TITLE:Selected Professions Engineering Dissertation Fellowships
SPONSOR_LIST: American Association of University Women (AAUW); Educational Foundation; Fellowships and Grants; Selected Professions Fellowships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: January 10, 2010
AMOUNT: $20,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Each fellowship carries a fixed stipend of $20,000 to cover academic and living expenses for a 12-month period (July 1 through June 30). The fellowships do not fund research equipment, research assistants, and similar costs; publication costs; travel to professional meetings, conferences, or seminars; tuition for additional coursework; repayment of loans or other personal obligations; institutional (overhead) costs; or tuition for dependent's education. Fellowship funds may be used for dependent care if essential in facilitating the candidate's pursuit of her educational study or research.
ELIGIBILITY: An Engineering Dissertation Fellowship applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States at the time of application and must be enrolled in a doctoral program at an accredited United States institution. The applicant must have completed all coursework, passed all preliminary exams, and had the dissertation research prospectus (proposal or plan) submitted or approved by the application deadline. Students holding a fellowship for the purpose of writing the dissertation the year before the AAUW fellowship year are not eligible to apply. Applicants may apply up to two times for a dissertation fellowship for the same topic.
AAUW members, AAUW Educational Foundation, and AAUW boards, committee, panels, task forces, staff, and current interns are not eligible to apply for Selected Professions Engineering Dissertation Fellowships.
Fellowships support traditional classroom-based courses of study at colleges or universities. This fellowship program does not provide funding for distance learning programs or for degrees heavily dependent on distance learning components.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student; Women
ABSTRACT: The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation offers the Selected Professions Engineering Dissertation Fellowships for the writing of the dissertation in engineering to American women who have achieved or show promise of achieving distinction in their scholarly work. Fellowships are available for all disciplines within the field of engineering. It is expected that the fellowships will be used for the final year of the writing of the dissertation and that the doctoral degree will be received at the end of the fellowship year. The fellow is expected to devote full time to the writing of her dissertation during the fellowship year. This fellowship is not intended to fund field research.\\Fellowships support traditional classroom-based courses of study at colleges or universities. This fellowship program does not provide funding for distance learning programs or for degrees heavily dependent on distance learning components.
URL: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/selected.cfm
KEYWORDS: Aeronautical or Astronautical Engineering; Ceramic Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering or Electronics; Engineering; Engineering Education; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Mining Engineering; Petroleum Engineering
FUNDING_TYPE: Dissertation or Thesis

TITLE: General Motors Engineering Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: September 18, 2009
DEADLINENOTE: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed. Applications must be postmarked by the deadline.
AMOUNT: $3,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: The award amount is $3,000 per academic year, disbursed in the fall and spring semesters.
ELIGIBILITY: The applicant must
- be a member of AISES
- have a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average (GPA);
- be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student or graduate student in an engineering program at an accredited college or university;
- be at least one-fourth American Indian, be a member of an American Indian tribe, or otherwise considered to be an American Indian by the tribe with which affiliation is claimed; or be at least one-fourth Alaskan Native or considered
to be an Alaskan Native by an Alaskan Native group to which affiliation is claimed;
- submit an essay submit an essay (1) explaining knowledge of or lived experiences with American Indian tribal culture, (2) including a comprehensive clear discussion of specific interest in engineering, and (3) describing how applicant will contribute his or her knowledge or professional experience to a Native American community; and
- complete an online inventory of skills that is administered by GM via the Internet.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student; Undergraduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and General Motors (GM) will award General Motors Engineering Scholarships to members of AISES who are American Indian or Alaskan Native undergraduate or graduate students pursuing degrees in engineering. GM gives preference to electrical, industrial, or mechanical engineering majors.
URL: http://www.aises.org/Programs/ScholarshipsandInternships/Scholarships
KEYWORDS: Electrical Engineering or Electronics; Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Graduate Scholarships
SPONSOR_LIST: National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF); AESF Foundation
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: April 15 (annually)
DEADLINENOTE: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.
AMOUNT: $1,500
AMOUNT_NOTE: The scholarship is $1,500 for one year. Cash awards will be sent directly to the college or university, to be credited to the recipient's account.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible graduate students must have completed an accredited undergraduate program leading to a master's or Ph.D. degree and must be attending an accredited college or university. There are no geographic limitations. Both national and international applicants are urged to apply.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Unrestricted
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: Graduate scholarships are available from the American Electroplaters and Surface Refinishers Society's (AESF's) Scholarship Program to support graduate education toward a career in the electroplating and surface finishing industry (e.g., in metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, material science or engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, or environmental engineering).
