Funding Opportunities in Science and Engineering
- GEM Fellowships
- IBM Ph.D. Fellowships
- IDEA WILD Conservation Research Equipment Grants
- Link Foundation Energy Fellowship Program
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program
- Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program
- Society for Mining, Metallury, & Exploration Scholarships
GEM Fellowships
GEM offers MS and Ph.D. level students an outstanding opportunity and access to dozens of the top Engineering and Science firms and Universities in the nation. The GEM Fellowship was designed to focus on promoting opportunities for individuals to enter industry at the graduate level in areas such as research and development, product development, and other high level technical careers. GEM also offers exposure opportunities to a number of opportunities in academe. Under-represented candidates are targeted for this fellowship.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident at time of application
Deadline: November 15
Website: http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/
IBM Ph.D. Fellowships
The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study. These include: computer science and engineering (including cyber security, cloud, and mobile computing), electrical and mechanical engineering, physical sciences (including chemistry, material sciences, and physics), mathematical sciences (including analytics of massive scale data with uncertainty, operations research, and optimization), public sector and business sciences (including urban policy and analytics, social technologies, learning systems and Cognitive Computing), and Service Science, Management, and Engineering (SSME).
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: October 25, 2016
Website: http://www.research.ibm.com/university/awards/phdfellowship.shtml
IDEA WILD Conservation Research Equipment Grants
IDEA WILD seeks to minimize the loss of biodiversity by empowering people on the front lines of conservation by awarding small equipment grants to conservation professionals around the world. These equipment grants advance biological research, conservation education, community outreach, conservation management, field training, and professional development in areas where it is needed most. By empowering both aspiring and veteran conservation professionals, IDEA WILD has been instrumental in establishing new protected areas, reversing the decline of species through innovative management plans, restoring damaged and critical habitat, and improving how local communities support and sustain their immediate natural resources. Each year, IDEA WILD distributes over $300,000 worth of equipment – including digital cameras, spotting scopes, mist nets, tents, binoculars, and GPS units – to over 400 conservation projects worldwide.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: see website
Website: http://www.ideawild.org/apply.html
Link Foundation Energy Fellowship Program
The award consists of a two-year fellowship of $28,000 per year for two years to be used for the Fellow's academic year and summer stipend. Tenable in the US and Canada. The Fellowship fosters education and innovation in the societal production and utilization of energy.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: December 1, 2016
Website: http://www.linkenergy.org/index.html
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program
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 180 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2017, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated the 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 fifteen following disciplines: 1. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 2. Biosciences 3. Chemical Engineering 4. Chemistry 5. Civil Engineering 6. Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences 7. Computer and Computational Sciences 8. Electrical Engineering 9. Geosciences 10. Materials Science and Engineering 11. Mathematics 12. Mechanical Engineering 13. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 14. Oceanography 15. Physics
Citizenship: U.S. citizens
Deadline: December 9, 2016
Website: http://ndseg.asee.org/
Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program
Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, and administered by the American Society for Engineering Education. Stipends range from $25,000 to $38,000 depending on prior educational experience. It includes paid summer internships, a health insurance reimbursement of $1200/year, a book allowance of $1,000/academic year, mentoring, and employment placement after graduation. The Program is open to graduate and undergraduate students with U.S. citizenship. This program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion. Students pursuing degrees related to the following are encouraged to apply: 1. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 2. Biosciences 3. Chemical Engineering 4. Chemistry 5. Civil Engineering 6. Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences 7. Computer and Computational Sciences 8. Electrical Engineering 9. Geosciences 10. Industrial and Systems Engineering (technical tracks only) 11. Information Sciences 12. Materials Science and Engineering 13. Mathematics 14. Mechanical Engineering 15. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 16. Nuclear Engineering 17. Oceanography 18. Operations Research (technical tracks only) 19. Physics.
Recipients participate in summer internships at DOD laboratories and must be willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DOD.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen
Deadline: December 1, 2016
Website: http://smart.asee.org/
Society for Mining, Metallury, & Exploration Scholarships
Each year the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) and the SME Foundation offer multiple scholarships to SME student members who demonstrate a desire for and probability of success in a career in the minerals industry. A list of available scholarships is provided on their website.
Deadline: see website
Website: http://www.smenet.org/scholarships/
For more information, contact: Rowena Grainger at rowena.grainger@uconn.edu