Overview

The OSGC offers graduate fellowships for students in their first year of their master’s degree pursuing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) degree at our Affiliate universities.  

Note: All Master’s fellowship awards are contingent on available funding.

Graduate Fellowship 

Awards are $23,40 plus a tuition waiver from the Affiliate institution for one academic school year (two semesters).

Eligibility

To be considered for a NASA fellowship, students must: 

  • be citizens of the United States or a permanent resident,
  • pursuing a graduate degree in a STEM-related discipline in direct alignment with one of the five NASA
  • enrolled at an Ohio Affiliate university

Program Details

Fellowships begin with the Fall term. All scholarship recipients are required to propose and initiate a research project or educational activity under the guidance of a faculty mentor during the academic school year. The research must be in direct alignment with one of the following five (5) NASA Mission Directorates:

Recipients must also attend and present the findings of their research/educational activity at the Annual Student Research Symposium, held every April at the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. Interested students should contact the Campus Representative at their home university for more information.

STEM Disciplines 

A sample of eligible disciplines includes (but is not limited to):

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Control Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Material Science and Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Physics
  • Radiological Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Welding Engineering

Application Process

Prospective applicants are expected to discuss the program with the Campus Representative before completing the application. Applications are to be submitted to the appropriate Campus Representative by March 1. Applications Selection is competitive and will be based upon the applicant’s academic record, Personal Objective Statement, and proposed research project. Separate Evaluation of applicants and award of scholarships will take place at each Affiliate member university. Written notification of scholarship awards will be sent to recipients in the Spring

The 2026-2027 Scholarship Applications will open September 1st, 2025.

Graduate Fellowship Information