URL: http://www.nasf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Scholarship_Information&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=3350
KEYWORDS: Materials Processing and Finishing; Metallurgical Engineering; Metallurgy; Surface Science
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: E. Wayne Kay Graduate Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation; Graduate
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: February 1 (annually)
DEADLINENOTE: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be full-time students and accepted in a graduate program for manufacturing engineering or industrial engineering in the United States or Canada.
Awards are made only to those students who have proven scholastic ability, exemplary character, and leadership capability, and who have demonstrated their potential for future leadership in the profession.
Graduate fellowship applicants must possess an overall minimum GPA of 3.0. Graduate students will not be funded beyond the first post-master year.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Canada; United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The Wayne Kay Scholarship Fund, through the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation, will support graduate fellowships awarded annually to full-time students enrolled in a graduate program for manufacturing engineering or industrial engineering in the United States or Canada.
URL: http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/smeefhtml.pl?/foundation/scholarships/schl_briefly.html&&&SME&
KEYWORDS: Industrial Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Henry Luce Foundation Clare Booth Luce Program
SPONSOR_LIST: Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Graduate Scholarships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: TBD; Scholarship information for the 2010-2011 school year will be available starting in December
DEADLINENOTE: A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed. Application information for the 2009-2010 school year will be available in December.
AMOUNT: $10,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: One scholarship is available.
ELIGIBILITY: All SWE scholarships are open only to women majoring in engineering or computer science in a college or university with an ABET-accredited program or in a SWE-approved school and who will be in the specified year of study during the academic year the grant payment is made. Applicants for graduate scholarships must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student; Women
ABSTRACT: The Henry Luce Foundation Clare Boothe Luce Program promotes the advancement of American women through higher education in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Preference for those expressing a career interest in academia.
URL: http://www.societyofwomenengineers.org/scholarships/brochure.aspx
KEYWORDS: Automotive Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences; Electrical Engineering or Electronics; Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering; Materials Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE:Guidance, Navigation, and Control Graduate Award
SPONSOR_LIST: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); AIAA Foundation; Graduate Awards
SPONSOR_TYPE: Other Nonprofit
DEADLINE: January 31 (annually)
AMOUNT: $5,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Official recognition and presentation of the check to the recipient will be in conjunction with the Awards Presentation Ceremony at the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. In addition, the AIAA Foundation will present the recipient with a special recognition plaque in honor of this award.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants must have completed at least one academic year of full-time graduate college work. Eligible applicants will be participating (or plan on future participation) in research endeavors that will impact one or more of the areas of guidance, navigation, and control as part of their graduate studies. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply, as are students at non-U.S. schools. Applicants do not have to be AIAA members to apply, but they must be members to receive the award. Past winners are ineligible for three years, after which they can apply again. Postdoctoral candidates are not eligible.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Unrestricted
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Graduate Award program provides awards to qualified students actively participating in specific research endeavors as part of their graduate studies. These endeavors include master's or doctoral thesis research and master's (non-thesis option) research projects.\\The Guidance, Navigation, and Control Graduate Award is intended for the student who will be participating (or plan on future participation) in research endeavors that will impact one or more of the areas of guidance, navigation, and control as part of his or her graduate studies.
URL: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=227
KEYWORDS: Aeronautical or Astronautical Engineering; Aeronautics; Astronautics; Aviation Technology; Flight Control Systems; Motion Guidance; Navigation and Guidance Systems
FUNDING_TYPE: Research; Dissertation or Thesis

TITLE: Open Topic Graduate Award
(Note AIAA also offers several specific topic awards)
SPONSOR_LIST: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); AIAA Foundation; Graduate Awards
SPONSOR_TYPE: Other Nonprofit
DEADLINE: January 31 (annually)
AMOUNT: $5,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Up to four awards are available. Official recognition and presentation of the check to the recipient will be made in conjunction with the Awards Presentations Ceremony at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. In addition, the AIAA Foundation will present the recipient with a special recognition plaque in honor of this award.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants must have completed at least one academic year of full-time graduate college work. Applicants may be students of any nationality, not restricted by the U.S. State Department, in full-time study at any accredited college or university within the United States. Applicants do not have to be AIAA members to apply, but they must become student members before receiving the award. Postdoctoral candidates are not eligible.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation Graduate Award program provides awards to qualified students actively participating in specific research endeavors as part of their graduate studies. These endeavors include master's or doctoral thesis research and master's (non-thesis option) research projects.\\In order to allow for the greatest possible flexibility in research, the AIAA Foundation has made available "non-designated" graduate awards to graduate students who are actively participating in research endeavors in one of the more than 65 specialty areas represented by AIAA technical committees.
URL: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=227
KEYWORDS: Aeronautical or Astronautical Engineering; Aeronautics; Aerospace Engineering; Astronautics
FUNDING_TYPE: Research; Dissertation or Thesis

TITLE: Two-Year Aeronautics Fellowship Opportunity for Students Pursuing Master's Degrees
SPONSOR_LIST: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Federal, U.S.
