Each year, the Aero/Astro department awards
several graduate fellowships, primarily to entering master's
degree candidates with the potential for doctoral study. Fellowships
normally provide full tuition and a substantial living-expense
stipend for one academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters).
The department also nominates outstanding applicants for
Stanford
Graduate Fellowships, which provide three years of full
support.
Fellowship awards are based solely on an evaluation
of the graduate school application, and no additional forms
or materials are required for consideration. There is a box
on the application form that indicates whether the applicant
wishes to be considered for financial aid; those who check "yes"
and whose applications are complete by our aid deadline will
be considered for fellowship support. Fellowship awards are
generally announced by March 15 of each year, with a reply deadline
of April 15.
Applicants are also strongly encouraged to apply
for national fellowships such as the NSF,
Hertz, and NDSEG programs
(for U.S. citizens) or for comparable financial aid programs
from their home countries.
Competition for all categories of fellowship is,
of course, very strong, and our limited funds will not allow
us to offer Stanford support to most of the outstanding students
whom we admit each year. U.S. citizens may also wish to consider
need-based, federally funded student loan programs; for information
and the appropriate forms, contact the Financial Aid office
at Stanford or at your home institution. (Graduate students
are currently considered independent of their parents for these
loan programs.)
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