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Fellowships

Fellowships are highly prestigious financial support packages that typically include a stipend, tuition remission, and a subsidy for medical insurance

Fellowships are highly prestigious financial support packages that typically include a stipend, tuition remission, and a subsidy for medical insurance. They derive from University or outside awards. Unlike assistantships, there are not required activities for a certain number of weekly hours or weeks per semester.

Fellowship stipends may have different tax implications for recipients; these differences are outlined by the US Internal Revenue Service Tax Topic 421 and in Publication 970 available at http://www.irs.gov. Recipients must be enrolled in degree programs and be registered full-time.

: Being awarded a fellowship that funds your stipend and tuition is a huge boost to your CV. It demonstrates that you can present your ideas and plans well enough to convince an agency that your studies are worth paying for, and of course, it means you have funded part of your own grad school!
: Some fellowships are specifically for first or second year students, others may allow students at any stage to apply.
: The prestigious J. Lloyd Huck Graduate Fellowship is named in honor of J. Lloyd Huck—Penn State alumnus, philanthropist, and former chairman of Merck & Co.—and is made possible by Mr. Huck’s commitment to Penn State and the life sciences through the endowment and formation of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

In keeping with the Huck Institutes' dedication to fostering potential in the work of distinguished students and faculty, this fellowship is awarded competitively to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement.

*This fellowship is awarded to select applicants upon admission to the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
: The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. A goal of the program is to broaden participation of the full spectrum of diverse talents in STEM.

All NSF Graduate Research Fellows who attend Penn State receive a $2,000 scholarship annually from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School, in addition to the funding they receive from NSF. This is to recognize that NSF Graduate Research Fellows are among the most talented graduate students, and their research will have a high impact in their disciplines and their communities. Fellows automatically receive this Fox Graduate School scholarship during the three years in which they receive funding through the GRFP.
: Individual NIH fellowship programs provide mentored research experience to students and scientists at various stages of their careers. These fellowships may provide a stipend, institutional allowance to help support the costs of training, tuition and fees, and childcare costs.
: The American Heart Association is the largest non-profit, non-governmental funder of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research in the U.S. Many research programs are offered annually, while others are one-time grants. The Heart Association funds basic, clinical, population and data science research.
: Explore additional external funding opportunities from the Fox Graduate School.

Research and Fellowship Mentoring Office

All Penn State students (undergraduate and graduate) who want to learn more and get support with the application process can contact the Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Mentoring office. This office helps students at all levels understand what is required and how to submit materials.

Fellowships

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