 CAD if studying in Canada
• See website for deadline information

George Mitchell Scholarship

• Supports one year of post-graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland
• Any discipline offered by institute of higher learning in Ireland or Northern Ireland
• U.S. Citizenship required

Gillen Fellowships for Advanced Study

• All Science majors, specifically Biology/biomedical
• Must be nominated by Howard Hughes Medical Institution representative at your home institution
• Must apply in year 2-3 and have advanced to candidacy by Sept 1 in year of application

Global Association of Productivity & Efficiency Professionals (Industrial Engineering)

• Numerous fellowships administered
• Numerous awards available
• Graduation date of May/June 2022 or later
• Nominations from faculty member of Institute of Industrial Engineers
• 3.4 Cumulative GPA
• Institute member

Global Citizen Scholarship

• Annual Scholarships
• Be accepted at , or enrolled in, a full-time degree program
• Be an international student allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada

Golden Key Graduate Scholar Award

• Numerous awards listed
• Golden Key Member
• $10,000 scholarship
• Academic achievement, Golden Key involvement, and extracurricular activities

Google Lime Scholarship Program

• Enrolled in Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree program
• Visible or invisible disability
• Exemplify leadership and demonstrate a commitment to and passion for computer science and technology
• Should not be a previous Google Lime scholar

Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship

• Pursue computer science or computer engineering, or a closely related technical field
• Be a current student veteran, as proven by a DD-214 and transcript
• Have received an honorable discharge, or currently be in good standing with his/her branch of service

Google Travel and Conference Grants

• Be a resident of North America
• 18 years of age or older
• Work or study in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or a related technical field

Graduate Fellowships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Diversity

• U.S. Citizens
• Accept two summers of paid internship
• May be nominated by University
• Up to 6 years of support

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

• Senior or first year of graduate program

Great Minds in STEM

• Undergraduate or Graduate only
• Must be either Hispanic or demonstrate significant leadership/service in Hispanic community, GPA 3.0 or above. Also attend HENAAC Conference

Harriet Evelyn Wallace Award in Geosciences

• All Science majors, specifically Geosciences

Hertz Foundation Fellowship

• Field of Study: All science/engineering
• Education Level: Ph.D. only; must apply as senior or first year grad
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Award: If this is the only award: $32,000/9-month personal stipend for 5 years, plus full tuition and $5,000/year for dependent children
• Application deadlines are in the fall

Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards

• Applications open in January 2021
• Various Awards, Scholarships, and Competitions
• Must be of Hispanic origin or participate in Hispanic organizations
• Pursue a STEM degree
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

• Hispanic heritage
• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, DACA or Eligible Non-Citizen
• 2.5 Cumulative GPA
• Plan full-time enrollment graduate program
• Complete FAFSA form
• Complete state based financial aid application (if applicable)

IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Program

• Applications available September
• Faculty nomination
• Completed at least one year in doctoral program if outside of Europe and Russia
• Both non-citizens and citizens are eligible

Indiana Space Grant Consortium

• Enrolled in doctoral or MS degree program
• Multiple opportunities available
• Involved in NASA-related research project

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

• Charles LeGeyt Fortescue Scholarship
• First year, full-time electrical engineering graduate student
• Other various scholarships, grants, and fellowships

Institute of International Education: Foreign Fulbright Graduate Student Program

• International students

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship

• Apply to individual program such as Purdue’s

International Society for Optical Engineering

• Applications available in November
• Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
• Requires student membership in SPIE

Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program

• National of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow
• Not be a dual citizen of any developed country
• 3 years of development related experience
• Accepted into one of JJ/WBGSP preferred universities
• JJ/WBGSP Scholarship
• RSM Fellowships Program
• Note : See their FAQ for important information

Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust

• Candidate for PhD in final year
• Exceptional ability
• International and national citizenship enrolled in institutions in US or Canada

KITDP Graduate Tech Diplomacy Fellow - Washington DC

• Education Level: Graduate Student
• Located in Washington, DC office
• 10-week, 40 hours/week PAID summer internship
• Target Start Date: May 15, 2023
• Applications considered on a rolling basis

KITDP Graduate Tech Diplomacy Fellow - West Lafayette

• Located on campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN

KITDP Undergraduate Tech Diplomacy Fellow - Washington DC

• Education Level: Undergraduate Student

KITDP Undergraduate Tech Diplomacy Fellow - West Lafayette

Korean american scholarship foundation, l'oreal usa fellowships for women in science program.

• Must identify as female
• Completed Ph.D. and started postdoc
• Must commit at least 10 hours of activity in support of women and girls in science

Link Foundation Energy Program Fellowships in the Energy Field

• Application must be postmarked on or before December 1, 2019
• Enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program in U.S. or Canada
• No limitations on citizenship

Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development: Innovate for Maine Fellows

• Must be a college student from Maine enrolled in a degree program in a US university
• Orientation and training with an intense introduction to Innovation Engineering
• Introduction to the Maine entrepreneurial and innovation landscape
• Networking opportunities with Maine business leaders
• Fellowship placement with support from an assigned mentor for additional guidance
• Access to the Top Gun Prep program offered by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development
• Should not have already done two years as Maine fellows

Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund: World Bank Family Network

• Applications open September 15
• Be a self-identifying women from developing countries studying in the United States & Canada
• Must plan to return to home country within 2 years
• Commitment to work to the benefit of women and children
• Are at least 25 years old at the time of application deadline

Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions - Research Fellowship Programme

Mellon/acls dissertation fellowship.

• All Humanities and Social Science majors
• Ph.D. only, must be in last year of dissertation
• Must be PhD candidates in a humanities or social science department in the United States. (1) have completed all requirements for the PhD except the dissertation (i.e., obtained ABD status) by the application deadline. be no more than six years into the degree program at the time of application. This includes time spent earning an MA within that program. (2) not currently hold or have previously held a dissertation completion fellowship. have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.

Mexican American Engineers and Scientists

• Student member
• Various Scholarships

Microsoft Dissertation Fellowship

• All Science/Engineering majors, related to Microsoft's interests
• Ph.D. only, 4th year and above
• Woman, URM, and/or person with disabilities at institutions in Canada, US, or Mexico

Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program

• Supports men and women in their third and fourth Year of PhD graduate studies
• Student must be nominated by universities
• Must be in second or third year of the PhD program in the Fall semester or quarter

Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society

• Member of Mortar Board
• Pursuing a post- graduate degree

NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship

• Pursuing M.Sc. Or Ph.D. in Earth and space sciences, or related divisions

NASA Fellowship

• BS in STEM Field
• 3.0 GPA and above
• Estimated to give out 12 per fiscal year

NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space

• All Science majors, related to Science Mission
• US citizen or permanent residents prioritized; those at US institutions also eligible

NASA Internships and Fellowships

• Application open late fall
• Program related to NASA research and development

NASA Space Grant

• Many but not all state-run NASA Space Grant Consortia offer scholarships and fellowships for students-- check out your specific state's website for details

NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships

• If Ph.D., completed no more than 3 years of study, if master's completed no more than one year of study
• Selected applicants will perform research at their respective campuses and at NASA Centers. In addition to his or her faculty advisor, each Fellow will be matched with a technically relevant and community-engaged NASA researcher who will serve as the student’s research collaborator. Through this collaboration, students will be able to take advantage of broader and/or deeper space technology research opportunities directly related to their educational and career objectives, acquire a more detailed understanding of the potential end applications of their space technology efforts, directly disseminate their research results within the NASA community, and enhance their understanding of the research process. Awards resulting from this competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to accredited U.S. universities. This solicitation has two phases. Phase A is the application submission by the student. For the student applicant who is selected in Phase A, the accredited U.S. university where the student will be enrolled for the fall 2017 term as a full-time graduate student must submit a Phase B proposal (as specified later in this solicitation); a complete Phase B proposal submission will result in a training grant award.

NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program

• Graduate only, must have completed a graduate degree program within 18 months prior to the application deadline (see Schedule), and have a final and current cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 in the graduate degree program

NOAA Graduate Research and Training Scholarship Program

• Field of Study: All science/engineering NOAA-related field (includes remote sensing/satellites)
• Education Level: Graduate only, must have completed one term of coursework and be enrolled at a NOAA Cooperative Science Center at Minority Serving Institution
• Must be a US Citizen and URM
• See website for award details
• Must maintain a 3.5 GPA during fellowship
• Apply through your university

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)

• Must be a US Citizen, Permanent Resident, or US National to apply and either a graduating PhD or a current postdoc.
• The program supports researchers for a period of up to three years with fellowships that may be taken to eligible host institutions of their choice.

National Academies Policy and Global Affairs

National action council for minorities in engineering.

• Various opportunities available
• Must be an underrepresented minority
• Minimum of 2.8 GPA for high school seniors accepted by the University’s college of engineering
• Currently enrolled students must have completed a calculus, physics or chemistry with at least a B grade
• Two-year community college transfers should have at least 2.7 GPA and an Associate Degree in engineering science

National Association of Black Geoscientists

• All Science majors, specifically Geoscience
• Must be African American
• 2.5 GPA, US citizen or have US visa

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship: Department of Defense

• U.S. Citizens and Nationals
• Final year of undergraduate program of first two years of graduate studies
• Medical insurance included

National Institutes of Health - NIH F31, F32, and K-Awards

• NIH fellowships and career awards (“K-awards”) are prestigious funding sources for graduate students and postdocs in the life sciences, health sciences, and bioengineering. See below for information on award types and upcoming information sessions.
• F31 — US citizen or permanent resident who will use the fellowship during their PhD program.
• F32 — US citizen or permanent resident who will enter a postdoc term.
• K-awards — no citizenship requirement, must have a PhD and less than 4 years of postdoc experience.

