The Electrical Engineering department selectively awards fellowships to incoming students every year. Each award comes with a quarterly stipend and tuition allowance. The details will vary and be specified in the award letter should you be selected to receive funding. Students who have been at Stanford for at least one (1) quarter are eligible Teaching Assistantships. More information on these awards can be found below.
Eligibility
All applicants, both international and domestic, who are applying for our full-time programs are eligible to be considered for fellowships at the time of application.
International students are not eligible for student loans from Stanford. However, we do encourage these students to apply for funding from their home country.
How to Apply
There is no separate application form in order to be considered for financial support from the department. The online application contains a question regarding consideration for fellowships; please indicate that you would like to be considered for fellowships by answering “Yes” to the question that asks: “Are you applying for Financial Aid from Stanford University” (via the online application system). There are a limited number of merit-based fellowships available each year to both international and domestic students.
There is no fixed date for determining all financial aid decisions, as timing depends on availability of funds. Some aid is offered in February, and most aid decisions are made by April 15. In other cases, funds do not become available until September. The EE Admissions Office will immediately make offers when funds become available. All decisions will be communicated via email.
Fellowships
Fellowship awards are based upon merit achievement, including undergraduate academic performance and research potential. Recipients receive 8-10 units of tuition per quarter and a quarterly stipend, usually for up to 3 quarters.
Incoming students who are admitted to the Ph.D. program will also be considered for the Stanford Graduate Fellowship, a prestigious three-year University award. More information on the Stanford Graduate Fellowship can be found online.
We strongly encourage applicants to apply for fellowships from outside resources such as the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense, as well as from many other possible sources.
Assistantships
Research assistantships are awarded by individual faculty members who have the necessary research funding. In most cases, students who have successfully arranged for an RA appointment have secured it by contacting a faculty member directly. Research assistants typically receive 8-10 units of tuition coverage and a monthly salary in exchange for 20 hours of work per week.
Teaching assistantships are available to students who have been at Stanford for at least one (1) quarter. TAships typically provide recipients with tuition coverage of 8-10 units and a monthly salary, requiring 20 hours of work per week. Information about becoming a teaching assistant in the EE department can be found online at: https://ee.stanford.edu/ta/.
Loans and Other Financial Information
Because not all entering EE students secure funding as they begin graduate studies at Stanford, prospective students are encouraged to apply for outside sources of funding. Stanford has a Financial Aid Office that helps with loan programs and other avenues for financing graduate study.
