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LSAMP STARS BD Fellowships at Northeastern University (NELSAMP)

Categories: NSF Bridge to the Doctorate, Graduate Students

Date: 8/2/2019

LSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate site, Northeastern University is seeking applications from students motivated to pursue the PhD degree. We are a global, experiential R1 research university with selective PhD programs that prepare students to become knowledge creators in high-demand fields. All programs are distinguished by outstanding faculty, resources that foster interdisciplinary study, and research that is use-inspired — designed to address urgent societal challenges. LSAMP Scholars at the undergraduate level are qualified to apply for Northeastern’s Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowships. Recipients of this Strategic Advancement of Rising Scholars (STARS) Fellowship will receive:

2 years of fellowship funding, plus 3 additional years creating a 5-year full funding package for their PhD studies;
tuition, fees, health insurance, and a $32,000 stipend annually;
travel funding to national conferences;
professional and career development support;
faculty advising and a mentoring support network

A unique feature of Northeastern’s PhD programs is external and internal collaboration with partners in order to provide PhD students with unique opportunities to deepen their research through engagement in projects involving authentic challenges and consequences. Please forward this email broadly to your colleagues and LSAMP students to learn more about Northeastern’s PhD programs (phd.northeastern.edu/program) and to apply for the Northeastern LSAMP STARS Fellowship (https://phd.northeastern.edu/lsamp-stars). Students who apply for the LSAMP STARS Fellowship by December 15th will receive first consideration due to the timing of our PhD application/review cycles.