Chancellor’s National Academy STEM Ph.D. Fellowship Program
The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study is proud to announce the Chancellor’s National Academy STEM Ph.D. Fellowship Program (“Chancellor’s Fellowship”) for outstanding students working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This program is funded by the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, and its purpose is to attract more of the nation’s top students to Texas A&M University and team them with a graduate committee co-led by a national academy member and a rising star faculty member. Collaboration between students, national academy members, and rising star faculty is a signature component of this program.
During the 2024-2025 academic year, 15 Chancellor’s Fellowships will be awarded to begin in the Fall 2025 semester.
The Chancelor’s Fellowship will offer the following to awarded students for four years of graduate study:
- A $40,000/year stipend.
- Tuition and fees.
- Student health insurance through the Academic Health Plan.
- For those Chancellor’s Fellowship recipients who also receive a major national fellowship such as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) or a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, the Chancellor’s Fellowship program will augment those fellowships to raise the student’s total annual stipend to $50,000 a year with tuition, fees and health insurance paid for four years.
The national academies include the following:
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMACAD)
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
- National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
- National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Please scroll to the bottom of this web page for a listing of national academy members and their departments that will potentially award one or more of the 15 fellowships available this year.
In addition to collaborating with national academy members, applicants will likely have multiple opportunities to interact with visiting Fellows of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study.
Student Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree grade point average equal to or greater than 3.9 on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants should earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree no later than August 2025 in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field.
- Applicants should apply for admission, or already be admitted to begin a degree seeking STEM doctoral program at Texas A&M University in the fall of 2025.
- Applicants must be a U.S. resident, U.S. permanent resident, or eligible noncitizen.
How To Apply:
- Applicants should apply for graduate admission to Texas A&M University and submit all supporting documentation. Graduate | Admissions – Admissions
- Applicants should complete the fellowship application linked below.
Fellowship Program Timeline:
- The application period opens in October 2024.
- The application period closes at 11:59 pm Central Time on January 17, 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
- Awarded fellowships will begin in the fall semester of 2025.
Table of 2024-2025 Participating National Academy Members
| Name | AMACAD | NAE | NAM | NAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfriend, Kyle T. College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Ambrose, Robert College of Engineering J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering | X | |||
| Aristidou, Aristos College of Engineering Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering | X | |||
| Bagnato, Vanderlei S. College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering | X | |||
| Barteau, Mark A. College of Engineering Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering | X | |||
| Darensbourg, Donald J. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry | X | X | ||
| Darensbourg, Marcetta College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry | X | X | ||
| Datta-Gupta, Akhil College of Engineering Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering | X | |||
| Dunbar, Bonnie J. College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Erdemir, Ali College of Engineering J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering | X | |||
| Hassan, Yassin A. College of Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering | X | |||
| Hipwell, M. Cynthia College of Engineering J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering | X | |||
| Hubbard Jr., James E. College of Engineering J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering | X | |||
| Jameson, Antony College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Katehi-Tseregounis, Linda P.B. College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | X | X | ||
| Kezunovic, Mladen College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Kumar, P.R. College of Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Lavernia, Enrique J. College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering | X | |||
| Ligler, Frances College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering | X | |||
| Ligler, George College of Engineering Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering | X | |||
| Meehan, D. Nathan College of Engineering Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering | X | |||
| Miles, Richard Bryant College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Murphy, William J. College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences | X | |||
| Oran, Elaine S. College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | X | ||
| Overbye, Thomas J. College of Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Ramos, Kenneth S. College of Medicine Department of Translational Medical Sciences | X | |||
| Reddy, Junuthula N. College of Engineering J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering | X | |||
| Ross, A. Catharine College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition | X | |||
| Sage, William M. College of Medicine Department of Translational Medical Sciences | X | |||
| Schoenung, Julie M. College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering | X | |||
| Scully, Marlan O. College of Arts and Sciences Physics and Astronomy | X | X | ||
| Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition | X | |||
| Singh, Vijay P. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering | X | |||
| Wooley, Karen L. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry | X | X |
Table of 2024-2025 Non-Participating National Academy Members
| Name | AMACAD | NAE | NAM | NAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andersson, Leif College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences | X | X | ||
| Bailey, Regan College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition | X | |||
| Davidovich, Luiz College of Arts and Sciences Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering | X | |||
| DeVore, Ronald A. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics | X | X | ||
| Junkins, John L. College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Kennicutt Jr., Robert C. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics & Astronomy | X | X | ||
| Lee, David College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics & Astronomy | X | X | ||
| Lee, W. John College of Engineering Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering | X | |||
| Miller, Warren “Pete” College of Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering | X | |||
| Needleman, Alan College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering | X | X | ||
| Pettigrew, Roderic I. College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering | X | X | X | |
| Pharr, George M. College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering | X | |||
| Rentzepis, Peter College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Russell, B. Don College of Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Singh, Chanan College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Stover, Patrick J. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition | X | |||
| Thomas, Edwin L. (Ned) College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering | X | X | ||
| Unruh, William College of Arts and Sciences Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering | X |
For questions about the fellowship program, please contact hias@tamu.edu.