Title: Graduate Fellowship Awards 

Sponsor: Hertz (Fannie and John) Foundation 

SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides fellowships for graduate work leading to 
award of the Ph.D. degree in applications of the applied physical, 
biological and engineering sciences . 

Deadline(s): 10/30/2009 
Established Date: 08/13/1990 
Follow-Up Date: 08/01/2010 
Review Date: 08/27/2009 

Contact: 

Address: 2456 Research Drive 
Livermore, CA 94550-3850 U.S.A. 
E-mail: askhertz@hertzfoundation.org 
Web Site: http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/Fellowships/award.aspx 
Program URL: http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/Fellowships/ 
Tel: 925-373-1642 
Fax: 925-373-6329 
Deadline Ind: Receipt 
Deadline Open: No 

Award Type(s): Fellowship Training/Professional Development Student 
Scholarship 

Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: U.S.A. Citizenship 
(including U.S. Territories) U.S. Permanent Resident 

Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories) 

Appl Type(s): Graduate Student 

Target Group(s): NONE 
Funding Limit: $0 SEEBELOW 
Duration: 5 ACAD YR 
Indirect Costs: Unspecified 
Cost Sharing: No 
Sponsor Type: Foundations 

Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS 

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OBJECTIVES: The sponsor supports graduate students working towards the 
Ph.D. degree in the applied physical, biological and engineering 
sciences. These fields include applied mathematics, statistics, and 
quantitative aspects of modern biology. Here, "applied" is broadly 
construed to mean fields of endeavor in which one applies, invents, 
and/or develops results from the basic physical sciences to generate 
solutions to problems of comparatively near-term, widespread human 
interest. The Foundation does not support study in pursuit of the M.D. 
Degree or work in descriptive biology, although it may support the Ph.D. 
portion of a joint M.D./Ph.D. study program. 

ELIGIBILITY The sponsor supports graduate students working towards the 
Ph.D. degree in applications of the physical sciences. Eligible 
applicants must be students of the applied physical sciences who are 
citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America. College 
seniors wishing to pursue the Ph.D. degree in any of the fields of 
particular interest to the sponsor, as well as graduate students already 
in the process of doing so, may apply. 

FUNDING The award, which is based on merit, not need, consists of a 
cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend. The 
cost-of-education allowance is accepted at the tenable schools in lieu 
of fees and tuition. There are two fellowship options. The Five-Year 
Hertz (Option 1) includes a stipend, paid over the nine-month academic 
year, of $31,000. The award is renewable annually for up to five years. 
Applicants may also choose to apply for the Five-Year Coordinated 
(Option 2), which includes two years of support from the sponsor with a 
$36,000 stipend for each nine-month academic period, and a three year 
period in which the awardee accepts a fellowship from another source and 
receives a $3,500 per year supplemental stipend from the sponsor. There 
is a $5,000 additional stipend for Fellows with dependent children.