Hertz Fellowship

The Hertz Fellowship is awarded annually to the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. Using a rigorous, merit-based process, the Hertz Foundation identifies innovators with the greatest potential to create transformative solutions to the world's most urgent challenges.

What Makes the Hertz Fellowship Unique?

You'll receive five years of funding, valued at up to $250,000, and the freedom to pursue innovative ideas wherever they may lead.

• $38,000/nine-month personal stipend
• Full tuition equivalent
• Renewable annually for up to five years
• $5,000/year stipend for fellows with dependent children

You'll join a diverse community of more than 1,200 peers, creating lifelong connections that will accelerate your career.

You'll be invited to special events throughout your career, including scientific symposia, professional development workshops, and social networking opportunities.

Eligibility Requirements

All eligible applicants must:

• be college seniors, first-year graduate students, or in a gap year preparing to apply to graduate school;
• intend to pursue a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering;
• intend to direct their studies toward understanding and solving major, near-term problems facing society; and
• be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

They do not award fellowships to applicants pursuing professional degrees other than a PhD, such as an MD, JD, MBA, DPH, or DVM. However, they will support the PhD portion of an MD/PhD program.

The following is an illustrative (but not exclusive) list of the fields in which they have recently supported Hertz Fellows. Note, however, it is up to each fellowship applicant to advocate regarding their specific area of interest as an "applied physical science."

TYPICAL FIELDS OF STUDY 
Aeronautics/Astronautics 
Applied Mathematics and Statistics 
Physics and Chemistry
Astronomy 
Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil and Nuclear Engineering 
Computer Science and Engineering
Earth and Geological Sciences 
Materials Science 
Quantitative Biology and Bioengineering