Application Deadlines:

• F31 and F32: April 8th, August 8th, and December 8th
• K-awards: March 12th, July 12th, and November 12th

National Institutes of Health Individual Graduate Partnerships Program

• Obtain permission from university's department to perform dissertation research at NIH
• Identify NIH investigator willing to host student
• Complete required documentation
• Only applicable engineering field is Biomedical Engineering

National Institutes of Health: Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

• Individuals with disabilities, or from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, or individuals from disadvantaged
• backgrounds pursuing advanced degrees in biomedical, behavioral or clinical sciences

National Institutes of Health: Intramural and Extramural Loan Repayment Programs

• NIH will repay lenders for qualified educational loans issued by any US government entity, accredited US academic institutions, and/or commercial lenders that are subject to examination and supervision in their capacity as lending institutions by an agency of the United States or the state in which the lender has its principal place of business

National Institutes of Health: Neurological Surgery Summer Student Program

• Eight week lab placement in one of the neurosciences lab
• Weekly neurological surgery grand round and neuroscience faculty lectures
• OR observation
• Student presentation of individual program focus

National Nuclear Security Administration: U.S. Department of Energy

• At the time of application, you cannot have completed more than two years of full-time graduate work toward your Ph.D.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

• Pursue masters or a doctoral degree related to oceanography, maritime archaeology and marine technology, including STEM
• Minimum 3.3 GPA

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Must have a PhD degree in an area related to climate change research
• Preference given to new graduates who are seeking their first fellowship and who have held PhD for no more then three years
• Applications from women and minorities encouraged

National Science Foundation: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

• 3 years of support for MS and PhD students
• Women, members of underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, veterans, and undergraduate seniors encouraged to apply

National Society of Black Engineers

• Must be a member of NSBE
• Various scholarships available

National Society of Professional Engineers

• An NSPE Member/Student Member;
• An engineering undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled in, or a graduate from, an ABET-accredited engineering program;
• A U.S. citizen

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

• All STEM including Social Science majors
• Recommended submission by April, but rolling deadline

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

• Administers numerous fellowships, including summer research opportunities

Organization of American States

• Citizens from select Central and South American countries

P.E.O. Scholars

• Ph.D. only, within two years of completion
• Women studying in US or Canada, must be nominated by PEO chapter
• The P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is an international women's organization of about 230,000 members, with a primary focus on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide.

Paul Soros New American

• Graduate only, must apply before 3rd year
• Must be immigrant or child of two immigrants, 30 or younger

Phillips Exeter Academy

• One year assignment for PhD candidates
• Should have completed research and be prepared to devote full time to writing the dissertation
• Shall not have any other part-time job during the assignment
• Candidates interested in teaching and who are underrepresented are particularly encouraged to apply

Portland Cement Association Education Foundation Research Fellowship Program

• Proposal format stated on website
• IMPORTANT : Requires university and student to submit jointly

Powering Education Scholarship

• Should have a documented disability
• Attended high school within the state of Maine
• B average or equivalent GPA

Pre Doctoral Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Fellowship

• The applicant must be in their second or third year of a doctoral program
• Research area must be translational research (T1 or T2)
• Applicant must be mentored by two faculty members in different disciplines

Rhodes Scholarship

• At least 18 but not yet 24 at time of application
• Must be applying for graduate study at Oxford
• Must have a GPA of 3.7 or higher

SMART Scholarship Program

• Summer research internships ranging from 8 to 12 weeks
• Health Insurance allowance of up to 1200 per academic year
• Miscellaneous allowance of up to 1000 per academic year
• An experience mentor at one of the Sponsoring Facilities
• Employment placement at a DoD facility upon degree completion.

STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship

• Applications available in October every year
• Conduct doctoral research in a French Laboratory
• Enrolled in an American University working on a PhD
• Stipend of 1,400 Euros, and cost of travel and health insurance
• Study can begin from September 1 to April 1

Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship

• Female PhD student or postdoc in a STEM field
• Citizen of a developing country or emerging economy
• Demonstrate interest in teaching and research, have an interest in the application of science in public policy
• This fellowship is open to international PhD students and postdocs who intend “to return to their home countries after completion of their studies to contribute to economic, social and technological advancement by strengthening the STEM teaching and research faculties of their home institutions.

Science Post Graduate Scholarship Fund

• All Science/Engineering majors, specifically Physical and Natural Sciences and Engineering
• Must be member of federally recognized tribe or at least 1/4 Indian blood from federally recognized tribe

Science, Mathematics, & Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship for Service

• Undergraduate and Graduate students in the STEM disciplines
• Citizen of U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom
• Must participate in paid summer internship
• Willing to accept Post-graduate employment with the DoD

Semiconductor Research Corporation: Fellowships and Scholarships

• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or political asylum status in the U.S.
• Electrical, Materials, Computer, Chemical Engineering
• Conducting research with Semiconductor Industry (SRC) member

Sloan Minority and Indigenous PhD Program

• All majors, specifically Physical and Natural Sciences and Engineering
• Deadline: Institution-dependent
• Must be at an eligible school http://sloanphds.org/mphd.html and http://sloanphds.org/sloan-indigenous-graduate-program.html

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship

• One-year fellowship in residence at Smithsonian Institution facilities
• Doctoral candidate
• Satisfied all degree requirements except completion of the dissertation
• Application through Purdue University Graduate School Contact: Fellowship Office, 765-494-2598

Society for Hispanic Engineers

• Engineering majors only
• Must be Hispanic/Latino

Society for Imaging Science and Technology

• Raymond Davis Scholarship
• Academic and/or research focus in a field related to imaging

Society for the History of Technology Kranzberg Fellowship

• Humanities majors, specifically History of Technology
• Must complete all requirements of PhD except dissertation by Sept 1 of award year
• Those outside of the US encouraged to apply

Society for the History of Technology-NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Technology

• Humanities majors, specifically History of Space Technology
• Ph.D. or Postdoc
• Must complete all requirements of PhD except dissertation

Society of Exploration Geophysics

• Only science majors, specifically Geophysics

Society of Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation

• Minimum GPA of 2.5
• Must be on a path toward a graduate degree in manufacturing engineering, technology, or closely related field at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada

Society of Satellite Professionals International

• Must be a woman
• Applicant must be a resident of and/or attending a school in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, or Marin Counties who is currently enrolled in an accredited university or working in the space industry and studying or working in a STEM-related field
• All majors, Satellite-related
• Must be an SSPI member (free for students!)

Society of Women Engineers

• Numerous Scholarships
• Requires membership

Southern Regional Education Board

• Must be planning on becoming faculty
• At participating institution in states: https://www.sreb.org/states

Tau Beta Pi Fellowship

• All Engineering majors
• Must be Tau Beta Phi member

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

• Applications open August 2021
• Working towards Ph.D. degree or seniors wishing to do so
• Applied physical, biological and engineering sciences
• Excellence in technical education

The Generation Google Scholarship

• Be a student from an underrepresented group in computer science

The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: USA

• Female undergraduate or graduate student
• Major Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or other closely related technical field
• Maintain strong academic record

The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

• Must be student member of Material Advantage
• Enrolled full time in a metallurgical/materials science engineering program
• Relatives of members of the funding committee/division are not eligible

The Norton Labs Graduate Fellowship

• Innovative research with real-world value
• Attend university in a PhD program focusing on systems research

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship

• Pursuing an M.S. or Ph.D. in a transportation-related discipline and be planning to enter the transportation profession
• All Science/Engineering majors, specifically Geospatial/remote sensing-related
• Deadline: 2/28 for Shea, 5/15 for others

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: Diversity and Inclusion, Public Policy, and Earth Systems Science Fellowships

• All STEM majors including Social Science, specifically Atmospheric science related
• Graduate only, two-year program, so can't accept during final year of study
• Underrepresented racial/ethnic group, first generation, low income, veteran, sexual/gender minority, students with disabilities

Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships

• Merit-based
• At least in 2nd semester of an undergraduate program

Women Techmakers

• All Science/Engineering majors, specifically Computer science, computer engineering or a closely related technical field

Women in Aviation International

• Aerospace Engineering, Flight, and Maintenance Scholarships

Women in Defense

• Membership Required
• Interest in pursing career related to national security
• Demonstrate financial need
• Minimum 3.25 GPA
• Female U.S. citizen

Women in STEM Scholarship

Zonta international foundation amelia earhart fellowships.

• Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D. in aerospace-related engineering
• Superior academic record, well-defined research program

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GEM Fellowship Program

• Fellowships
• Application Instructions
• Rules & Requirements

Eligible Disciplines

Internships.

About The GEM Fellowship Program

GEM offers MS and Ph.D. level students an outstanding opportunity and access to dozens of the top Engineering and Science firms and Universities in the nation. The GEM Fellowship was designed to focus on promoting opportunities for individuals to enter industry at the graduate level in areas such as research and development, product development, and other high level technical careers. GEM also offers exposure to a number of opportunities in academia.

Fellowship Programs

About the program.

