Portable Fellowships
Portable fellowships, often referred to as external fellowships, are funded by institutions or agencies outside of a student's college or university.
Funding Flexiblity
Portable fellowships often allow recipients the flexibility to choose their home institutions and programs of study. Funding is less likely to be dependent on affiliation with a particular college or university.
Portable Fellowships Funded by Federal Agencies
| Fellowship | Application Deadline | Eligibility | Details |
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| National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) | November |
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| Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program | December |
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| National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships | December |
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| The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) | January |
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Portable Fellowships Funded by Independent Organizations
| Fellowship | Application Deadline | Eligibility | Details |
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| GEM's Fellowship Programs | November |
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| FORD Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowships | November | Ph.D only | 3 years |
| FORD Foundation Dissertation Fellowships | November | U.S. Citizen |
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| American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowships | Various | Women | Multiple Opportunities |
| Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans | July to November |
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| Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity in the Physical Sciences | November |
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| Microsoft Graduate Women's Fellowship Program | October |
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