There
are
four
eligibility
requirements:
citizenship,
discipline,
academic
status,
and
the
ability
to
accept
the
full
benefit.
Applicants
must
meet
all
four
requirements
in
order
to
be
eligible.
CITIZENSHIP
The
NDSEG
Fellowship
Program
is
open
only
to
applicants
who
are
citizens
or
nationals
of
the
United
States.
The
term
"nationals"
refers
to
native
residents
of
a
possession
of
the
United
States
such
as
American
Samoa.
It
does
not
refer
to
a
citizen
of
another
country
who
has
applied
for
U.S.
citizenship.
Persons
who
hold
permanent
resident
status
are
not
eligible.
Proof
of
citizenship
will
be
required
upon
formal
offer.
DISCIPLINE
Supported
disciplines:
-
Aeronautical
and
Astronautical
Engineering
-
Biosciences
(includes
toxicology)
-
Chemical
Engineering
-
Chemistry
-
Civil
Engineering
-
Cognitive,
Neural,
and
Behavioral
Sciences
-
Computer
and
Computational
Sciences
-
Electrical
Engineering
-
Geosciences
(includes
terrain,
water,
and
air)
-
Materials
Science
and
Engineering
-
Mathematics
-
Mechanical
Engineering
-
Naval
Architecture
and
Ocean
Engineering
(includes
undersea
systems)
-
Oceanography
(includes
ocean
acoustics,
remote
sensing,
and
marine
meteorology)
-
Physics
(including
optics)
Areas
of
interest
that
fall
outside
of
the
list
may
be
considered
if
it
is
a
STEM
field
and
is
related
to
one
or
more
of
these
fields.
If
you
need
help
selecting
one
of
our
supported
disciplines,
we
recommend
utilizing
your
academic
or
research
advisor
for
guidance.
ACADEMIC
STATUS
NDSEG
Fellowships
are
designed
to
encourage
baccalaureate
recipients
to
enter
graduate
school
and
ultimately
gain
doctorates
in
Science,
Technology,
Engineering
and
Math
(STEM)
fields.
Applicants
must
have
received
or
be
on
track
to
receive
their
bachelor's
degrees
by
Summer
2018.
STI-TEC
and
the
DoD
use
academic
status
guidelines
to
ensure
that
students
at
or
near
the
beginning
of
their
graduate
studies
receive
fellowships.
To
be
eligible,
applicants
must
either
be
enrolled
in
their
final
year
of
undergraduate
studies,
or
have
completed
no
more than
two
years
of
full-time
years
graduate
study
in
the
discipline
in
which
they
are
applying.
Applicants
who
have
received
a
medical
degree
or
Ph.D.
in
science
or
engineering
are
not
eligible
for
the
NDSEG
fellowship.
ABILITY
TO
ACCEPT
THE
FELLOWSHIP
Intend
to
pursue
a
doctoral
degree
in
order
to
be
eligible
for
NDSEG
Fellowship
support.
If
you
are
awarded,
you
must
start
your
tenure
in
the
fall
of
that
year.
Fellowships
awarded
in
the
spring
of
2018 must
start
in
September
2018.
Deferrals
may
be
considered
on
a
case
by
case
basis,
and
must
be
authorized
by
NDSEG
prior
to
acceptance.
In
most
cases
an
NDSEG
Fellowship
is
non-deferrable.
NDSEG
Fellows
must
be
enrolled
full-time
and
must
be
pursuing
graduate
study
at
a
U.S.
institution;
the
NDSEG
Fellowship
does
not
pay
for
tuition
at
any
non-U.S.
institution.
A
fellow
may
not
accept
simultaneous
remuneration
from
another
major
fellowship.
Fellows
must
be
eligible
to
accept
both
the
tuition
benefit
and
the
full
stipend
amount.