The objective of this program is to promote the benefits of a masters degree within industry. GEM Fellows are provided practical engineering summer work experiences through an employer sponsor and a portable academic year fellowship of tuition, fees, and a stipend which may be used at any participating GEM Member University where the GEM Fellow is admitted. The following financial package is for GEM Fellowships beginning in the Fall or later (i.e., not retroactive for GEM Fellows who began their GEM Fellowship before the Fall). Please note that University / Associate Fellows are nominated by the University, not selected by the applicant.

Employer Fellows (All applicants must be available for selection by an employer)

• $4,000 living stipend per full-time semester up to 4 semesters ($8K per academic year – 3 quarters)
• Minimum $16,000 total stipend over the entire Master’s program
• Up to two paid summer internships with a GEM Employer Member
• Full tuition and fees provided by a GEM University Member *The GEM Member University will provide a financial contract at the time the GEM Fellowship is confirmed per this recommended distribution of the GEM Employer contribution.

University / Associate are nominated by the university, not chosen by the applicant.

University Fellows

• Full tuition and fees provided by the GEM Member University

Associate Fellows

• At least $8,000 stipend per year provided by the GEM Member University For Master Student
• At least $16,000 stipend per year provided by the GEM Member University For PhD Student

Program Eligibility

• Must be a senior, or graduate of an accredited engineering or computer science program at the time of application.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8/4.0.
• Must contractually agree to intern for two summers with sponsoring GEM Employer, beginning the Summer after sponsorship.

The objective of this program is to offer doctoral fellowships to primarily underrepresented minority students who have either completed, are currently enrolled in a master’s in engineering program, or received admittance into a PhD program directly from a bachelor’s degree program. Fellowships may be used at any participating GEM Member University where the GEM Fellow is admitted. Please note that University / Associate Fellows are nominated by the University, not selected by the applicant.

During the first academic year of being awarded the GEM Fellowship, the GEM Consortium remits a stipend and a cost of instruction grant to the institution where the fellow is enrolled. Thereafter, up to the fifth year of the doctoral program, continued financial support of the GEM Fellow is borne by the GEM University through alternative sources of funding such as institutional awards, assistantships or other external fellowships. Continued support from the GEM University will be contingent upon the GEM Fellow remaining in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress in their graduate program. Fellows are provided a paid graduate level summer work experience through the Employer Member for at least one summer.

• Additional stipend (assistantships, grants, other stipend dollars) support from GEM Member University to bring the stipend amount up to the funding level of other funded PhD students in that department
• A minimum of one paid summer internships with a GEM Employer Member
• Full tuition and fees up to the fifth year of the PhD program
• PhD Employer Fellows receive a stipend of at least $16,000 per year
• Must be a senior, masters student, or graduate of an accredited engineering or applied science program at the time of application.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0.
• Must contractually agree to intern with a GEM Employer member the Summer immediately after sponsorship.

Application Instructions and Schedule

Rules and requirements, general eligibility, citizenship:.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident at time of application.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to take the GRE to qualify for multiple GEM Member University programs.  Although NOT required.   Applicants will be asked to provide test dates and/or GRE scores when available.

University Graduate Program: Applicants must directly apply to a minimum of three (3) GEM Member Universities STEM graduate departments. The deadline to apply to three GEM Member Universities is January 15th OR the relevant STEM graduate department deadline, whichever is earlier. Applicants must be admitted into a GEM Member University graduate program with confirmed department funding support before the GEM Fellowship is awarded.

Applying to Graduate School

The portable fellowships are valid at only GEM member universities. The cost of application to graduate school is borne by the student (please check the GEM University Membership listing to see if your graduate institution of interest offers STEM graduate application waivers to GEM applicants). Each GEM Member University has its own entrance requirements, and students are accepted on their own merits. GEM member universities are not obligated to admit a student. It is advisable to apply for admission to several of the member universities at the same time application is made to the GEM program, but no later than the university’s published deadline.  GEM does not fund online programs.

Requirement to apply to a minimum of 3 GEM Member Universities

GEM fellowship applicants must apply to a minimum of 3 GEM Member Universities, directly to the relevant STEM department by their published deadline. Applying directly to 3 GEM Member Universities for admission to a STEM graduate program by their posted deadline is an ABSOLUTE REQUIREMENT. If the applicant is currently matriculating in a STEM graduate program, where they are seeking financial support, and the GEM Member University (of current graduate matriculation) is willing to provide in writing willingness to support as a GEM Fellow if selected, then and only then is the requirement to apply to a minimum of 3 GEM Member Universities waived.

Confirmation of GEM Fellowships by GEM Member Universities

Member universities may have additional requirements for the acceptance of GEM fellows (e.g. requirements for obtaining in-state residency, requirements for acceptance of teaching or research assistantship, budgeted number of GEM Fellows per academic year). Please check with the particular graduate school of interest to you. Admission into a GEM Member University’s STEM graduate department does not directly translate to confirmation of the use of the GEM Fellowship at the participating GEM Member University. At the time of selection, a GEM Member University Representative will confirm in writing if the GEM Fellowship can be used at their institution.  The GEM Member University graduate program must confirm willingness to fund an applicant as a GEM Fellow, prior to the GEM Fellowship being awarded.

Code of Conduct

If confirmed as a GEM Fellow, you will be expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times. The following internship criteria must be followed to assure continuation of your GEM Fellowship:

• You are required to work as a summer intern for your sponsoring employer for 10-12 weeks during the Summer(s).  
• While on assignment to your sponsoring employer, you are governed by that employer’s employment policies, practices, procedures, dress code, and/or standards of conduct. To avoid any misunderstanding, it is recommended that you obtain clarification regarding such matters from your employer when you begin your assignment.
• Your performance while on assignment as an intern will be measured by your employer’s performance measurement process. You must receive a satisfactory (or better) performance rating for the period of your internship to retain your fellowship. Failure to do so will result in dismissal as a GEM Fellow.
• You are required to prepare a summary report explaining your internship experience, and provide a copy of that report to your supervisor and to the GEM Office no later than 2 weeks after the completion of your internship.
• You must meet, as requested, with the GEM staff member(s) during site visits to your employer.
• You must keep both the GEM Office and your sponsoring employer apprised, at all times, of your current e-mail, address and telephone number. You can do this by keeping your eGEM applicant account up to date.

Adhering to this code of conduct will help you optimize your internship experience, and you will continue the tradition of GEM fellows being regarded as a very select group of students who meet the highest possible academic and personal standard

Tuition and Stipend

GEM MS Engineering Fellows receive a stipend, which may be supplemented by the GEM Member University. The funding for the MS Award is for up to four semesters or up to six quarters.

The funding for the PhD programs is up to the 5th year of the PhD program. One year is funded through the GEM National Office (via sponsorship from a GEM Employer and the GEM University). During the remaining years of the PhD program (up to the fifth year), GEM Fellows are funded at the same level of other funded doctorate students in the department. GEM Fellows may be expected to accept a teaching or research assistantship. GEM Universities may place additional requirements on GEM Fellows, such as requiring that GEM Fellows obtain in-state residency. GEM Fellows must check with individual GEM Member University representatives to determine if additional requirements exist at that university.

MS Engineering Fellowship Program

• $16,000 total stipend over the entire Master’s program (remitted in payments by terms to the matriculating GEM Member University)
• Full tuition and fees at GEM Member University

PhD Engineering/Science Fellowship Program

• At least $16,000 stipend applied to each academic year

Payment of Stipend

Students receive their stipend in accordance with each GEM University’s payment schedule, and may be paid in weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly installments. Stipend payments typically begin about one month after the student arrives on campus. Thus, GEM Fellows are advised to retain sufficient funds from their summer internship stipends to cover anticipated initial expenses (e.g., travel to the GEM University, books, supplies, etc.).

To begin receiving the stipend, GEM Fellows are required to meet with their GEM University Representative, to submit internship self-evaluations, graduate program plan.

Length of Fellowship

MS engineering fellows are expected to complete their master’s degree coursework in four semesters or six quarters. Ph.D. engineering and science fellows receive support up to the fifth year of their PhD program. After the first year of support through GEM, fellows are required to accept a research or teaching assistantship, or other financial support through the GEM member university.

Terms of Fellowship

Fellows are required to attend a GEM Member University, maintain satisfactory progress toward an MS or PhD degree, abide by GEM guidelines, and abide by the guidelines of the GEM Employer sponsor.

Summer School vs. Internship

As a rule, students cannot substitute summer school for their internship obligation. However, this requirement may be waived under special circumstances, such as early graduation with the intent of working full-time for the sponsoring company. Written requests for a waiver must be made to the GEM Employer and the GEM National Office several months before the summer employment is scheduled to begin.

Leave of Absence

Upon written approval from the GEM Employer, GEM University, and GEM National Office, a student may obtain a leave of absence from the GEM Fellowship Program. The Fellow must re-enroll within the terms of the agreed upon arrangement.

A GEM Fellow must secure prior written approval from the GEM National Office to withdraw from the GEM Fellowship Program. If an enrolled GEM Fellow drops out of the academic program before the school term has ended, the GEM Fellow may be liable for full or partial restitution of stipend, tuition and fee payments.

Grounds for Termination

The National GEM Consortium reserves the right to terminate a GEM Fellow’s appointment and stipend payment immediately for violation of the terms of the appointment or for misconduct. Either an unsatisfactory progress report from the University Member or an unsatisfactory performance report from the Employer Member where the student is assigned may be considered grounds for termination. Any student terminated for gross misconduct, negligence, or non-performance will be considered to have violated their agreement with the National GEM Consortium and will be ineligible for future consideration.

