Sciences Fellowships

Sciences

Fanny and John Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Provides fellowships tenable at three dozen of the nation’s finest universities for graduate work leading to award of the Ph.D. degree in applications of the physical sciences. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America , and who are willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency. College seniors wishing to pursue the Ph.D. degree in any of the fields of engineering, applied physics, applied chemistry, and applied mathematics, as well as graduate students already in the process of doing so, may apply. Fellows must attend one of 36 specified graduate schools.

Deadline: Early November, annually

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows Program at Duke
The NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows Program at Duke, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is a collaborative program between Duke University Marine Laboratory and educators and administrators of Carteret County public schools and is designed to provide Duke NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows the opportunity to combine K-12 teaching experiences with research in the thematic area of Life in Variable and Polluted Marine and Coastal Environments.

Deadline: mid-February

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Fellowships
For students interested in research ecology, atmospheric sciences, climatology, computer modeling, earth system processes, etc. Includes SURE (Summer Undergrad. Research Experience), GREF (Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships) and SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science) Stipends, housing and transportation allowances, financial aid for grad school available
More info on web site.

Deadline: Early February

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Awards at least 80 five-year fellowships for full-time study toward a Ph.D. or an Sc.D. degree in the biological sciences. The fellowships are intended for students who have completed less than one year of graduate study toward an M.S., a Ph.D., or an Sc.D. degree in the biological sciences. Students who hold or are pursuing medical or dental degrees (M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S.) may also be eligible to apply for fellowship support for study toward a Ph.D. or an Sc.D. The program is open to both U.S. citizens and foreign citizens. Students with U.S. citizenship may take the fellowship abroad. Non-U.S. citizens must study in the United States .

Deadline: Mid-November, annually

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program consists of two competitions: NSF Graduate Fellowships and NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships. Each of these competitions has a component for Women in
Engineering and Computer and Information Science. These fellowships are awarded to outstanding students for graduate study in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering.

Deadline: Early November, annually