Benefits & Opportunities

The DOE NNSA SSGF program provides fellows with many unique benefits.

Financial Benefits

  • A yearly stipend of $36,000
  • Full tuition and required fees paid during the appointment period (at any accredited U.S. university)
  • An annual $1,000 academic allowance to be used for research or professional development expenses
  • Payment of travel costs related to the annual fellowship conference, laboratory visits and other conferences
  • Augmentation of the stipend during the 12-week research practicum at a DOE laboratory
  • The potential to renew the fellowship for up to four years

Professional Development Benefits

  • A twelve-week practicum (research experience) at one of the DOE national defense laboratories – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory or Sandia National Laboratories
  • The option to participate in a second research practicum at a different DOE laboratory
  • An annual DOE NNSA SSGF conference for fellows, university and DOE staff, held each summer in Washington, D.C.
  • The opportunity to be part of a larger community that understands and appreciates the role that stewardship science plays across a variety of science and engineering disciplines
  • Opportunities to attend and publish research results at other conferences