Applicaton Process Awarded at Admission Division Engineering Eligibility Incoming doctoral students Funding Type Base Supplement Administered By Graduate School About The Upton Fellowship is awarded to the most outstanding incoming doctoral students in engineering. Terms The award provides full fellowship in the first-year of study (tuition, base stipend, and a grant of $3,000 remitted at the start of the academic year). The fellowship also provides a supplement of $5,000 in all years of study, one through five.