Graduate Student Resources

Financial Aid and Predoctoral Fellowships

Throughout your academic career, research positions, or business career, you will have to write grant proposals, statements of purpose, and project proposals. Funding is rarely automatic. Set aside the time to research funding sources and to work on applications. Learn about annual deadlines. Research all possible sources of funding. University Fellowship offices, department bulletin boards, and student services offices advertise possibilities. Check online listings for major sources: NSF, DOE, NIH.

If you do not succeed in winning grants when you first apply, persevere. Extramural grants will give you increased funding and independence. Those who otherwise sponsor you (faculty, later employers) will appreciate your efforts to obtain funding. When you do succeed, your efforts will reward you not only with additional funding, but also with the prestige of the award (snowballing effect), and will benefit others in your program or research group by freeing up more funding for them.

There are a variety of extramural fellowships available to outstanding Nuclear Engineering students. You are strongly encouraged to apply for any fellowship for which you are eligible. Some fellowship possibilities are listed below. There are also a number of additional resources collated by the Graduate Division.