It’s that time of year again! Fellowship deadlines are fast approaching. Below is a list of deadlines and some eligibility criteria for select pre- and post-doctoral fellowships. We will update this list occasionally, but be sure to check eligibility requirements and fellowship obligations thoroughly before applying.

Additional resources include the NSE website with its own list of fellowships; the Office of Graduate Education (OGE) fellowship page for tips and opportunities for international students; and our CommKit for annotated examples. To receive customized feedback or simply get started, make an appointment with a Communication Fellow.

Ex: Association offering Fellowship (click for link) (due date)

  • Application opens: November 1
  • Citizenship requirement?
  • Length of fellowship
  • Career requirement
  • Other

Pre-doctoral Fellowships:

American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowships  (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/permanent residents
  • 1 year, for the final year of study/writing dissertation
  • For women

American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Student Fellowship (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • Non-US citizens/residents
  • 1 year
  • Can apply in any year
  • For women. There is also a postdoctoral version.

American Nuclear Society (Feb 1, 2020)

  • Application opens: Nov 15, 2019
  • No listed citizenship requirement
  • 1 year
  • Can apply in any year

DOE Krell Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (Jan 15, 2020)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/permanent residents
  • 4 years
  • Can apply as a senior undergrad or a first year grad student
  • Now both traditional and math/computer science tracks

DOE NNSA Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (LRGF) (March 4, 2020)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens
  • Up to 4 years
  • Can apply in second year or later
  • Required residency at national lab

DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (Jan 8, 2020)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizen/permanent resident
  • Up to 4 years
  • Can apply as a senior undergrad, or a first or second year grad student
  • Required residency at national lab

Draper Fellowship Program (Jan 20, 2020)

  • Application currently open
  • U.S. citizens
  • Full graduate career
  • Can apply in any year

Ford Foundation Fellowships  (Dec 17, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents (or under special status)
  • 3 years
  • Can apply in any year (incl. senior undergrads)
  • Regular (Dec 17, 2019), dissertation (Dec 10, 2019), and postdoctoral fellowships (Dec 10, 2019)

GEM Fellowship Program (Nov 12, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/permanent residents
  • Up to 5 years
  • Can apply in any year (incl. senior undergrads)
  • For underrepresented minorities

The Hertz Foundation Fellowship (Oct 23, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/permanent residents
  • Up to 5 years
  • Can apply as a senior undergrad or a first year grad student

IBM PhD Fellows (nominations ~Sept/Oct, 2019)

  • Nominations open third week of September (closed for this cycle)
  • No citizenship requirements
  • 2 years
  • Can apply in any year (better for senior grad students)
  • Must be nominated by faculty

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Graduate Fellow Program (Feb 16, 2020)

  • Applications currently open
    • Applicants can apply online using job posting numbers 13894 and 13895
  • No listed citizenship requirement
  • Full PhD support
  • Can apply in any year (incl. senior undergrads)
  • INL internship required, and must complete majority of PhD research at INL

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship (Dec 6, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/nationals
  • 3 years
  • Can apply as a senior undergrad, or a first or second year grad student

National Physical Sciences Consortium (Dec. 6, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens
  • Up to 6 years
  • Can apply in any year
  • 2 paid summer internships at member institutions

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program  (Oct 21/22, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/nationals/permanent residents
  • 3 years
  • One application as an undergraduate, one as graduate student (first or second year)
  • Pay special attention to the “Broader Impacts” of your application, and note that different funding areas have different due dates

Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards (NNIS) Graduate Fellowship Program  (Feb 1, 2020)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens
  • 1 year, renewal up to 4 years
  • Can apply in any year (incl. senior undergrads)
  • Practicum requirement at DOE/NNSA facility

NRC grant for support of Graduate Fellowships

  • US citizens
  • Contact Jacopo Buongiorno, jacopo@mit.edu, for more information about the application process.

Nuclear Security Fellows Program at MIT (~Jan 2020)

  • Website has not been updated for this application cycle
  • No listed citizenship requirement
  • 10 months
  • Must have at least three chapters of thesis complete
  • Also available to postdocs and junior faculty

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program (Nov 14, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens
  • Must be a PhD candidate (post-quals)
  • For research at a DOE facility

P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens (see eligibility page for details)
  • Can apply as a senior undergrad, or a first or second year grad student
  • 1 year
  • For immigrants/children of immigrants

Rickover Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering (RFP) (Jan 31, 2020)

  • Application opens November 2019
  • US citizens
  • Can apply in any year (incl. senior undergrads)
  • Up to 48 months
  • 2 practicum requirements

Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation (Jan 6, 2020)

  • Application opens November 1, 2019
  • US citizens
  • See Eligibility Requirements for coursework specifics, varies for Master’s/PhD students
  • 1 year

The Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship (Nov 7, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • Citizen of a developing country
  • 1 year + renewal
  • Can apply in any year (incl. senior undergrads)
  • For women from developing countries

SMART Fellowship (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • Citizens of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom
  • Full PhD, Masters, or undergraduate support
  • At least 1.5 years remaining for degree
  • Post grad employment obligation and practicum assignment at DoD lab

Semiconductor Research Corporation Fellowship (~Mar 2020)

  • Website has not been updated for this application cycle
  • US citizens/permanent residents (or under special status)
  • Must be at least 2 years into PhD program
  • Up to 3 years

Two Sigma PhD Fellowship (nominations through Dec 30, 2019)

  • Nominations currently open
  • No citizenship requirements
  • 2 years
  • Must be in third year or later at beginning of fellowship
  • Must be nominated by faculty

Postdoctoral Fellowships:

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Postdoctoral Research Leave Program (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/permanent residents
  • 1 year
  • For women

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Short-Term Research Publication Grants (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • US citizens/permanent residents
  • 8 weeks
  • For women

Ford Foundation (Dec 10, 2019)

  • Application currently open
  • U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents (or under special status)
  • 1 year

L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program  (~Jan 2020)

  • Application opens in November 2019
  • US citizens/permanent residents
  • 1 year
  • For women

Nuclear Security Fellows Program at MIT (~Jan 2020)

  • Website has not been updated for this application cycle
  • No listed citizenship requirement
  • 10 months
  • Also available to grad students and junior faculty