Note on Taxability of Fellowship Monies

All students receiving fellowships or other graduate assistance funds should be advised that these monies may be subject to local, state or federal taxes. All GEM Fellows should contact the appropriate taxing authority for further information.

Medical Expenses

GEM Fellows are encouraged to take advantage of medical insurance made available to them by their Graduate School. Most Universities do not include medical expenses in tuition and fees. The cost for these expenses can be paid out of the fellowship stipend or summer earnings.

Included, But Not Limited To

Aeronautical Engineering Aerospace Agricultural Engineering Analytical Chemistry Anatomy Automotive Biochemistry Bioengineering Biology Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemistry

Civil engineering computer engineering computer science data science electrical engineering environmental engineering environmental science industrial engineering information systems inorganic chemistry manufacturing engineering materials engineering, materials science mathematics mechanical engineering metallurgical engineering nuclear engineering operations research organic chemistry petroleum engineering physics robotics/engineering structural engineering systems engineering.

Helpful Resources

• Current GEM Employers
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• University Graduate School Rankings
• Science Careers
• Grad School Admissions 101

The summer internship at a GEM Employer constitutes the initial phase of the GEM Fellowship program and acceptance of such employment validates the fellowship.

The summer internship at a GEM Employer constitutes the initial phase of the GEM Fellowship program and acceptance of such employment validates the fellowship. Failure to accept the GEM summer internship offer cancels the fellowship. Internships generally run for 12 weeks, however, small variations are possible by mutual agreement between the GEM Fellow and Employer. Summer interns will receive a salary determined by the sponsoring employer. Each intern is also reimbursed for travel to and from the work site according to the GEM Employer’s travel policy.

Each employer assigns an experienced engineer or scientist as a supervisor to each GEM Fellow. The role of the supervisor is to provide one-to-one guidance, support, and assistance throughout the assignment. At the end of the summer, the supervisor and the student each complete forms evaluating the effectiveness of the assignment and the quality of the student’s work performance and may include recommendations regarding the student’s next year of study or employment.

Employer-sponsored PhD Fellows are required to intern with the selecting Employer Member at least one summer prior to the commencement of GEM Funding. Employer-sponsored MS Fellows are expected to intern every summer after their selection until completion of MS degree requirements.

The company determines the assignment and location of the summer internship. Every effort is made to match students whose research interests are compatible to the needs of the company.

Neither the student nor the company incurs an obligation beyond the student’s completion of the master’s or doctoral program.

Frequently Asked Questions

The National GEM Consortium highly recommends all students considering applying for a STEM graduate program to take the GRE. However, the GRE is NOT required for the GEM application . Each GEM applicant is required to fully answer questions posed in the on-line application about the GRE.

Yes! Applying to three (3) GEM Member Universities is an ABSOLUTE requirement. If you are currently matriculating in an undergraduate program, you absolutely must apply to three (3) GEM Member Universities, even if your home institution has indicated they will support you as a GEM Fellow if you are selected.

The only exception is if you are currently matriculating in a graduate program; the same graduate program that you are seeking financial support for indicates in writing that they are willing to support you as a GEM Fellow, if selected. If you are currently pursuing a MS degree and are applying for the GEM PhD Fellowship, and plan to stay at the same institution, you still must apply to three (3) GEM Member Universities.

Please contact the GEM Office at 703-562-3639 to help you contact the appropriate GEM Employer representative. Then proceed to accept the fellowship and sign the acceptance form on-line as soon as you are prepared to accept the GEM Fellowship conditions.

During the GEM employer selection phase of the fellowship process, applicants may be contacted by multiple GEM employers that are interested in interviewing and potentially hiring the applicant as an intern as part of formal GEM Fellowship sponsorship support.  At any point during this process, a GEM employer can select an applicant for sponsorship support. Once this occurs, no other GEM Employer can select the applicant.  It is important to note in this process, that although we take the GEM applicants preferences in consideration, the GEM Employer has the first right of refusal.  In summary, the GEM employer selects the desired applicant for sponsorship support; the applicant does not select the desired GEM employer.

Once the applicant has been selected by a GEM employer in our system, he/she has the option of accepting the internship and sponsorship support offer of the selecting GEM employer. If the GEM applicant chooses not to accept the internship offer, he/she is choosing to decline the GEM Fellowship and will not be eligible to be selected by another GEM employer; nor be eligible to be named as a GEM Associate or University Fellow.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  All internships associated with confirmed GEM Fellowships MUST be completed over a 10-12 week period in the Summer (May – August, or September for universities on quarters).  Internships that begin or extend beyond the start of the Fall term, when the GEM Fellow is required to begin or continue the on-campus graduate program, are NOT allowed without permission of the National GEM Consortium, and acceptance may result in ineligibility for confirmation and declining of the GEM Fellowship.

Your decision to delay accepting the GEM Fellowship prohibits the GEM Employer from seeking the best internship experience in a timely manner. Therefore, in the interest of the GEM Employer and other GEM Applicants, this is not an option.

If you are unsure about your graduate school plans, you should talk to your GEM Employer and University representative. The GEM University Representative, where you have been accepted for graduate school, may be able to defer starting your graduate program or you may be advised to decline the award and reapply when you are ready for graduate school.  You cannot knowingly accept the GEM Fellowship with the intent to defer the start of graduate school to a later date.

Contact the GEM office and the GEM Representative at the university(ies) that did not admit you, and find out the reasons for your not being admitted. Discuss your options with the department, graduate school or GEM University representative. You may be advised to retake the GRE, or expand the list of graduate schools to consider. If you wish to request deferring the start of graduate school, discuss this possibility with your employer representative. The GEM office may be able to advise you of GEM Member Universities who are accepting late applicants. You may be advised to reapply for a GEM Fellowship when you are prepared to begin graduate school.  Note, final deadlines for university acceptance with funding are communicated to eligible applicant that move forward in the confirmation process.  Applicants that have not been confirmed at a GEM Member University by the published deadline may disqualify themselves from final confirmation as a GEM Fellow.

All funds are administered through the GEM University representative. Please make sure your eGEM account is up to date with internship evaluations, graduate course plan, and updated transcripts such that your GEM stipend can be remitted to your University. Please also meet with your GEM University Representative to determine their requirements to receive your stipend.

You must work for the employer that sponsored you for the GEM Fellowship. If you do not fulfill your obligation, you must decline your GEM Fellowship.

It depends on what is offered to you. While you may not accept a competing fellowship in addition to the GEM Fellowship, you are eligible to accept many supplemental fellowships. Please call the GEM Office for additional information.

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Ph.D. Fellowship Opportunities

New student fellowships.

• Deadlines: All New Student Fellowships are considered with the January 5th   application deadline. New student fellowships are not available for Spring semester. Many new student Ph.D. fellowships are based on merit.

Cornell Fellowship

The Cornell Fellowships provide one academic year of funding, including stipend, tuition, and individual health insurance. This award is taken in the first year, unless otherwise noted by your field. These fellowships may be awarded to U.S. students, permanent residents, or international students. Admitted Ph.D. students will be notified of any fellowship awards as part of the admissions offer.

How to apply: Cornell University Fellowships are awarded at the time of admission; continuing students are ineligible to apply. Prospective students apply for fellowships on the admissions application. To be considered for a university fellowship, respond “yes” to the question on the admissions application asking if you wish to be considered for university assistantships and fellowships.

Diversity Recruitment Fellowships

There are several graduate school recruitment fellowships in support of diversity for incoming doctoral students, our admissions committee has the ability to nominate applicants for a Deans Excellence Fellowship for new research degree students (current students are not eligible.)

For consideration for nomination for a Graduate School Diversity Fellowship, students must also use the Personal Statement to indicate how one or more of the following identities and/or experiences apply to them. Eligibility and submission guidelines are accessible here. Diversity Programs in Engineering (DPE) awards diversity fellowships to students who have been admitted to PhD programs in select fields. The fellowships are designed enhance recruitment, enrollment, and retention of first-generation college and/or underrepresented racial/ethnic minority students in doctoral and master’s level programs. Contact: [email protected]  

GEM Fellowship Program

The GEM fellowship is a one (1) year fellowship for Ph.D. and M.Eng. underrepresented domestic students supported via a partnership between Cornell Engineering (Ithaca campus only) and the National GEM Consortium.

Thanks to Scandinavia Fellowship

Students from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, or Bulgaria are eligible to apply for this fellowship established by Thanks to Scandinavia in gratitude for the humanity and bravery of the people throughout Scandinavia and Bulgaria who protected persons of the Jewish faith during and after World War II. The fellowship includes a nine-month stipend, full tuition, and Cornell individual student health insurance. To request consideration for this fellowship, please notify your graduate field of your eligibility and request that they nominate you to the Graduate School prior to the fellowship deadline of February 15.

Continuing Student Fellowships

In addition to the university fellowships, competitive fellowships are available to current students from a number of sources including the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, Provost Diversity Fellowships, and the Africa Fund.

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Cornell’s South Asia Program and Southeast Asia Program highly competitive grants, allowing them to offer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships to Cornell graduate students. These FLAS fellowships support training in South and Southeast Asian languages and a fuller understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which those languages are commonly used.

Academic-year awards provide a nine-month stipend and a tuition allowance. Ph.D. and research master’s students who receive FLAS awards usually also receive a stipend supplement to bring the award to the nine-month assistantship minimum and tuition supplementation, along with individual Cornell Student Health Insurance (SHP).

