MIT-Administered Fellowships

Google PhD Fellowship

The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields. Please contact your graduate administrator for more information or to request to be nominated.

Fellowships support promising PhD candidates of all backgrounds who seek to influence the future of technology. Google’s mission is to foster inclusive research communities and encourages people of diverse backgrounds to apply. Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor.

Deadline: Spring

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Apple Scholars in AI/ML PhD Fellowship

The Apple Scholars in AI/ML PhD fellowship program recognizes the contributions of emerging leaders in computer science and engineering at the graduate and postgraduate level. Please contact your graduate administrator for more information or to request to be nominated.

The PhD fellowship in AI/ML was created as part of the Apple Scholars program to support the work of outstanding PhD students from around the world, who are pursuing cutting edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence. PhD students with two or three academic years remaining in their program as of the Fall 2023 semester are eligible.

Deadline: Late July/Early August

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Amazon Robotics Fellows

This fellowship is administered by MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Please contact your graduate administrator for more information or to request to be nominated.

Students with research focused around Robotic Manipulation, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Modeling, Simulation, and Verification, Autonomous Mobility.

• Robotic Manipulation — for example: picking and packing objects from/to cluttered, confined spaces; robust grasping for a wide variety of many object types, including fragile, deformable, and deconstructable (e.g., lidded shoe boxes); modeling and prediction for fast compliant control.
• Computer Vision — for example: robust 3D scene understanding with low-cost sensors; tracking and predicting the 3D poses of dynamic actors; object damage detection from images
• Machine Learning — for example: continual learning; sample-efficient model (re)training; applications of ML to robotic planning and control
• Modeling, Simulation, and Verification — for example: modeling and simulation of deformable objects in contact; closing sim-to-real gaps in synthetic imagery; design of experiments and verification of autonomous systems
• Autonomous Mobility — for example: safe and fluent navigation in complex dynamic environments; multi-agent planning and coordination (10s–100s of robots); localization and mapping

Selected candidates will receive one year of fellowship funding support. Doctoral students who have completed at least one year of their PhD are eligible. Each department is eligible to nominate one student for this fellowship.

Deadline: Mid April *Extended for 2023 to Early May*

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Amazon Alexa Fellows

This fellowship is administered by MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Please contact your graduate administrator for more information or to request to be nominated.

Students with research focused around Processing Multimodal AI, Speech and Natural Language Processing. Selected candidates will receive one year of fellowship funding support. Doctoral students who have completed at least one year of their PhD are eligible. Each department is eligible to nominate one student for this fellowship.

Deadline: Mid April *Extended for 2023 to Early May*

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Design Fellowship

This fellowship is administered by MIT Morningside Academy for Design. If you have any questions, please contact designfellowships@mit.edu.

The Design Fellowship is an opportunity for approximately ten continuing MIT graduate students to engage in MAD’s activities and propose a research-oriented or personal design project throughout the academic year (nine months), while receiving full tuition support, a stipend, and health insurance.

Current Master’s or PhD candidates from any MIT department or school, whose research or work engages with design, can apply.

To be eligible, applicants must be in residence at MIT during the academic year and currently enrolled. Applicants must also be nominated by an MIT faculty member, with each faculty member limited to only one nomination. If we receive more than one nomination from a faculty member, we will ask that they select only one student for Fellowship consideration. Thus, it is important that the applicants and faculty members discuss the nomination.

Deadline: Early/Mid-January

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National Institute of Health (NIH) Individual Fellowships

This fellowship is administered by MIT’s Research and Administration Services (RAS). If you have questions, email grad-fellowships@mit.edu for the best point of contact.

The NIH provides individual research training opportunities to undergraduates, graduates, and postdoctoral students. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students are generally eligible to apply (although eligibility guidelines can vary by fellowship). More information and application instructions can be found on the RAS site. There are generally three application cycles per year. Deadlines vary, but typically fall in late January (Cycle I), late May (Cycle II), and late September (Cycle III).

Deadline: Varies

Eligibility:

NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO)

This fellowship is administered by MIT’s Research and Administration Services (RAS). If you have questions, email grad-fellowships@mit.edu for the best point of contact.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident students that have applied to, have been admitted to, or are already enrolled in, a full-time Master’s or Doctoral degree program at accredited U.S. universities are eligible to apply. This opportunity is typically posted in early September, Phase A Proposals are due in early November, and Phase B Proposals are due in May.

