NDSEG Fellowship
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: Oct 31, 2026
To increase the number and quality of scientists and engineers. Qualifications: Applicants must be citizens or nationals of the United States; persons who hold permanent resident status are not eligible; dual citizens are eligible; must have received or will receive a baccalaureate degree at the time of their fellowship application and be within the first two years of their graduate study for a traditional program or within the first two years of a PhD in science or engineering; must major in one of the following disciplines: aeronautical and astronautical engineering, astrodynamics, biomedical engineering, biosciences (including toxicology), chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, cognitive, neural, and behavioral sciences (note: PsyD programs are not eligible), computer and computational sciences, electrical engineering, geosciences (including terrain, water, and air), materials science and engineering (including materials for extreme environments), mathematics, mechanical engineering, naval architecture and ocean engineering (including undersea systems), oceanography (including ocean acoustics, remote sensing, and marine meteorology), physics (including optics), or space physics; must be enrolled full-time and pursuing graduate study at a U.S. institution; applicants currently entering into their fourth year or more in a traditional PhD program are not eligible. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on proposed research relevant to the DoD (65%); academic experience and accomplishments (10%); reference evaluation forms (15%); personal statement (10%). How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include including contact information, demographic information, field of study, and proposed research in relevance to the dod; a proposed dod sponsoring agency and research technical discipline area; official undergraduate transcript(s); three (3) contractor provided reference evaluation forms that capture professional assessment of candidate by individual references. Focus: Architecture, Naval; Behavioral sciences; Biology; Chemistry; Computer and information sciences; Engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical; Engineering, Chemical; Engineering, Civil; Engineering, Electrical; Engineering, Materials; Engineering, Ocean; Geosciences; Oceanography; Physics.
Eligibility
- States: US