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STEM Fellowships

Academic College/School Nominations Deadline: Monday, January 30, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. 


STEM Fellowships are designed to recruit highly competitive Ph.D. students to WVU in STEM fields. 

AWARD INFORMATION

  • The STEM Fellowship provides an annual stipend of $30,000, waiver of University tuition, a College tuition scholarship, and graduate student health insurance coverage.  
  • Awards are paid over a 12-month period during which time students must be enrolled full-time.  
  • Awards provide up to three years of funding (dependent on state funding).

ELIGIBILITY

  • Nominees must be US citizens or permanent residents.
  • Nominees must be incoming (Fall 2023) Ph.D. students in STEM disciplines; students admitted for the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 terms are also eligible.
  • Nominees must have completed an application for on-campus, Fall 2023 admission to a WVU Ph.D. program no later than the time the fellowship nomination is submitted.
  • Nominees must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 for undergraduate or 3.5 for graduate course work.

NOMINATION PROCESS

Nominations must be submitted by an academic program; students cannot apply for this fellowship. Nominators should visit the Fellowship Nomination Information  page for instructions on how to nominate students.