Note: NSTGRO replaced the NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF) in 2020. 

Deadline: Rolling

Eligibility:

Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST)

This fellowship is administered by MIT’s Research and Administration Services (RAS). If you have questions, email grad-fellowships@mit.edu for the best point of contact.

A program that supports graduate students in basic and applied research in Earth science and space science. Awards of $45,000 per year are made for up to three years. More information and application instructions can be found at this page by searching for FINESST. This opportunity is typically posted in early November and proposals are due in early February.

Note: FINESST replaced the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships (NESSF) in 2018.

Deadline: Rolling

Eligibility:

Josephine de Karman Fellowship

Fellowship Committee
Judy McClain, Secretary
Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
P.O. Box 3389
San Dimas, CA 91773
Telephone (909) 592-0607

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

Fellowships are available to students in any discipline entering their senior undergraduate year, or to any candidate for a PhD who has completed all requirements for that degree by January 31. Post doctoral students are not eligible for consideration. International students may apply if they are already enrolled in a university located in the United States and if they will be in the United States by July preceding the fall semester of the academic year for which they have enrolled. Grants include a stipend; they are for one academic year and may not be renewed or postponed.

Applications are available online; completed applications include transcripts of the applicant’s scholarship records and two letters of recommendation.

Deadline: Late January

Eligibility:

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program

DOE CSGF Program Coordinator
1609 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 101
Ames, IA 50010
Telephone (515) 956-3696
Fax (515) 956-3699
csgf@krellinst.org

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

This fellowship is for exceptional undergraduate seniors or first or second year graduate students planning full-time study toward a PhD in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences with emphasis in high performance computing. Recipients receive full tuition and required fees for up to 4 years of study, a yearly stipend, matching funds for a computer workstation, yearly academic allowance, yearly conferences, and opportunity to complete a practicum at a national DOE laboratory. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.

Applications available online: Late October
Deadline: Mid–January

Eligibility:

Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration

Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
1609 Golden Aspen Dr., Suite 101
Ames, IA 50010
Telephone (515) 956-3696
Fax (515) 956-3699
ssgf@krellinst.org

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

Fellowship supports graduate students planning full-time study for a PhD in areas of interest to stewardship science areas such as high-energy density physics, low-energy nuclear science, or properties of materials under extreme conditions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens. Benefits include yearly stipend, payment of all tuition and required fees for up to 4 years of study at any U.S. university, and a yearly academic allowance for professional development.

Applications open: Late October
Deadline: Early January

Eligibility:

The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowship

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

This is an external fellowship. Each graduate program may submit one nomination and accompanying application materials to the OGE for consideration in the internal MIT competition for the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowship by January 3, 2023. The OGE will evaluate, select, and submit three applications for nomination to the Liebmann Trust on behalf of MIT. The fields of eligibility include any recognized field of study in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences (including law, medicine, engineering, architecture or other formal professional training).

History: The Will of Dolores Zohrab Liebmann created a perpetual charitable trust designated as “The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund” for the purpose of funding advanced education and graduate study grants, which must be carried out entirely in the United States of America. Mrs. Liebmann was the daughter of a prominent Armenian intellectual, writer and statesman and was married to one of the owners of a successful American business.  She supported students and educational and charitable organizations during her lifetime. Mrs. Liebmann’s primary concern, as expressed in her Will, was to attract and support students with outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their chosen fields of study. The trustees welcome applications from students of all national origins who are United States citizens. More information here.

Benefits:

The amount of each Fellowship will cover the cost of tuition and a stipend of $18,000 to be allocated towards room, board, living expenses and income taxes.

Internal Application Requirements:

• Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowship application
• C.V.
• Unofficial graduate transcript or Websis grade report
• A Statement of Purpose (up to 3 pages, double spaced) which considers the relationship between the student’s graduate studies and intended personal and/or professional goals. Statement of purpose must include a 10-15 line abstract at the top (included in page limit) that explains (in layman’s terms) the student’s degree program, giving emphasis to its eventual intellectual impact on the field of study.
• Letters of recommendation from two (2) professors who have taught or worked closely with the student

Please note that selected candidates will need to provide additional materials for the full application. Selected candidates will also have the option of providing additional faculty letters of recommendation.

