Fellowship website: https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/

Level of study: Undergraduate

General location of study: Domestic

Specific location, if applicable (country and/or institution): Southwestern University

Requires campus endorsement/nomination?: Yes

Campus application deadline, if applicable: December 1

Final application deadline (check fellowship website for specific yearly date): Nominated applicants are due to Foundation by last Friday in January

General fields of study/professional interests: STEM

Other specific criteria: Up to four students may be nominated by SU annually. Apply as a sophomore or junior. Must intend to pursue a research career in a natural sciences, mathematics or engineering, have 3.0+ GPA (the Goldwater website notes, however, that “in recent Goldwater competitions, GPAs have ranged from 3.3 to 4.95 on a 4.0 scale”; and be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or a permanent resident. Pre-med (MD/PhD) students can apply if research is a central part of their career goals (research in medicine, though, is not supported). Additionally, winners of this award have typically completed at least one significant research experience with an accompanying output, like a publication and/or national presentation. While those are not expressly articulated criteria, prospective applicants should evaluate their experiences accordingly in deciding whether to apply.