Graduate Funding

This fund was established to support a PhD fellowship for a full-time graduate student who is a PhD candidate currently enrolled at George Mason University. Recipient must be pursuing a degree in Bioinformatics in the Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics and show evidence of academic progress. Apply

This fellowship was established by Catherine, MS ’96 Environmental Science and Policy, and Richard Becker and is awarded to a full-time graduate student pursuing a degree in Environmental Science based. The purpose of the Assistantship is to provide graduate students with a holistic academic experience that incorporates learning, teaching, and researching. To qualify, students must have served at least one semester as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), while maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or greater. The program and application process are administered by the department of Environmental Science and Policy. If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Stephanie Lister at slister1@gmu.edu. 

The Clarke Family Award Endowment for Excellence in Analysis, Algebra or Topology was established in 2015 by Robert W. Clarke to provide scholarships to encourage and recognize graduate student excellence in the study of mathematics. Apply

This scholarship was established in memory of Bernard C. Cotton, Jr., ’07 MS Applied and Engineering Physics, and is awarded to doctoral student pursuing a Ph.D. in Physics in the College of Science. Recipient will demonstrate academic merit and must be full-time.  Recipient may be either in-state or out-of-state student. If you are interested in this opportunity please contact your academic advisor for more information.

The Feinstein Award in Math was established in 1992 by late Mason Professor Hyman I. Feinstein. The fund provides awards to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in Mathematics. Apply

The Lee and Marty Talbot Foreign Student Endowed Scholarship was established in 2007 by Dr. Lee M. Talbot, a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, and Martha H. Talbot, his wife. The fund helps students from developing nations pursue a MS or PhD degree in environmental science and policy. Dr. and Mrs. Talbot established this fund with the hope that recipients will return to their home country and apply their degree to improve its environmental conditions. Apply

The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, & Earth Sciences (AOES) has created a new fellowship, called the Shukla Doctoral Fellowship, with an annual stipend of $32,500 and waiver of tuition for exceptional graduate students. AOES invites students pursuing a Ph.D. in Climate Dynamics to apply in 2021 for the inaugural award.   

 This Shukla Doctoral Fellowship is open to applicants to the Climate Dynamics Ph.D. program with awards contingent on enrollment as a full-time student. Applicants may be in-state, out-of-state, or international students, and will qualify on the basis of academic merit. Recipients will be selected by a committee, consisting of AOES faculty representatives. 

For more information click here, and for questions please contact James Kinter at jkinter@gmu.edu.