Provided below is a list of programs that recognize and support outstanding prospective graduate students, like yourself, in STEM related fields. Read on to determine deadlines and qualifications! Fellowships are similar to scholarships but are intended for students who plan to attend graduate school and obtain either a Master's degree or a doctorate (Ph.D.) degree.
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| Program | Discipline | Participants | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Association for University Women | STEM | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident | See Website |
| CSGrad4US Computer Science Fellowship | Computer Science/Engineering & Information Science | U.S. Citizens/Permanent Residents | Late June |
| Department of Defense SMART | STEM | U.S. Citizen | December |
| Department of Energy Graduate Internships and Fellowships | STEM | See Website | See Website |
| DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship | Computational Sciences | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident | Mid January |
| DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program | STEM | Doctoral Graduate; U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident | Early May |
| Fee Assistance Program for MCAT | See Website | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident/LPR/DACA | Early January |
| Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship | STEM, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident/DACA | Early December |
| Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship | STEM, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident/DACA | Early December |
| Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship | STEM, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident/DACA | Mid December |
| Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship | STEM, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident/DACA | Late January |
| Frontera Computational Science Fellowship | Computational Sciences | Graduate Students studying in the US | Early February |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | Any | Any Citizen except for UK | Early October |
| GEM National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. | STEM | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident | Mid January |
| Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity | STEM | U.S. Citizens; STEM Graduate Students | Early January |
| Graduate Resources for Women in STEM | STEM | See Website | See Website |
| Guide to Financial Aid for Hispanic Students | STEM | See Website | See Website |
| Hertz Foundation Fellowship | Eng. + Science | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident | Late October |
| HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study | Biomedical/Life Sciences (must be nominated by PhD institution) | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident/DACA | Early December |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund for Graduate School | STEM | U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident/DACA | Mid February |
| IBUILD: Innovation in Buildings Graduate Research Fellowship | STEM | U.S. Citizen/LPR | Early December |
| NASA Fellowships at Johnson Space Center | STEM | See Website | See Website |
| NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program | STEM | U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident/U.S. National | See Website Check your disciplines deadline |
| Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans | STEM | Students must be immigrants to the U.S. or children of parents who immigrated to the U.S.; 1st or 2nd year Graduate student; or applying for graduate/professional school | Late October |