{"id":1281,"date":"2017-12-13T20:38:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T20:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology-dev.mit.edu\/?page_id=1281"},"modified":"2020-08-06T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T21:11:10","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.mit.edu\/graduate\/prospective-students\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All graduate students receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full-tuition coverage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stipend to cover living expenses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual Health Insurance \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/medical.mit.edu\/mit-health-plans\/student-health-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Graduate fellowships and scholarships<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We encourage applicants and current students to apply for independent funding from outside organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion-1\" class=\"accordion no-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t1\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\tFellowships for U.S. citizens and permanent residents\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c1\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aauw.org\/resources\/programs\/fellowships-grants\/current-opportunities\/american\/dissertation-fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowships<\/a> \u00a0&#8211; Open to women scholars<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krellinst.org\/csgf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Open to first year graduate students (may apply before or during your first year)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krellinst.org\/ssgf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Open to first and second year graduate students (may apply before or during your first year)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/pga\/fordfellowships\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ford Foundation Fellowship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hertzfoundation.org\/the-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hertz Foundation Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ndseg.sysplus.com\/NDSEG\/About\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Open to first and second year graduate students<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemfellowship.org\/students\/gem-fellowship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National GEM Consortium Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Open to minority graduate students<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stemfellowships.org\/applicants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Fellowships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Diversity (GFSD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/education.jsp?fund_type=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Science Foundation <\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Numerous funding opportunities including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsfgrfp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Research Fellowship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onr.navy.mil\/Education-Outreach\/undergraduate-graduate\/NREIP-naval-internship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of Naval Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdsoros.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans<\/a><i>\u00a0<\/i>&#8211; Applicant\u2019s birth parents must have both been born outside of the US as non-US citizens, and both parents must not have been eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/careers\/fellowships-scholarships-and-post-doctoral-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships <\/a> \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t2\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\tFellowships for international students\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c2\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aauw.org\/resources\/programs\/fellowships-grants\/current-opportunities\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Open to women scholars<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennedytrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kennedy Memorial Trust Scholarships<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Citizens from Great Britain are eligible to apply<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/odge.mit.edu\/finances\/fellowships\/international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIT Office of Graduate Education<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; List of financial resources specifically for international students<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fftf.slb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Open to women from developing countries or emerging economies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-1-t3\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1-c3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\tFellowships for U.S. citizens and international students\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1-c3\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mellon.org\/programs\/higher-education-and-scholarship-humanities\/fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew W. 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