Frontera Computational Science Fellowships
Fellowship at a Glance
Program Dates: June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025 (11:59 pm Eastern)
The Frontera fellowship program provides a year-long opportunity for talented graduate students to compute on the most powerful academic supercomputer in the world and collaborate with experts at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
Fellows will receive:
- $34,000 stipend in two installments of $17,000
- Up to $12,000 in tuition allowance throughout the year
- Travel support to present research results at a Frontera user community event and/or professional conference
- 50,000 node-hours on Frontera
- Paid visits to TACC in Austin, TX
Stipend
Fellows will receive a $34,000 stipend, up to $12,000 in tuition allowance throughout the year, and travel support to present research results at a Frontera user community event and/or professional conference.
Eligibility
Applications will only be accepted from students who are studying in the United States or its territories at a US institution. Applicants must also:
- Be enrolled as a graduate student at the time of application
- Have completed at least one academic year (two semesters) of their PhD graduate program as of March 2025)
- Have at least one full year (12 months) remaining in their program as of June of the year of award
- Be enrolled in a US institution and studying in the United States or one of its territories
- Be able to spend one week during the summer semester, and one week in the spring semester in residence, at TACC in the year of award (roughly June/July for summer and April/May for spring, but will vary according to your school’s calendar)
- Have a dissertation and research topic approved by your PhD committee at the time of application
Applications will be evaluated based on:
- Related experience and service
- Research plan and its use of advanced computing resources
- Letters of reference
- Projects that support multidisciplinary research
TACC is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability statuses to apply.
For more information and to apply, please see Application Instructions and FAQ or contact staff at: fcsf@tacc.utexas.edu.