Hertz Graduate Fellowship Award - The Hertz Foundation
Targeted Fields
Physical Sciences, School of Engineering, Quantitative Biology
Open To
Prospective Graduate Students, Current Graduate Students
Citizenship
Open only to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Eligibility Requirements
Applied or enrolled in a PhD program. Must be students of the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. Open to prospective and current doctoral students who at the time of application have not yet completed one year of graduate study. If the applicant has a master's degree in a different field, she or he may apply for this fellowship as a 1st-year graduate student. Publications. Personal essay. 4 letters of recommendation. GRE scores (MCAT scores may be accepted instead of GRE scores). Transcripts. Fellows should be willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the U.S. in time of national emergency.
Emphasis on near-term application of applied sciences or engineering.
Stipend
Option 1: Stipend of $32,000 + full tuition
Option 2: Stipend of $38,000 + full tuition
Deadline
10/28/2016 11:59 pm, Pacific Time
Program Description
The Hertz Foundation provides merit-based support for 20 doctoral students in the applied physical, biological or engineering sciences for up to 5 years. Hertz hopes to fund future innovators and leaders in the sciences. There are two fellowship options, the Five-Year Hertz (Option 1) and the Five-Year Coordinated (Option 2). The Five-Year Hertz is renewable for up to 5 years. The Five-Year Coordinated has a Hertz period of 2 years and requires awardee to accept a 3-year Fellowship from another source.
For more information: http://hertzfoundation.org/
For more information, contact: Rowena Grainger at rowena.grainger@uconn.edu