Graduate Fellowship Opportunities
For more information and more fellowship opportunities see the MIT Financial Aid Office.
Also, don’t miss the advice on applying for graduate fellowships, presented by Professor Evelyn Wang on October 21, 2009 [certificates required].
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (DOD)
- Award amount:
- Full tuition, stipend and fees for three years
- Number of fellowships to be awarded:
- ~200 per year
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen
- For more information see:
- http://www.asee.org/fellowships/ndseg/index.cfm
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship
- Award amount:
- Tuition plus $28,000 stipend for no more than five years
- Number of fellowships awarded:
- approximately 24
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- For more information see:
- http://www.hertzfoundation.org
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Award amount:
- $27,500 stipend, $10,500 tuition, for three years
- Number of fellowships awarded:
- approximately 1000
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, Apply as senior, 1st or 2nd year graduate student
- For more information see:
- https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/
US Department of Education: Jacob Javits
- Award amount:
- $30,000 stipend, $11,822 tuition, for up to the lesser of 48 months or the completion of the degree
- Number of Fellowships awarded:
- approximately 51
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, Senior undergraduates or Graduates who have not completed the first year
- For more information see:
- http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
Woodrow Wilson Fellowships
- Award amount:
- $18,500 stipend, and full tuition
- Number of Fellowships awarded:
- approximately 28
- Requirements:
- Please refer to http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe/CWNeligibility.php
- For more information see:
- http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe/index.php/
Department of Energy - Krell Institute
- Award amount:
- $31,200 stipend, $1000 annual allowance, and full tuition
- Number of Fellowships awarded:
- currently supports 64 fellows
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- For more information see:
- http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/eligibility.shtml
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
- For more information see:
- http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Graduate Teaching Fellowships
- Award amount:
- $5,000 per year for maximum of two years
- Note:
- Preference given to women and minorities interested in a teaching career.
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen, ASME Member, Ph.D. Candidate, Teach at least one lecture course during term
- For more information see:
- http://www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid/Graduate_Teaching_Fellowships.cfm
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Auxillary Scholarships
- Award amount:
- $2,000
- Number of Fellowships awarded:
- One scholarship for Master’s Degree candidates and another for Ph.D candidates
- Requirements:
- U.S. Citizen, ASME Member
- For more information see:
- http://www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid/Graduate_Scholarships.cfm
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Rice - Cullimore Auxiliary Scholarship
- Award amount:
- $2,000
- Note:
- Applications can be obtained from the Education Office on the U.S. Embassy in your home country
- Requirements:
- International Student, ASME Member
- For more information see:
- http://www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid/RiceCullimore_Scholarship.cfm
