Graduate School & Fellowship Application Resources: Fellowships

This is the web page for the predoctoral fellowship.

This is the web page for the dissertation fellowship.

These resources are also linked in the writing resource boxes.

This is the page for frequently asked questions. It covers deadlines, application, eligibility, supplemental materials, review results and rater feedback, and funding.

This is a good resources to explore additional funding options including funding for international students. You will need to log in to be able to use this resource.

This is the web page for the U.S. scholar program. Browse through the different tabs to get information on eligibility, applying, review criteria, timeline, highlights, and FAQs.

Use the scholar directory to skim titles of award winning projects in STEM fields.

This fellowship is aimed at supporting graduate student pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that are critically to the mission of the Office of Science in the Department of Energy.

This web page contains information about applying for the fellowship. Use the side navigation to browse the information on the fellowship award, eligibility, commitment, fields of study, participating schools, application FAQs, and global health. Read some interviews from current global health fellows to gain some insight into the research areas that are being funded.

The aim of this fellowship program is to support graduate students in science and engineering as a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance.

The home page for the NSF GRFP.

On this website you can find information specific for the GRF NSF application.

Information about the NSF Fellowship applications details and tips from Alex Lang's 2010, a successful 2010 applicant. Alex includes successful and not selected applications from previous years.

NSF provides tips for apply to the NSF GRFP.

This is a the FAQ page for the NSF GRFP. You can find information on eligibility, merit review criteria, transcripts, application, statement formatting, reference letters, notifications, information for reference writers, and information for panelists. The merit review criteria may be especially helpful because it outlines and defines the broader impact component of the proposal.

Susan Finger provides a useful guide specifically aimed at writing NSF proposals. Peruse the contents for some helpful tips.

List of types of broader impacts you can write about. This document has been archived and was last updated on 2007. However, it can help you brainstorm ideas to write about.