Graduate Research Grants, Fellowships, and Internships

GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

Funders & Programs 
(a partial list)

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Graduate Research Fellowship Program: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 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.
 

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

https://www.pdsoros.org/
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports thirty New Americans, immigrants or the children of immigrants, who are pursuing graduate school in the United States.
 

DAAD

RISE Summer Research Internships in Science and Engineering: https://www.daad.de/rise/en/
RISE stands for Research Internships in Science and Engineering. RISE Professional offers summer research internships in Germany to Master’s and Ph.D. students from USA, Canada, Great Britain or Ireland at companies and non-university research institutions with strong relations to industry.
 

NASA

Internships: https://intern.nasa.gov/
Fellowships and Scholarships: https://www.nasa.gov/education/fellowships-scholarships/index.html
NASA Fellowships are competitive awards to support independently conceived or designed research, or senior design projects by highly qualified faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students, in disciplines needed to help advance NASA's missions in STEM-related areas of study.
Space Technology Research Fellowships: https://go.nasa.gov/2NMUkqF
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate seeks to sponsor graduate students to research at their colleges or universities and at selected NASA centers.
 

IBM 

Fellowships & Internships
United States: https://www-03.ibm.com/employment/us/entry_level_campus.shtml
IBM Research: http://research.ibm.com/
IBM Global: http://www-03.ibm.com/employment/index.shtml
PhD Fellowship Program: http://research.ibm.com/university/awards/phdfellowship.shtml#abouttheprogram
 

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

https://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/student-opportunities
At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, students gain valuable research experience and exposure to career paths across many scientific, engineering, and operational fields. Some programs fulfill a student's academic requirement, while others support thesis work at specific universities or offer paid internships. Many times, a student's experience at the Laboratory can evolve into post-graduation employment.
Summer Research Program: https://www.ll.mit.edu/careers/student-opportunities/summer-research-program
Each summer, the Laboratory offers undergraduate and graduate students the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a leading-edge research environment.
 

American Association of University Women

American Fellowships / Dissertation Grant: http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/
American Fellowships support women scholars who are completing dissertations, planning research leave from accredited institutions, or preparing research for publication.
International Fellowships: https://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/international-fellowships/
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Selected Professions Fellowships: http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/selected-professions-fellowships/
Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited U.S. institutions during the fellowship year.
 

American Heart Association

Predoctoral Fellowship:
https://professional.heart.org/professional/ResearchPrograms/ApplicationInformation/UCM_443316_Predoctoral-Fellowship.jsp
To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular health.


American Society for Engineering Education

Various graduate funding: https://www.asee.org/fellowship-programs/graduate
 

AT&T Labs

Fellowship/Internship program: http://www.research.att.com/evergreen/working_with_us/internships.html   
 

The Hertz Foundation

The Hertz Graduate Fellowship Award: http://hertzfoundation.org/default.aspx
Providing unique financial and fellowship support to the nation's most remarkable PhD students in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
 

Ford Foundation

Predoctoral Fellowship, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral Fellowships: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm
 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

International Student Research Fellowship: http://www.hhmi.org/programs/international-student-research-fellowships
 

Janelia Research Campus

Graduate Research Fellowships: https://www.janelia.org/you-janelia/students-and-postdocs/graduate-research-fellowships
 

The National GEM Consortium

GEM Fellowship Program: http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/
 

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

Graduate Student Scholarship: https://apply.nsbe.org/
The National Society of Black Engineers is the premier organization serving African Americans in engineering and technology. As a technical community service association, NSBE is the link between the African American community and the world of technology.
 

SAE International

Yanmar/SAE Scholarship: https://www.sae.org/participate/scholarships/yanmar-sae-scholarship-grad
Given the urgency of limited fuel supplies and environmental concerns over continued use of fossil fuel, Yanmar established this scholarship to help promote their commitment to all aspects of agriculture, marine transportation, construction and general manufacturing industries, with the motto "to conserve energy is to serve mankind."

Doctoral Engineering Scholarship: https://www.sae.org/participate/scholarships/sae-doctoral-engineering-scholarship
The SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship provides financial support for students pursuing doctoral studies in engineering with the intent of pursuing a career in teaching engineering at a university.
 

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

New York City Urban Fellows Program: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/urbanfellows.shtml
A nine-month fellowship that combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with volunteer service opportunities and a seminar series that explores current urban issues impacting public policy.
 

International Society for Optics and Photonics

Spie Scholarships in Optics and Photonics: https://spie.org/membership/student-services/scholarships?SSO=1
 

The Whitaker Foundation

International Fellows and Scholars Program: https://www.whitaker.org/
Enables U.S. biomedical engineers early in their careers to spend one or two years overseas.
 

US Department of Defense

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships: https://ndseg.asee.org/
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship 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 fifteen supported disciplines

Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service: https://smartscholarshipprod.service-now.com/smart
The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support graduate students pursuing technical degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories.
 

US Department of Energy

Science Graduate Student Research Program (SCGSR): https://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/
The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories.

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF): https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/
The Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.
 

US Department of Transportation

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program: www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovativeprograms/centers/workforce_dev/post_secondary_education.aspx
The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) awards fellowships to students pursuing degrees in transportation-related disciplines.
 

US Environmental Protection Agency

Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship: https://www.epa.gov/research-fellowships/science-achieve-results-star-graduate-fellowships
EPA offers STAR Graduate Fellowships to support masters' students and doctoral candidates in environmental studies.

 

For more information on these and other funding opportunities, visit the
City College Honors Center’s National Scholarships and Fellowships webpage:
https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/honors/national-scholarships-and-fellowships.

 

 

Last Updated: 01/09/2023 12:57