The National Science Foundation (NSF) guidelines require that all grant funds be used only by U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and cannot be disbursed to non-US citizens, even those enrolled in U.S. academic programs.  

Students must currently be enrolled in an eligible PhD program at a U.S. institution. Eligible fields include all recognized engineering fields, including but not limited to:

• Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical/Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Material Sciences and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science PhD candidates will be considered if the program is within the home institution’s Engineering School.