Application Eligibility and Process

Only potential incoming doctoral students who have not yet started their graduate program at S&T are able to apply for the Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows Program. Potential incoming students must complete their application to a doctoral program prior to submitting this fellowship application.

After submitting the student application, the faculty advisor for the student candidate will complete a nomination form. Students who have been admitted into the doctoral program and have a completed Kummer I&E Fellowship application packet (student application and faculty advisor nomination) will then be reviewed by the Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows Program Selection Committee for final review and awarding of the fellowship. See specific deadlines below.

More details may be found in the Application and Selection Policies and Procedures document.

Semester Application Deadlines

Please note that the Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship application cycle for Fall 2025 has concluded.

Spring 2026

  • June 11, 2025: Spring 2026 application for Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship opens.
  • September 15, 2025: Deadline to submit completed Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship Program application.
  • Important: You must first have submitted a Ph.D. program application before you apply for the Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship.
  • September 30, 2025: Deadline for faculty advisors to complete and submit a Faculty Advisor Nomination form AND to submit an admission decision in Slate for the student's Ph.D. application.
  • Important: Students with a conditional admission will not be eligible for consideration for the Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship; students must be fully admitted by the department.
  • Beginning October 20, 2025: Finalists for the fellowship will be scheduled for Zoom interviews with the selection committee.
  • October 31, 2025: Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows selection committee to announce awards.
  • November 19, 2025: Deadline for awarded Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows to accept their award.

Fall 2026

  • November 3, 2025: Fall 2026 application for Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship opens.
  • February 2, 2026: Deadline to complete Ph.D. program application (including submission of all required application materials and application fee) AND submit completed Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship Program application.
  • February 12, 2026: Deadline for faculty advisors to complete and submit a Faculty Advisor Nomination form AND to submit an admission decision in Slate for the student's Ph.D. application.
  • Important: Students with a conditional admission will not be eligible for consideration for the Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship; students must be fully admitted by the department.
  • Beginning March 2, 2026: Finalists for the fellowship will be scheduled for Zoom interviews with the selection committee.
  • March 13, 2026: Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows selection committee to announce awards.
  • April 15, 2026: Deadline for awarded Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows to accept their award.