Department of Defense (DoD) – National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
Deadline: November 3, 2024
URL: ndseg.sysplus.com/NDSEG/Applicants/How-to-Apply
Description:
The Department of Defense (DoD) offers the NDSEG fellowship as a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance. This is a highly competitive, portable fellowship that is awarded to students who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in one or more of eighteen supported disciplines. Applicants must propose a DoD agency to sponsor their project. Research proposals must also respond to a specific BAA published by one such agency. Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) are used by government agencies to solicit proposals focused on advancing basic science rather than a specific technology or product. For the purposes of applying for the NDSEG Fellowship, students should carefully review the research interests described in the active BAAs. The Fellowship offers support for three years, and recipients do not incur any military or other service obligations.
Supported Disciplines:
NDSEG fellowships are awarded to applicants pursuing a doctoral degree in, or closely related to, an area of DoD interest within one of the following supported disciplines:
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Astrodynamics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biosciences (includes toxicology)
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences (Note: PsyD programs are not eligible)
- Computer and Computational Sciences
- Cyber Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (includes undersea systems)
- Oceanography (includes ocean acoustics, remote sensing, and marine meteorology)
- Physics (including optics)
- Quantum Science
- Space Physics
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
- Be a US citizen or national at the time of receiving the award. Permanent residents are not eligible.
- Have received or will receive a bachelor’s degree in the year of their fellowship application, are within the first two years of a traditional graduate degree program, or are within the first two years of a PhD program in science or engineering.
Award amount:
- $43,200 annual stipend.
- $5,000 travel budget.
- Full tuition and required fees.
- Medical insurance coverage up to $1,600 per year.
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