KIC Graduate Fellowships

The 2023 cycle is open and applications will be accepted through June 30, 2023.

KIC graduate fellowships are high-profile “Finishing Fellowships” for promising young nanoscale researchers in their last year of PhD study to develop novel tools for imaging and control at the nanoscale.

Funding:

There are three fellowships available for the 2023-2024 academic year:

  • The KIC Graduate Fellowship provides a full-year fellowship (FA23, SP24, and SU24), including stipend, tuition, and health insurance, and is open to graduate students whose work engages with Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF).
  • The Knight@KIC Fellowship provides a full-year fellowship (FA23, SP24, and SU24), including stipend, tuition, and health insurance, and is open to graduate students in any field within the College of Engineering.
  • The Webb@KIC Fellowship provides an academic year (FA23 and SP24) fellowship, including stipend, tuition, and health insurance, and is open to graduate students in the School of Applied & Engineering Physics (AEP).

Eligibility Requirements:

  • You must be a PhD student in good standing in a field within the College of Engineering,
  • You are on track to defend your dissertation within one year of selection (expected conferral August 2024 or earlier), and
  • Your research has a major component related to developing/using next-generation tools for imaging/control at the nanoscale.

Criteria for Selection:

Applications are judged on the qualifications of the candidate, quality and originality of the proposed research, and suitability to the KIC mission.

Apply Now!

Submit your application using the KIC Graduate Fellowships Application Form. The form will require that you upload the following documents:

  • Statement describing your achievements thus far, and what you aim to accomplish over the next year (1 page max) 
  • CV (include list of publications and talks)
  • Research prospectus (1-3 papers, can be in draft status or already published)
  • Letter of support from your PI, which clearly indicates that you are on track to defend your dissertation within a year 

One application is all that is needed; eligibility and suitability for each fellowship available will be determined by the KIC Executive Committee.

Applications are due no later than June 30, 2023 by 11:59 pm.

All applications are reviewed by the KIC Executive Committee. Decisions will be announced mid-July 2023.