The President's budget FY 2002 budget did not include funding for the program. This information is provided to permit potential advisors and fellows to plan an application. The deadline for receipt of applications will be set in the early fall of 2001 once the status of funding for the institutes is known. Fellowships are competitive, and applications will be evaluated by faculty referees and an external panel. Fellowships are available to NDSU or UND graduate students in full-standing who are performing M.S. or Ph.D. thesis research in a water resources area.
Fellowships provide the stipend for the graduate student.
The fellowship stipend tracks the NSF Graduate Fellowship. Three-month summer awards are preferred for students in their first summer of research. Multiple applications from a research group are permitted. Applicants should have a thesis project defined and approved by their graduate advisory committees. The fellowship must be matched by twice the amount awarded from non-federal sources.