EDGE Doctoral Fellowship Program

Stanford's EDGE Doctoral Fellowship Program aims to recruit and retain outstanding doctoral students who have the potential to contribute to the richness of their academic fields and degree programs. The excellence of our research and teaching missions is advanced by having people with different backgrounds, interests, experiences, and viewpoints participating in the conversation. The EDGE program brings together a wide range of voices and perspectives. Nominations of students from all backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged, For more information, see the Graduate Admissions Policy and the Nondiscrimination Policy.

EDGE serves Stanford doctoral students in the social and behavioral sciences, business, education, and the humanities (SBEH), and in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The EDGE program is run in collaboration with the schools of business, education, engineering, humanities & sciences, and sustainability.

The EDGE Doctoral Fellowship Program reflects Stanford's commitment to fostering intellectual excellence in graduate education by creating a vibrant and supportive educational environment, that enables all students to reach their fullest potential. EDGE complements the training that doctoral students receive in their academic degree programs with opportunities for professional development, interdisciplinary research workshops, and mentorship by advanced graduate students and EDGE faculty advisors. EDGE fellows receive financial support, as well as the opportunity to apply for funding for research and professional travel and to engage in one-on-one mentoring. 

EDGE is an important fellowship that demonstrates Stanford’s commitment to welcoming students with varied perspectives and experiences across fields and disciplines. It’s also a great opportunity for scholars to make connections and receive the support that will help them thrive in graduate school.

-  Stacey F. Bent, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, Jagdeep and Roshni Singh Professor in the School of Engineering

 

 Stanford is a stronger institution because we have people from a broad array of backgrounds and perspectives, because we support all members of the university to achieve their potential, because we foster a culture of inquiry and of curiosity, and because we are committed, in pursuit of discovery and learning, to protecting the freedom of our faculty and our students to speak openly about issues they care about and to study topics of their choosing. Those freedoms are fundamental to the academic mission.

- Stanford President Jonathan Levin

Nominations Process

EDGE Doctoral Fellowships are awarded to incoming doctoral students, who are initially nominated by their degree program after they are admitted. The nominations are then reviewed by the deans' offices in the Schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Sciences and Sustainability.  

EDGE nominations and awards are made with awareness of and in conformance with the June 2023 Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.