(Many strong students seem not to know what funding is available for graduate study in mathematics. This is an attempt to keep a list of funding opportunities in mathematics. Currently it is very incomplete. If you know of other funding opportunities or other lists like this, please send me e-mail. Also let me know if you find errors.)
Advice to students: Believing you probably wont win fellowship X is a bad reason not to apply for X. I've certainly won many things I didn't expect. I urge you to apply for any fellowship for which you're eligible and would like to win. In particular, all U.S. citizens should apply for the NSF GRFP and probably the NDSEG.
This page was last updated on November 9, 2013.
Pure mathematics
Fellowships available for any U.S. university:
| Fellowship | Eligibility | 2013-2014 Deadline | Application Available | Fine print |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation GRFP | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | November 5 (for math) | Now | None. |
| Department of Defense NDSEG | U.S. Citizen | December 20 | Now | None. |
| National Physical Science Consortium | U.S. Citizen. Strong emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities (formerly a requirement). | November 30 | Now | Two summers as intern required (often at NSA) |
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship | U.S. Citizen. Strong emphasis on underrepresented minorities. | November 20 | Now | None (I think). |
| Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, emphasis on applied math. | October 31? | Now | None (I think). |
Fellowships to specific universities:
| Fellowship | University | Eligibility | 2010-2011 Deadline | Application Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Scholarship | U.K. University | U.S. Citizen | October 3? But probalby due to your university sooner. | Now |
| Rhodes Scholarship | Oxford | U.S. Citizen | October 5? But probalby due to your university sooner. | Now |
| Gates Foundation | Cambridge | Anyone from outside the U.K. | October 15 (US applicants) Note: must also apply for admission to Cambridge |
September 1 |
| Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship | Oxford or Cambridge | Columbia Senior | November 25, 2013 Note: must also apply for admission to Oxford or Cambridge |
Now |
Applied mathematics
(This part might come later.)