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Benefits & Opportunities

Lawrence Livermore NIF

Benefits available to DOE NNSA LRGF recipients include:

  • A $45,000 yearly stipend

  • Payment of full tuition and required fees during the appointment period at any accredited U.S. university

  • An annual $2,000 academic allowance for research or professional development expenses

  • A term of up to four years, subject to annual renewal

  • Participation in an annual DOE NNSA SSGF/LRGF program review, with related travel expenses reimbursed

  • Two 12-week research residencies at one or more of the following sites: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories or the Nevada National Security Site

  • The opportunity for additional or extended residencies not to exceed a combined total of 24 months

  • An augmented stipend during residency periods

  • The opportunity to join a larger scientific community that understands and appreciates the role stewardship science plays across a variety of science and engineering disciplines

  • Opportunities to attend and publish research results at conferences