Graduate fellowships

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

• GRFP official site
• Our internal applications database (and talk to our fellows, Savannah and Kyle)
• We hold a CUMC intensive GRFP writing workshop August-October every year.
• Three years of funding for any science/engineering discipline. More info here.
• US citizens and permanent residents

Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (DoD NDSEG)

• NDSEG official site
• Broad research area disciplines, applications every year should be aligned to the current DoD services Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs)
• Three years of funding at higher stipend level than GRFP
• U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. dual citizens

Hertz Fellowship Program

• Hertz official site
• Five years of funding at an even higher stipend level and can be combined with other fellowships
• Open to college seniors, first-year graduate students, or those in a gap period preparing to apply to graduate school
• US citizens or permanent residents

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) (aka F31 Graduate Fellowship)

• F31 program announcement
• Two to three years of funding in a biomedical discipline
• US citizens or permanent residents
• Belen's winning application and summary statement