Fellowship Opportunities
Explore current fellowship opportunities available to Robotics students. These fellowships are submitted by faculty members and departments, offering funding and research-based experience to enhance your academic journey.
The presented data was last updated on 11-06-25. Some information may have changed. Be sure to check linked websites for the most accurate information and deadlines.
For fellowships requiring a departmental nomination, the internal submission deadline is typically at least one month earlier than the date listed.
Search to find fellowships by award name, administering department, eligibility, or nomination requirements.
| Award↕ | Administered By↕ | Typical Deadline↕ | Eligibility↕ | Nomination By↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rackham International Student & Chia-Lun Lo Fellowships | Rackham | 10/1/2025 | PhD precandidate / MS; non US citizen/resident | Department |
| Rackham Non-Traditional Fellowships | Rackham | 10/1/2025 | MS; year 1 or 2 year student; returning from gap of at least 3 years | Department |
| Harold and Vivian Shapiro/John Malik/Jean Forrest Awards | Rackham | 10/16/2025 | Full time students in any Rackham degree program | Self-nomination |
| ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award | ACM | 10/31/2025 | PhD | Ph.D. Advisor |
| ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award | Rackham | 11/3/2025 | PhD graduates | Department |
| Two Sigma PhD Fellowship | Two Sigma | 11/3/2025 | PhD - must be in at least their 3rd year and must have at least 2 years remaining in their PhD program when the Fellowship begins (fall semester or quarter 2026). | Student |
| NSF GRFP | NSF GRFP | early November | US Citizen or Permanent Resident First-year graduate student in their first graduate degree program with less than one academic year completed in the degree program | Student |
| Draper Scholars Program | Draper | 1/15/2026 | PhD US Citizen | Student |
| Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship | Rackham | 1/20/2026 | PhD Candidates | Department |
| Rackham Outstanding GSI | Rackham | 1/20/2026 | Graduate student; 2 terms as GSI | Department |
| Barbour Scholarship | Rackham | 1/20/2026 | Eligibility | Department |
| Susan Lipschutz, Margaret Ayers Host, and Anna Olcott Smith Awards for Rackham Graduate Students | Rackham | 1/20/2026 | PhD | Department |
| King-Chavez-Parks Initiative, Future Faculty Fellowship Program | Rackham | 3/4/2026 | PhD or MS students pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education | Student |
| CoE Leaders and Honors Awards | CoE | early January | MS & PhD students | Students, Faculty, and Staff (and then Department) |
| Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowship | Rackham | November | MS & PhD students | Student |
| Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Outstanding Ph.D. Research | CoE | late January | PhD students | Department |
| Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program | Rackham | October 2026 (for WN25) - deadlines for future terms are on Rackham's website | PhD precandidates and candidates | Student |
| Rackham Conference Travel Grant | Rackham | ongoing | MS or PhD | Student |
| Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant - Master's/Precandidate - Candidate | Rackham | ongoing | MS or PhD | Student |
| Rackham Graduate Student Professional Travel with Children Grant | Rackham | ongoing | MS or PhD | Student |
| Rackham Emergency Funds | Rackham | ongoing | MS or PhD | Student |
| Rackham International Research Awards | Rackham | February 2026 | MS or PhD | Student |
| Rackham Professional Development Grant | Rackham | ongoing | MS or PhD | Student |
| Rackham Master's/Precandidate Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant | Rackham | ongoing | Master's or Precandidates | Student |
| The PACE Fellowship | Rackham | typically April | Graduate Student-Faculty Mentor Pairs | Program-nominated |
| CEW+ Fellowship | CEW+ | typically March | each fellowship is different | Self-nomination |
| SIGHPC Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award | SIGHPC | typically March | PhD graduate (must have graduated in the previous calendar year) | Ph.D. Advisor or dissertation committee member but only 1 per department allowed |
| ACM SIGHPC Computational & Data Science Fellowship | SIGHPC | typically March | PhD Candidate | Ph.D. Advisor or dissertation committee member but only 1 per department allowed |
| Towner GSI | CoE CRLT | typically May | PhD / MS | Faculty, student, or self-nomination |
| CEW+ Scholarship | CEW+ | typically May | Various; see link for details | Self-nomination |
| J. Robert Beyster Computational Innovation Graduate Fellows Program | CoE | typically May | PhD Candidate; US Citizen or Permanent Resident | Department |
| Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (QIF) | typically November | Teams of 2 PhD students working to innovate | Self-nomination | |
| IBM PhD Fellowship Award | IBM | PhD | Department | |
| Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant | PhD in year 4+ | Self-nomination | ||
| Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship | Microsoft | PhD | Department / Program |