This extensive list of fellowships, internships, and jobs was compiled in 2006, and as a result we may be missing some newer opportunities. Also, while we have tried to keep all of the links and application deadlines up-to-date, some details (like stipend amounts) may not be accurate. If you have corrections or additions, please let us know.

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Fellowships for Seniors and Graduate Students

  • IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards

    It is renewable for up to three years and supports non-US citizens as well as US citizens. Research must involve substantial computational effort. A mentor from IBM is necessary and a summer project there is recommended. The program for the 2009-2010 academic year is now closed for nominations. Cornell recipients include Leah Shaw.

  • Hertz Foundation Fellowship

    Graduate research fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and new graduate students. Applications due 30 October 2009.

  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

    Three-year graduate research fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and new graduate students. Applications due in early November 2009 (exact date depends on field). Cornell recipients include Peter Onyisi and Jason Slinker.

  • National Physical Science Consortium

    Graduate research fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and first-year graduate students. Duration varies by sponsor, must intern at sponsor institution for two summers. Dissertation Support Fellowships available for older grad students. Applications due 5 November.

  • National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Research Fellowship Program

    Three-year graduate research fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and new graduate students. Applications due 5 January 2009. Cornell recipients include Dan Bernards, Robin Smith, and Dana Weinstein.

  • Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

    Four year graduate fellowship for scientists, mathematicians, and engineers conducting research with a large computational aspect. Requires extra course work and at least one three month stint at a DOE national lab. Awarded to graduating seniors/first or second year graduate students (very rarely anyone later in their degree). Must be US citizen or permanent resident. Applications due 14 January 2009. Current Cornell recipients: Josh Waterfall, Jordan Atlas, Brian Levine, Michael Veilleux, Stefan Wild.

  • AT&T Labs Fellowship Program

    Three-year fellowships are available to outstanding under-represented minority and women students who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents and who are pursuing PhD studies in computer and communications-related fields. Application due 31 January. Cornell recipients include Robin Smith and Luat Vuong.

  • Department of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowship

    Three-year graduate research fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and new graduate students. A 10-week, continuous, off-campus research internship at a DHS-designated facility will be required during the summer between your first and second year appointments. Application due 6 January 2009.

  • Cornell NanoBiotechnology Center (NBTC) Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships

    Up to three awards given annually, provides full funding fore one 9 month period, usually not renewable. Awards given for research in: biomolecular devices, cellular microdynamics, cell surface interactions, nanoscale cell biology, and nanoscale materials. Although occasionally given as incentive for incoming graduate students, these fellowships are more often awarded internally at the recommendation of a department or professor. For more information, contact Randy Hess. Cornell recipients include: Samantha Roberts.

  • Cornell Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships

    Full or partial fellowships, often renewable, given as incentives for new grads or awarded internally to Cornell grads/postdocs who will make extensive use of the Cornell Nanofabrication Facilities. Contact information.

  • Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR)

    CCMR may offer similar fellowships to NBTC and CNS. Contact information.

  • Integrative Graduate Education And Research Traineeship (IGERT)

    The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program seeks to train Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background and the technical, professional and personal skills needed to address the global questions of the future. Through the use of innovative curricula and internships, and by focusing on problem-centered training, these programs give their graduates the edge needed to become leaders in their chosen fields. To learn more about IGERT Ph.D. programs located at universities across the country, and to find a program that’s right for you, visit their web page. There are over 100 programs nationwide. Participants receive a $30,000 stipend, plus tuition and fees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. IGERT is a program of the National Science Foundation. Graduating seniors and new graduate students welcome to apply. IGERT recipients include Cornell physics grads Gordon Berman, Bryan Daniels, Leif Ristroph, and Jennifer Rieser.

