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GRADUATE SCHOOL FUNDING: EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES

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

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 ()

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

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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—permanent residents or naturalized citizens if born abroad; otherwise children of naturalized citizen parents—each 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’s 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’s degree
  • Eligibility at a glance
    • Must not have attained a Bachelor’s Degree prior to start of Junior Summer Institute
    • Must be committed to completing a Master’s 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

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—after college but before graduate school—and places them in positions with the federal government or with nationally focused nonprofit organizations.

* The Truman Scholarship requires ¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ 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.

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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