Languages - South Asia: Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Punjabi, Sinhala, Tamil, Modern Tibetan, Urdu Southeast Asia: Burmese, Khmer (Cambodian), Indonesian/Malay, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai, Vietnamese

Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to receive these grants, due to U. S. Department of Education regulations. During the academic-year fellowships, students must enroll in one foreign language and one Area Studies course each semester.

• Deadline: The initial deadline is in February or March each year.
• Contact: Information is available through the  Einaudi Center for International Studies .

Provost Diversity Fellowship for Advanced Doctoral Students

The Provost Diversity Fellowship is a competitive one‐term (fall, spring, or summer) dissertation completion fellowship designed to advance the Graduate School’s commitment to diversity, access, equity, justice, and inclusion. It is available to advanced Ph.D. students who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or hold DACA, TPS, refugee, or asylee status. Criteria for the award and the application process is available via this site.

To be eligible for an award, nominees must have received at least one year of support (e.g. assistantship, training grant, etc.) from their graduate field. Priority consideration for the Provost Diversity Fellowships will be given to students who meet all of the following conditions: have passed the A Exam prior to the award period for the fellowship; and expect to complete all requirements for the doctorate within three terms (spring, summer, or fall) from the semester of nomination.

• Deadline: September ( see site for specific dates.)
• Contact: [email protected]

Africa Fund

Ph.D. applicants who are citizens of an African country and not permanent residents of the United States are eligible for this award. The fellowship includes a stipend, full tuition, and Cornell individual student health insurance. Awards may be granted for one semester or two. To request consideration for this fellowship, please notify your graduate field of your eligibility and request that they nominate you to the Graduate School.

• Deadline: December
• Contact: [email protected]

External Fellowships

To find out about the vast array of awards that will be appropriate for you the UCLA’s fellowship database  offers an extensive list of external fellowship opportunities to consider.

The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution. To be eligible, applicant must be a US citizen and submitting an application either in their first or second year of graduate study.

• Deadline: October
• Contact: [email protected]

DOE Fellowships

The DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship program (SCGF) has supported outstanding graduate students pursuing graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology (non-medical), chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational and computer sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science mission areas to encourage the development of the next generation of scientific and technical talent in the U.S.

• Deadlines: various, fellowships listed
• Contacts: listed by concentration

Fulbright Scholars

Fulbright offers many opportunities for funding and collaboration with international educational institutions. Funding packages can cover anything from books to tuition. Review their site for more information. *Fulbright also offers MS funding opportunities as well.

• Deadline: Rolling
• Contact: [email protected]

External Fellowships in Science and Engineering

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) A*STAR  Graduate Academy offers and awards scholarships and fellowships to young aspiring scientific talent at top global universities to enable them to pursue their passion in science and to prepare for a rewarding R&D career. Since 2001, A*STAR has supported and nurtured a pipeline of more than 1300 local PhD talent, ensuring a sustainable flow of capable and committed PhD students and early-career researchers at public research institutes, industry and universities, as part of Singapore's efforts to strengthen the growing community of scientific talent in Singapore.

Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Graduate Scholarships The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) provides several scholarships to outstanding students who are pursuing courses of study and research leading to careers in air quality, waste management, environmental management / policy / law, and sustainability.

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Scholarship AG Bell offers several scholarship for full-time students who have a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the moderately-severe to profound range, use listening and spoken language, and who are pursuing a bachelors, masters or doctorate (not law or public policy) degree at an accredited mainstream college or university.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Foundation Grants Grants are open to all geology graduate students.  Grants are based on merit, and in part, on the financial needs of the applicant. Although the focus of the program is the support of qualified candidates for Masters or equivalent degrees, qualified doctoral candidates are also encouraged to apply.

American Council of the Blind Scholarship For blind individuals who plan to attend or are attending college, graduate school or vocational training.

American Foundation for the Blind Scholarships The AFB offers the Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship of $1,000 to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in the field of engineering or in computer, physical, or life sciences.  The Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship offers one scholarship of $500 to a full-time graduate student.

American Geophysical Union (AGU) - Horton Research Grant in Hydrological Sciences Grants are awarded each year in support of Ph.D. candidates in hydrology or water resources research.

American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship AHA's predoctoral fellowship helps students initiate careers in cardiovascular and stroke research by providing research assistance and training.  Proposals are encouraged from all basic science disiplines, bioengineering or biotechnology, public health, behavioral, epidemiological and community and clinical investigations that bear on cardiovascular and stroke problems.

American Indian Graduate Center Fellowship The AIGC Fellowship program provides fellowships to over 400 American Indian and Alaska Native graduate and professional students each year. 

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Scholarships AISES offers several fellowships to students in STEM fields. 

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) - Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship The goal of the fellowship is to increase the number of underrepresented groups completing doctoral degrees in the microbiological sciences. The ASM Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship is aimed at highly competitive graduate students who are enrolled in a Ph.D. program and who have completed their graduate course work in the microbiological sciences. The fellowship encourages students to continue and complete their research project in the microbiological sciences.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - Graduate Teaching Fellowships The Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program is a collaboration between ASME and mechanical engineering departments to encourage outstanding doctoral candidates in mechanical engineering education (and related engineering fields), particularly women and minorities. These fellowships are made possible with support from the ASME Foundation .

American Water Works Association (AWWA) The AWWA offers scholarships for graduate students conducting research in the improvement of drinking water quality and supply.

Argonne National Laboratory - Graduate Student Programs Argonne National Laboratory offers several opportunities for qualified graduate students who are engaged in work related to Argonne Programs.

Autism Speaks - Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowships Autism Speaks supports global biomedical research into the diagnosis, causes, prevention and treatment of autism.  Autism Speaks invites applications from predoctoral students interested in pursuing careers in autism research. 

Candidates must be an enrolled student in a program leading to a research doctorate such as a Ph.D. or Sc.D., or a combined degree such as an M.D./Ph.D., in an academic department of an accredited university or health/medical institution.  The selected pre-doctoral fellow must spend at least 80% of his/her professional time engaged exclusively in their Autism Speaks' autism research related activities for the duration of the award, and cannot simultaneously hold another named fellowship award during the support period. International applications are encouraged.

Chateaubriand Fellowships for Science & Technology Research in France The Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Health for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships or joint projects between French and American research teams. The Chateaubriand Fellowship supports PhD students registered in an American university who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in a French laboratory.

This fellowship is offered by the Office for Science & Technology (OST) of the Embassy of France in Washington in partnership with American universities and French research organizations such as Inserm and Inria. It is a partner of the National Science Foundation's GROW program .

Christine H. Eide Memorial Scholarship Award For full-time graduate or undergraduate students who are legally blind and who are entering or attending an accredited college or university.

Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award Sponsored jointly by CGS and ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, a Division of ProQuest Information and Learning, and first presented in 1981, these awards are made annually to individuals who, in the opinion of the award committee, have completed dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline. 

Two awards are given annually in two different broad areas (biological sciences; social sciences; mathematics, physical sciences and engineering; and humanities and fine arts). Individuals must be nominated for these awards by a member institution.

Department of Defense (DOD) - Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion.

Department of Energy / Krell Institute Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) The Department of Energy's Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program was developed to meet the Nation's growing need for science and technology professionals with advanced computer skills. The fellowship - now jointly funded by the DOE's Office of Science and the DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration - requires that graduate students plan and follow a course of study that transcends the bounds of traditional academic disciplines. It requires substantive graduate work in each of a scientific or engineering discipline, computer science and applied mathematics.

Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA SSGF) provides excellent financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that solve complex science and engineering problems critical to stewardship science.

Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories.  The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission.

Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) The DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship program (SCGF) has supported outstanding graduate students pursuing graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology (non-medical), chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational and computer sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science mission areas to encourage the development of the next generation of scientific and technical talent in the U.S.

Directed Energy Scholarships in High Energy Laser & High Power Microwave Technologies The Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) is the premier organization for the exchange of information on the development and application of directed energy (DE), which includes both high energy lasers (HEL) and high power microwaves (HPM).  DEPS fosters research and development of DE technology for national defense and civil applications through professional communication and education. The traditional academic disciplines involved in DE research include, but are not limited to, physics, electrical engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials sciences, optical sciences, optical engineering, and aerospace engineering.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - STAR Fellowship in Environmental Studies EPA's STAR graduate fellowship program supports masters and doctoral candidates in environmental studies. Each year, students in the United States compete for STAR fellowships through a rigorous review process. Students can pursue degrees in traditionally recognized environmental disciplines as well as other fields such as social anthropology, urban and regional planning, and decision sciences.

Epilepsy Foundation of America - Research Training Fellowships The Epilepsy Foundation supports a series of grants and fellowships to advance the understanding of epilepsy that will lead to better treatment, more effective prevention, and ultimately to a cure. Funding is available to researchers at all professional levels including students, junior investigators and established investigators.

Facebook Graduate Fellowship Program Facebook offers fellowships to graduate students in computer science, electrical engineering, and related fields.

Fermilab Graduate Student Research Program in Theoretical Physics The Fermilab Graduate Student Research Program in Theoretical Physics is intended for graduate students at U.S. universities who are in the research phase of graduate study in theoretical particle physics or theoretical astrophysics.  Positions in this program will last for one year (12 months), generally starting in the Fall.  Graduate students in the Graduate Student Research Program will remain matriculated at their home universities but be in residence at Fermilab.

