Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships

Location:
Multiple Locations,
United States
Term: Academic Year

Financial support for exceptional students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in the applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences.

The Hertz Fellowship provides financial and lifelong professional support for the nation’s most promising 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 1200 fellows, a set of peers who span disciplines, generations, and geography.

The foundation screens applicants for qualities it believes are essential ingredients and/or reliable indicators of future professional achievement. These include exceptional intelligence and creativity, excellent technical education, genuine commitment to the applications of the physical sciences, and temperament inclined to high attainments.

Curious to learn more? The Hertz Foundation held an online information session for prospective applicants, during which Hertz Fellowship Director Derek Haseltine and Hertz Fellows Nikhil Bhattasali, Bailey Flanigan, and Jane Wang discussed this unique doctoral funding opportunity and provided advice to help prepare your application.

Eligibility

All eligible 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.

Fellowships are not awarded to applicants pursuing professional degrees other than a PhD, such as an MD, JD, MBA, DPH, or DVM. However, we will support the PhD portion of an MD/PhD program.

Fact Sheet

Discipline:
STEM
Eligibility:
Columbia Alumna/us, Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Columbia General Studies, Senior, U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident
Fellowship Type:
Postgraduate Degree-Seeking
Location:
Multiple Locations,
United States
Region:
North America
Term:
Academic Year

Dates & Deadlines

Academic Year
2024
Application Deadline: 
Friday, October 27, 2023