Astronomy

Philip E. Angerhoffer Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Major:

Astronomy

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$250

Number of Awards:

One

Eligibility:

Awarded annually to the best Graduate Teaching Assistant from the previous year.

Application:

Selected by Faculty Committee from teaching faculty nominations

The NASA Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics Fellowship Program

Major:

Astronomy

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$18,000 per academic year and includes tuition remission and summer employment.

Number of Awards:

One or two are offered each year

Eligibility:

New graduate students interested in high energy astrophysics

Application:

Contact the Graduate Office, Department of Astronomy

The John C. L. Wang Award for Academic Excellence

Major:

Astronomy

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$250

Number of Awards:

One

Eligibility:

Given each fall to the third year graduate student with the best overall performance in course grades, second year project, and qualifying exam.

Application:

The winner will be selected by all faculty members present at the first faculty meeting of the Fall semester at which the qualifying exam results are discussed.

Gregor Wentzel Fellowship

Major:

Astronomy

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$2,000

Number of Awards:

Variable

Eligibility:

Awarded by the Graduate Entrance Committee to new applicants for graduate study in Astronomy. The award(s) is/are made to the most promising applicant(s) each year. The committee may decide not to offer the award in any year.

Chemical Physics/Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST)

Alexander Family Graduate Fellowship

Major:

Chemical Physics (CHPH)

Rank:

Incoming graduate student

Amount of Award:

Up to $15,000 annually for two years

Number of Awards:

Up to two per year

Eligibility:

Entering graduate students in Chemical Physics

Deadline:

Feb. 1 (Fall semester); Oct. 1 (Spring semester)

Application:

Contact Debbie Jenkins
Email: dajenkin@ipst.umd.edu
Chemical Physics: http://www.chemicalphysics.umd.edu

NIST / University of Maryland Cooperative Fellowship in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Science

Major:

Chemical Physics (CHPH)

Rank:

Incoming graduate student

Amount of Award:

$14,000 annually with up to a $5,000 supplement

Number of Awards:

Up to two per year

Eligibility:

Entering graduate students interested in AMO Science.

Deadline:

Feb. 1 (Fall semester); Oct. 1 (Spring semester)

Application:

Contact Debbie Jenkins
Email: dajenkin@ipst.umd.edu
Chemical Physics: http://www.chemicalphysics.umd.edu

NIH / University of Maryland Cooperative Fellowship in Biophysics

Major:

Chemical Physics (CHPH)

Rank:

Incoming graduate student

Amount of Award:

$14,000 annually with up to a $5,000 supplement

Number of Awards:

Up to three per year

Eligibility:

Entering graduate students interested in the physics and chemistry of biological systems (Biophysics).

Deadline:

Feb. 1 (Fall semester); Oct. 1 (Spring semester)

Application:

Contact Debbie Jenkins
Email: dajenkin@ipst.umd.edu
Chemical Physics: http://www.chemicalphysics.umd.edu

Computer Science

Dean's Fellowship

Major:

Computer Science

Rank:

Current Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

$1,000

Number of Awards:

Five, each year

Eligibility:

Current graduate student in good standing, making excellent progress toward his/her degree.

Application:

Nomination by CS professor

Verizon Fellowship

Major:

Computer Science

Rank:

Incoming or first year graduate student

Amount of Award:

$2,000 (subject to change)

Number of Awards:

Two, each year (subject to change)

Eligibility:

Current graduate student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, minimum GPA of 3.0, and preferably belonging to an under represented group in this discipline.

Application:

Nomination by CS Graduate Director

Mathematics

Excellence in Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants

Major:

Mathematics

Rank:

Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

Variable, depending on availability of funds

Number of Awards:

Up to two awards and up to three honorable mentions.

Eligibility:

Awarded annually to the best Graduate Teaching Assistants

Deadline:

Not applicable

Application:

Selected by a committee after nominations by students

Mathematics Department Dissertation Research Assistantships

Major:

Mathematics

Rank:

Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

Current stipend for teaching assistants advanced to Candidacy, plus tuition remission

Number of Awards:

Up to three are offered each year.

