Fellowships & Scholarships

E4C’s Fellows work on Impact Projects with interdisciplinary teams and develop their professional and technical skills by investigating, optimizing, and designing to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Apply HERE.

The prestigious international Science & PINS Prize is awarded annually to outstanding early-career researchers in the emerging field of neuromodulation. Findings already show improved outcomes in several neurological disorders. To enter, just write a 1000-word essay about your research performed in the last three years. The Grand Prize winner will be presented a US$25,000 award, as well as have their essay published in Science and on Science Online. A runner-up will have their essay published online

Apply before March 15, 2023 at www.science.org/pins

The online Scholarship Application is now open for the 2023 - 2024 academic year for 4-Year Baccalaureate students, Graduate students, Community College/2-Year Technical Programs, and Associate degree students and graduating High School seniors pursuing ME/MET degrees and closely related disciplines. A scholarship is considered by ASME to be a grant made to a student to enable or assist the student in pursuing an educational program in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Click HERE to learn more and apply.

The Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) program solicits proposals from accredited U.S. universities and other eligible organizations for graduate student-designed and performed research projects that contribute to the Science Mission Directorate’s (SMD) science, technology, and exploration goals. The graduate student shall have the primary initiative to define the proposed FINESST research project and must be the primary author, with input or supervision from the proposal’s Principal Investigator (PI) or mentor, as appropriate.

The proposal must present a well-defined research problem/activity and a justification of its scientific significance to NASA. FINESST awards are research grants for up to three years and up to $50K per year. Proposals are due February 7, 2023.   For a full copy of notice of funding opportunity download the file entitled F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology final text released November 28, 2022 (.PDF) from  https://go.nasa.gov/FINESST22.

An optional, pre-proposal teleconference is scheduled January 13, 2023, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern Time on a reservation-free, first-come basis.  No earlier than 15 minutes prior to the start time, call 1-256-715-9946. If prompted for a Passcode or a Phone Conference ID input: 360 678 47270. Restrictions may prevent the use of a free phone; telephones outside the U.S.; or computer software such as Skype. For U.S. TTY-equipped callers or other types of relay service no earlier than 15 minutes before the start of the teleconference, call 711 and provide the same conference call number and Conference ID.

Email any teleconference agenda suggestions and questions to hq-finesst@mail.nasa.gov by January 6, 2023. Questions via email during and after the telecon are welcome.

This fellowship provides financial support for exceptional students pursuing technical doctoral research relevant to the field of international nuclear safeguards. Participating universities foster partnerships between science/engineering programs and programs focused on nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards policy. Armed with both deep technical expertise and policy understanding, NNIS Fellows are primed to take on the exciting and challenging work of international nuclear safeguards.

This fellowship program is designed to meet the needs of the Naval Reactors Division of the U.S. Department of Energy for doctoral level employees for the development of science and engineering technology as it pertains to naval nuclear propulsion. The program will assist in preparing students for roles in naval nuclear propulsion and will support the broader objective of advancing fission energy development through the research efforts of the Fellows. The technical areas with greatest interest include reactor physics, nuclear materials science and engineering, radiation shielding technology, thermal hydraulics, computational fluid dynamics, acoustic technology, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technology.

The DOE NNSA LRGF application process begins in November with the opening of the online application. It concludes the following May when those selected must formally accept fellowship offers.

The application’s 13 sections can be completed in any order and over multiple visits to the secure site. A checklist helps applicants track their progress prior to final submission. Prior to and after submission, applicants can track the receipt of transcripts and requested letters of support.

