Fellowships speifically for students and graduates in the STEM fields

Carleton-funded fellowships and most national and international fellowships are open to students and graduates from all disciplines, including STEM fields. Be sure to check out all the opportunities for which you are eligible!

If you are looking for a more targeted opportunity, the fellowships listed on this page are either open only to students and graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or prioritize funding of such students and graduates. If you are interested in one of these fellowships, you should speak first with faculty members in your discipline. You are also welcome to contact Marynel Ryan Van Zee, Director of Student Fellowships, for guidance and advice through the application process.

American Chemical Society Scholars Program

Amgen Scholars Summer Program

Department of Homeland Security Summer STEM opportunities

Evolving Earth

Exponent Fellowship at the National Museum of Mathematics

Fulbright Canada – MITACS Globalink Program (Summer Research)

Goldwater Scholarship

Carleton’s Kolenkow-Reitz Fellowship for off-campus STEM Research (Summer or Winter Breaks)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) through the Department of Energy

SMART Scholarship (Department of Defense)

Youth Activity Fund of the Explorers Club

Fellowships for SENIORS and RECENT ALUMNI to fund graduate education (and/or further research) in the STEM fields:

American Meteorological Society Graduate Fellowship

Churchill Foundation Scholarship

Department of Energy Computational Science Fellowship

Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Hertz Foundation Fellowship

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship

National Institutes of Health Bioethics Fellowship

National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program

National Institutes of Health MD-PhD Partnership Training Program

National Institutes of Health – Penn Immunology Graduate Partnership Program

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Donald Payne International Development (USAID) Fellowship

Quad Fellowships

SMART Scholarship (Department of Defense)

Tylenol Future Care Scholarship