Graduate School Funding: External Opportunities

Students interested in attending graduate school can apply for the following funding.

NATIONAL AWARDS

NDSEG Fellowship

The is a highly competitive, portable fellowship that is awarded to U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in one of .

3 years of full tuition & all mandatory fees
Monthly stipend
Up to $1,000 a year in medical insurance
Deadline: Mid-December

Previous Recipients

Year	Student	School Attended	Field of Study
2010	Jessica Shaw	UCLA	Civil & Environmental Engineering & Physics
2007	Nicholas O'Donoughue	Carnegie Mellon	Electrical & Computer Engineering
2004	Sarah Banas	Cambridge	Mechanical Engineering
2004	David Quinn	MIT	Mechanical Engineering

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

The (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

3-year annual stipend of $34,000
$12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees
Opportunities for international research and professional development
at a glance
- Intend to pursue a research-based Master's or PhD program in an NSF-supported field
- Have completed no more than twelve months of full-time graduate study
Deadlines: Late October ()

Previous Recipients

Year	Student	School	Field
2019	Savannah Benbrook	Stanford	Electrical Engineering
2019	Bridget Gile	Stanford	Civil & Environmental Engineering
2019	Darryl Hannan	UNC - Chapel Hill	Computer Science
2019	Andrew Lee	Stanford	Mechanical Engineering
2019	Scott Leighow	Penn State	Biology, Mechanical Engineering
2019	Alexander Vetter	UPenn	Math
2018	Megan Foley	Northern Arizona University	Biology
2018	Thomas Gill		Mechanical Engineering
2018	Stephanie Taylor Jones	Northwestern University	Computer Science and Learning Science
2018	Cara Mathers	North Carolina State University	Comprehensive Science
2018	Ashley Arcidiacono (Honorable Mention)		Chemistry
2018	Holly Garrod (Honorable Mention)		Biology
2018	Joseph Schaadt (Honorable Mention)		Chemical Engineering
2017	Erin Peterson	Duke University	Chemistry
2017	Valerie Bernstein	University of Colorado	Astronomy & Astrophysics
2017	Joseph Schaadt (Honorable Mention)
2016	Jacob Black	Yale	Chemistry
2016	Daniel Paluh	棉花糖直播	Biology
2014	Philip Burnham	Cornell	Condensed Matter Physics
2014	Katherine Dynarski	UC Davis	Biochemistry
2014	Kelly Good	Carnegie Mellon	Environmental Engineering
2004	David Quinn	MIT	Mechanical Engineering

P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

The honors and supports the graduate educations of 30 New Americans鈥攑ermanent residents or naturalized citizens if born abroad; otherwise children of naturalized citizen parents鈥攅ach year.

Each Fellow receives tuition and living expenses that can total as much as $90,000 over two academic years
Fellows can study in any degree-granting program in any field at any university in the United States
Eligibility at a glance
- At the time of their selection, Fellows must be college seniors or early in the graduate programs for which they request support
Deadline: Early November

PPIA Program

The goal of the is to help students achieve a Master鈥檚 or joint degree, typically in public policy, public administration, international affairs or a related field.

Junior Summer Institutes (JSI)
- 7-week summer program that focuses on preparing students for graduate programs in public and international affairs and careers as policy professionals, public administrators and other leadership roles in public service
- Up to $1,500 stipend
- Other benefits vary
Minimum of a one-time $5,000 scholarship at a PPIA graduate school if admitted for a Master鈥檚 degree
Eligibility at a glance
- Must not have attained a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree prior to start of Junior Summer Institute
- Must be committed to completing a Master鈥檚 Degree in public and/or international affairs at one of the PPIA Consortium graduate schools
Deadline: Late October/Early November

Payne Fellowship

The seeks to attract outstanding young people who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Provides up to $90,000 in benefits over two years for graduate school, internships, and professional development activities
Eligibility at a glance
- Applicants must have cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher
Deadline: October

Rangel Program

The aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service in which they can help formulate, represent and implement U.S. foreign policy.

Selects 30 Fellows annually
Supports two years of graduate study, internships and professional development activities, and entry into the Foreign Service
Eligibility at a glance
- Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3
Deadline: September

Previous Recipients

Year	Recipient	Subject
2021	Taylor Hinch	Conflict Resolution

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

The supports the potential of terrific young people from across the United States committed to public service by providing scholarships of $30,000 for graduate school. The Foundation also brings Truman Scholars to Washington, DC, for anywhere from three months to two years鈥攁fter college but before graduate school鈥攁nd places them in positions with the federal government or with nationally focused nonprofit organizations.

* The Truman Scholarship requires 棉花糖直播 endorsement. Applicants must fill out and submit the Truman Preliminary Application by the campus deadline in order to be considered for university endorsement. The Preliminary Application will launch each year in early September.

Preliminary Application
Campus Deadline: October 30, 2024

Previous Recipients

Year	Student	Field of Study
2020	Elizabeth Carroll (Finalist)	Workplace Harassment
2020	Michael Creighton (Finalist)	Campus Sexual Violence
2018	Yvonne Nguyen (Finalist)	International Labor Issues
2017	Morgan Reid (Finalist)	The Lack of Counselors in Philadelphia High Schools
2017	Timothy Ponciano (Finalist)	Toxic Masculinity and Its Effects on Male Mental Health on College Campuses
2015	Keith Martinez	American Indian Studies
2013	Stefan Johnson	Prison Reform
2013	Jerisa Upton (Finalist)	Foreign Language Education
2012	Jessica Wamala	Middle East Studies
2011	Ellen Salmi (Finalist)	Labor and Gender Inequality in Cameroon
2011	Weddy Worjroh (Finalist)	Immigration Reform in the U.S.
2009	Keenan Lynch (Finalist)	Government Corruption in Rhode Island
2007	Sarah Blanchard (Finalist)	Education Reform
2007	Katrine Herrick (Finalist)	Predatory Lending
2005	Diane Coffey	Development Studies: Revising the Milluenium Challenge Account
2005	Thomas Emerson (Finalist)	Education: Standardized Testing Reform
2004	Nicholas Bouknight (Finalist)	Workers' Compensation Reform in California
2004	Stephanie Doyle (Finalist)	Sexual Assault Awareness Curriculum
2003	Sonul Mehta (Finalist)	Public Health: Medical Malpractice Reform
2003	Bruce O'Neill (Finalist)	Law/Political Philosophy and Ethics: Section 8 Housing Reform
2003	Krista Pietrangelo (Finalist)	Social Work: Minimum Wage Indexing
1998	Michael Rinaldi (Finalist)	Law/Political Science: University of Pennsylvania Law School
1996	Ann Gavaghan	Law/Public Health: Taiwan Public Health Internship
1995	Ana Smith (Finalist)	Medical Ethics; Rice University PhD; professor at Rice
1993	Lynn Curry	Medicine; MD/MPH at Johns Hopkins
1992	Durriya Doctor (Finalist)	Mathematics; Instructor, US Navy
1990	Anson Asbury	Law
1989	Laura Stevens (Finalist)	British Literature
1989	Jamey Thiel (Alternate)	Nursing
1985	Darryl Ford (Finalist)	Educational Administration; University of Chicago
1984	Lisa Colautti	Law

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