DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Offered by U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration
About this scholarship
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) supports doctoral researchers who use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems or develop broadly useful computing methods. Fellows receive a $45,000 annual stipend, full tuition and required fees at any accredited U.S. university, and a $1,000 yearly professional-development allowance. Support can be renewed for as many as four years. The program also requires a twelve-week research practicum at a DOE national laboratory or site and an interdisciplinary course plan combining a scientific or engineering discipline with computer science and applied mathematics. Applicants choose either the Science and Engineering track or the Mathematics and Computer Science track. Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents planning uninterrupted, full-time PhD study. Senior undergraduates, current master’s students, first-year graduate students, employed applicants, and others entering graduate school may apply; students already in their second graduate year or later and concurrent professional-doctorate students are excluded. The 2026 class contained 29 new fellows. The 2027–28 application portal is scheduled to open in late October 2026, but the official program had not published its exact deadline when this entry was verified.
Eligibility
- Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
- Plan full-time, uninterrupted PhD study at an accredited U.S. university
- Be a senior undergraduate, current master’s student, first-year graduate student, employed applicant, or other person entering graduate school
- Not be in the second year or a later year of graduate study at application
- Not pursue a concurrent professional doctorate such as an MD/PhD, JD/PhD, or DVM/PhD
- Conduct eligible high-performance-computing research through the Science/Engineering or Math/Computer Science track
- Complete the approved interdisciplinary program of study
- Complete a twelve-week practicum at a DOE national laboratory or site