Breakthroughs in theoretical physics have been made by very young people. The Burke Graduate Fellowship supports students past their candidacy examinations based on nominations by faculty members.
2016 - 2017 Fellows
Nicole Yunger Halpern , Chia Hsein Shen
2018 - 2019 Fellows
Murat Kologlu, Alexander Ridgway, Kung-Yi Su, Wilbur Shirley