Ford Foundation Fellowships Ford Foundation Fellowship awards are offered at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and Postdoctoral levels.  Fellowships are awarded in a national competition. Awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

To be eligible to receive a Ford Foundation Fellowship award, you must be a citizen, national, and permanent residents (holder of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, or individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. Receipt of the fellowship award is conditioned upon each awardee providing satisfactory documentation that he or she meets the eligibility requirements. 

Fulbright Program for Foreign Students The Fulbright Program brings citizens of other countries to the United States for Master's degree or Ph.D. study at U.S. universities or other appropriate institutions.  Foreign students apply for Fulbright Fellowships through the Fulbright Commission/Foundation or U.S. Embassy in their home countries. The Institute of International Education (IIE) arranges academic placement for most Fulbright nominees and supervises participants during their stay in the United States.  See the Fulbright website for country specific information. 

Gamma Mu Foundation Scholarship The Gamma Mu Scholarships Program provides support to gay men who want to further their education at a college, university, or vocational or professional training program. The program supports a wide range of educational options, including vocational and technical training, associate, bachelors and graduate degrees.

Gates Millennium Scholars Program The GMS Scholarship Award provides support for the cost of education by covering unmet need and self-help aid, renewable awards for Gates Millennium Scholars maintaining satisfactory academic progress, and graduate school funding for continuing Gates Millennium Scholars in the areas of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science.  

GEM Fellowship Program GEM's fellowship programs span the entire recruitment, retention, and professional development spectrum. GEM's principal activity is the provision of graduate fellowships at the MS and Ph.D. levels coupled with paid summer internships.The goal of these programs are to increase the number of minority students who pursue advanced degrees in engineering and the natural science disciplines.

GEM provides three Fellowship Programs: MS Engineering Fellowship; Ph.D. Engineering Fellowship; and Ph.D. Science Fellowship.

Generation Google Scholarship for Underrepresented Students in Computer Science The Generation Google Scholarship was established to help aspiring computer scientists excel in technology and become leaders in the field.

Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Google has partnered with Lime Connect , a nonprofit organization that supports students with disabilities while they pursue education and promising careers, to help university students with disabilities work toward their academic goals in the field of computer science.

Google US/Canada PhD Fellowship The Google U.S./Canada PhD Student Fellowship recognizes outstanding graduate students doing exceptional work in computer science and related disciplines.  Applicants must be nominated by their department and forwarded to the Graduate Studies Office for review.  Two finalists will then be forwarded to Google for consideration in the national competition.

Google SVA Scholarship for Veterans The scholarship provides assistance to student veterans who are pursuing university degrees in the field of computer science in the U.S.

Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (GFSD) Formerly the National Physical Science Consortium, GFSD is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. GFSD's goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in STEM fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool.

The Grass Foundation Fellowship Program Grass Fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory  (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. Early investigators (late stage predoctoral trainees and beyond) are eligible to apply. This includes applicants with prior experience at MBL or with the Grass Foundation (MBL course alumni are encouraged to apply). Priority is given to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a research career. Please see FAQ page on website or contact the Program Coordinator  for more information. International Fellows (i.e., not US citizens or resident aliens) must hold a valid visa (J-1, H-1B, F1 or F1-OPT) for the entire duration of the fellowship.

HENAAC Scholars Program All science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors qualify for the HENAAC scholarships.  Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and/or must significantly participate in and promote organizations and activities in the Hispanic community.

Hertz Foundation Fellowship Since 1963, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has awarded over 1,100 doctoral fellowships with the goal of supporting the early stage research endeavors of applied physical, biological, and engineering science students who possess the potential to change our world for the better by solving difficult, real-world problems.

HHMI - Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study The fellowships honor the legacy of the late James H. Gilliam, Jr., an HHMI trustee who devoted his life to fostering excellence and diversity in education and science.

The competition is open to:

• Alumni of HHMI's Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP) , regardless of country of origin or nationally, or
• Students nominated by T32 predoctoral training grant principal investigators (PIs) supported by the National Institute for General Medical Sciences (NIGMS); each nominated student must be training grant eligible but does not need to have been a T32 trainee.

Each fellowship will support students for up to three years of their dissertation research, typically in years three, four and five of their PhD studies.  Applicants must be in their second or third year of a PhD program in the life sciences or related sciences and have identified a thesis adviser.  They must have advanced to candidacy before appointment.  Students who are enrolled in an MD/PhD (i.e. Medical Scientist Training Program) program are not eligible.

HHMI International Student Research Fellowships    This fellowship program supports outstanding international predoctoral students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies. Participation is by invitation only. Nominated students must be in their second or third year of study to apply for the fellowship. To activate the fellowship, students must be in the third or fourth year of a PhD program at one of the designated institutions. Students in the first, second, or fifth year of their PhD programs cannot activate the fellowship. In no case will support be provided past year five of a PhD program.

Students invited to participate in this program are eligible for a fellowship to support years three, four, and five of a PhD program. Eligible fields of study include biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science, engineering, and plant biology—as well as interdisciplinary research. 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowships (HHMI) Fellowships are available to applicants who are citizens or nationals of the United States and to foreign nationals.  They are intended for use by students who are at or near the beginning of their graduate study in biochemistry, biophysics, biostatistics, cell biology, developmental biology, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, mathematical and computational biology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, structural biology, and virology.

IBM Ph.D. Fellowship The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study. These include: computer science and engineering (including cyber security, cloud, and mobile computing), electrical and mechanical engineering, physical sciences (including chemistry, material sciences, and physics),  mathematical sciences (including analytics of massive scale data with uncertainty, operations research, and optimization), public sector and business sciences (including urban policy and analytics, social technologies, learning systems and cognitive computing), and Service Science, Management, and Engineering (SSME).

Indo-US Science and Technology Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Provides unique opportunities for science, technology, engineering and medical students from the United States to undertake internships in national laboratories, federal research centers, academic research institutes, and private R&D laboratories in India. Objective of the internships are to provide students exposure to Indian S&T milieu, gain practical skills and develop collaborative networks. Internships are envisaged as a source of mutual cultural and professional enrichment for both the interns and their host institutions.

Intel PhD Fellowship Program The Intel PhD Fellowship Program awards fellowships to exceptional PhD candidates pursuing leading-edge innovation in fields related to Intel's business and research interests.

Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust The Josephine De Karman Fellowship Trust was established in 1954 by the late Dr. Theodore Von Karman, world renowned aeronautics expert and teacher and first director of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, in memory of his sister, Josephine, who passed away in 1951.  The purpose of this Fellowship program is to recognize and assist students whose scholastic achievements reflect Professor Von Karman's high standards. 

DeKarman fellowships are open to students in any discipline, including international students, who are currently enrolled in a university or college located within the United States.  Only candidates for the PhD who will defend their dissertation within two years and undergraduates entering their senior year are eligible for consideration.  Postdoctoral and masters degree students are not eligible for consideration.  Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities. 

Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS) Scholarship  This program was established in 1974 to support talented young students in social sciences, natural sciences, computer science, and information technology-related fields. The program enables the students to pursue and successfully complete their doctorates at leading overseas research universities.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Livermore Graduate Scholar Program The Livermore Graduate Scholar Program (LGSP) and its predecessor programs have played a critical role for many years  in helping to recruit new scientific and engineering talent to Lawrence  Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Top Ph.D. students are granted appointments of up to four years to conduct research of interest to the Laboratory while completing their thesis.

Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology Fellowship Resident fellowships for the duration of a minimum of 1 month to a maximum of 9 months are offered in support of research projects in science, engineering, and technology; in the history of science, engineering and technology; or in interdisciplinary topics that link science or technology to the broader culture.

Recipients of fellowships are expected to work full time on their research projects while at the Library, to engage with other resident scholars, and to offer a presentation on their work to the general public. 

Link Foundation - Energy Fellowships In an effort to foster education and innovation in the area of societal production and utilization of energy, the Link Foundation invites applications for 2-year fellowships for students working toward a Ph.D. degree.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) - Graduate Research Assistantship The Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Program is a year-round educational program that provides students with relevant research experience while they are pursuing a graduate degree. In some cases, students can arrange to conduct master's or doctoral thesis research at the Laboratory.

Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Microsoft Research is committed to advancing the state of computer science. Our fellowship program provides financial support for students and early-career faculty, allowing them to focus on their research. Fellowships build lasting relationships between Microsoft Research and academic institutions.  Applicants must be nominated by their department and forwarded to the Graduate Studies Office for review.  Finalists will then be forwarded to Microsoft for consideration in the national competition.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) NASA is seeking fellowship proposals from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines.  The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA's scientific goals.  Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities. 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Harriett Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowships The Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Project, or JPFP, seeks to increase the number of graduate degrees awarded to underrepresented persons (women, minorities and persons with disabilities) in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, disciplines. The ultimate goal is to increase the U.S. talent pool by developing a more inclusive, multicultural and sustainable STEM workforce.

National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) - Soffen Grants for Travel to Conferences The travel grants are awarded to students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences or engineering fields (astrobiology, astronomy, earth and space science, engineering, etc.) to attend a meeting at which they will present their research. Students of all nationalities are welcome to apply; however, applicants must be enrolled full time in an accredited undergraduate or graduate institution of higher learning in the United States.

National Defense Science & Engineering Fellowship Program (NDSEG) The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship is a highly competitive, portable fellowship that is awarded to U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in one of fifteen  supported disciplines .

