Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

The application for the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships is now open. NDSEG is sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) and was created to increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance. To be eligible “applicants much be enrolled in their final year of undergraduate studies, or have completed no more than the equivalent of one year of academic full-time graduate study as a part-time or full-time student.” Eligible disciplines include Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Biosciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences, Computer and Computational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Geosciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Oceanography and Physics.

The DoD pays fellow’s full tuition and required fees. Fellows also receive a stipend which increases during the second year of a fellows tenure. The first year fellows receive a 30,500 stipend award. Second and third year fellows receive 31,500.

For more on this award please review the NDSEG website.