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Fellowships and Opportunties

Fellowships and Opportunties

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.


DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship ( DOE SCGF) program to support outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S. 


Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering

The Rickover Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering is a DOE program that assists in preparing students for highly technical research and development roles in the field of naval nuclear propulsion and supports the broader objective of advancing fission energy development through fellowship research efforts.


Faculty for the Future Awards

Faculty for the Future fellowships are awarded to women from developing and emerging economies who are preparing for PhD or post-doctoral study in the physical sciences, engineering, or related disciplines to pursue advanced graduate study at top universities in their disciplines abroad. The long-term goal of the program is to generate conditions that result in more women pursuing scientific disciplines. 


Postdoc and Senior Research Fellowships

The Research Associateship awards are open to doctoral level scientists and engineers (U.S and Foreign Nationals) who can apply their special knowledge and talents to research areas that are of interest to them and to the participating. Awards are available for Postdoctoral Associates (within 5 years of the doctorate) and Senior Associates (normally 5 years or more beyond the doctorate).


NRC Postdoc Research Associateships

NIST offers post-doctoral research associateships in collaboration with the National Research Council (NRC).
The Research Associateship awards are open to doctoral level scientists and engineers (U.S and Foreign Nationals) who can apply their special knowledge and talents to research areas that are of interest to them and to the participating host laboratories and centers.


Humboldt Fellowship for Postdocs

Submit an application if you are a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, at the beginning of your academic career and only completed your doctorate in the last four years. 


Naval Research Lab Postdoc Fellowship

The program is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy.  


Attwell-Welch Postdoctoral Fellowships

We are announcing the competition for a J. Evans Attwell-Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship. This is a two-year fellowship to work with faculty in the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, encompassing the School of Engineering, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, the Jones School of Management through the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.


American Public Power Association Awards

 The American Public Power Association awards student research grants internships each year to university studetns as part of its Demonstration of Energy efficient Developments (DEED) Program. APPA is the service organization fo rthe nation's community owned electricl utilities. Ten $4,000