Non-Departmental Funding Sources
FellowshipS
National Science Foundation Fellowship
These fellowships are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, including students completing their 1st year in a Ph.D. program.
Northwestern University Presidential Fellowships
This is Northwestern's most prestigious award, and covers tuition and stipend for one or two years, plus a research funding. Typically, applicants will be in their fourth year.
- Nominations are made by the Department. The Department can nominate a maximum of two candidates, so students need to get their materials to the Department by early-January. Deadline is in early February.
- For more information, visit The Graduate School's website.
Northwestern University Transportation Center Dissertation-Year Fellowships
The Transportation Center offers a stipend plus tuition award to eligible students who are in the final 12 months of their thesis research. Research in the area of transportation, broadly defined, and public utilities is eligible.
- Deadline is the end of March.
- For information see the Transportation Center's website (and click on NUTC Dissertation Year Fellowship)
Other External Fellowships
Many of our students are successful in obtaining other external fellowships, both from within the United States and from foreign countries. The Graduate School (TGS) has policies to supplement and incentivize external awards.