Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program

The Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows Program is open to on-campus domestic and international full-time Ph.D. students admitted to a STEM degree program starting in the Fall 2022 semester. Preference will be given to those with a master's degree.

Current Missouri S&T students

S&T graduate students currently enrolled in either M.S., M.A. or Ph.D. programs are not eligible to be nominated for or awarded a Kummer I&E Fellowship unless they meet the following exception:

Students who are currently pursuing a M.S., M.A. at S&T in a department that does not offer the doctoral degree.

Thus, students enrolled in M.S., M.A. degree programs in Biological Sciences, Psychological Science, Business and Information Technology, and English and Technical Communication are eligible to be nominated for and awarded a Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellowship for pursuit of a Ph.D. degree at S&T.

Once you have been admitted as a Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellow you will receive a welcome packet with additional program information.

Requirements to stay in the I&E Doctoral Fellows program include:

Maintaining a GPA of 3.5 and be enrolled with full-time status
Passing your department's PhD qualifier exam in line with the program timeline
Active participation in I&E Fellows meetings, presentations, and activities
Preparing an annual progress report, to be reviewed by the Kummer Student Programs office.