Term Length: Up to 4 years
US Citizenship Required

The following criteria will be used to determine the eligibility of those applying for DOE CSGF. Measured at the time of application, eligibility will be extended to:

1. Undergraduate seniors
2. Current master’s degree students
   MUST enroll at a different institution for Ph.D. studies to begin the fall term coincident with the start of DOE CSGF funding
3. First-year graduate students
   CANNOT have completed more than one year of coursework prior to DOE CSGF application submission
4. Employed individuals
5. Other, including those matriculating into graduate school

During the fellowship period, fellows are required to be enrolled as full-time graduate students at an accredited U.S. college or university and conduct research in areas of interest to the DOE. The summer should be spent conducting full-time research related to the completion of one’s degree program, enrolled in classes or on a practicum assignment.

This equal opportunity program is open to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Freedom to Focus on Research: TA Policy

The DOE CSGF program’s support allows students to focus on academics and research without excessive teaching or other departmental support activities. The fellow’s department must waive any teaching requirements beyond one term.

Read the DOE CSGF TA Policy. [PDF]

• It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact the Krell Institute to ensure that the application is complete and all reference letters have been received.
• After an application is complete, it is submitted along with all other complete applications to a review panel.  The review panel is made up of university, federal laboratory, and private and government sector personnel who are directly responsible for instruction and research in the area of computational science.  The panel reviews each application and recommends award recipients to Krell.  Applications are reviewed on the basis of grades, courses taken, research statements, and references.  The Program of Study submitted with the application is carefully scrutinized for breadth and consistency with the goals of the fellowship program.
• The number of awards given each year is dependent on the funding available.  Some applicants may be placed on a waiting list for a possible award should additional funding become available.
• The Krell Institute will notify applicants of their award status by late April.  Once fellowships are awarded, the Krell Institute handles the administration of the fellowship for the DOE.  During the fellowship tenure, questions about stipends, payment of tuition and fees, practicum assignments, travel, etc. should be referred to the DOE CSGF Coordinator at the Krell Institute.

The DOE CSGF has defining benefits that set it apart from other science- and engineering-focused graduate fellowships:

• A yearly stipend of $45,000
• Payment of full tuition and required fees during the appointment period (at any accredited U.S. university)
• An annual $1,000 professional development allowance
• Up to four years of total support, depending on renewal
• A twelve-week practicum experience at one of 21 DOE national laboratories or sites, including access to DOE supercomputers
• A rigorous program of study that ensures fellows have solid backgrounds in a scientific or engineering discipline plus computer science and applied mathematics
• An annual program review for fellows, alumni, university and DOE laboratory staff, held each summer in the Washington, D.C. area

The online application is composed of 13 individual sections which can be completed in any order and over multiple visits to the secure site. A check list has been incorporated for easy tracking of progress toward completion as well as a mechanism to track the status of the applicant’s reference letter submissions, transcripts, etc.

Supporting Materials Required to Complete Application

• Transcripts: Request an official transcript from each university or college you have attended, including your current fall transcript. Have transcripts mailed directly to the Krell Institute.
• PRA: If you are a Permanent Resident Alien (PRA), you must send a copy of the front and back of your PRA card to the Krell Institute as a requirement of the application.
• References: We recommend that you use the link within our online system to notify references of your request for letters. The system will send your references an email with a link to our online system where they can submit a letter. Alternatively, you can download either a PDF or MSWord version of the reference form for their use.
• Program of Study: Generate your Program of Study (POS) with your graduate advisor’s assistance. If you cannot get a graduate advisor at your preferred institution to review your POS, ask your current advisor to help you generate and approve the proposed POS. You will be required to check a box on the final submission page that confirms that both you and your advisor approve of the POS before you are able to press the “Final Submission” button. An email will be sent to your advisor, once you submit your application, with the list of submitted coursework. If you are chosen for a fellowship, you and your advisor will be asked to sign the POS and return it to the Krell Institute.