REQUIRED SUPPORTING MATERIALS

• Transcripts: Request an official transcript from each university or college you have attended, including your current fall transcript. Documents should be mailed directly to the Krell Institute or sent via the university’s electronic transcript delivery service. The latter option is preferred if available.
• Lab Mentor Letter: Your lab mentor is the NNSA facility employee who will direct your activities during the fellowship’s residency period and your application must include a letter from this individual. In part, his or her submission will demonstrate understanding of the proposed project, address a plan for training and mentoring, and describe present/past interaction with you and/or your advisor. Follow online system prompts to request this letter from your lab mentor. Once notified, he/she will receive a personalized link from which to upload his/her file for inclusion in your application.
• Advisor Letter: Your graduate advisor plays a critical role in the application process. He/she will be asked to submit a letter of reference detailing your merits specific to the fellowship AND outlining his/her planned involvement during the laboratory residency period. Follow online system prompts to request this letter from your advisor. Once notified, he/she will receive a personalized link from which to upload his/her file for inclusion in your application.
• University Residency Policy: Under separate cover, your advisor must speak to or reference the university’s residency policy specific to off-campus experiences of up to six months. Follow online system prompts to request this letter from your advisor. Once notified, he/she will receive a personalized link from which to upload his/her file for addition to your application.
• Additional Reference Letters: Follow online system prompts to identify two additional references and to request a letter of support from each. Once notified, each reference will receive a personalized link from which to upload his/her file for inclusion in your application.

AFTER SUBMISSION

• Confirmation: You will receive an email confirming that your application was submitted. Please contact us if you do not receive an email within 24 hours. Print the completed application and keep a copy for your files.
• Application Status: You can check your application’s status via the online system at any time, even after final submission.
• Application Deadline: Online applications are due March 15, 2023. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm that Krell has received the application and all supporting materials by the stated deadline.

The application will be found here in November.

Since 1951, the IBM PhD Fellowship Program has collaborated with faculty, students and universities by recognizing and supporting exceptional PhD students that address focused areas of interest in technology. The IBM PhD Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional PhD students who want to make their mark in promising and disruptive technologies.

To be eligible for nomination, the student must  

·       be enrolled full-time in a PhD program over the two consecutive academic years of the award or forfeit the fellowship.

·       must have three years remaining in their program at the time of nomination so the fellowship can be applied to the last two years of study.

·       stay in the same program at the same institution for the duration of the award.

Students from U.S. embargoed countries are not eligible for the program. Students receiving a comparable fellowship, internship, or support from another company or institution during the IBM PhD Fellowship funding period are not eligible for this award.

Faculty are invited to submit nominations to megrad@umd.edu by October 20th. Please adhere to character limits and submit materials in a single PDF file to the Graduate School Awards Portal.

Please carefully review the IBM PhD Fellowship website for more information.

Required Materials

1.    Student’s CV (3-page limit)

2.    Details about Student Research (2000 character limit):

Group and enumerate responses into these mandatory sections:

·       Research Question or Hypothesis

·       Methodology

·       Analysis Strategy

·       Impact of potential results, and any risks or challenges

       Include an answers to these questions:

What would be the impact if work was not conducted?

Why did the student select this field of study and line of inquiry?

3.    Faculty Nomination Letter / Student Evaluation (1000 character limit):

       Include the Following:

·       Name, University, Department, Title, Professional/Academic Website that ties you to the university, phone, university email, university street address, country.

·       Answer to this question: “There are many Fellowship programs available to students. Tell us what prompted you to nominate this student for the IBM PhD Fellowship Award?”  Evaluation of the student and list of personal attributes, accolades or awards.

·       If possible, provide the name of an IBM Colleague and the manner of acquaintance.

4.   Special considerations, if any (1000 character limit):

Faculty written statement that itemizes any special considerations such as personal attributes, other accomplishments, etc. Be sure to include any IBM-specific or sponsored collaborations, activities, conferences, courses, internships, presentations, events, promotions, products, services, etc. with which the student has engaged. Let us know what the student is thinking about for their career: Professor and/or Researcher at a University? Corporate/Professional Researcher? Professional Researcher at an Institution or Government Lab? Something else?

5.   Department head’s supporting statement:  

Please prepare the letter on the Department letterhead and include name, department, and email address.  This should be a short supporting statement that is customized to the student and not a boilerplate recommendation.  The letter can compare recent graduates and specify the nominee’s overall department standing.  It can provide the Student’s GPA. (Ex: 3.5 out of 4.0.) and any differentiating metrics such as the student’s Google Scholar Rank/number of citations. ORCID number, and/or h-index.