Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need

Objective

To provide fellowships through graduate academic departments, programs, and units of institutions of higher education to graduate students of superior ability who demonstrate financial need for the purpose of sustaining and enhancing the capacity for teaching and research in academic areas of national need, as designated by the Secretary.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Other public institution/organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)

Academic departments and programs of IHEs that provide courses of study leading to a graduate degree may apply. Nondegree-granting institutions may submit joint proposals with degree-granting IHEs.

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Education Professional
• Student/Trainee
• Graduate Student
• Scientist/Researchers
• State
• Education (13+)
• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Other public institution/organization

Graduate students receiving fellowships must demonstrate financial need, have excellent academic records, plan to pursue the highest degree in the field, and be a U.S. citizen or a National, or a permanent resident of the U.S., or intend to become a U.S. citizen, be a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

rebecca.ell@ed.gov
202-453-6348