22 UCLA Engineering Students and Alumni Awarded NSF Research Fellowships

National Science Foundation22 UCLA Samueli students and alumni have received the 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Aug 12, 2026

UCLA Samueli

Nearly two dozen UCLA Samueli School of Engineering students and alumni have received the National Science Foundation’s 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship. The awardees include nine members of the school’s Class of 2026, two of whom will continue their graduate education at UCLA Samueli.

Since 1952, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program has funded more than 70,000 students pursuing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The three-year fellowship includes a $37,000 annual stipend and an additional $16,000 for tuition and fees.