Computer Science Fellowships

Since I missed out on a few fellowships I didn't know about when I applied to graduate school, I figured it might be nice to get a list together for my own and others' reference. If you discover any fellowships that should be added to this list, please email me.

Notes:

Fellowship (linked) Deadline (italicized out of date) Eligibility Stipend Tenure Topic
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSFG) Jan. 11, 2006 First or second year grads, exceptional seniors $31,200 + extras Renewable up to 4 years General
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) Jan. 6, 2006 Seniors or first year grads
(near beginning of grad studies)
$30,500 first year; $31,000 second year; $31,500 third year + extras 3 years General
National Science Foundation Nov. 9, 2005 Seniors or first year grads $30,000 + extras 3 years (within a 5 year period) General
Department of Homeland Security Fellowship Feb. 23, 2005 Seniors or first year grads $27,600 1 year, can be renewed for 2 more Goals aligned with the mission and objectives of DHS
DOE High-Performance Computer Science Fellowship Feb. 9, 2005 First or second year grads, exceptional seniors $28,800 + extras Renewable up to 4 years High-Performance Computing (see site)
Hertz Foundation Fellowship Oct. 28, 2005 Seniors and beyond who are attending tenable schools (see site) two options (see site):
$28,000/9 months
or $33,000/9 months
First option renewable up to 5 years;
second option 2 years
General
nVidia Fellowship Nov. 2005 Second year grads and beyond ? (I heard $28,000ish) 1 year (?) Graphics related (one would assume)
NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Fellowship Feb. 1, 2006 Minorities (including women); persons with disabilities. Seniors or up to third year grad PhD - $22,000; MS - $16,000 3 years NASA-related topics/fields
Link Foundation Fellowship Jan. 15, 2005 First year and beyond $21,500 + extras 1 year (?) Simulation and Training
Microsoft Research Graduate Fellowship Oct. 17, 2005 Second and third year grads $20,000 + extras 2-3 years General
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships For Minorities Nov. 17, 2005 Minorities (they do not define women as minorities), seniors or graduates who can fully utilize a 3 year fellowship award $19,000 3 years (within a 5 year period) General
IBM PhD Fellowship Oct. 31, 2005 Second year grads and beyond, must be nominated by professor $17,500 1 year General
Lucent Cooperative Research Fellowship Program (CRFP) Jan. 13, 2006 Typically seniors of under-represented minority groups $17,000 + extras Renewable up to 4 years General
National Physical Sciences Consortium Nov. 5 (every year) Seniors or first year grads, at a member school (see site) $16,000 Renewable up to 6 years General
GEM Fellowship Nov. 1, 2005 Intended for under-represented minorities. MS - junior/senior undergrads; PhD - those with or pursuing an MS degree. Tuition and fees at member institutions. PhD - $14,000; MS - $10,000 PhD - 5 years; MS - 3 semesters General
The Google Anita Borg Scholarships Jan. 20, 2006 Women. Seniors and beyond $10,000 1 year General

A large list of fellowships is available from Cornell. Fastweb may have some good information too.

Please email any mistakes, questions, or comments.

Last updated Oct. 5, 2005.


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