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Nationally Competitive Fellowships Administered by the Financial Aid Office

The FAO takes responsibility for administering multi-year, portable, Nationally Competitive Fellowships (NCF’s) that have recipients in multiple departments in cooperation with the student’s home department.  The following fellowships have current recipients:

• DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Fulbright-Hays
• Hertz Foundation
• NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO)
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) – allowance only
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

GFS Entries/Tables

The following aid entry tables provide amounts paid by NCFs, departments, schools or central sources and who is responsible for those entries in the Graduate Financial Support (GFS) System. These are the most common entries used for students awarded fellowships. Exceptions may be made as needed with appropriate department and FAO approval.

The tables list rates for students in receipt of a Nationally Competitive Fellowship. University Funds provide 40% of the cost of non-TGR tuition, as needed, except in formula schools. In the School of Medicine and Graduate School of Business, tuition costs not paid by NCF are covered by school funds.

A table is not included for Fulbright-Hays as there are no department entry responsibilities.  Contact the Bechtel International Center with any questions.

• Section A: Nationally Competitive Fellowships
  • CSGF Awards
  • EPA Awards
  • Hertz Awards
  • NASA Awards
  • NDSEG Awards
  • NSF Awards
• Section B: NCF combined with VPGE Awards
  • NSF / SGF
  • NDSEG / SGF
  • GFSD

Budgets for current VPGE Graduate Fellows awarded a 3-year nationally competitive fellowship are arranged as a 5-year award, with the years of full SGF and SGF-NCF support reordered. For years 1, 2 and 3 of a 3-year NCF, specifically NDSEG, NSF or Hertz, fellowship is supplemented by SGF or CCSRE funds to VPGE levels of support. Full SGF or CCSRE support is provided in years 4 and 5.

Students with a dual award in the Graduate School of Education or School of Engineering with the alternate modification have SGF or CCSRE support for the first 5 years of graduate studies, less summer quarter of the fifth year, or 19 quarters.

Supplemental Funding

Students receiving full fellowships can receive and combine additional fellowships and supplemental funding if the rules of the fellowship permit. The chart below determines the order of funds used to support tuition for fellows with Vice Provost of Graduate Education (VPGE) and NCF fellowships and those with only NCF fellowships.

For AWS, University Policy allows students supported by a full fellowship to hold a supplemental teaching appointment (TA, CA) or research appointment (RA) up to 25%.  In summer, fellows may hold appointments of up to 50%.  Appointments must also comply with applicable school or local policies.

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Previous Years

• 2024–2025 GFS Entry Examples for Nationally Competitive Fellowships
• 2025–2026 GFS Entry Examples for Nationally Competitive Fellowships

Examples

2026–2027 GFS Entry Examples for Nationally Competitive Fellowships

CSGF (Krell) Awards

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Department	CSGF - TPC	MAXIMUM
STIPEND	Department	CGSF - Info Only	11,250	11,250	11,250	33,750	11,250	$45,000
	Department	CSGF - Campus Health Service Fee TPC	281	281	281	843	281	$1,124
	Department	CSGF - Health Insurance TPC	2,936	2,936	2,936	8,808		$8,808
Note: CSGF is handled through TPC and departments are responsible for entering Info Only aid lines in GFS. TPC student information can be found in the BI report: Third Party Contracts Report (PS_GFS034).

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EPA Awards

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Standard Tuition
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	EPA Tuition	3,000	3,000	3,000	9,000	3,000	$12,000
	Financial Aid Office(FAO)	University Support	5,672	5,672	5,672	17,016	5,672	$22,688
	Department	Department Tuition	5,508	5,508	5,508	16,524	5,508	$22,032
	Standard Tuition Total		14,180	14,180	14,180	42,540	14,180	$56,720
	Engineering Tuition
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	EPA Tuition	3,000	3,000	3,000	9,000	3,000	$12,000
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	6,040	6,040	6,040	18,120	6,040	$24,160
	Department	Department Tuition	6,060	6,060	6,060	18,180	6,060	$24,240
	Engineering Tuition Total		15,100	15,100	15,100	45,300	15,100	$60,400
STIPEND	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	EPA Stipend - Info Only	6,750	6,750	6,750	20,250	6,750	$27,000
ALLOWANCE	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	EPA - Allowance						$5,000

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Hertz Awards

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Standard Tuition
	Department	Hertz Tuition - TPC	MAXIMUM
	Engineering Tuition
	Department	Hertz Tuition - TPC	MAXIMUM
STIPEND	Financial Aid Office (FAO)		12,667	12,667	12,666	38,000		$38,000
Note: Hertz tuition is handled through TPC and departments are responsible for entering Info Only aid lines in GFS. TPC student information can be found in the BI report: Third Party Contracts Report (PS_GFS034).

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NASA Awards

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NASA NSTGRO Tuition	5,125	5,125	5,125	15,375	5,125	$20,500
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	5,672	5,672	5,672	17,016	5,672	$22,688
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support - Engineering	6,040	6,040	6,040	18,120	6,040	$24,160
STIPEND
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NASA NSTGRO Stipend	10,000	10,000	10,000	30,000	10,000	$40,000
Note: Tuition shortfall has historically been met with TAL. University support will be used to decrease the amount of local funds.

