Alumnae Dissertation Fellowships Alumnae Dissertation Fellowships fund outstanding women who will make professional contributions to the community and bring credit to Northwestern University. Awards are granted for the dissertation year only. Preference is given to applicants who show promise of achieving distinction in their field of scholarship, show evidence of financial need, and have had to interrupt their education. Recipients must be full-time graduate students who have completed all residency requirements and have been admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. These fellowships are for doctoral and master s degree students in the basic sciences, engineering, or business who plan to follow a research career.
Preference is given to United States citizens of Greek heritage.
The GEM organization also awards fellowships to minority Ph.D. students in science and in engineering. A summer internship with a member employer is a stipulation of the Ph.D. science fellowship. To be eligible, minority students must be admitted to a doctoral program in the physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering, and are expected to seek faculty positions in Illinois upon degree completion. To be eligible, minority students must be Illinois residents, and intend to seek faculty positions in Illinois upon degree completion. These scholarships provide tuition and are generally awarded for a period of one academic year.