Resources for Graduate Students
Fellowships & Awards
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United States
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Three-year fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions
Flatiron Institute Center for Computational Astrophysics Pre-Doctoral Program
The CCA Pre-Doctoral Program will enable graduate student researchers from institutions around the world to participate in the CCA mission by collaborating with CCA scientists for a period of 5 months on site
The US $10,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 35 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences
IPAC Visiting Graduate Fellowship
The IPAC Visiting Graduate Fellowship (VGF) offers several six-month positions to graduate students who want to conduct PhD-level astronomical research in close association with IPAC scientists. Students from U.S. institutions gain applicable research experience with leaders in the scientific areas of exoplanets, galactic and extra-galactic studies, stellar formation, cosmology, and more
PhD fellowship programs supporting doctoral students who are expanding frontiers in a STEM field such as statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, physics, and finance/econometrics
A 10-week summer program for undergraduate and graduate students.
National Academies' Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
A 12-week program for graduate students or those recently receiving their PhD. This is a popular entry point into science policy
AAAS Science and Technology Fellowships
AAAS fellows are placed in various executive branch agencies such as the State Department, EPA, NSF, etc. The AAAS also directly sponsors two Congressional fellows who work at Congressional offices or committees. In general, you must have defended your PhD by the application deadline.
AGU Congressional Science Fellowship
Members of the American Geophysical Union (which has many members in planetary and space science) can apply for the AGU's congressional science fellowship. The program is aimed at early to mid-level scientists with doctorates, but there are no specific requirements on educational or career level. Deadline is 1 February each year.
AIP Science Policy Fellowships
The American Institute of Physics sponsors one State Department Fellow and two Congressional fellows, both under the umbrella of the AAAS S&T Fellowship program, but all selected and sponsored by the AIP. US Citizenship and a PhD are required.
Members of the American Physical Society may apply for the APS fellowship, and it is possible to apply for the AIP and APS congressional fellowships with a single application. In general, a PhD is required, but can be waived in certain circumstances.
Program for tenured faculty from US institutions who are US citizens. Fellows spend one year on assignment at the Department of State or USAID as science advisors on foreign policy issues. The application period opens in August and closes at the end of October.
National Academies of Science Mirzayan Fellowship
A 12-week program for graduate students or those recently receiving their PhD. This is a popular entry point into science policy; there are multiple sessions and deadlines each year