Kavli Institute at Cornell Graduate Fellowships: 2025 Application Form

KIC graduate fellowships are high-profile “Finishing Fellowships” for promising young researchers in their last year of PhD study who work in the area of nanoscale science.


ELIGIBILITY:


  • 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 2026 or earlier), and
  • Your research has a major component related to pushing the frontiers of nanoscale science.


For more information click HERE.


Upload Application Materials: Statement, CV, Writing Sample, and Letter of Support

Please upload the following:

  • 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 writing sample (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

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