New York University
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Selected Graduate Fellowships Programs

Federal Government Agencies
Sponser Name Fields No. of Awards Duration Stipend and Allowances
National Science Foundation
Nov. 30, 2004
Graduate Research Fellowship Program All Science and Engineering 1020 3 years (used over 5 year period)
Stipend: $27.5 K
Cost of Ed. $10.5 K
NASA
Feb. 1, 2005
Graduate Student Researchers Fellowship Program
U.S. Citizens Only
Aeronautics & Space Science & Eng. 90 1 yr training grant; renew up to 3 yrs
Stipend: $18 K
Stu. Allow: $3 K
Univ. Allow: $3 K
U.S. Department of Defense
Jan. 7, 2005
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
U.S. Citizens Only
Aero./Astro. Eng.; Bio; Chem. Eng; Cog., Neur., & Mat. Sci./Eng.; Math., Mech. Eng.; Naval Arch. And Ocean Eng., Physics, Manuf. Sci./Eng. 571 3 years Stipend:
yr 1 $27.5 K
yr2 $28.0 K
yr 3 $28.5 K

Full Tuition and Fees.
U.S. Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Bio, Chem, Comp & Info Sci, Eng. , Geo, Math, Physics 230 3 yrs
Stipend: $30 K
Cost of ed: $11,511
Jacob Javits Fellowships Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences 50 Up to 4 yrs
Stipend: $30 K
Cost of ed: $11,511
National Institutes of Health National Research Service Awards (Institutional Grants- Predoctoral trainees) Biomedical or behavior research 140 5 yrs
Stipend: $18,156

Inst. Allowance $1,650-$2,200 depends on sponsor and health ins., tuition and fees, travel, and training expenses
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Predoctoral Fellowship Awards Biomedical Science 40 Up to 5 yrs.
Stipend: $18,156

Partial tuition (100% of the first $3,000 and 60% of remainder over $3,000)
$4,000/yr inst. allowance
Environmental Protection Agency
Nov. 23, 2004
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study Environmental research in physical, biological, and social sciences and engineering 110 2 yrs for M.S.
3 yrs for PhD
$37 K per yr:
$20,000 stipend
$5,000 auth. expenses
Up to $12,000 tuition and fees
EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) [Formerly Minority Academic Institutions (MAI)] Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study Environmental research in physical, biological, and social sciences and engineering 20 2 yrs for M.S.
3 yrs for PhD
$37 K per yr:
$20,000 stipend
$5,000 auth. expenses
Up to $12,000 tuition and fees
Dept. of Homeland Security
Feb. 23, 2004
Graduate Fellowships
U.S. Citizens Only
Physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences, math, engineering, and computer science 100 Up to 3 yrs
Stipend: $30, 100/yr
Department of Energy
Jan 12, 2005
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF) Physical, engineering, computer, math or life sciences 71 Up to 4 years
Stipend: $28,000

Full tuition/fees and matching funds up to $2,500 for computer worksta.
Selected Private Organizations
Sponser Name Fields No. of Awards Duration Stipend and Allowances
Hertz Foundation Fellowships Applied physics, applied chemistry, applied mathematics, applied modern biology; all areas of engineering 25 Up to 5 yrs
Stipend: $25,000
Allowances: Up to $12,000
Lucent Technologies/ Bell Labs Bell Labs Graduate Research Fellowship Program (BLGRFP)
(For Women and Minorities)
Chemical engineering, chemistry, communications science, computer science/ engineering, electrical engineering, information science, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, operations research, physics, or statistics Approx. 15 Up to 4 yrs
Stipend: $17,000

Plus allow. for tuition, fees, textbooks, & conf. travel
Plus a $2,000 grant to cover child care expenses, PC equiptment & software, visits to other univ. research labs
The National Academies Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities All Science & Engineering as well as Literature, Languages, Humanities, History, Philosophy, & Religion 60 3 yrs
Stipend: $17,000
COE: $6,000
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission British Marshall Scholarships Unrestricted 40 2 yrs (one yr ext. possible) Stipend and Cost of Education: Approx. $25,000 per year Add'l small allowances to cover travel, books and thesis grant; possible dependent spous spt
The Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Scholarship
U.S. Citizens Only
Unrestricted 32 2 yrs (possible 3rd yr)
Stipend: $34-51 K/yr

(plus tuition, fees, room & board, and travel)
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