laska2

Yale I know for example allows grad students to double up on outside and inside fellowships. So, I believe, you could have the Yale fellowship -- like $25k -- plus an NSF, for a total of 55k per year. If you get a Javits, however, you would probably only receive part of it, because they base the fellowship amount on need. The important question to ask in my opinion, though, is whether or not a grad program will give you their guaranteed years of funding if you receive an outside fellowship. So, for example, if a program usually provides PhD students with two years of stipend and you receive an NSF, will they still guarantee the two years of stipend? I think it would be good to try to get programs to commit to a position before attending because if you receive an NSF or Javits after you agree to attend, your negotiating position will be weakened.