Presentation from Oct 14th, 2009 - We hold the workshop every other year. The next one will be in 2012. The dates in this presentation are out of date, but much of the information is still relevent.
List of Fellowships:
If you know of any fellowships that you think should be added, please email the webmaster (yaelcita at physics.ucsb.edu).National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- $30000/year stipend, $10500/year tuition and educational expenses, $1000 one time international travel allowance
- 3 years
- Deadline: November 15th
- For US citizens and permanent residents
- Website
Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award
- $31000/year stipend, full tuition equivalent
- Renewable for up to 5 years
- Deadline: October 31st
- For US citizens and permanent residents
- Website
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Project
- 3 years maximum. $20000 stipend, plus $1000 if no health insurance required, $6000 travel allowance. An extra $3000 given to PI an can be given to student.
- One internship at a NASA center required.
- Deadline: Early March
- For US citizens only
- Website
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
- 3 years, stipends: $30500 1st year, $31000 2nd year, $31500 3rd year, full tuition, medical insurance up to $1000
- 200 fellowships to be awarded in 2012
- Due: December 16th
- Website
Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
- $35000/year living stipend, $5000/year research stipend, up to $10500/year for tuition
- 3 years total
- 80 fellowships were awarded in 2010
- Deadline: Funding has not yet been secured for this year, so unkown yet.
- For US citizens only
- Website
National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowship in the Physical Sciences
- $20000/year stipend, duration varies from 2-6 years, employer sponsored
- Deadline: Late November
- Website
- For US citizens only
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarships
- Only available to recipients of undergraduate scholarships from the foundation this year
- Website
Fusion Energy Sciences Fellowship Program
- $1650/month stipend plus tuition for 1 year. Travel funds are possible.
- Renewable for up to 3 years.
- 3 month practicum at a DOE facility required
- Degree must be in the fusion related sciences
- Due: Last Monday in January
- Website
IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards
- 1 year initial, renewable for up to 3 years maximum. Amount varies with region.
- Internship at an IBM site encouraged
- Must be nominated by a faculty member
- Nominations due November 1st.
- Open to all nationalities.
- Website
Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship
- $25000-$41000/year depending on prior educational experience, full tuition, up to $1200/year for health insurance, $1000/year for books
- Could be up to five years.
- Summer internship required, duration varies
- Deadline: December 1st.
- For US citizens only
- Website
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- $25000 stipend/year, up to $20000 towards tuition, 2 years maximum
- Must be either a permanent resident or a naturalized US citizen, or the child of 2 parents who are naturalized US citizens
- 30 fellowship to be awarded in 2012
- Deadline: November 1st.
- Website
Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program
- $24500 including stipend and tuition offsets, for 3 years
- 10 weeks at JPL required
- For underrepresented students (women, minorities, those with disabilities)
- 20 fellows selected yearly
- Website
AT&T Labs Fellowship Program
- $2380/month stipend for 10 months, $500 book allowance, tuition, travel expenses
- 3 years total
- 1 summer internship required
- Under-represented minorities and women only
- Deadline: January 31st
- For US citizens or permanent residents.
- Website
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
- $20000/year stipend, $2000/year for tuition and fees
- 3 years total
- 60 fellowships to be awarded in 2012
- Deadline: November 14th
- For US citizens only
- Website

