George E. and Hester B. Aker Fellowship

Eligibility Requirements

• Virginia Tech Master’s and Doctoral level students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment or the College of Science
• Notable academic merit
• Demonstrate financial need by submitting a FAFSA to the Office of Financial Aid 
  
• U.S. citizenship

Funding

• One-year fellowship awarded per academic year
  
• $35,000 stipend
• The fellowship does not provide any tuition assistance
  

Nominations

• One fellowship awarded per academic year
• Departments can submit multiple nominations
• Email faculty letters of recommendation describing the student's notable academic and research merit to the Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education and the Director of Finance and Administration by March 1.