About DOE CSGF

photo of DOE CSGF fellow Brenda Rubenstein explaining her poster
DOE CSGF fellow Brenda Rubenstein explains her poster to fellows Norman Yao and Kathleen Beutel

The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of study that use high performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.

The program fosters a community of bright, energetic and committed Ph.D. students, alumni, DOE laboratory staff and other scientists who share a common desire to impact the nation while advancing their science.  Fellowship students represent diverse scientific and engineering disciplines but the common thread is their use of mathematical and computing techniques for their research.

Over 250 students at more than 50 U.S. universities have trained as fellows.  The program's alumni work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions.

photo of a supercomputer
Fellows are afforded an opportunity to conduct research using some of the nation's largest and most sophisticated supercomputers

A DOE Program with a Mission

Funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration, the DOE CSGF trains scientists to meet U.S. workforce needs and helps to create a nationwide interdisciplinary community. 

The specific objectives of the DOE CSGF program are to:

  • Ensure an adequate supply of trained scientists and engineers to carry out the DOE's mission in computational sciences
  • Make national DOE laboratories available for practical work experiences for fellows
  • Strengthen collaborative ties between academia and DOE laboratories
  • Raise the visibility of careers in the computational sciences and encourage talented students to pursue such careers
  • Encourage graduating fellows to accept employment with the Department of Energy*

"And my budget doubles funding for the Department of Energy's Office of Science, which builds and operates accelerators, colliders, supercomputers...because we know that a nation's potential for scientific discovery is defined by the tools that it makes available to its researchers."
— remarks by President Barack Obama at the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting on April 27, 2009

views of a computational volumetric reconstruction of a zebrafish
Dorsal, lateral, rostral and perspective views of a volumetric reconstruction of a zebrafish; these fish have emerged as an important animal model for studying genetic disease and understanding the development and function of nervous systems (Armen Kherlopian, fellow)


Read the 2004 article (updated July 2009), Building a Community of Leaders to find out more about why the DOE CSGF program is important to the nation.

* No guarantee or obligation of employment is implied.