  • Cornell University Graduate School Fellowships Database

Fellowships and Internships for Continuing Undergraduates

  • Rieser Fellowship in Science, Technology, and Global Security

    The fellowship will annually provide one-time awards of $2,500-$5,000 to between three and five undergraduate students seeking to explore the connections between science, technology, global security, and public policy (science students are especially encouraged to apply). It will be presented to students whose academic interests, extracurricular activities, and career aspirations demonstrate a significant interest in the role of scientists in formulating public policy and in addressing global security policy challenges. [Fellowships will not be awarded in 2009, but will resume in 2010.]

  • Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship

    Stipend of $1,000/month for 9 months during the academic year. Full tuition paid for two years. A 10-week, continuous, off-campus research internship paying $5000 at a DHS-designated facility will be required during the summer between your first and second year appointments.

  • Goldwater Scholarship

    Established by Congress in 1986 to foster and encourage excellence in science and mathematics, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to provide opportunities for American undergraduate students with excellent academic records and outstanding potential. Goldwater Scholarships support study in the fields of mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences as preparation for careers in these areas. The Foundation will award up to 300 Goldwater Scholarships to students who will be college Juniors or Seniors during the 2007-2008 academic year. Awards are made on the basis of merit. Cornell is invited to nominate several Sophomores or Juniors to the national competition. Each award covers eligible expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Goldwater Scholars are eligible for one or two years of support.

For more undergraduate fellowships, see the Cornell Career Services fellowships website.

Fellowships for Graduating Seniors (not for Ph.D. programs)

Other fellowships include Watson, Marshall, Rhodes, Mitchell, Churchill, Gates Cambridge, Fulbright, and Jack Kent Cooke. These applications are generally due between early September and October. Cornell gives information sessions about them usually in the spring. Applications are usually submitted through Cornell. See the Cornell Career Services fellowships website.

Fellowships for Grads Looking for Postdoc Positions and Internships

Fellowships for Foreign Students

Fellowships, Internships, etc. for Undergrads, Grads, and Postdocs

  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  • DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Graduate Fellowship

    Application deadline: 31 January. Fellowships are awarded for one-year renewable terms from September 1 through August 31 in support of full-time graduate study and thesis research within the United States. Study and research under the fellowship are to be conducted in the area of fusion energy sciences and technology related to the development of fusion energy.

  • DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Postdoctoral Research Program

    Application deadline: 1 March 2010

  • Fulbright Scholarship Program

    Can be used for physics research/study abroad. Available for foreign nationals to study in USA, and for Americans to study in many other countries. Applications generally sent through current academic institution in mid September. Cornell grad recipients: Joern Kupferschmidt, Ann-Sophie Rittner, Robin Smith.

  • National Security Agency (NSA)

    Undergrads in particular should consider the DSP and MSEP programs if they have an inclination towards mathematics and/or computer science. Cornell recipients include (no, we won’t reveal their identities, but we’ve been told that the internships are among the best in the country).

  • Sandia National Labs

Internships for Undergrads and Grads

Graduate Career Services

The Graduate Student Life Office offers career services for graduate students who are seeking jobs outside the professoriate. For more information on workshops, events and resources please join the gradcareers-l list serve. If you are uncertain how to join a list serve you can get instructions at CIT’s E-lists page.

Need More Fellowships?

All this fellowship information (and a little more) in printable RTF format is available here [last updated in 2006]. You may also read the notes from the 2006 PGS discussion forum on “how to get a postdoc position.”

Discontinued Fellowships

  • Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Fellowship

    Up to six-year graduate fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and recent grads planning to start grad school. Must apply through your current institution’s (Cornell’s) nominating representative. [Due to financial losses, graduate scholarships are only available to the Foundation’s undergraduate scholars.]

  • Bell Labs Graduate Research Fellowship Program

    Fellowships are awarded to women and members of a minority group currently underrepresented in the sciences who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The program is primarily directed to graduating college seniors, but applications from first-year graduate students will be considered. Each participant is expected to spend the first summer working with their mentor at Bell Labs on a research project in their area of interest. Application due 12 January 2007. [Alcatel-Lucent has abandoned their focus on science and math and has therefore canceled this program.]