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SELECTED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

FY 2004 Funding Levels and Other Information

Federal Government Agencies

SPONSOR NAME FIELDS NO. OF AWARDS DURATION STIPEND & ALLOWANCES
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program All Science & Engineering 1020 3 years(used over 5 yr period)
Stipend $27.5K
Cost of Ed. $10.5K
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Fellowship Program
U.S. citizens only
Aeronautics & Space Science & Eng. 90 1 yr training grant; renew up to 3 yrs
Stipend $18K
Stu. Allow. $3K
Univ. Allow. $3K
U.S. Department of Defense National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
U.S. citizens only
Aero./Astro. Eng.; Bio.; Chem. Eng.; Chem.; Cog., Neur., and Behav. Sci.; Comp. Sci.; EE; Geo.; Mat. Sci./Eng.; Math.; Mech. Eng.; Naval Arch. and Ocean Eng.; Physics; Manuf. Sci./Eng. 571 3 years
Stipend:  
yr 1 $27.5K
yr 2 $28.0K
yr 3 $28.5K
Full tuition and fees
U.S. Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Bio, Chem, Comp & Info Sci, Eng, Geo, Math, Physics 230 3 years
Stipend $30,000
Cost of Ed. $11,511
Jacob Javits Fellowships Arts, Humanitites & Social Sciences 50 Up to 4 yrs
Stipend $30,000
Cost of Ed. $11,511
National Institutes of Health National Research Service Awards (Institutional Grants – Predoctoral trainees) Biomedical or behavioral research 140 5 years
Stipend: $20,772
Inst. Allowance $1650–$2200
depends on sponsor + health ins., tuition & fees, travel, and training expenses
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Predoctoral Fellowship Awards Biomedical Science 40 Up to 5 yrs.
Stipend: $18,156
Partial tuition (100% of the first $3,000 and 60% of remainder over $3,000)
$4,000/yr inst. allowance
Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study Environmental research in physical, biological, and social sciences and engineering 110 2 yrs for M.S.
3 yrs for PhD
$37,000 per yr
  $20,000 stipend
  5,000 auth. expenses
up to 12,000 tuition & fees
EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) [Formerly Minority Academic Institutions (MAI)] Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study Environmental research in physical, biological, and social sciences and engineering 20 2 yrs for M.S.
3 yrs for PhD
$37,000 per yr
  $20,000 stipend
  5,000 auth. expenses
up to 12,000 tuition & fees
Dept. of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowships
U.S. Citizens only.
Physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences, math, engineering, and computer science 100 Up to 3 yrs
Stipend: $30,100 per year
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF) Physical, engineering, computer, marh or life sciences 71 Up to 4 years
Stipend: $28,000
Full tuition/fees + matching funds up to $2500 for computer worksta.

Updated on July 19, 2004

Selected Private Organization

SPONSOR NAME FIELDS NO. OF AWARDS DURATION STIPEND & ALLOWANCES
Hertz Foundation Fellowships Applied physics, applied chemistry, applied mathematics, applied modern biology; all area of eng. 25 Up to 5 years
Stipend: $25,000
Allowances: Up to $12,000
Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs Bell Labs Graduate Research Fellowship Program (BLGRFP) (For women and minorities) Chemical engineering, chemistry, communications science, computer science/engineering, electrical engineering, information science, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, operations research, physics, or statistics. Approx. 15 Up to 4 years
Stipend: $17,000
Plus allow. for tuition, fees, textbooks, & conf. travel. Plus a $2,000 grant to cover child care expenses, PC equipment & software, visits other univ. Research labs
The National Academies Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities All Science & Engineering as well as Literature, Languages, Humanitites, History, Philosophy & Religion 60 3 years
Stipend: $17,000
COE: $6,000
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission British Marshall Scholarships Unrestricted 40 2 years
(one yr ext. poss)
Stipend & Cost of Education: Approx. $25,000 per year. Add'l small allowances to cover travel, books and thesis grant; possible dependent spouse spt.
The Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Scholarship
(U.S. Citizens only)
Unrestricted 32 2 years (possible 3rd yr)
Stipend: $34–51K per year
(plus tuition, fees, room & board, and travel)

Updated on July 19, 2004

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