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What You’ll Receive as a Stamps Fellow
Competitive Financial Package
Stamps Fellows receive a comprehensive financial package worth $480,000 over five years that covers tuition, fees, a competitive stipend, and dedicated funding to support enrichment beyond the classroom.
With a guaranteed five-year graduate assistantship, you can count on financial security throughout your doctoral journey, allowing you to focus on your innovative research and academic pursuits, and making a lasting impact.
Research Exploration
In your first year as a Stamps Fellow, you will be awarded a full fellowship to explore various research areas before committing to a specific focus. This provides you with the opportunity to discover what truly excites you, while you build meaningful connections with faculty mentors and potential collaborators along the way.
What To Expect From the Program
Community and Leadership
Get ready to join a cohort-based program of exceptional scholars and benefit from specially-targeted events, unique opportunities, dedicated mentoring, and academic and professional enrichment funds.
Not only will these experiences create the next generation of leaders, it will build a community of support and foster a feeling of belonging among Stamps Fellows.
Professional Development
As a Stamps Fellow, you’ll have access to $8,000 in enrichment funding to support your professional growth beyond the lab or classroom. Use it to fuel experiences that align with your goals—whether that’s specialized training, entrepreneurship opportunities, global research, or high-impact internships.
Stamps Fellows also engage in curated programming that challenges you to think critically, lead ethically, and navigate complex global issues with confidence. Rooted in academic freedom and open discourse, these experiences are designed to sharpen your voice and vision as a future changemaker in your field.
Georgia Tech was already a great option, but I was in between another school until Stamps really sealed the deal. In a time when everyone is worried about funding security, it was a really important feature.
— From Aidan Billings (School of Mechanical Engineering)
Being named a Stamps Fellow affirmed my confidence as a researcher and motivated me to take on greater responsibility within my research group, which is part of the science team for the Rocket Lab mission to Venus. The Stamps enrichment sessions have also encouraged me to approach my work not only with technical excellence, but also with a stronger sense of leadership, service, and commitment to the broader scientific community.
— From Snigdha Nellutla (School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
2025-2026 Stamps Enrichment Sessions
During the 2025-2026 academic year, the inaugural cohort participated in a curated series of enrichment sessions and events designed to accelerate their academic progression, professional and leadership development, and cultivate their community and network-building skills.
Leadership Development-focused Sessions
- Foundations of Leadership, Parts I and II, facilitated by Terry Blum, Faculty Director, Institute for Leadership and Social Impact
- Leadership Dialogue facilitated by Rafael Bras, Regents Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Former Provost
- Leadership Dialogue facilitated by Mark Nolan, Associate Vice President for Corporate Engagement
- Leadership Dialogue facilitated by Sunji Jangh, Sr. Assistant Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore Co, Georgia Tech Alum
Professional and Academic Growth Sessions
- GT6000 Graduate Orientation Course: Stamps Fellows Section, Held weekly for the first 8 weeks
- Setting Community Standards and Future Directions, facilitated by Jana Stone, Assistant Vice Provost for Professional Development
- “Ways of Seeing” Case Study Discussion, facilitated by Joy Olabisi, Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Education
- Civil Discourse and Constructive Dialogue, facilitated by Bernard McCrary, Director of Constructive Dialogue and Intercultural Education, Belonging & Student Support
Community and Network Building Events
- Stamps Fellows Welcome Reception
- Stamps President’s Scholars Coffee
- Stamps Summit
- Stamps Fellows Retreat