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About the DOE CSGF

The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF), provides outstanding opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. The program fosters a community of energetic and committed Ph.D. students, alumni, DOE laboratory staff and scientists who want to have an impact on the nation while advancing their research.

Established in 1991, the program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration.

Members of the 2024-2025 fellowship cohort posed for an outdoor portrait.

Our Community

  • More than 675 fellowships awarded

  • 85 Ph.D.-granting U.S. universities engaged

  • Alumni working in industry, academia and national laboratories

Eligibility

  • Open to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents

  • Seeks senior undergrads and first-year graduate students 

  • Recipients must be full-time doctoral students

Financial Benefits

  • $45,000 annual stipend; payment of full tuition and fees

  • Yearly professional development allowance

  • Renewable up to four years

Program Opportunities

  • 12-week, on-site DOE laboratory research experience

  • Collaborations with fellows, lab staff and beyond

  • Annual meeting to share research and strengthen connections

Continental United States map with DOE CSGF practicum locations marked.

DOE Laboratory Practicum Experience

The practicum is a unique opportunity for DOE CSGF fellows to work in a DOE laboratory with some of the most respected scientists in the world. This experience offers the fellows insight into how their scientific interests can translate to research areas important to the nation. Working outside of their thesis studies, the fellows use the practicum as a time to learn new skills and expand their research capabilities. The practicum takes place over a 12-week-minimum period, typically in the summer months, where fellows relocate to the facility and contribute to the work of the laboratory's multidisciplinary teams – most often with ties to high-performance computing resources.

“The DOE CSGF fellows bring fresh perspectives and tackle compelling, real-world problems with state-of-the-art computational resources and [in] collaboration with leading experts. Many of these fellows go on to become key researchers supporting [the lab's] national security mission, ensuring a critical infusion of talent and expertise. This synergy cultivates a collaborative environment that leads to groundbreaking solutions and advancements.”

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Meet the Fellows

  • Vaishnavi Addala
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Quantum Computing
  • Juan Gomez
    Harvard University
    Information Theory/Machine Learning
  • Gabrielle Jones
    University of Michigan
    Chemical Engineering
  • Madeleine Kerr
    University of California, San Diego
    Geophysics
  • David Abadie
    University of Central Florida
    Computational Material Discovery
  • Julia Wei
    Harvard University
    Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Information
  • Krystian Ganko
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Chemical Engineering
  • Bryn Barker
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Applied Mathematics

News and Events

  • An EpiCast simulaiton models behavioral information and county-level disease cases over time. (Credit: Joy Kitson)

    Joy Kitson, a University of Maryland DOE CSGF recipient, models how infectious disease moves through populations incorporating increasingly realistic information about populations and human behavior…

  • Credit: Joseph A. Insley/Argonne Leadership Computing Facility.

    Notable DOE CSGF alumna Amanda Randles models blood circulation — and is a role model for beginning scientists. Her Duke team continues to improve and expand the model’s biomedical uses, which include…

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