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A number of prestigious fellowships from outside sources
such as foundations and government agencies are available to students in the
early years of their academic programs. These awards confer high honors upon
the recipients and provide generous stipends. A few examples of major
fellowships are given below. Students may contact the Office of Financial Aid
in 107 Low Library for information about other fellowships from outside
sources, including national competitions and GSAS-administered competitions.
Jacob Javits Fellowship Program: The program offers generous
financial assistance to beginning graduate students (U.S. citizens) in the arts,
humanities, and social sciences for up to 48 months. For information, write or
call Javits Fellowship Program, United States Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-5247; 202-260-3574;
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/index.html.
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund: The fellowship is available to
graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences. The
fellowship provides tuition and a stipend of $18,000. Fellowships are renewable
for up to three years. Applications must be submitted through 107 Low Library. For more
information,please contact the Office of Financial Aid at 212-854-3808.
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Program (NDSEG): Three-year graduate fellowships for beginning
graduate students who are U.S. citizens are offered for study and research
leading to Ph.D. degrees in mathematical, physical, biological, marine, and
engineering sciences. Applications are available from the NDSEG Fellowship
Program, c/o American Society for Engineering Education, 1818 N Street, NW,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036; 202-331-3516; http://www.asee.org/asee/.
National Physical Science Consortium Fellowships (NPSC):
Fellowships with a maximum possible length of six years are available to
beginning graduate students for the study of astronomy, chemistry, computer
science, geology, material science, mathematics, or physics. The program
targets underrepresented minorities: African-American, Hispanic-American,
Native American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, Pacific Islander (Polynesian), and/or
women, but all U.S.
citizens with at least a 3.0 GPA in a 4.0 system are eligible to apply. For
more information, contact National Physical Science Consortium, University
Village, Suite E212, 3375 South Hoover Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007;
800-854-NPSC or 213-821-2409; http://www.npsc.org/.
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships: Annual
pre-Ph.D. fellowships are available to beginning graduate students who are U.S.
citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States for
study in engineering, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. Students
are eligible to apply during the first year of graduate school and at the
beginning of the second year of graduate school. Applications are available
from the National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230;
866-353-0905 (toll free for the U.S.
and Canada)
and 865-241-4300 (international callers);
http://www.nsf.gov/od/
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