Benefits & Opportunities

Unlike many of the other science- and engineering-focused graduate fellowships available to qualified students, the DOE CSGF has some unique and defining benefits − in addition to a competitive stipend.

Simulation of Injection of magnetic energy into a cluster from an active galactic nucleus
Injection of magnetic energy into a cluster from an active galactic nuclei; these simulations show how clusters of galaxies may get their magnetic fields (Paul Sutter, fellow)

Financial Benefits

  • A yearly stipend of $36,000
  • Full tuition and required fees will be paid during the appointment period (at any accredited U.S. university)
  • A $5,000 academic allowance in the first fellowship year and a $1,000 allowance each renewed year (to be used for the purchase of a computer workstation or for research / professional development expenses)
  • The potential to renew the fellowship for up to four years of total support

Professional Development Benefits

  • A twelve-week practicum experience at one of 17 DOE national laboratories that includes access to DOE supercomputers
  • The opportunity to complete a specific program of study that provides a solid background in a scientific or engineering discipline,  computer science and applied mathematics
  • An annual DOE CSGF conference for fellows, alumni, university and DOE laboratory staff, held each summer in Washington, D.C.
  • DOE CSGF publications featuring insightful articles regarding practicum experiences, work at the DOE laboratories, alumni profiles, etc. − and the opportunity to be featured in one of these publications
  • Access to the program's secure Wiki site to search for practicum information; access employment opportunities; share information about computing resources and other helpful tools
  • The opportunity to be part of a larger community that understands and appreciates the role that computational science plays across a variety of different disciplines
photo from the 2009 CSGF conference poster session   photo of part of a supercomputer at NERSC
Annual conference attendees gather for the 2009 fellows poster session   Fellows gain exposure to some of the nation's most powerful supercomputers during their practicum experience