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About the fellowship
Formerly known as the National Physical Science Consortium, Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. GFSD is open for application by all U.S. citizens regardless of race or gender. GFSD's goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in STEM fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool.
Though the fields supported can vary annually depending on employer needs, in general GFSD covers the following: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Materials Science, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and their subdisciplines, and related engineering fields: Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical.
The GFSD program is unique:
- open to all American citizens
- lasts for up to 6 years
- provides an annual $20,000 expense allowance
- total allowance funding up to $120,000
- covers full tuition and required fees
- portable to 125 research universities
- allows a research or teaching assistantship
- paid summer internships with the sponsor
- provides a mentor from the sponsoring agency
- establishes a lasting relationship with the sponsor
Award amount
$20,000 expense allowance.
Eligibility
GFSD welcomes applications from any qualified U.S. citizen who has the ability to pursue graduate work at a GFSD university associate. Applicants at any stage of their graduate program may apply, as long as they will be available to accept two summers of paid internship. Those who already possess a doctoral degree are ineligible.
Award period
Initial support may be for two or three years, or for a full six years, depending on the employer-sponsor. If the initial support is for the shorter period, it may be extended up to six years at the discretion of the employer.
Application deadline
Applications will be open on December 15, 2021.
Learn more
Visit https://stemfellowships.org/.
Last updated: July 2021.