Hertz Fellowship

Award Details

The Hertz Fellowship is awarded annually to the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. Using a rigorous, merit-based process, the foundation identify innovators with the greatest potential to create transformative solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges. Successful applicants receive 5 years of PhD funding valued at up to $250,000. 

Eligibility

All eligible applicants must:

• be college seniors, first-year graduate students, or in a gap year preparing to apply to graduate school;
• intend to pursue a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering;
• intend to direct their studies toward understanding and solving major, near-term problems facing society; and
• be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

Fellowships are not awarded to applicants pursuing professional degrees other than a PhD, such as an MD, JD, MBA, DPH, or DVM. However, the Hertz Scholarship will support the PhD portion of an MD/PhD program.

Application Timeline

Application deadline: November 1st, 2024