Eligibility:

Graduate students expecting to complete their dissertations in the coming year

Deadline:

March 1 or as announced

Application:

Contact the Graduate Office, Department of Mathematics. Selection is by the Dissertation Fellowship Committee of the Department of Mathematics.

Spotlight on Graduate Research Award

Major:

Mathematics

Rank:

Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

Variable, depending on availability of funds

Number of Awards:

Up to four

Eligibility:

Current graduate students

Deadline:

Announced annually, usually late Fall

Application:

Selected by a peer committee on the basis of a competition involving giving talks on one's dissertation research.

VIGRE One-Semester Research Assistantships

Major:

MATH, STAT, or AMSC

Rank:

Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

Roughly $7,000 plus tuition remission for a single semester. These assistantships are funded by NSF grant 0240049

Number of Awards:

Three for Fall, five for Spring

Eligibility:

Graduate students advanced to candidacy who are US citizens or permanent residents.

Deadline:

October 1 for Spring awards, March 1 for Fall awards.

Application:

Contact the Graduate Office, Department of Mathematics. Selection is by the Dissertation Fellowship Committee of the Department of Mathematics.

Brin Fellowship

Major:

Mathematics

Rank:

Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

$18,000 per year for four years.

Number of Awards:

One per year.

Eligibility:

Applicant must have excellent background in undergraduate mathematics and show potential to be a research mathematician.

Application:

Contact Graduate Office, Dept. of Mathematics

NSF VIGRE Fellowships

Major:

Mathematics

Rank:

Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

$18,000 per year for 3 years.

Number of Awards:

Three per year.

Eligibility:

Same as for Brin Fellowship

Application:

Contact Graduate Office, Dept. of Mathematics

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Louis Allen Memorial Scholarship in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Major:

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Rank:

New graduate student

Amount of Award:

$1,000 received in the second year, provided the studentís academic performance is satisfactory; available for two years.

Number of Awards:

Varies

Eligibility:

Similar to criteria associated with the University fellowship program.

Deadline:

Not applicable

Application:

Nominated by Scholarship Committee

Physics

Leon A. Herreid Science Fellowship Fund

Major:

Physics

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$11,000, generally for one academic year. May be renewed

Number of Awards:

One

Eligibility:

Must have passed the qualifier and be conducting research at NASA

Deadline:

Contact the Graduate Office, Department of Physics

Application:

Contact the Graduate Office, Department of Physics

The Iskraut Fellowship for Classical Physics

Major:

Physics

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$1,700

Number of Awards:

Two

Eligibility:

Highest Score on the Classical Physics Section of the Qualifier Exam

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application:

Not Applicable

The Dr. Ruth Davis Fellowship for Mathematics and Physics

Major:

Physics or Mathematics (alternates annually)

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$2,000

Number of Awards:

Two

Eligibility:

Selected by the Dean on the basis of Academic Merit, Financial need and desire to pursue graduate studies.

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application:

Not Applicable

The Kapo-Barwick Award

Major:

Physics

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

Approximately $750

Number of Awards:

One

Eligibility:

Highest physics undergraduate grade point average

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application:

Not Applicable

The Ralph Myers Teaching Award

Major:

Physics

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$500 (1st place), $250 (2nd and 3rd places)

Number of Awards:

Three

Eligibility:

Given once a year to the top Teaching Assistants in Physics

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application:

Not Applicable

The NASA Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics Fellowship Program

Major:

Physics

Rank:

Graduate student

Amount of Award:

$14,000 per academic year plus tuition remission and summer

Number of Awards:

Two to four are offered each year

Eligibility:

New graduate students interested in high energy astrophysics

Application:

Contact the Graduate Office, Department of Physics

The Thomas Mason Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Research

Major:

Physics

Rank:

Graduate Student

Amount of Award:

$2,400

Number of Awards:

One

Eligibility:

To expose a doctoral student to problems and approaches in non-physics disciplines through Summer interaction with professors in other departments, particularly, although not limited to, chemical and electrical engineering.

Deadline:

Not Applicable

Application:

Not Applicable