This Fellowship was established in 1994 and funded for several years through the generosity of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. It is awarded annually by a vote of the faculty of the Chemistry Department to an outstanding chemistry graduate student based on the student's research performance and overall progress toward the Ph.D. degree.

This Fellowship is named in honor of Professor Stockmayer, whose life is described on the Chemistry Department's memorial page for him.