National Federation of the Blind Scholarship For students residing in the United States who are legally blind in both eyes and who plan to pursue a full-time degree program at a U.S. college or university.

National Hispanic Scholarship Fund  Grants for Hispanic graduate students.

National Indian Education Fellowship Program For American Indians in business, education, engineering, medicine, law, or natural resources. 

National Institute of Health (NIH) - Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship The NRSA/Kirschstein F31 predoctoral fellowship supports promising graduate students who are pursuing training and research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes. Most research-oriented fields in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences are eligible. Individuals may receive up to five years of support.

The National Research Council (NRC) Graduate Research Awards The National Research Council has conducted the Research Associateship Programs in cooperation with sponsoring federal laboratories and other research organizations approved for participation since 1954.  Through a national competition, the NRC recommends and makes Research Associateship awards to outstanding scientists and engineers, at the postdoctoral and senior levels, for tenure as guest researchers at the participating laboratories.  A limited number of opportunities are available for support of graduate students in select fields.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

National Science Foundation (NSF) - Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) International Travel Awards Through GROW, NSF Graduate Fellows are provided an international travel allowance to engage in research collaborations with investigators in partner countries located outside the United States.

With GROW, NSF Graduate Fellows can benefit from partnerships developed by NSF with funding organizations in other countries. Building on the experience of the former Nordic Research Opportunity, GROW offers research opportunities of 3-12 months in duration in the following partner countries: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Scholarships The Alexander Graham  Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (CGS D) and NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (PGS D) provide  financial support to high calibre scholars who are engaged in a doctoral program in  the natural sciences or engineering.  NSERC encourages interested and qualified Aboriginal  students to apply.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) administer internships and research project  training opportunities funded by EPA offices and laboratories and by other government and private sector organizations. These opportunities are available year-round to science and engineering undergrads, grad students, recent grads and post-docs.

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans will be awarded on the basis of a single national competition.  Each fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study - in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program - in the United States.

Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The QInF program is open to teams of two students from a preselected variety of top US based and international schools. Students are encouraged to apply and submit a proposal on any innovative idea of their choice. Qualcomm Research's top engineers carefully review submitted proposals and select the QInF finalists, who are then invited to present their proposals to a panel of executive judges. Winning students earn a one year fellowship and are mentored by our engineers to facilitate the success of the proposed research.

Sandia National Laboratories - Master's Fellowships The Master's Fellowship Program (MFP) provides exceptional bachelor's-level minority candidates with the opportunity to receive fully funded Master's of science degrees. Successful applicants will become regular full-time Sandia employees and will join multidisciplinary R&D teams. After spending at least two months at Sandia acclimating to the national-laboratory environment and contributing to Sandia's missions, MFP recipients will enter graduate school to pursue their technical Master's degrees full-time. After receiving their Master's degrees, MFP participants are guaranteed placement in appropriate technical staff positions at Sandia.

Scholarships for Undocumented Students The Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) maintain a list of scholarships and fellowships available for immigrant students attending graduate and professional schools.  

Semiconductor Research Corporation Graduate Fellowship Program SRC offers doctoral fellowships and master's scholarships through the Global Research Collaboration (GRC) and one doctoral fellowship through the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI), the SRC NRI/Hans J. Coufal Fellowship . The GRC Graduate Fellowship Program  (GFP) is funded through GRC and the SRC Education Alliance and supports about 35 Fellowships each year. The GRC Master's Scholarship Program  (MSP), targeting underrepresented minorities and women, is also funded through GRC and the SRC Education Alliance and supports about 12 Scholarships each year.

Society of Exploration Geophysics (SEG) Foundation Scholarships SEG Foundation Scholarships encourage the study of geophysics and related geosciences. The SEG Foundation offers a range of different scholarship opportunities. Funds provided may be applied to tuition, books, and fees. 

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Foundation Dissertation Scholarships Merit-based scholarships awarded to doctoral candidates, who demonstrate both significant motivation and aptitude for a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and have completed All But Dissertation.

Sons of Italy National Leadership Grants For U.S. citizens of Italian descent (at least one Italian or Italian American grandparent) enrolled in an under­graduate or graduate program at a four-year, accredited academic institution. Previous SIF scholarship winners are not eligible.

Symantec Graduate Fellowship Program Symantec will award Symantec Research Labs (SRL) Graduate Fellowships to outstanding Ph.D. students. Preference will be given to students with a desire to work in an industrial research lab and those working on innovative research projects in areas related to Symantec's businesses such as security, data mining, storage, backup, machine learning, virtualization, cloud computing, big data infrastructure, etc.  

Taiwan/Caltech Ministry of Education Fellowship The Ministry of Education (MOE), Taiwan and Caltech jointly administer Taiwan-Caltech Graduate Scholarships to support new graduate students from Taiwan of outstanding talents who are pursuing a Ph.D. degree at Caltech. Scholarships are tenable in all fields of study.  Applicants should be ROC citizens preferably residing in Taiwan, although those currently studying outside Taiwan are not excluded.  Applicants must gain admission to Caltech and are subject to  Caltech's standard procedures and requirements. Each scholarship will normally be of three (3) years' duration and will cover stipend, tuition and mandatory fees. Applicants must apply directly to MOE between mid-December and mid-January. 

Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship Award The Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship Program includes two $10,000 scholarships and four $5,000 scholarships to be awarded to undergraduate and graduate students with a declared major of biology, chemistry, biochemistry or related life-science field. 

UNCF/MERCK Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships The UNCF●Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships are intended to support African American graduate students as they complete coursework, conduct research, and prepare the dissertation required for the doctoral degree in the biomedical relevant life or physical sciences.

The Whitaker Foundation The Whitaker International Program sends emerging leaders in U.S. biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) overseas to undertake a self-designed project that will enhance their careers within the field.  The goal of the program is to assist the development of professional leaders who are not only superb scientists, but who also will advance the profession through an international outlook. Along with supporting grant projects in an academic setting, the Whitaker International Program encourages grantees to engage in policy work and propose projects in an industry setting.

Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (GFD) Fellowship Graduate students and researchers from a variety of fields who share a common interest in the nonlinear dynamics of rotating, stratified fluids share an intense ten-week research experience, and vigorous discussions of concepts that span different disciplines. Fellows pursue a research project under the supervision of the staff and present a lecture and a written report for a proceedings volume. Fellows are expected to be in residence for the full ten weeks of the program.

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Graduate scholarships and fellowships.

PhD Student Scholarships/Fellowships A selection of JHU/WSE resources related to doctoral student fellowships and scholarships:

• JHU Office of Research : Graduate Student Funding Opportunities (a fairly comprehensive list of fellowships and scholarships)
• Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative Announced by Johns Hopkins and Bloomberg Philanthropies in the spring of 2021, the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative program is designed to strengthen pathways for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to pursue and receive PhDs in STEM fields at Johns Hopkins.
• Siebel Scholars Program The Siebel Scholarship program was created by the Siebel Scholars Foundation to recognize exceptional students from the world’s leading graduate schools, in areas that include bioengineering. JHU is one of only a few schools in the country selected to participate in this program and every year, five PhD candidates at Johns Hopkins are awarded this honor. An announcement from your academic administrator about the open application period usually happens in late May and all application materials typically are due to your department administrator in mid-June. If awarded, the scholarship goes into effect the following fall semester. More information about the program, including the nomination process and criteria can be found here.

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With the generous support of its donors, the School of Engineering offers a range of fellowships to recognize the excellent research, teaching, and entrepreneurial achievements of our engineering graduate students.

SoE Competitive Fellowships

We offer fellowships that are based on a competitive application for both continuing graduate students and incoming graduate students. Nominees are selected by their departments and put forward to the School for review and selection. For more information about your department’s nomination process, please reach out to your department’s graduate administrative staff.

The school will announce recipients for incoming graduate student fellowships annually by late February and for continuing graduate students fellowships by late April.

Incoming graduate student fellowships

• Lemelson Engineering Presidential Graduate Fellowship
• Provost Presidential Fellowship – Outstanding Scholar
• School of Engineering Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

Continuing graduate student fellowships

• Accenture Fellowship
• Thomas G. Stockham, Jr. (1955) and Bernard (Ben) Gold Fellowship
• NAE Grand Challenge Vest Fellowship
• Dr. Chiang Chen Fellowship
• Exponent Fellowship
• School of Engineering Evergreen Graduate Innovation Fellowship
• Leslye Miller Fraser (1978) and Darryl M. Fraser (1980) Fellowship
• Samsung Semiconductor Fellowship
• School of Engineering Distinguished Energy Efficiency Fellowship
• School of Engineering MathWorks Engineering Fellowship
• Takeda Fellowship

SoE Allocated Fellowships

The school has a number of fellowships that are distributed to School of Engineering departments. Each department is responsible for identifying and selecting qualified graduate students for these fellowships.

