The Hertz Fellowship provides financial and lifelong professional support for graduate students in science and technology.
The fellowship includes up to five years of funding, valued at up to $250,000, and the freedom to pursue innovative projects wherever they may lead. In addition, fellows take part in ongoing mentoring, symposia, and workshops with our vibrant community of more than 1,200 fellows, a set of peers who span disciplines, generations, and geography. The Hertz Foundation strongly believes that science and technology should make a positive impact on the United States. Hertz requires that applicants make a nonbinding moral commitment to make their skills available to the United States in times of national emergency.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America, and who are willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency.
Applicants must:
- be college seniors, first-year graduate students, or in a gap year preparing to apply to graduate school;
- intend to pursue a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering;
- intend to direct their studies toward understanding and solving major, near-term problems facing society; and
- be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend of up to $38,000 per 9-month period, for up to 5 years.
Fellowship Website:
http://hertzfoundation.org/