Student Fellowships and Scholarships
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship
NIST: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Education Testing Service Fellowship Programs (post-doctoral programs)
Sigma Xi: Grants In Aid of Research Program
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship
NSF: East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship
NDSEG Graduate Fellowship
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award approximately 40 scholarships to seniors and recent graduates planning to attend graduate school for the first time starting in fall 2009.
Each award covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student per year of study is $50,000 and the maximum length is six years.
Students interested in this scholarship must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their institution. IIT's faculty representative is Dr. Ganesh Raman. Students may not apply directly to the Foundation for this program.
IIT's Internal Deadline: TBD (Anticipated February 2009)
Jack Kent Cooke Website
Application Materials
If you have questions about the Graduate Scholarship Program, please contact the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation by phone at 1-800-498-6478 or by email at jkc-g@act.org.
NIST: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) is accepting proposals for its Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program in Gaithersburg, MD. Domestic students majoring in science, mathematics and engineering are eligible to apply. Note that applications for participation in the SURF program are only accepted from colleges or universities, and not from individual students. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Dr. Eric Brey, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Research at undergrad_research@iit.edu.
Proposal Deadline: TBD (Anticipated February 2009)
Students can participate in any one of the seven NIST laboratories:
- Building and Fire Research
- Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
- Chemical Science and Technology
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering
- Information Technology
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Science & Engineering
- NIST Center for Neutron Research
- Physics
Education Testing Service Fellowship Programs
(post-doctoral programs)
The ETS Fellowship and Internship programs seek scholars who either hold a doctoral degree or who are enrolled in a doctoral program in the field of educational research and who are interested in research opportunities.
ETS Fellowship and Internship programs applications will be accepted beginning in November of 2009.
ETS Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students
Selected interns conduct research under the guidance of an ETS mentor in Princeton, N.J. Graduate students who are currently enrolled in a full-time doctoral program and who have completed a minimum of two years of coursework toward their PhD or EdD on or before the program start date are eligible to apply.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Program
Up to three fellows are selected and invited to conduct independent research. Candidates must hold a PhD or an EdD. The fellowship is for a period of up to two years, renewable after the first year by mutual agreement.
Sylvia Taylor Johnson Minority Fellowship in Educational Measurement
One fellow is selected to conduct independent research. Candidates must have received their PhD or EdD within the past ten years. The fellowship is for a period of up to two years, renewable after the first year.
Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship Program
During the academic year, fellows study at their universities and conduct a research project under supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with an ETS research scientist. During the summer, fellows participate in the ETS Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students. The program is open to national and international applicants who are enrolled in a doctoral program and who have completed all required coursework toward the PhD. Applicants should be at the dissertation stage of their program.
Sigma Xi: Grants In Aid of Research Program
The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $2,500 for astronomy or vision related research.
Application deadlines are March 15th and October 15th annually.
Application: http://sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml
Sigma Xi Website: http://sigmaxi.org
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship
Designed to increase the diversity of the nation�s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Eligibility Requirements:
- U.S. citizen or national
- Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
Stipends and Allowances:
- Predoctoral: $20,000 to the fellow, institutional allowance of $2,000 for three years
Deadline November14, 2008 - Dissertation: $21,000 for one year
Deadline November 28, 2008 - Postdoctoral: $40,000 for one year, $1,500 employing institution allowance, to be matched by employing institution
Deadline November 28, 2008
All awardees have expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows.
Approximately 60 predoctoral, 35 dissertation and 20 postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council for the National Academies.
For more information contact:
Fellowships Office
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 334-2872
Fax: (202) 334-3419
Email: infofell@nas.edu
Web: http://national-academies.org/fellowships
NSF: East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes
For U.S. Graduate Students Pursuing Science and Engineering
Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan
- Biological Sciences
- Computer and Information Science & Engineering
- Education (Science, Mathematics, Engineering, & Technology)
- Geosciences
- Mathematical & Physical Sciences
- Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences
- Multidisciplinary Research
Email: eapinfo@nsf.gov
Web: www.nsf.gov/eapsi
Deadline December 9, 2008
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 900-1,600 graduate fellowships in this competition pending availability of funds. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master�s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Due Dates:
- Interdisciplinary Fields of Study
Full Proposal Deadline Date : November 3, 2008 - Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering
Full Proposal Deadline Date : November 5, 2008 - Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences
Full Proposal Deadline Date : November 6, 2008 - Life Sciences
Full Proposal Deadline Date : November 7, 2008 - Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
Full Proposal Deadline Date : November 10, 2008 - Engineering
Full Proposal Deadline Date : November 12, 2008
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly talented national and international scientists and engineers to engage in ongoing NASA research in Aeronautics, Astrobiology, Astrophysics, Earth Science, Exploration Systems, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Space Operations.
- Approximately 60 Fellowships awarded annually
- One-year appointments, renewable up to three years
- Annual stipends start at $50,000, with supplements for certain degree fields and high cost-of-living areas
- Annual travel budget of $8,000
- Financial assistance for relocation
- Financial supplement for health insurance purchased through the program
Apply at http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc.
Three application deadlines each year: November 1, March 1, and July 1.
Eligibility:
- U.S. Citizens
- Foreign Nationals with a J-1 visa status as a research scholar, Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status, or Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with pending LPR status
- Recent and senior-level Ph.D. recipients
Locations of Fellowship Positions:
- Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
- Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA
- Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
- Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
- Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
- Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
- Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
- Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
- Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS
- NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
- Various locations associated with the NASA Astrobiology Institute
NDSEG Graduate Fellowship
As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2009, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering. National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships are awarded to applicants who will pursue a doctoral degree in, or closely related to, an area of DoD interest within one of the following disciplines:
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biosciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences
- Computer and Computational Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Geosciences
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Physics
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