Fellowship Categories
Graduate Research Fellowships for Graduating Seniors and Current Graduate Students
Canadian Graduate Scholarships
Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
Due 15 October, earlier for internal deadlines if applying through a Canadian University.
IBM Graduate Fellowship for Computational Research
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.
Open for nominations 19 Sept to 31 October 2006.
Cornell recipient: Leah Shaw.
Hertz Foundation Fellowship
Graduate research fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and new graduate students.
Applications due 27 October 2006.
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 2006.
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 2006.
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Three-year graduate research fellowship awarded to graduating seniors and new graduate students.
Applications due in early January 2007.
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 in early January 2007.
Current Cornell recipients: Josh Waterfall, Jordan Atlas, Brian Levine, Michael Veilleux, Stefan Wild.
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.
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 2007.
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 in late January 2007.
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 (Cornell's) nominating representative:
Beth T. Fiori, Fellowship Coordinator, 103 Barnes Hall (btf1@cornell.edu).
Internal Cornell Deadline: ??
National Deadline: 1 May 2007
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 (rbh27@cornell.edu).
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. Check out this link
to find conact information.
Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR)
CCMR may offer similar fellowships to NBTC and CNS. Check out this link
for contact info.
INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (IGERT)
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program seeks to train PhD 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 PhD programs located at universities across the country,
and to find a program that's right for you, go to this 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
Riser 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.
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 PhD programs)
Churchill Scholarships from the Winston Churchill Foundation
For students with a bachelor's degree, and have not yet attained a doctorate. Covers tuition and fees for one year of graduate studies at Cambridge University, as well as a living allowance and travel allowance.
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
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
Applications due 20 December 2006.
AIP State Department Science Fellowships
American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics Congressional Science Fellowships
Canadian NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships
Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
Due 15 October, earlier for internal deadlines if applying through a Canadian University.
Fulbright Scholarships
Postdoc Positions at Sandia National Labs
Truman Fellowships
Fellowships, Internships, etc for Undergrads, Grads, and Postdocs
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Graduate Fellowship
Application deadline: late January 2007.
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: March 2007
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)
Sandia National Labs
Internships for Undergrads and Grads
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies
Designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, and law students in the analysis that informs the creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government. Students develop essential skills different from those attained in academia and make the transition from being a graduate student to a professional.
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 this page.
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Cornell University Graduate School Fellowships Database
Cornell Career Services fellowships website
Fellowship announcements and links on the Physics Grad Society website
All this fellowship information (and a little more) in printable rtf format is available
here.
Last updated by Robin Smith 18 September 2006.
