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FY2025 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
Application Period: 1 August – 1 November 2024
The DoD NDSEG Fellowship Program has the objective of increasing the number of U.S. Citizens trained in
science and engineering disciplines of DoD Relevance. The program is a highly competitive fellowship awarded
to qualified U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. dual citizens who are in pursuit of a Doctoral degree in a DoD
relevant disciplines area at any accredited U.S. institution of higher education.

Pays for full Tuition and Required Fees, a Monthly Stipend, Travel/Non-Travel Expenses, and a
Minimum Health Insurance Coverage
The DoD NDSEG Fellowship Program was established in 1989 by direction of Congress
and is currently sponsored by the Departments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force

DoD NDSEG Program
Research Disciplines

• Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning
An applicant’s degree
• Astrodynamics
program & research must
align with the following broad • Biomedical Engineering
research area disciplines:
• Biosciences (Includes
Toxicology)
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Cognitive, Neural, And
Behavioral Sciences
The Government may
• Computer and Computational
revise the aforementioned
Sciences
disciplines annually to
• Cyber Sciences (to include
ensure relevancy to the
“hard” networks, cybersecurity,
Defense mission is
disinformation)

maintained

How to Apply

• Electrical Engineering
• Geosciences (Includes Terrain,
Water, And Air)
• Materials Science and
Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering (Includes
Undersea Systems)
• Oceanography (Includes
Ocean Acoustics, Remote
Sensing, And Marine
Meteorology)
• Physics (Including Optics)
• Political, Economic, and
Sociocultural Sciences
• Quantum Science
• Space Physics

Program Resources
INFORMATION SITE:
https://ndseg.sysplus.com
ONLINE APPLICATION:
https://applyndseg.sysplus.com/
CONTACT US–PROGRAM OFFICE:
Ms. Agnes Socrates,
Contract Program Manager
Email: NDSEG.PMO@syplus.com
Mobile: 301-605-1460

Applications are encouraged from
women, persons with disabilities and
minorities, including members of ethnic
minority groups such as Native
American, African American, Hispanic
American, Native Alaskan (Eskimo and
Aleut) or Pacific Islander (Polynesian or
Micronesian).
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or
U.S. nationals. U.S. Dual citizens may
apply. Eligible applicants will have
completed their undergraduate
studies prior to commencement of
the Fellowship in September
2025 and must have at least 3 years
remaining in their Ph.D. program.
Program Administered by:

One Research Court, Suite 360
Rockville, MD 20850
www.sysplus.com