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NDSEG Awards

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Department	NDSEG - Info Only	Maximum
STIPEND	Department	NDSEG - Info Only	10,800	10,800	10,800	32,400	10,800	$43,200
	Department	NDSEG Health Insurance - Info Only*						$1,600
ALLOWANCE	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NDSEG - Allowance (reimbursement)						$5,000
Note: NDSEG is handled through TPC and departments are responsible for entering Info Only aid lines in GFS. TPC student information can be found in the BI report: Third Party Contracts Report (PS_GFS034). * Health Insurance amount may differ from the amount shown. Please use the Third Party Contracts Report (PS_GFS034GR) to confirm the amount provided for your student. Once an info-only line has been approved that reflects the stipend that the student will receive, and if the student is otherwise eligible, the University Health Insurance Subsidy will be automatically provided.

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NSF Awards

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Standard Tuition - 3 units in summer
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Tuition	5,333	5,333	5,334	16,000		$16,000
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	5,672	5,672	5,672	17,016	1,702	$18,718
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	Provost Discretionary Supplement	1,833	1,833	1,834	5,500		$5,500
	Department	Department Tuition	1,342	1,342	1,340	4,024	2,552	$6,576
	Standard 3-Unit Summer Tuition Total		14,180	14,180	14,180	42,540	4,254	$46,794
	Standard Tuition - 8  units in summer
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Tuition	5,333	5,333	5,334	16,000		$16,000
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	5,672	5,672	5,672	17,016	5,672	$22,688
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	Provost Discretionary Supplement	1,833	1,833	1,834	5,500		$5,500
	Department	Engineering Tuition	1,342	1,342	1,340	2,332	8,508	$10,840
	Engineering 3-Unit Summer Tuition Total		14,180	14,180	14,180	40,848	14,180	$55,028
	Engineering Tuition - 3 units in Summer
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Tuition	5,333	5,333	5,334	16,000		$16,000
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	6,040	6,040	6,040	18,120	1,812	$19,932
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	Provost Discretionary Supplement	1,833	1,833	1,834	5,500		$5,500
	Department	Engineering Tuition	1,894	1,894	1,892	5,680	2,718	$8,398
	Engineering 3-Unit Summer Tuition Total		15,100	15,100	15,100	45,300	4,530	$49,830
	Engineering Tuition - 8 units in Summer
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Tuition	5,333	5,333	5,334	16,000		$16,000
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	6,040	6,040	6,040	18,120	6,040	$24,160
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	Provost Discretionary Supplement	1,833	1,833	1,834	5,500		$5,500
	Department	Engineering SGF Tuition	1,894	1,894	1,892	5,680	9,060	$40,060
	Engineering 8-Unit Summer Tuition Total		15,100	15,100	15,100	45,300	15,100	$85,720
	School of Med Tuition
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Tuition	4,000	4,000	4,000	12,000	4,000	$16,000
	School Support	School Tuition	10,180	10,180	10,180	30,540	10,180	$40,720
	School of Med Tuition Total		14,180	14,180	14,180	42,540	14,180	$56,720
STIPEND	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Stipend	9,250	9,250	9,250	27,750	9,250	$37,000
	Department	Department - Health Services Fee	281	281	281	843	281	$1,124
	Stipend Total		9,531	9,531	9,531	28,593	9,531	38,124
Note: Departments are expected to provide support for the document fee and health service fee.

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NSF / SGF

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Standard Tuition
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Tuition	4,000	4,000	4,000	12,000	4,000	$16,000
	VPGE	SGF Tuition	10,180	10,180	10,180	30,540	10,180	$40,720
		Tuition Total	14,180	14,180	14,180	42,540	14,180	$56,720
	Engineering Tuition
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Tuition	4,000	4,000	4,000	12,000	4,000	$16,000
	VPGE	Engineering Tuition	11,100	11,100	11,100	33,300	11,100	$44,400
		Engineering Tuition Total	15,100	15,100	15,100	45,300	15,100	$60,400
STIPEND
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Stipend	9,250	9,250	9,250	27,750	9,250	$37,000
	VPGE	SGF Stipend	5,375	5,375	5,375	16,125	5,375	$21,500
		Stipend Total	14,625	14,625	14,625	43,875	14,625	$58,500
	ENGINEERING Option
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	NSF Stipend	9,250	9,250	9,250	27,750	9,250	$37,000
	VPGE	SGF Stipend	5,094	5,094	5,094	15,282	5,094	$20,376
	VPGE	SGF Stipend - Health Services Fee	281	281	281	843	281	$1,124
		Stipend Total	14,625	14,625	14,625	43,875	14,625	58,500

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NDSEG / SGF

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Department	Tuition - STANDARD and ENGINEERING	MAXIMUM
STIPEND	Department	NDSEG Stipend	10,800	10,800	10,800	32,400	10,800	$43,200
	VPGE	SGF Stipend	3,825	3,825	3,825	11,475	3,825	15,300
		Stipend Total	14,625	14,625	14,625	43,875	14,625	58,500
Note: NDSEG is handled through TPC and departments are responsible for entering Info Only aid lines in GFS. TPC student information can be found in the BI report: Third Party Contracts Report (PS_GFS034).

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Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (GFSD)

	Who Enters	Source	Autumn	Winter	Spring	3 Quarter Subtotal	Summer	Total
TUITION	Standard Tuition
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	5,672	5,672	5,672	17,016	5,672	$22,688
	Engineering Tuition
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	University Support	6,040	6,040	6,040	18,120	6,040	$24,160
STIPEND
	Financial Aid Office (FAO)	GFSD	5,000	5,000	5,000	15,000	5,000	$20,000

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Updated on July 10, 2026 11:07 AM