Drexel University Fellowships

External Fellowship Deadlines (DOC)

Important Info for Graduate Fellowship Applicants (PPT)

ASEE Fellowship Opportunities

Post-Doctoral Fellowships

National Research Council (NRC) Post-Doctoral Fellowships This very prestigious program trains future leaders in a variety of disciplines in academia and in national research laboratories. Qualified applicants must have a recent or imminent PhD with no more than five years experience beyond the doctorate at the time of application. US citizenship is required. Awards include an annual stipend of $55,000, health insurance, cost of relocation to the laboratory, and an allowance for professional travel. Application deadlines for these awards are the first of the month in February, May, August, and November. Interested students are encouraged to contact Katie Gibson.

American Heart Association Research Funding Opportunities The American Heart Association announces its January 2008 Deadlines. The National Research Program and its Affiliates offer the Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships, Clinical Research Program, Fellow-to-Faculty Transition Award, Scientist Development Grant, Beginning Grant-in-Aid, and Grant-in-Aid funding. The American Heart Association funds research broadly related to cardiovascular disease and stroke. We support research in clinical and basic sciences, bioengineering, biotechnology and public health. National research programs encourage applications related to obesity, women and heart disease, and resuscitation.

Graduate Fellowships

NSF - GK-12
Meet the Fellows (PDF)
This program provides funding to graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through interactions with teachers and students in K-12 schools and with other graduate fellows and faculty from STEM disciplines, graduate students can improve communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills while enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 schools. Through this experience, graduate students can gain a deeper understanding of their own STEM research. In addition, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training of their STEM graduate students. For further info please click here or email Joanne Ferroni: jferroni@coe.drexel.edu or Dr. Eli Fromm: fromm@drexel.edu. 

NSF - Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Meet the NSF Graduate Fellows (PDF)
(GRFP). For U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens at or near the beginning of their graduate studies, this program offers a stipend of $30,000 a year for three years, a $10,500 cost of education allowance and a one time $1,000 travel allowance. Application deadline: November annually
Important Application Information

Graduate Assistantships in the Areas of National Need (GAANN)
Meet the GAANN Fellows (PDF)
provides fellowships to exceptional Ph.D. students interested in biotechnology, information technology, nanotechnology and urban infrastructure. Fellows will receive stipends of up to $27,500 and full tuition remission. Deadline: April 1 annually. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Anthony Lowman.

Dept. of Homeland Security Scholarship and Fellowship Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) realizes that the country’s strong science and technology community provides a critical advantage in the development and implementation of counter-terrorist measures and other DHS objectives. The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. This education program is intended to ensure a diverse and highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Areas of study that are eligible include:  physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, and engineering. For more information visit: http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/ or email: dhsed@arau.org. Application Deadline: January annually

DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) This scholarship program, available to U.S. Citizens who are rising juniors, seniors or graduate students have the opportunity to receive $10K to $15K in stipends, full tuition, allowances for books, computers and travel expenses. IASP is designed to recruit the nation's top IA talent to the Department of Defense workforce to secure our nation against the threats to its information system networks. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Anthony Lowman. Application Deadline: February 12, 2008

NSF-IGERT Fellowships NSF also provides fellowships for talented students interested in the field of nanotechnology.  Fellows receive $30,000 stipend for the 1st year, full tuition and fees as well as numerous other opportunities. Application deadline for Fall 2008: March 1, 2008

NSF-Bridge Fellowships   The Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship program is available to under-represented minority students. There are 12 fellowships available per year. This provides for two years of support at $30K per year in stipend and $10.5K in tuition and fees. For more information concerning eligibilty and to access the application please click on the above link.

The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) Sponsored by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force, this program is intended for U.S. citizens at or near the beginning of their graduate studies in science and/or engineering programs. The fellowships are for
three years. The stipend is $30,500 for year one, $31,000 for year two, and $31,500 for year three. Full tuition and fees and a health insurance
allowance are included. Application deadline is in early January annually.

NASA's Graduate Student Research Program provides $18,000 a year for student stipends, $3,000 for institutional allowances, and $3,000 for student allowances. Application Deadline: February 1, 2008

GEM Foundation awards fellowships for first year graduate students participating in either an M.S. or Ph.D. program.  Fellowships are open to under-represented minority students.  Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Anthony Lowman. Application Deadline: November 1 annually by 5:00 p.m. EST

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship offers full tuition and fees, stipend, research and computer allowances. Application Deadline: January annually.

