Pfoho Science Pfellowships

This web page contains links of interest to graduating seniors who are looking for graduate school fellowships in science and engineering. This web-page is a part of the Pfoho Fellowships Resources.

Useful Links

• Philip Guo's page: Excellent advice on how to put together a solid fellowship application with special emphasis on the NSF, DOD-NDSEG, and the Hertz fellowships.
• Jennifer Wang's NSF page: Lots of links with advice related with the NSF fellowship.
• Harvard's Graduate Guide to Grants: This is a searchable database intended for Harvard GSAS students. It includes information about scholarships and fellowships relevant to graduating seniors.
• Cornell Fellowships Database: Searchable guide to grants, including grants for graduate work in the sciences.
• Harvard College Funding Sources Database: While not specific to fellowships for graduate work in the sciences, it does contain information about several relevant fellowships.
• Harvard Office of Career Services Post Graduate and National Fellowships website

Specific Fellowships of Interest

• NSF-Graduate Research Fellowship Program: The program supports graduate work (Masters and Doctoral) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines at US institutions. Three years of support; Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
• Hertz Fellowship: For prospective graduate students of the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences; citizens or permanent residents of the US.
• Department of Defense - National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG): "... is awarded for study and research leading to doctoral degrees in one of the following specialties: mathematics, computer science, physics, biosciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, geosciences, cognitive/neural/behavioral sciences, materials science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, naval architecture and ocean engineering, aeronautical and astronautical engineering, civil engineering, and oceanography."
• Department of Energy Krell CSGF: For research in computational applications to science and engineering.
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: For study and research in Germany; US citizenship required.
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)-International Program: Applicants must be women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
• The American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Selected Professions Fellowship: Applicants must be women; permanent US residents; and be applying "to pursue graduate and first-professional degrees in designated fields where women traditionally have been underrepresented"
• American Australian Association: The American Australian Association makes annual awards available to US fellows to pursue studies in Australia. The fellowships are awarded to outstanding Americans doing advanced (graduate & postdoctoral) research or study in Australia in the following fields: engineering, sustainability studies, medicine, mining, and life sciences (particularly: oceanography/marine sciences and stem cell research).
• American Museum of Natural History: Of interest to students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the natural sciences at Columbia, Cornell, NYU, CUNY, and at the Richard Gilder Graduate School.
• American Psychological Association - Predoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS): Research should have an emphasis on research on the mental health needs of ethnic and racial minorities.
  • American-Scandinavian Fellowships: For study in Scandinavian countries; US citizens and permanent residents.
  • American Society for Engineering Education: SMART Scholarships: For student intending to pursue a graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
  • DAAD Fellowships: Supports graduate study in Germany. Also visit http://gsasgrants.fas.harvard.edu/ggg.cgi?ACTION=523
  • Harvard University Committee on General Scholarships: Includes several scholarships intended for current Harvard seniors.
  • Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowships: "supports outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science"
• National Academies of Science - Ford Fellowships
  • National Physical Sciences Consortium: "NPSC's principal objective is to aid in increasing the number of PhDs in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool of women and historically underrepresented minorities."
  • NSERC Canada Postgraduate Scholarships: For citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
  • Soros Fellowships for New Americans: The term "New American," includes Green Card holders, naturalized citizens, and individuals whose parents are both naturalized citizens; 2 years.
  • GEM (Graduate Degrees for Minorities) Fellowships: Fellowships for under-represented minorities to pursue MS and PHDs in engineering and applied sciences.
  • DHS Grad Fellowships: From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. Areas of study that are eligible include: physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, psychology, and engineering.

For more information contact: kavi bhalla (kavi_bhalla@harvard.edu)

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