December 20, 2019

Josephine de Karman Fellowships

Application Deadline: January 31, 2020

The Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust was established in 1954 by the late Dr. Theodore von Karman, world renowned aeronautics expert and teacher and first director of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, in memory of his sister, Josephine, who died in 1951. The purpose of this fellowship program is to recognize and assist students whose scholastic achievements reflect Professor von Karman’s high standards.

Approximately eight (8) dissertation fellowships, in the amount of $25,000 each, will be awarded for the regular academic year (fall and spring semesters or the equivalent where the quarterly system prevails), paid through the fellowship office of the university in which the recipient is enrolled for study in the United States. Study must be carried out only in the United States and all funds must be expended only within this country.

The fellowship is for one academic year and may not be renewed or postponed.

Eligibility

• DeKarman fellowships are open to PhD students in any discipline, including international students, who are currently enrolled in a university located within the United States.
  • Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities.
• Only PhD candidates who will defend their dissertation in or about June 2021 are eligible for consideration for a 2020-2021 fellowship.
• Undergraduate students, master’s degree students, and postdoctoral scholars are not eligible for consideration.

For more information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.