IBM PhD fellowship is an annual, worldwide competitive program. Recipients are selected on the basis of research and technical excellence in areas of interest to IBM. Fellows are awarded tuition, fees, and a stipend of $17,500 for one academic year, but may be renewed for up to three years. This fellowship requires a faculty nomination; materials for nomination submission are available via the IBM link above starting in mid-September until mid-October.

The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program awards 45-50 seniors or recent grads planning to attend grad school a maximum of $50,000 per year to cover tuition, fees and educational expenses. The amount and duration of awards varies by student based on cost of attendance, length of graduate program and financial need. Students must be nominated by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Representative at their institution. Deadline: March 14, 2008

The L'OREAL USA for Women in Science Fellowship Program will award five grants of $20,000 to third and fourth year graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing studies and research in the Natural Sciences (biological and physical), Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics. The Fellowship is open to U.S. citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents. Deadline: applications are accepted beginning in late August until late October, annually.

National Physical Science Consortium Fellowship awards students a stipend of $16,000. The program is for US citizens who are planning to pursue graduate work. The program attempts to recruit a broad spectrum of applicants and places special emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities. Deadline: applications are accepted beginning in late August until early November, annually.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provides opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished new Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family. New Americans from any academic discipline are welcome to apply. Application Deadline: November 1, annually

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Contracts, Grants and Fellowships The ONR offers a variety of grants, fellowships and other awards for faculty, grads, post doctoral, undergrads and high school students.

Advanced Simulation and Training Fellowships - The Link Foundation Administered by the Institute for Simulation & Training at the University of Central Florida. Annually, up to five fellowships are awarded to qualified doctoral students in academic institutions per year, with each grant totaling $25,000. This program, in place since 1990, has awarded more than 60 fellowships—approximately $1.2 million—to qualifying doctoral students studying in the simulation and training field at U.S. universities. Application Deadline: mid-January, annually

Ford Diversity Fellowship Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. The annual stipend is $20,000; Award to the institution in lieu of tuition and fees is $3,000; Expenses paid to attend at least one Conference of Ford Fellows (see website); access to Ford Fellow Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellows. Deadline for applications is November 16, 2006. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Anthony Lowman. Application Deadline: mid-November, annually

NASA Harriet Jenkins Fellowship The Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program (JPFP) provides full-time underrepresented graduate students in science, technology and education with financial support for their education in NASA-related disciplines. Students are selected for fellowships that include financial support and a 6-week, hands-on research experience at a NASA Center or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Fellowship tenure is three years for candidates seeking either a master's or Ph.D. degree in the NASA-related fields. Stipends, travel allowances and tuition offsets included, JPFP award packages currently start at $24,500 per year. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Anthony Lowman. Application Deadline: February 1, annually

The Fulbright Program
This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. It is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Awarded approximately six thousand grants in 2006, at a cost of more than $235 million, to U.S. students, teachers, professionals, and scholars to study, teach, lecture, and conduct research in more than 150 countries, and to their foreign counterparts to engage in similar activities in the United States. For more information please contact: studyabroad@drexel.edu. Application Deadline: opens May 1, 2008 and closes October 20, 2008

National Security Education Program (NSEP)
NSEP provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to US interests.  The program includes three components: 1. NSEP David L. Boren Scholarships for Study  (undergraduates); 2. NSEP David L. Boren Fellowships (graduates); 3. Language Fellowship.  For more information email: nsep@iie.org or call 1-800-618-6737.

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical sciences who are 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 particular interest to the Foundation, as well as graduate students already in the process of doing so, may apply.  Application Deadline: opens September 1 and ends in early March

NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program
The NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program is now being administered by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). It is expected that approximately 20 two-year undergraduate, and 5 three-year graduate scholarships will be awarded annually to students pursuing aeronautical engineering and related fields. Total allocated award amounts are up to $40,000 for undergraduates and up to $125,000 for graduates.  These funds will go towards tuition and related costs, as well as to provide paid summer internship opportunities at NASA research center.  To learn more about eligibility requirements, award benefits, application instructions, and to apply online, visit http://www.asee.org/nasaasp or contact nasa.asp@asee.org with any questions regarding this program. For additional information on NASA’s aeronautics research and other opportunities please log on to http://aeronautics.nasa.gov. Applications will be accepted from February 22 - March 17, 2008.