Chancellor’s National Academy STEM Ph.D. Fellowship Program
The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study is proud to continue 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 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.
The Chancellor’s Fellowship will provide:
- A $40,000 per year stipend for four years of graduate study.
- Tuition and fees for four years of graduate study.
- Student health insurance through the Academic Health Plan for four years.
For those Chancellor’s Fellowship recipients who are also awarded a major national fellowship, such as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship or a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, the Chancellor’s Fellowship program will augment those awards to raise the student’s total annual stipend to $50,000 per year, in addition to the provision of tuition, fees and health insurance.
Fellowships will begin in the fall 2026 semester.
For purposes of this program, 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 webpage for a listing of Texas A&M University national academy members and departments participating in the program this year.
In addition to collaborating with participating national academy members, applicants will likely have multiple opportunities to interact with other national academy members on the faculty as well as visiting Fellows of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study. All Hagler Institute Fellows have national academy membership or equivalent international recognition in their home country. The combination of faculty national academy members and visiting Hagler Fellows creates an extraordinary community of stellar scholars, making this program globally unique.
Student Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicants should earn a bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) field no later than August 2026. Some applicants will also have a master’s degree. However, a master’s degree is not required.
- Applicants must have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average in their STEM bachelor’s program of study greater than or equal to 3.9 on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants should apply for admission or already be admitted to a STEM doctoral program at Texas A&M University to begin in the fall of 2026. Winning students must be accepted for admission.
- 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 (tamu.edu)
- Applicants should complete the fellowship application linked below.
Fellowship Program Timeline:
- The application period opens in September 2025.
- The application period closes at 11:59 pm Central Time on January 19, 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.
- Awarded fellowships will begin in the fall 2026 semester.
Table of 2025-2026 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 | |||
| Bowersox, Rodney College of Engineering Department of Aerospace 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 | ||
| Davis, Teresa A. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition | X | |||
| Dindoruk, Birol College of Engineering Harold Vance Department of Petroleum 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 | |||
| Junkins, John L. College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Katehi, 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Lipkin, Don College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering | X | |||
| Liu, Philip L-F. College of Engineering Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Wooley, Karen L. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry | X | X |
Table of 2025-2026 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 | ||
| Datta-Gupta, Akhil College of Engineering Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering | 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 | ||
| Dunbar, Bonnie J. College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Jameson, Antony College of Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering | X | |||
| Kennicutt Jr., Robert C. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics & Astronomy | X | X | ||
| Kumar, P.R. College of Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | 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 | |||
| Murphy, William J. College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences | 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 | |||
| Reddy, Junuthula N. College of Engineering J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering | X | |||
| Rentzepis, Peter College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Ross, A. Catharine College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition | X | |||
| Russell, B. Don College of Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition | X | |||
| Singh, Chanan College of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | X | |||
| Singh, Vijay P. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering | 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.