• Abdul Latif Jameel Fellowship
• George Cohen (1926) Fellowship
• Henry Ford II Scholar Fellowship
• Hewlett Packard Fellowship I
• Hewlett Packard Fellowship II
• Kut (1934) Fellowship
• Morris H Klegerman (1928) Fellowship
• Nicholas Hobson Wheless, Jr. (1938) Fellowship
• Reinhold Rudenberg Memorial Fellowship
• Robert A. Brown SMA II Fellowship
• SMA Fellowship
• Xianhong Wu Fellowship

Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

External Graduate Engineering Fellowships

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships http://www.asee.org/ndseg

ASEE Science & Engineering Fellowships https://monolith.asee.org/fellowship-programs

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Fellowship https://www.src.org/student-center/fellowship/

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowships https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowships http://hertzfoundation.org/fellowships/fellowshipaward

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans https://www.pdsoros.org/ National Physical Science Consortium Fellowships http ://www.npsc.org

For Women and Minorities

GEM Fellowship Program http://www.gemfellowship.org/

Alfred P. Sloan Minority PhD Scholarships http://sloanphds.org/

Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs http ://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm

Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship http://www.mmgconnect.com/cms/index.cfm?page=program.view&areaid=12&contentid=893&typeid=jpfp

Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association http://scholarship.ksea.org/InfoGraduate.aspx

Nationally Competitive Fellowships

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• American Association of University Women (AAUW)

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. NSF GRFP website

Awarded by the Department of Defense to individuals who have demonstrated the ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.  NDSEG website

This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. This program holds an annual competition. Fulbright-Hays

Through its Fellowship Program, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties. Administered by the National Research Council (NRC) since 1979, these programs provide fellowship support at the predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral levels. Ford Fellowship

The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory/facility in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission.   SCGSR Program

GEM’s principal activity is the provision of graduate fellowships at the MS and PhD levels coupled with paid summer internships. GEM also offers fellowships without paid summer internships through our GEM University and Associate Fellowship programs.

GEM Fellowship

American Association of University Women (AAUW) 

Grants are open to scholars who identify as women and who are conducting basic research in engineering, medicine, or physical or biological sciences. AAUW follows the National Science Foundation’s definition of basic research : “activity aimed at acquiring new knowledge or understanding without specific immediate commercial application or use.”

AAUW Research Publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine, and Science

Ph.D. Students

The College of Engineering has identified a variety of funding resources for our new and current graduate students both internal to the University (e.g., department/program, College of Engineering, Rackham Graduate School and University of Michigan campus) as well as external (e.g., national labs, corporations, organizations, etc.)

Please note: Students are encouraged to consult Innovation Partnerships prior to beginning a fellowship opportunity if they will be developing any innovations created through their paid research work at UM.

College of Engineering Funding for Ph.D. Students

All Michigan Engineering doctoral students are guaranteed full funding, provided they continue to meet all the milestones on the path to their doctorate. The package includes:

• Tuition and fees
• University Health Insurance
• Monthly living stipend

Exact funding amounts vary by department, and students coming from a master’s program typically receive four years of funding. Students coming directly from a bachelor’s program receive five years of funding. The package can come from a combination of sources, including the College of Engineering, Rackham Graduate School, Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA) appointments, Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) positions and External fellowships and awards. To learn more, contact your department/program of interest directly.

Additional University Funding Opportunities

In addition to Michigan Engineering departments and programs, explore these resources.

• Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA) appointments
• Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) positions
• Michigan Engineering Community Grants , Emergency, Featured Awards , PhD Funding Support Guidelines ,  Tauber Institute for Global Operations )
• U-M Rackham Graduate School 
• U-M Employment Opportunities

Students are also encouraged to consider funding resources internal to the University listed on the  UM Library website  such as:

• Center for the Education of Women (CEW)  works to break down barriers and increase access through funding. Open to all U-M students, staff, faculty, and surrounding community, they offer opportunities for scholarships, emergency grants, sponsorship’s, fellowships, and more for a range of situations and life circumstances. 
• Dow Sustainability Fellows Program  provides a range of awards for graduate students and post-docs committed to working on sustainable solutions to national and international challenges.
• Ginsberg Center  provides grants, scholarships, and paid internships administered by the Ginsberg Center, in support of service-learning and civic engagement projects and programs. Offered to students and student groups.
• Rackham Graduate School  administers various funding opportunities for graduate students.
• Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)  provides guidance and funding resources for students with disabilities.
• Students with Children
• Veterans and Military Services  provides guidance and scholarships for veterans and those in military service.

External Funding Opportunities

The following are external, non-University scholarship opportunities that may be of interest to University/College students.  Inclusion of an external scholarship opportunity is intended only as a resource for students, and does not express or imply any University involvement with, or endorsement of, the external program.

An * indicates that a fellowship  may  be open to international students.

• ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational & Data Science Fellowships  *
• Air and Waste Management Association Scholarship  *
• Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program  *
• Alexander Graham Bell College Scholarship Awards  *
• Amelia Earhart Fellowship *
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowships
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships
• American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellowship and Scholarship Programs  *
• American Council of the Blind Scholarship  *
• American Galvanizers Association’s (AGA) Galvanize the Future: A Richard L. Brooks Memorial Scholarship  *
• American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship
• American Meteorological Society (AMS) Graduate Fellowships
• American Nuclear Society (ANS) Scholarships  *
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Jack E. Leisch Graduate Fellowship  *
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Trent R. Dames and William W. Moore Fellowship  *
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Waldo Smith Hydraulic Fellowship  *
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers Scholarships  *
• American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Scholarships
• American Water Works Association Scholarships
• American-Scandinavian Foundation Academic Fellowships and Grants to Study in Scandinavia
• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) STEM Majors Scholarship for Diversity Students
• ASCO Engineering Scholarship
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) Education & Research Foundation Graduate Scholarships in Construction and Civil Engineering
• Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) Fellowships for Study or Research in Belgium
• Brown and Caldwell Scholarships
• Buildium Women in Technology Scholarship  *
• Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)  *
• Center for Space Nuclear Research (CSNR) Summer Fellowship Program  *
• Clare Boothe Luce Program
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Smithsonian Institution Fellowship
• Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowships
• DAAD Study Scholarships  *
• Data Incubator Data Science Fellowship  *
• Daybreak Games G.I.R.L. Scholarship
• DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
• DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
• Dow Sustainability Fellows Program
• Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program  *
• East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
• Electrochemical Society Scholarships and Fellowships *
• ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Diversity Fellowships
• Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
• Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
• Foreign Languages & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships (University of Michigan Fellowship)
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program  *
• Generation Google Scholarship  *
• Geological Society of America Research Grants  *
• German Chancellor Fellowship  *
• Google Lime Scholarship  * 
• Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship  *
• Graduate Fellowships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Diversity (GFSD)
• Great Minds in STEM HENAAC Scholarship  *
• Helping Women in STEM *
• Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award
• Hired Scholarship
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowship  *
• IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program  *
• Influenster Scholarship for Women in STEM  *
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellowship in Electrical History  *
• Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Scholarship  *
• International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Scholarships and Grants  *
• John von Neumann Fellowship  *
• Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships  *
• Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship Program
• KSEA-KUSCO Scholarships  *
• LANL-African American Partner Program
• Link Foundation Doctoral Research Fellowships in Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation  *
• Link Foundation Energy Fellowships  *
• Luce Scholars Program
• MAES Scholarships  *
• Michigan Council of Women in Technology MCWT Scholarship  *
• Michigan Department of Civil Rights
• Michigan Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Program
• Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association
• Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship  *
• Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program  *
• NASA Graduate Student Researchers Project
• NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP)
• National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Lawrence F. Skibbie Graduate Scholarship Award
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)
• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
• National Research Council of the National Academies Research Associateship Program
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
• National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships
• Native Forward Scholars Fund  *
• NOAA Sea Grant Great Lakes Summer Fellows Program
• NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships
• Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education Graduate Scholarships  *
• Out to Innovate Scholarships  *
• Pathways to Science (Doctoral Fellowships)  *
• Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
• PEO International Peace Scholarship  *
• Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowships  *
• Point Foundation Scholarship  *
• Roberto Rocca Fellowships for Doctoral Studies  *
• SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship
• Sandia National Laboratories, President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering
• Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship  *
• Scholarships.com *
• Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future  *
• Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Graduate Fellowship Program  *
• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program (GIAR)  *
• SME Scholarships for Graduate Students  *
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Graduate Scholarships  *
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships  *
• Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship  *
• Straight North STEM Scholarship  *
• Symantec Research Labs Graduate Fellowship  *
• The GEM Fellowship Program
• The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Program
• Toptal Scholarships for Women*
• Ultimation STEM Scholarship
• U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship
• U.S. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE-CSGF)
• U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellowship Program
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Presidential Management Fellows Program
• United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships
• Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States Scholarship
• Women in Defense Scholarship
• Women in Engineering Empowerment Scholarship
• Women in Technology Scholarship
• Women Techmakers Scholars Program  *
• Yanmar/Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Scholarship
• Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship

• Tandon School of Engineering
• Fellowship Opportunities
• International
• Foundation American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowships
• Foundation AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science
• Foundation AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship
• Foundation AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
• Foundation American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
• Foundation American Society of Mechanical Engineers Scholarship
• Federal Analyzing Relationships Between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work Small Grant Program
• Foundation Black Trailblazers in Engineering
• International Chateaubriand Fellowship
• Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US)
• Foundation Dan David Prize
• Federal Department of Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship Program
• Corporate Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
• Federal Fulbright Scholar Program
• Foundation GEM Fellowship Program
• Corporate Generation Google Scholarship (North America)
• Corporate Google Lime Scholarship
• Corporate Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship
• Corporate Federal Foundation International All Graduate Scholarship Opportunities for Women
• Foundation Hertz Fellowship
• Foundation Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Corporate IBM PhD Fellowship
• Corporate JPMorgan Chase AI Research PhD Fellowship
• International Marshall Scholarships
• Corporate Microsoft Ada Lovelace Fellowship