OGE Internal Competition Deadline: January 3, 2023

Eligibility:

• Fellowships are available to students who are currently enrolled in and pursuing a graduate degree at a designated institution of higher learning located in the United States of America.
• The program of study being pursued by the candidate may include any recognized field of study in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences (including law, medicine, engineering, architecture or other formal professional training).
• The candidate must demonstrate a need for financial assistance. 
• The candidate must be a citizen of the United States of America.
• The candidate may be of any national descent or background.

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG)

US Department of Defense, NDSEG Fellowship Program
200 Park Drive, Suite 211
P.O. Box 134444,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709
Telephone (919) 549-8505

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

The NDSEG fellowship of the U.S. Department of Defense is intended for students at or near the beginning of graduate study for doctoral degrees in mathematical, physical, biological and engineering sciences. Open to U.S. citizens only, it is a three-year award with stipend plus full tuition and fees. Send email to ndseg@aro-emhl.army.mil.

Applications available online: Early September
Submission Deadline: December

Eligibility:

Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Fellowships Office
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-2872
FordApplications@nas.edu

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

These fellowships are designed to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

• Predoctoral fellowships support study toward a PhD or ScD
• Dissertation fellowships offer support in the final year of writing the PhD or ScD thesis
• Postdoctoral Fellowships offer one-year awards for PhD recipients

Applicants must be U.S. citizens in research-based fields of study.

Applications are available online.

Dissertation and Postdoctoral Deadline: Early DecemberPredoctoral Deadline: Mid-December

Eligibility:

National Consortium for Graduate Degrees For Minorities In Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM)

1430 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Fax (202) 207-3518
info@gemfellowship.org

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

GEM offers financial support for advanced degrees:

• MS Engineering Fellowship Program
• PhD Engineering Fellowship Program
• PhD Science Fellowship Program

GEM also provides mentoring workshops, graduate research orientation workshops, summer internships with a sponsoring company, and student development seminars. Level of support varies by fellowship program.

Applications are available online.

Deadline: Mid-November

Eligibility:

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019
Telephone 212-547-6926
Fax 212-548-4623
pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org

The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. Fellowships offer support for up to two years in any academic discipline or professional field, and provide stipend and partial tuition. Applicants must be a senior in a bachelor’s program or a first or second year graduate student, be under 31 years old, and have status as a “New American”: the holder of a Green Card or DACA recipient; a naturalized citizen; or the child of two naturalized citizen parents.

Applications are available online.

Deadline: Early November

Eligibility:

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
P.O. Box 5032
Livermore, CA 94551-5032
Telephone (925) 373-1642

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical, biological and engineering 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 time of national emergency. College seniors wishing to pursue the PhD degree in any of the fields of particular interest to the Foundation, as well as graduate students already in the process of doing so, may apply. The awards are for one academic year and are renewable. The award includes a stipend plus an allowance for tuition and other expenses.

Application opens: Mid-August
Deadline (including references): Late October

Eligibility:

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GFRP)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
GRF Operations Center
Suite T-50
1818 N. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (866) NSF-GRFP
Email: info@nsfgradfellows.org

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.  MIT Graduate Appointment Processors, please see the attached document for details regarding MIT’s current processes regarding NSF fellows, cost of education allowances, and assistantships.

Fellowships cover a wide variety of disciplines and includes three years of funding. Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents may apply. Applications are available online.

Deadline: Mid-Late October (varies by discipline)
Reference letter deadline: Late October

Eligibility

DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA SSGF) provides excellent financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a PhD in fields of study that solve complex science and engineering problems critical to stewardship science. The fellowship builds a community of talented and committed doctoral students, program alumni, DOE laboratory staff and university researchers who share a common goal to further their science while advancing national defense. The friendships and connections fellows make in the program continue to benefit them throughout their careers.

Applications are available online.

Eligibility

Dissertation Fellowship Program

Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Spencer Foundation
625 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60611-1803
Telephone: 312-337-7000
Email: fellows@spencer.org

This fellowship is administered by the Office of Graduate Education. Contact grad-fellowships@mit.edu with questions.

The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world. Applicants must be candidates for the doctoral degree in any field of study at a graduate school in the United States, but they need not be U.S. citizens. Dissertation topics must concern education, and all applicants must document that they will have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by June 1, 2022 and must provide a clear and specific plan for completing the dissertation within a one or two-year time frame.

Applications are available online.

Deadline: Early October

Eligibility