The Graduate Fellowship Award
The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend.
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In-School Fellows
Listing of current in-school Fellows
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Hertz Foundation Fellows
Find individual Current and Aumni Fellows by name, school, or the year they completed their Fellowship.
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Thesis Prize Winners
Early in the summer of each year, members of the Foundation's Thesis Prize Committee examine the Ph.D. dissertations completed by Hertz Fellows during the preceding academic year for their overall excellence and pertinence to high-impact applications of the physical sciences
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Quoted Fellows
Collection of notable comments from some of the Hertz Fellows
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How to Apply
The annual competition for Graduate Fellowships begins with the application period which opens each year in August.
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Eligibility
We screen Fellowship applicants for qualities the Foundation believes are essential ingredients of future professional accomplishment and/or reasonably reliable leading indicators of future professional success.
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Fields of Study
An illustrative (but not exclusive) list of the fields in which we have recently supported Hertz Fellows
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Tenable Schools
The Foundation supports graduate students working towards the Ph.D. degree in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. These fields include applied mathematics, statistics, and quantitative aspects of modern biology.
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Hertz Fellowship Commitment
Applicant's acceptance includes a statement that the Fellow makes a moral commitment to make his or her "skills available to the United States in times of national emergency."
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References
If you are a Referee for a Hertz Fellowship applicant and have been asked to submit a Reference Report, you can access the preformatted Reference Report.
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Application Faqs
Frequently asked appliction questions.
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