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SIGF: Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship

About SIGF

The Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship (SIGF) is a competitive, university-wide program that awards three-year fellowships to outstanding doctoral students engaged in interdisciplinary research.

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The 2020 SIGF application is now closed. The 2021 application will open in Winter Quarter, 2021.

Contact sigf@stanford.edu with any questions. Review info session slides for more information.

Recent News

2021 Siebel Scholars from the Graduate School of Business. From left to right are Bianca Pinasco, Joshua Young Yang, Austin Ward, Mariana Martins, Brian Aoyama.
Oct 8 2020 | Stanford News
Sixteen Stanford graduate students have been honored with Siebel Scholar awards presented by the Siebel Foundation in Redwood City. Since 2000, the Siebel Scholar award has recognized exceptional graduate students at leading schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science....
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