Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP)
$30,000 per year, renewable up to three years, divided as follows: $21,000 student stipend, $4,000 travel allowance, $1,000 for health insurance, and $4,000 university allowance. Approximately 300 graduate students are supported annually.

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
Includes full tuition and all required fees for three years as well as a stipend, as follows: $30,500 for first year, $31,000 for second year, and $31,500 for third year; also includes up to $1,000 for health insurance. Approximately 200 fellowships are awarded each year.

Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship for Research Program (SMART)
Includes all university tuition and required fees as well as the following stipends: $22,500 per year for undergraduate students, $31,000 per year for Master’s candidates, and $38,000 per year for Doctoral candidates; tenure is given up to the time typically required to complete degree studies. It also offers a $1,000 book allowance. Between 30 and 100 awards are granted each year.

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship US Department of Education
Average award size of $42,652; stipend level is determined by fellow’s financial need. This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability-selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise-to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. Approximately 65 new awards are given out annually.

Goldwater Science Scholarships
Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded annually for undergraduate students in math and science. The one and two year scholarships cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
$20,000 per year for three years plus $3,000 to the institution for tuition and fees and expenses paid for attending one Conference of Ford Fellows. Eligible applicants must be enrolled or plan to enroll in a research based program leading to a PhD or ScD; practice-oriented programs are not eligible for funding. The Ford Foundation seeks to increase the ethnic and racial diversity of American colleges and universities. Approximately 60 new awards are given out annually.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Scholars Program
Forty two medical and dental students are selected annually to spend nine months engrossed in research at the National Institutes of Health. Those chosen receive $25,000 annually to cover their expenses, as well as receiving medical, life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance. The program will also pay the costs for one class per semester and gives $250 to cover textbook and journal expenses.

Geological Society of America Research Grants
This grant is intended for master’s and doctoral students conducting research in the geological sciences. In 2006, approximately 450 new grants were awarded. The average award was $1963. Applicants must be members of the Geological Society of America; women, minorities and the disabled are strongly encouraged to apply.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship
$37,000 per year; up to two years for Master’s students and up to three years for Doctorate students. Applicants’ research must be in an environmentally related field. Approximately 15 new awards are given out annually.

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship 
$31,200 per year; $1,000 academic allowance per year; up to $2,500 matching funds for computer support if requested. Seventeen fellowships were awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year.

National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award
Each year one individual receives this award. The awardee receives a grant of $500,000 over a three year period for conducting scientific research. This award is open to individuals who are 35 years old or younger and are in scientific research or advanced study in one of the following fields: mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, social or other sciences.

Hertz Fellowship
Annual stipend of $28,000 (up to 5 years) or $33,000 (up to 2 years). The fellowship is awarded to approximately 15 individuals per academic year to students in the physical, biological, and engineering sciences.

Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative/Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (AFCI/GNEP) University Fellowship Program
Support is given for up to 18 months with up to $42,500 in benefits. The fellowship is open to students working towards their master’s degrees in either nuclear science or engineering studying a topic that is of interest to AFCI/GNEP. Eight fellows were chosen for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Department of Homeland Security
$2,300 per month for 12 months; tuition and mandatory, nonrefundable fees also paid. Sixty two graduate scholarships were awarded in 2006.

Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships -Resources for the Future (RFF)
This fellowship is awarded to applicants in the final year of their doctoral dissertation research who are studying a topic that is related to the environment, natural resources, or energy. RFF’s primary fields are economics and other social sciences, though other science fields are eligible as long as there is an obvious and immediate link in the proposal to environment policy matters. Three new awardees were selected for the 2007-2008 academic year, with each fellowship totaling $12,000.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds, from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and those with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. To be eligible, an applicant must currently be enrolled in or accepted into a PhD or equivalent degree program in the biomedical, behavioral sciences, health services, or clinical sciences. Awardees are given a stipend of approximately $20,772, have up to 60% of tuition and fees paid (not exceeding $16,000 per year or $21,000 per year for combined dual degree programs) and an institutional allowance of $4,200.

Ruth L. Kirschtein National Research Service Awards for MD/PhD Fellowships
To be eligible applicants must have a baccalaureate degree and be enrolled in an accredited MD/PhD program at a medical school, accepted in a related PhD program and have at least one year of dissertation-style research training remaining. Awardees are given a stipend of approximately $20,772 per year, have up to 60% of tuition paid up to $3,000, 100% below, and an institutional allowance of $2,750 for non-profit institutions, $1,650 for for-profit institutions or Federal laboratories.

National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Fellowship
$21,000 per year, on average for two to three years, though it can be extended up to six years; $16,000 for student stipend, $5,000 to support NPSC operations. The eligible fields of study include astronomy, chemistry, computer science, geology, materials science, mathematical sciences, physics, and related engineering fields. The number of awards given out varies yearly.

U.S. Department of Energy Global Change Program (GREF)
GREF awards an annual stipend of $19,200, a $600 Research Education Supplementation, and also pays for tuition and fees. Awards are given out in three year appointments which can be renewed annually. Eligible applicants will have completed one year of graduate school and must be studying one of the following fields: biological sciences, biological engineering, physics, or astronomy.

Electrochemical Society Summer Fellowships
This award is given to graduate students to assist them in continuing their studies over the summer months. Applicants must be studying a topic that is of interest to the Electrochemical Society. Eligible fields include: chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, computer science/engineering, and electrical engineering. Up to four fellowships are awarded each year with each award, on average, totaling $4,000.

Whitaker Foundation Graduate Fellowships in Biomedical Engineering
Whitaker awards are available to biomedical engineering/bioengineering students who wish to study abroad. Applicants cannot have received a doctorate by the time that the grant begins. The award covers round trip international airfare, a monthly stipend for living expenses, health and accident insurance, and a maximum tuition allowance of $15,000. The award is good for up to one academic year.

Association for Institutional Research/Institute of Education Sciences-National Center for Education Statistics (AIR/IES-NCES) Fellowships for Graduate Study
Both part time and full time students who are conducting or advancing institutional research are eligible for this fellowship. It awards up to $10,000 per year for three years. Students who are part time will receive up to $3,000 per year, but they may change their status to full time student and receive the larger stipend. Students must be enrolled in classes related to institutional research or plan on doing so while being supported.

Scientific Chateaubriand Fellowships
Doctorate students and post-doctorates are eligible for this fellowship. Those chosen from the sciences will have ten months of study in France, while those in the social sciences and humanities will be supported for twelve months. Besides the monthly stipend (between 1680 and 2026 Euro), Fellows will also be given health insurance and a round trip ticket to France. Applicants should either contact a French laboratory to work with through their university or from the list on the Fellowship’s website.

Marshall Scholarships
Forty individuals are selected each year to study at a graduate or, in some cases, undergraduate institution each year in the United Kingdom. Fellows are supported for two years. The fellowship award includes: university fees, living expenses, and annual book and thesis grant, grants for daily research and travel, and travel expenses to and from the United States. In some cases, where applicable, the scholarship will also pay towards supporting a dependent spouse. Applicants may be from any area of study and will need to have graduated from their institution after April 2005 for the 2008 award.