Graduate fellowships at universities other than MSU
Fellowship
Location
Eligibility
Disciplines / Programs
Funding
Approximate Deadline(s)
Oxford University
US citizen, permanent resident, and citizens of many other countries
Many programs at Oxford
2 years of stipend, tuition, fees
October
Any British university
US citizen
Many masters and PhD programs
1-2 years of stipend and tuition
October
University of Cambridge
Citizen of any country outside of UK
PhD, MLitt or any one year postgraduate course
1-2 years of stipend and tuition, money for travel to UK and visa
October for US citizens, December for citizens of other countries
Tsinghua University in Beijing
18-28 years old, Bachelors in any discipline
Any discipline
1 year master’s program
September
Many countries
US citizen, Have a Bachelor’s degree, meet the language requirements of the program you’re applying for
Teaching English
Stipend, health benefits
October
Many countries
US citizen, Have a Bachelor’s degree, meet the language requirements of the program you’re applying for
Art, business, STEM, public health, journalism
Stipend, health benefits
October
Any university in Ireland or Northern Ireland
US citizen, 18-30 years old, must have a Bachelor’s degree
Many programs
Stipend, housing, tuition
September
Graduate fellowships for pursuing studies at MSU
Fellowship
Location
Eligibility
Disciplines/Programs
Funding
Approximate Deadline(s)
Hertz Fellowship

US citizen or permanent resident

Senior undergrad or first year PhD student or in a gap year applying for a PhD
Applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering
5 years of funding including tuition, stipend, and additional stipend for dependent children
October
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)

US citizen or permanent resident

First year PhD students, senior undergraduates enrolling in a PhD, and masters students who will enroll at a different institution for their PhD
Aeronautics, Astrophysics, Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science, Materials Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics
4 years of support including stipend, tuition, fees, professional development stipend, internship at DOE lab
January
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

US citizen or permanent resident

Senior undergraduate, first or second year grad students
STEM and STEM education
3 years of support including stipend, tuition, fees
October
SMART Scholarship for Service

For each year of funding, you must work for the DoD for 1 year after graduation Citizens of US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom

STEM
Stipend, tuition, fees, health insurance, summer internship at DoD
Rolling
Public
Funding Agency
Fellowship Title
Eligibility
Disciplines/Research Areas
Funding
Approximate Deadline(s)
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

US citizen or permanent resident

Senior undergraduate, first or second year grad students
STEM and STEM education
3 years of support including stipend, tuition, and fees
October
Individual fellowship program (F31)

US citizen or permanent resident

Must have achieved candidacy in PhD program
Human health related research
1-3 years of stipend, tuition, and fees
April, August, December
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Individual Fellowship

US citizen or permanent resident

Must have achieved candidacy in PhD program

Food and agriculture disciplines:

Plant health and production and plant products;

Animal health and production and animal products;

Food safety, nutrition, and health;

Bioenergy, natural resources, and environment;

Agriculture systems and technology; and

Agriculture economics and rural communities.
2-3 years of support including stipend, tuition, and fees
October
Computation Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)

US citizen or permanent resident

First year PhD students, senior undergraduates enrolling in a PhD, and masters students who will enroll at a different institution for their PhD

Aeronautics, Astrophysics, Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science, Materials Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics

4 years of support including stipend, tuition, fees, professional development stipend, internship at DOE lab
January
SMART Scholarship for Service

For each year of funding, you must work for the DoD for 1 year after graduation Citizens of US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom

STEM

Stipend, tuition, fees, health insurance, summer internship at DoD
Rolling
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (NDSEG)

US citizen

At least 3 years left in your program

STEM

3 years of Stipend, fees, tuition
Early November
Graduate Student Research and Education Grant

Any full-time graduate student enrolled in an accredited college or university in the Western region (MSU is included)

Environmental, economic, and social aspects of sustainable agriculture (broadly defined)

Up to $30,000 for 3 years for research expenses and/or stipend

Early December

Private
Funding Agency
Fellowship Title
Eligibility
Disciplines/Research Areas
Funding
Approximate Deadline(s)
PhD fellowship award

US citizens, permanent residents and international students (must obtain work permission under their visa)

must be nominated by a PhD professor in your department
Hybrid cloud technology, AI, quantum computing, security, responsible technology
2 year stipend and tuition
Faculty nomination due in March
Energy Fellowship
PhD only, Any citizenship, must be at a US or Canadian University
Energy supply and utilization
2 years of stipend
December 1
Modeling, Simulation, and Training
PhD only, Any citizenship, must be at a US or Canadian University
Modeling, Simulation, and Training
2 years of stipend
January 15
National Fellowship Program
Women from any country studying in any country are eligible, GWIS membership is required
STEM

$10,000 for 1 year of funding to be used for: expendable supplies, small equipment, publication fees, field studies, travel to a collaborative laboratory, payment for undergraduate assistants, study subjects’ compensation

January
Funding Agency
Fellowship Title
Eligibility
Disciplines/ Research Areas
Funding
Approximate Deadline(s)
USA Fellowships for Women in Science

US citizen or permanent resident. Have a PhD at the time of application

STEM fields
60,000 stipend for 1 year
February
Individual fellowship program (F32)

US citizen or permanent resident

Human Health Related Research
1-3 years of funding including stipend, tuition, fees, and institutional allowance, childcare
April, August, December
STEM Education Individual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed IPRF)
US citizen or permanent resident Graduated from PhD program within last 24 months from
STEM, STEM Education, Education, and related disciplines
2 years of stipend and research allowance
December
Research Fellowship

< 1 year of postdoc research completed

US citizen performing research in US, Canada or abroad, international students performing research in US
Basic biomedical science
3 years of stipend and a small amount of research funding
June
Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

US and non US citizens with degree from a US university

<27 months of postdoc research

Be an underrepresented minority in STEM

Biomedical and life science, including plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology
2-4 years of funding as a postdoc and early faculty
December- Postponed until 2024