STEM

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Fellowships
ASCE offers seven different fellowships for graduate students, with many awarded to multiple recipients. To be eligible, applicants must be ASCE members and in good academic standing.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Scholarships
ASME’s scholarship program for graduate students is open to members who are pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology and are enrolled full-time.

American Australian Association
The Graduate Education Fund supports American and Australian Graduate-level students and researchers in various disciplines, to study in each other’s country, through multiple scholarship opportunities. Please read each scholarship outline carefully as eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application details may vary.

• The Sustainable Health Care Funding (SHCF) Scholarship will fund one American or one Australian Graduate (Postdoctoral, Ph.D. or Masters) student or researcher to undertake comparative research in the field of health care policy and management. Applicants with specializations, including but not limited to financing and delivery of health care; the organization and management of health care delivery systems; the politics of health care policy reform; the impact of health care policy reform on the delivery of health care; or health care economics are invited to apply.

• The South Australia Defence, Space & Cyber Scholarship will fund scholars from the United States to South Australia and from South Australia to the United States who are undertaking PhD or Post-Doctoral research in the fields of Defence, Space, or Cyber Security. Candidates should have a research affiliation with a South Australian educational institution.

• The AUKUS Scholarship supports American and Australian individuals undertaking full-time Graduate level (Masters, Ph.D. or Postdoctoral) study with a focus on the tenets of security, technology, and diplomacy. Applicants with specializations directly linked to Pillar I and Pillar II-related fields are strongly encouraged to apply.

• The United States Studies Centre Fellowship will fund a fellow in the humanities and social sciences to join a dynamic and multidisciplinary academic culture. The Fellowship is open to scholars working in the humanities and social sciences broadly construed, but applicants must have a research strength that aids the purpose and mission of the USSC.

George B. Hightower, P.E. Fellowship
Sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), this fellowship is awarded to NSPE members who are enrolled in — or have graduated from — an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation
The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established by Public Law 99-661 on November 14, 1986. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry Goldwater was designed to identify, encourage, and financially support outstanding undergraduates interested in pursuing research careers in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields. There a strict eligibility  requirements, and while the published GPA requirement states 3.0, a competitive applicant will  have closer to a 4.0  overall GPA.
Hofstra Advisor: Professor Matt Smylie

GEM Fellowship Program (HOFSTRA IS NOT A CURRENT PARTICIPATING SCHOOL)
The National GEM Consortium partners with universities and businesses to provide assistance to underrepresented demographics in engineering and computer science. To be eligible for this fellowship, applicants must be a senior or recent graduate of an accredited program in a related field, meet GPA requirements and agree to intern for two summers with a sponsoring employer.

Hertz Foundation
The Hertz Fellowship is not a prize for past achievement—it’s an investment in the future. The Hertz Fellowship is awarded annually to the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. Using a rigorous, merit-based process, we identify innovators with the greatest potential to create transformative solutions to the world's most urgent challenges. You'll receive five years of funding, valued at up to $250,000, and the freedom to pursue innovative ideas wherever they may lead. You'll join a diverse community of more than 1,300 peers, creating lifelong connections that will accelerate your career. You'll be invited to special events throughout your career, including scientific symposia, professional development workshops, and social networking opportunities.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program
This program is intended for graduate students who are enrolled in full-time, research-based degrees in STEM education. Both undergraduate seniors and first- and second-year graduate students are encouraged to apply.

NIH Postbac Intramural Research Training Award
The National Institutes of Health Postbac IRTA/CRTA offers recent college graduates planning to apply to nursing/dental/vet/medical/pharmacy school $30,000+ stipends to work for 1-2 years as a full-time researcher at the NIH.

The Science and Technology Policy Institute
Two-year Fellowship provides recent bachelor’s or master’s degree recipients with a unique opportunity to use their critical thinking and analytic skills to work on a diverse set of challenges in science and technology (S&T) policy areas, including energy and the environment, space sciences, innovation and competitiveness, evaluation, life sciences, information technologies, national security, and STEM education. Fellows will be involved in collaborative research for leaders in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President and other Federal Government organizations, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.