Graduate Fellowships

This page is a short compilation of information on fellowships available for graduate study in computer science. If you find relevant information that is not already on this page (a fellowship that's not yet listed, or additional information on a fellowship that is listed), please tell Tom Cormen about it.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Deadline: November 4, 1999.

Three-year graduate fellowships in science, mathematics, and engineering.

Applicants must be US citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the US. Eligible applicants are college seniors, first-year graduate students, and "others who have completed a limited amount of graduate study in science, mathematics, or engineering" (whatever that means).

There are additional awards offered for "Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science".

Awards made in March 2000 will carry a stipend for each fellow of $15,000 for a 12-month tenure (prorated monthly at $1,250 for lesser periods) and an annual cost-of-education allowance of $10,500, paid to the fellow's institution in lieu of tuition and fees.

For further information:

The Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program

Deadline: January 19, 2000

Three-year fellowships in science or engineering. The three years must be consecutive (with certain exceptions).

Applicants must be US citizens or nationals. Permanent residents are not eligible. NDSEG Fellowships are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate studies in science or engineering. Ninety percent of the fellowships in 1998 were awarded to students who had not yet started their second year of graduate school. Applicants must receive or be on track to receive their baccalaureate degrees by Fall 2000. Applications are encouraged from women, persons with disabilities and minorities, including members of ethnic minority groups such as American Indian, Black, Hispanic, Native Alaskan (Eskimo or Aleut) or Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian).

Current award is a 12-month stipend of $18,500 for 2000-2001, $19,500 for 2001-2002, and $20,500 for 2002-2003, plus full tuition and required fees.

NDSEG Fellows do not incur any military or other service obligation.

For further information, visit the web page at http://www.asee.org/ndseg/.

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship Awards

Deadline: November 5, 1999

Current award is a 9-month stipend of $25,000, renewable for up to 5 years, plus a cost-of-education allowance, which pays tuition and fees. The hitch is that you must be enrolled at one of their "tenable institutions", which include most of the top CS graduate programs.

Eligible applicants must be students of the applied physical sciences who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America, and who are "willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in times of national emergency" (sounds risky, but there's actually no legally binding commitment here). College seniors wishing to pursue the Ph.D. degree in any of the acceptable fields, as well as graduate students already in the process of doing so, may apply. High scholastic performance is expected, including at least a 3.75/4.00 grade point average during the last two years of undergraduate work. Applications from students with lower GPAs will be reviewed for evidence of unusual ability, creativity, or accomplishment.

For further information:

AT&T Labs Fellowship Program

Deadline: January 15, 2000

The fellowship provides

Fellowships are available to outstanding minority and women students who are pursuing PhD studies in computer and communications-related fields.

For further information, visit the web page at http://www.research.att.com/academic/alfp.html or write to AT&T Labs Fellowship Administrator, Room C103, 180 Park Ave., Florham Park, NJ 07932-0971.

National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Graduate Fellowships for Minorities and Women in the Physical Sciences

Deadline: November 5, 1999

The fellowship is renewable for 6 years. It provides a yearly stipend of $12,500 for years 1-4, and $15,000 for years 5-6. The "NPSC member university" pays tuition and fees. The fellowship also provides for two summers of paid research experience employment.

NPSC welcomes applications from all qualified students with continued emphasis toward the recruitment of underrepresented minorities: African American; Hispanic; Native American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut; Pacific Islander (Polynesian); and/or female. Must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to pursue graduate work at an NPSC member institution. Must be an undergraduate senior with at least a 3.0 GPA, or possess a degree and have been out of school at least one year. Selection is based on research experience, letters of recommendation, academic standing, and GRE scores.

For further information, visit the web page at http://www.npsc.org/.

Lucent Technologies/Bell Laboratories Fellowships

Deadline: January 30, 1999

Bell Labs sponsors two types of fellowships:

For further information, visit the web page at http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/.

IBM Graduate Fellowships

Near as I can tell, IBM Graduate Fellowships are given only to current (not future) graduate students. The web site is http://www.research.ibm.com/news/detail/fellowships.html.

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