Mathematics Fellowships

Graduate School
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<p>Applying to math grad schools and although I'm sure I'll get some type of funding I'd like to have additional funding from fellwoships too. I'm going into algebraic topology, so theoretical math.</p>

<p>What fellowships are out there for me to apply to? I know of NSF.</p>

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<p>Here's Harvard's list:</p>

<pre><code>* The National Science Foundation, NSF, is the largest funding agency for graduate work in mathematics, offering both regular Graduate Fellowships and some special ones for minorities. The deadline for submitting the first part of the application is usually in November. NSF will even pay for you to take your GRE's in December!

The NSF web page is http://www.nsf.gov or go directly to fastlane, the electronic fellowship application submission web page, http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov.

  • The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a private foundation that purports to support only students in ``applied physical sciences'', but, in reality, often funds study for 5 or more years in many areas of pure mathematics. It also has one of the most lucrative stipends. Their web site is at http://www.hertzfndn.org.

  • The Department of Defense. It funds the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (NDSEG). This is a 3-year fellowship, and it is not similar to ROTC -- you don't have to promise to serve in the military or have any other special obligations to the government if you win a fellowship. To get the application and information, check their web site at http://www.asee.org/ndseg/. The application deadline is usually the first week of January.
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<p>Canadian students should check out the following: (NOTE -- The deadlines for these lie early in the fall semester!)</p>

<pre><code>* The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), which provides scholarships for graduate study. For information check their web site at http://www.nserc.ca/index.htm.
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<p>If you want, you can also try the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.</p>

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<p>I came across that too! For some reason I think there should be more.</p>

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<p>Oh, yeah, I know. At almost all schools, there are departmental fellowships/RA-ships/TA-ships, which are what the majority of grads use, so I wouldn't be worried about funding.</p>

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<p>Actually I'm not worried, but I'd like to have an additional source of income, and if possible avoid a TA-ship.</p>