Funding, Fellowships, & Awards

All fellowships have a U.S. citizen / permanent resident requirement, unless otherwise noted. The University of Illinois Graduate College Fellowship Finder offers a comprehensive database of graduate fellowships and awards.

DOE CSGF | The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship provides full tuition and fees, an annual $38,000 stipend, and an annual $1000 travel allowance for up to 4 years.

DoD SMART | The Department of Defense Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation includes full tuition and fees, an annual stipend of $25,000–$38,000, health insurance allowance of up to $1200, and an annual $1000 travel allowance for up to 5 years. Recipients are offered employment by the DoD upon graduation.

Ford Foundation | The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, on behalf of the Ford Foundation, provides 3 years of support including an annual stipend of $27,000.

NSF – GRFP | NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides up to 3 years of support, including $34,000 annual stipend and $12,000 yearly tuition and fees allowance.

NDSEG | National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship Program provides up to 3 years of support, including a $3,200 monthly stipend and an annual health insurance allowance of $1,200.

Smithsonian Programs | Smithsonian offers program in Genomics and Medical Science. They also offer the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program, and Secretary’s Distinguished Research Fellowship. See fellowship web pages for award amounts and durations.

Hertz Foundation Fellowship | Hertz Foundation provides up to 5 years of support, including a stipend of $34,000 per 9 months. This fellowship can be accepted in the same term as other fellowships.

AHA Fellowship | American Heart Association fellowship provides 1–2 years of support including an annual stipend of $24,816, $4,200 a year towards health insurance, and $2,000 a year of project support.

National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Science Policy Fellowship | National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Science Policy Fellowship provides support for students who have finished, or are finishing, their Ph.D. and wish to transition into science policy. This fellowship includes an annual stipend of $55,000–$60,000, $5,000 towards professional development and additional funding to attend conferences.

NIH Kirschstein Fellowship | The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 – Diversity) provides up to 5 years of support that includes an annual stipend of $24,324, tuition and fees, and project support of $3,100–$4,200.

NIH GPP | Graduate Professional Partnership program where part or all of dissertation research is conducted under PI at NIH. Funding must be provided by the PI you work under.

These awards and fellowships provide financial assistance for travel to attend and/or present at scientific conferences.

• ASM Capstone Fellowship | The American Society for Microbiology Research Capstone Fellowship provides professional development funds up to $2,000 for underrepresented minorities to attend the ASM Microbe Meeting and the ASM Microbe Academy for Professional Development.
• ACS Women Chemist Committee and Eli Lilly Travel Award | The Women Chemists Committee/Eli Lilly Travel Award is given to female chemists to present their research at an ACS National Meeting.
• OGAPS Travel Awards | The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies Travel Awards offer varying amounts for both domestic and international travel.

These awards and fellowships are offered to current Texas A&M graduate students.

• TAMU Distinguished Dissertation Award | The TAMU Distinguished Dissertation award provides $1000 to a recipient of TAMU doctoral degree whose dissertation made a significant and impactful contribution to their discipline.
• Distinguished Graduate Student Award | The Association of Former Students offers the Distinguished Graduate Student Award to a student that exemplifies excellence in research as well excellence in teaching. Recipients are awarded with an engraved watch and framed certificate.
• U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship | The U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship is awarded to current grad students who exemplify the meaning of scholar/mentor through their demonstrated abilities in teaching and research.
• Montgomery Award | The Montgomery Award is given to a student leader whose service has impacted the TAMU grad student body at large and includes a personalized award plaque and $1000.
• George W. Kunze Endowed Graduate Student Award | The George W. Kunze Endowed Graduate Student Award is given to doctoral students near completion of their degree.

These fellowships provide funding in order to assist with the writing a preparation of the dissertation.

• AAUW | AAUW American/International Dissertation fellowships for international and domestic women provide $20,000 for the year of dissertation writing.
• Dissertation Fellowship | The TAMU Office of Graduate and Professional Studies provides $1,600 monthly stipend and up to $2,634 for health insurance in order to assist with the writing and organization of the dissertation.