National Fellowships, Prestigious Internships, and Prizes for Students inEngineering
Alexander von Humboldt—German Chancellor Scholarship: Awarded annually to prospective leaders from the U.S. in the academic, economic and political fields, enabling them to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany. during one-year research stays, scholars gain insight into social, cultural, economic and political situation in Germany. Applications from life sciences and engineering considered if topic has compelling social or humanistic dimension. Foundation bears costs for preparatory German language tuittion and four-week introductory seminar in bonn and berlin. Graduating senior or alum under 35 years of age (october deadline).
Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program: Support for women of any nationality entering doctoral programs in areas of science or engineering closely related to aerospace-related science or engineering. Recent awardees have pursued aerospace studies from disciplines including chemistry, electrical engineering, mechnical engineering, and geophysics. Graduating senior or alum “registered” in an aerospace-related doctoral program (october deadline).
American Physical Society/IBM—Research Internship for Undergraduate Women: Ten week paid research internships at one of three ibm research facilities to encourage women students to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering. Must major in chemistry, physics, materials science or engineering, computer science or engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering. Sophomore or junior of any nationality (january deadline).
Davidson Fellows—Prestigious prize awarded to persons under the age of 18 who have completed an important piece of work in the fields of mathematics, science, technology, music, literature, philosophy, or “Outside the Box.” Any undergrad year (various deadlines—January through March).
Possibly: Dow Creativity Fellowship Program: Stipend, travel allowance, and ten week residency at Northwood University to develop a project in the arts, humanties, or sciences. open to “individuals in any field or profession who wish to pursue an innovative project or creative idea” (december deadline).
Environmental Protection Agency-Marshall (EPA Marshall): Jointly funded by the Marshall Commission and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), these scholarships support research in the area of the environment and can be in any related field. The EPA Marshall provides exceptional U.S. students the opportunity to begin or continue their graduate environmental studies at a Britishuniversity. To be eligible, applicants must first be selected as Marshall Scholars, applying in the usual way, and must be pursuing a graduate degree in one of the following areas: physical, life or systematic sciences, engineering and technology, economics, social and behavioral sciences, urban and regional planning, communication science. The proposed program of study must be demonstrably relevant to environmental protection, restoration or stewardship; environmental public health; or ecosystem health. First consideration will be given to applicants whose work emphasizes the study of global environmental problems, international collaborative approaches to environmental problem solving, technology exchange programs or research to improve international dialog regarding the environment. Marshall Commission will pay for the first two years of the scholarship in the UK; EPA will pay for up to three additional years of study, which may be in the UK or US, providing it culminates in a doctorate.
Environmental Protection Agency—National Network for Environmental Studies (NNEMS) Fellowship Program: Summer research opportunities in established EPA research programs/labortories in environmental policy and law, environmental management and administration, environmental science, and public relations and communications. Research project fields may include biology, computer programming and development, economics, education, engineering, law.
Eligible undergraduates have at least four courses related to environmental studies (December deadline). Also seniors applying to graduate program related to pollution control or environmental protection (December deadline).
Goldwater: awarded to undergraduates with strong commitment to graduate study toward a teaching or research career in . . . engineering, and potential to make a significant contribution in their field of study. Junior-level recipients are eligible for up to two years of support; senior level recipients are eligible for one year. sophomore or junior year(january deadline).
National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance—Advanced E-Team Grants: Funds entrepreneurial projects that involve collaboration between engineering and business schools in order to offer students creative, hands-on experiences. Grants of 12-18 months provide E-Teams with support needed to bring an innovative product or technology from idea to prototype, and eventually to market. Successful proposals demonstrate an idea’s technical feasibility, social value, and potential for commercialization. An E-Team consists of at least two graduate or undergraduate students and a faculty advisor. Team should also include industry and business development advisors and mentors. Pacific is not presently a member of NCIIA, but students with a viable project proposal may inquire about membership arrangements (december and may application deadlines).
National Consortium For Graduate Degrees For Minorities In Engineering And Science (GEM) Fellowship: Supports underrepresented minorities in obtaining Ph.D. degrees in . . .engineering. stipend plus five years full tuition at a gem memberuniversity. Senior(october deadline).
National Science Foundation—Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Supports 900 new graduate fellowships each year for study toward an m.s. or Ph.D. in . . . the natural sciences. Award covers tuition plus cost-of-living stipend for three years. Senior or first year of gradschool(october deadline).
National Science Foundation—Women In Engineering And Computer Information Science Awards: Supports graduate study in . . . engineering—apparently at the same level as the graduate research fellowship program. Senior or first year of gradschool(october deadline).
National Security Education Program—David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship: Supports graduate study of languages, cultures, and world regions that are critical to U.S. national security. Senior(january deadline).
National Security Education Program—David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship —National Flagship Language Initiative (NFLI) Program: trains participants to reach “professional working proficiency” in one of its target languages (arabic, korean, mandarin chinese, russian). Study of a common language—Spanish or French—is permissible only when at advanced level. In such cases, study abroad experience should not focus on language acquisition, but rather on academic course work. senior(january deadline).
National Security Education Program—David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships: For undergraduates to study abroad for one year to pursue study of languages and cultures deemed critical to u.s.national security. Focuses on specific geographic areas, languages, and fields of study pertinent to national security, broadly defined. applicant develops a project proposal. Areas of interest include sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration. If field of study is in applied sciences or engineering, NSEP will consider applications from students at the intermediate level of Spanish. Scholarship recipient expected to “commit to” a career in foreign service. Freshman and sophomore recipients eligible for second undergraduate award by recompeting as upperclassmen. Juniors and seniors receive only one undergraduate NSEP (scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for NSEP Boren graduate Fellowships)(january deadline).
Self Graduate Fellowship: Development opportunities for exceptional Ph.D. students in . . . engineering with promise to make significant contributions to field of study and society. Graduate fields include ecology and evolutionary biology. Specialized training plus preparation for leadership roles. Fellows interact with national experts to gain broad knowledge of public policy issues. capstone is intensive public policy seminar in washington, D.C. Must have received bachelor’s degree within last eight years (october deadline).
University of California, Berkeley—Summer Research Opportunity Program: Eight week internships in the humanities and biological, physical, and social sciences for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Strongly encourages applications from undergrads who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged, and show potential to benefit from exposure to research university environment. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors (January deadline).
University of California, Berkeley—Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley (SUPERB): Research opportunities in Engineering. Strongly encourages applications from undergrads who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged, and show potential to benefit from exposure to research university environment. Sophomores and Juniors who have completed some upper division coursework in engineering (January deadline).
University of California, Berkeley—Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley—Information Technology (SUPERB-IT): Eight week internships in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Strongly encourages applications from undergrads who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged, and show potential to benefit from exposure to research university environment. Juniors who have completed some upper division course work in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) (January deadline).
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Susan Weiner, Fellowship Advisor, University of the Pacific. Rev. 8.20.07
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