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- National Physical Science
Consortium (NPSC): Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences
- PURPOSE:
- Annual fellowship program to support Ph.D.-track students in the
physical sciences and related engineering fields, with special emphasis
on supporting women and minority students who have been
under-represented, historically, in the research community.
- FIELD OF STUDY:
- Astronomy, chemistry, computer science, geology, materials
science, mathematical sciences, physics, and engineering fields,
including chemical, computer, electrical, environmental, and
mechanical.
- ELIGIBILITY:
- An applicant must be a U.S. citizen who has the ability to pursue
graduate study at an NPSC-member institution (such as Cornell) and who
(1) is a senior undergraduate with at least a 3.0 GPA, or (2) is in his
or her first year of a Ph.D. program, or (3) is in the final year of a
master's degree program at a school that does not offer a Ph.D. in the
same field, or (4) is returning to grad school from the workforce,
having completed no more than a master's degree.
- AWARD:
- Fellows are supported for up to 6 years with tuition waivers,
academic-year stipends, and 2 summers of paid research employment. The
fellowship can be worth $200,000 or more.
- DEADLINE:
- November 15
- APPLICATION:
- www.npsc.org Application
materials are available at the Web site. For further information,
contact the NPSC, University Village, Suite E 200, 3375 South Hoover
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Telephone: 800-854-NPSC or 213-821-2409.
FAX: 213-821-2410. E-mail npschq@npsc.org