Fellowship Opportunities

• Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
• Intend to enroll or be enrolled full-time in a research-based graduate degree program in an eligible Field of Study in STEM or STEM education
• Have never previously accepted a GRFP award
• If previously offered a GRFP award, have declined by the deadline
• Have never previously applied to GRFP while enrolled in a graduate degree program
• Have never earned a doctoral or terminal degree in any field
• Have never earned a master’s, professional, or bachelor’s-master’s degree in any field, unless (i) returning to graduate study after an interruption of two (2) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the deadline, and; (ii) are not enrolled in a graduate degree program at the application deadline
• Not be a current NSF employee

• Open only to U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals.
• Persons who hold permanent resident status are ineligible to apply.
• Required to be enrolled in their final year of undergraduate studies through the second year of a traditional PhD program.

• The following are the eligibility requirements for those interested in applying to the DoD NDSEG Fellowship Program:
• The NDSEG Fellowship Program is open only to U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals. Dual citizens may apply. (The term “U.S. national” designates a citizen of the United States or a native of a possession of the United States such as American Samoa. It does not refer to a citizen of another country who has applied for U.S. citizenship)
• Persons who hold permanent resident status are ineligible to apply.

Eligible applicants are required to be enrolled in their final year of undergraduate studies through the second year of a traditional PhD program. See below for a breakout of eligibility criteria:

• Undergraduate Students (degree must be received prior to the Fellowship Start date)
• Recent Bachelor’s Degree Recipients
• Graduate Students (1st year, 2nd year)
• Recent Master’s Degree Recipients
• Pre-Doctoral Students (1st year, 2nd year)
• Dual MD-PHD Students
• Dual PSYD-PHD Students
• Applicants who are pursuing a Medical Degree are not eligible for the NDSEG fellowship.
• Applicants must plan to enroll in a full-time program at an accredited U.S. institution of higher education leading to graduate degrees in fields specified in the DoD services Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) research and development discipline

Applications are encouraged from women, persons with disabilities and minorities, including members of ethnic minority groups such as Native American, African American, Hispanic American, Native Alaskan (Eskimo and Aleut) or Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian).

Graduate students currently pursuing Ph.D. degrees in areas of physics, chemistry, material sciences, biology (non-medical), mathematics, engineering, computer or computational sciences, or specific areas of environmental sciences that are aligned with the mission of the Office of Science are eligible to apply for the supplemental research awards provided by the SCGSR program. Eligible graduate students must apply online.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Minimum Age and U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency
• Academic Status
• Enrollment in a Qualified Graduate Program
• Graduate Research aligned with DOE Office of Science Research Programs
• Establishment of a Collaborating DOE Laboratory Scientist

In addition:

• Applicants are eligible to submit only one application per award cycle.
• An application whose SCGSR research proposal has the same scope as that of a previously awarded SCGSR application will not be considered.
• Individuals who meet all other eligibility requirements are eligible to receive more than one SCGSR award during the graduate education provided that the cumulative total of the award periods for all SCGSR awards do not exceed 12 months.
• If a current SCGSR Awardee is successful in competing for a new SCGSR award, the Awardee must successfully complete the current award and fulfill all their obligations and award terms and conditions associated with that award before the award start date of the new award to be eligible to receive that award.
• For applicants who have participated in WDTS’ laboratory based undergraduate programs, the applicants must have successfully completed their participation in those programs by fulfilling all the programs’ requirements before they could be considered for a SCGSR award.

• Minimum Age and U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency
• Academic Status
• Enrollment in a Qualified Graduate Program
• Graduate Research aligned with DOE Office of Science Research Programs
• Establishment of a Collaborating DOE Laboratory Scientist

• Undergraduate seniors
• Applicants with no more than B.S. or B.A. degrees who are not enrolled in graduate school
• First-year graduate students (M.S. degree or Ph.D. students without an M.S. degree)
• Enrolled M.S. degree students beyond their first year provided that they plan full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. at: 1) a different academic institution, OR 2) in a different academic department
• Applicants with no more than M.S. degrees who are not currently enrolled AND who will not have been enrolled in graduate school for two years prior to resuming graduate studies
• First-year Ph.D. students with an M.S. degree provided that they 1) completed the M.S. degree within two years at a different academic institution, 2) completed the M.S. degree within two years in a different academic department, OR 3) prior to current enrollment, they had not been enrolled in graduate school for at least two years

• Be at least 18 years of age at time of application
• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8
• At time of application, be currently enrolled full-time as a degree-seeking student in a STEM program at an accredited college or university at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral level.
• Must be at least a college sophomore at the time of application. Students pursuing an Associate’s degree are eligible to apply if transferring to pursue a Bachelor’s degree for fall 2020.
  Be available to participate in the full 10-week program

• Be a U.S. Citizen or national
• Hold STEM degree before August 31st of fiscal year
• GPA 3.0
• Be enrolled in Masters of PhD by Semptember 1st or application year
• Research in NASA STEM-related field
• Plans to be enrolled in program for duration of award

• Pursuing a technical degree directly related to space technology
• U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or permanent resident aliens of the U.S.
• Have or will have a bachelor’s degree prior to the fall 2020 term
• Are or will be enrolled in a full-time master’s or doctoral degree program at an accredited U.S. university
• If seeking support in pursuit of a master’s degree, require at least 1 full year of support from fall 2020
• If seeking support in pursuit of a doctoral degree, require at least 2 full years of support from fall 2020