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The Graduate School sponsors a number of internal fellowship and grant competitions for students at all stages of their graduate experience. Please read the details of each fellowship and grant application to determine eligibility. Applications for these competitions can be downloaded from links found at the bottom of each individual fellowship or grant page.
The Graduate School Fellowship Calendar for Competitions for 2009/2010 Fellowships
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Fellowship
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Award to fund
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Deadline
12:00 noon on Friday
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Course Level During award
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Award length
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Presidential Fellowships
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Stellar students who will participate in the Society of Fellows
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Oct 24, 2008
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PhD – 599 or 503
MFA - 588
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PhD – 24 months
MFA – 12 months
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Nicholson Fellowships
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Outstanding students enrolled in PhD and MS programs in the sciences or engineering and the PhD programs in Management
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Jan. 2, 2009
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Any
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9 months
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Ryan Fellowships
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Students dedicated to the exploration of nanotechnology
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Jan 23, 2009 (incoming students)
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Any
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24 months
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May 22, 2009 (continuing students)
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Any
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36 months or until graduation, whichever comes first
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The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious fellowship awarded by Northwestern. Fellowships are awarded for two years, and recipients become part of Northwestern University’s Society of Fellows. The fellowship will be awarded to candidates who combine outstanding intellectual or creative ability with the capacity to play an active part in the life of the Society of Fellows. The Society of Fellows, which meets twice per quarter, enables stellar students from across the university to have interdisciplinary interactions with their peers in other fields. The goal is to create future leaders who are enthusiastic and literate about the broad scholarship of the university. Applications are by nomination only.
Dr. John N. Nicholson Fellowships
These fellowships are for doctoral and master's degree students in the basic sciences and engineering, and doctoral degree students in management. Preference is given to United States citizens of Greek heritage.
Ryan Fellowships
Ryan Fellowships support the finest students of nanoscale science in the country, providing them with the education and experience to assume leadership roles in the realm of nanotechnology.
ARCS Foundation Scholarships--Achievement Rewards for Young Scientists
The Chicago Chapter of the ARCS Foundation is dedicated to helping the best and brightest United States students by providing scholarship support in the natural sciences, medicine, and engineering. ARCS awards are administered through Northwestern University.
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts
CIRA has been committed to cutting-edge, interdisciplinary arts research since its inception in 1986. CIRA encourages bordercrossings: between artists and scholars; between disciplines and schools; between faculty, staff, and students; and between Northwestern and outside communities. Since 1996, CIRA's focus has been to promote and fund art works that are interdisciplinary and/or collaborative in their creation, production, or dissemination. Traditionally the arts have been an area in which new ideas are tested, norms are challenged, and possibilities are entertained. CIRA supports such innovative work.
Conference Travel Grant
The Conference Travel Grant is available on an annual basis to PhD and MFA students beyond their first year of graduate study at Northwestern. The grant provides some funds to assist PhD and MFA students traveling to conferences and/or seminars to make presentations on behalf of the University. The award is not designed to support attending classes at other institutions, general educational or research travel.
The Graduate Research Grant (GRG) is intended to help PhD and MFA students in historically underfunded disciplines to meet expenses related to scholarly research and creative endeavors. PhD students in the social sciences and humanities (including students in WCAS and the schools of Communication, Education and Social Policy, and Music) as well as MFA students are eligible for the GRG.
The Summer Language Grant (SLG) is intended to assist PhD students with expenses related to language acquisition during the summer. The grant is intended for students who must travel outside the Chicago metropolitan area to obtain language training necessary for their research and/or to meet degree requirements. First-, second-, and third-year PhD students in the social sciences and humanities (including students in WCAS and the schools of Communication, Education and Social Policy, and Music) are eligible. Students may apply for an SLG to pursue immersion language training either at a domestic university or via a study abroad program.
University Fellowships
University fellowships provide tuition and a stipend, usually paid in monthly installments. Fellowships are awarded for a period of one academic year. Recipients are eligible to apply for renewal with their departments.
Walter P. Murphy Fellowships
Murphy Fellowships are designated for graduate students in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Last updated: Sep 24 2008 2:19PM
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