Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program 2024

Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program is designed to encourage innovative-minded students to pursue doctoral degrees to strengthen applied research, technological innovation, and economic development in the region, state, and nation. The program is open to domestic and international students. Each I&E fellow will receive a 12-month stipend and tuition remission for required coursework for up to four years.

Eligibility for the Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program:

• Domestic and international full-time Ph.D. students admitted to a STEM degree program starting the Fall 2024 semester.
• Applicants with a master’s degree will be given preference.
• Applicants must be admitted as Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows.

Additional Requirements:

• Maintaining a GPA of 3.5 and being enrolled with full-time status.
• Passing a PhD qualifier exam by the end of the third full semester (excludes summer semester).
• Participation in I&E classwork/activities.
• Preparing an annual progress report, to be reviewed by the Kummer Fellows Committee.

Benefits:

• tuition remission for required coursework for up to four years.
• Participation in the annual day Kummer I&E research conference that includes researchers from industry and academia
• Successful applicants are provided with $1,500/year in supplementary funds to be used to advance research (conference travel, software, etc).
• The Kummer Doctoral Achievement Award and medal for fellows who complete their PhD in 4 years.
• Doctoral I&E Award for fellows whose research leads to commercialization.

Application Deadline: September 15, 2023