This paper measures the impact of external R&D funding on the career trajectory and research productivity of graduate students across the divisions of life sciences, math & physical sciences, engineering, and social sciences & psychology. We contribute to the understanding of the production of science by examining the training regimen for graduate students. We exploit variation between 3,678 awardees and honorable mentions of the U.S. National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. We find consistent evidence that the award increases degree completion, placement in a post-doctoral or academic research position, research productivity and impact, and network size. We further explore the role of the graduate advisor in this training process and find the award does not disrupt the apprenticeship model, but instead, increases the student's interaction with their advisor.

本文研究了外部R＆D资金对生命科学，数学与物理科学，工程学以及社会科学与心理学各学科的研究生的职业轨迹和研究生产率的影响。通过检查研究生的培训方案，我们有助于对科学的理解。我们利用3,678名获奖者之间的差异，以及美国国家科学基金会研究生研究奖学金计划的荣誉奖。我们发现一致的证据表明，该奖项提高了学位的完成率，在博士后或学术研究职位中的位置，研究效率和影响力以及网络规模。我们进一步探讨了研究生顾问在此培训过程中的作用，发现该奖项并没有破坏学徒模式，而是