DEADLINE: Application will reopen in October 2009
DEADLINENOTE: A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.
AMOUNT_NOTE: Three individuals are selected each year from the GSRP program to receive this fellowship. Each of the three individuals receive the option for a summer or 10 week internship at a NASA center to conduct aeronautics research. The internship includes a stipend of $10,000 above the basic GSRP yearly stipend of $30,000 for FY08, as defined in the background material for GSRP.\\Each aeronautics fellowship will be provided for a maximum of two years, and will include a maximum GSRP fellowship stipend plus two summer internships with their $10,000 supplemental stipends. These stipends are to cover educational expenses such as room, board, tuition, and fees.\\Once students complete the two year masters program, NASA will offer one additional year of support under the GSRP at the rate of $30,000.
ELIGIBILITY: This program is for full-time graduate students who are United States citizens and are enrolled in, or have been accepted by and have indicated their intention to enroll in, accredited master's degree programs in aeronautical engineering or equivalent programs at institutions of higher education. All individuals who apply for a GSRP fellowship in an aeronautical engineering or equivalent program will qualify for the Aeronautics Fellowship program.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The Two-Year Aeronautics Fellowship Opportunity for students pursuing master's degrees is a partnership between the NASA Office of Education and the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD). The program is based on the existing Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP), and all individuals who apply for a GSRP fellowship in an aeronautical engineering or equivalent program qualify. Scholarship recipients coordinate their research under the guidance of a NASA mentor or advisor who covers NASA aeronautics research programs.\\The goal of NASA's GSRP is to cultivate research ties to the academic community to help to meet the continuing needs of the nation's aeronautics and space requirements by increasing the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in aeronautics and space-related disciplines. This includes broadening the base of students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering. Research opportunities are assessed and updated annually to complement the mission requirements of NASA, and research areas are in disciplines that lead to aeronautics and space careers
URL: http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/home/armd.cfm
KEYWORDS: Aeronautics
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Aerospace Graduate Research Fellowships
SPONSOR_LIST: Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Academic Institution
DEADLINE: Application will reopen in October 2009
DEADLINENOTE: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed.
AMOUNT: $5,000
UPPER_AMOUNT: $15,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: The fellowships are $5,000 add-on awards designed to supplement and enhance basic graduate research support, such as graduate research assistantships, graduate teaching assistantships, and non-federal scholarships and fellowships. Awards are made annually and are renewable up to a total of three years for students making satisfactory research and academic progress.
ELIGIBILITY: The fellowship program is open to graduate students who are U.S. citizens and enrolled in a program of full-time study at one of the five Virginia Space Grant universities. Students may apply prior to entering or anytime during their graduate program.
Successful fellowship recipients should have grade point averages of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Virginia
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: A major goal of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is to help produce the engineers and scientists of the future. While opportunities for careers in aerospace have expanded, the number of students pursuing degrees in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences has declined. To encourage talented individuals to pursue aerospace-related fields of study, the VSGC established the Aerospace Graduate Research Fellowship program. Eligibility is not limited to science and engineering majors. Any field of study that includes coursework related to an understanding of or interest in aerospace is eligible. The VSGC is a coalition of five Virginia Space Grant colleges and universities - College of William and Mary, Hampton University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - the Virginia Community College System, NASA, state educational agencies, and other organizations representing diverse aerospace education and research interests.
URL: http://www.vsgc.odu.edu/sf/gradfellow/index.shtml
KEYWORDS: Aeronautical or Astronautical Engineering; Aeronautical or Astronautical Materials; Aeronautics; Aerospace Electronics; Aerospace Engineering; Aerospace Environments; Aerospace Medicine; Aerospace Navigation; Aerospace Personnel Equipment; Aerospace Safety; Aerospace Technology; Astronautics; Space Sciences
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE:ACI Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: American Concrete Institute (ACI); ACI Foundation; ACI Graduate Scholarship Program
SPONSOR_TYPE: Other Nonprofit
DEADLINE: October 30, 2009
DEADLINENOTE: All application materials must be received before midnight on the deadline.
AMOUNT: $3,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Each scholarship consists of a cash stipend of $3,000 for a one-year period. The stipend will be sent to the business office of the institution designated by the applicant where the graduate study program will be pursued. These funds will then be deposited into the recipient's university account.
ELIGIBILITY: Candidates who are completing or have completed studies for a bachelor's degree  may apply. At the time of receiving the scholarship, the applicant must have a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education that is accredited by the responsible regional or national agency, and must have been accepted for graduate study at an accredited college or university in an engineering, architecture, or materials science program. The graduate study program must be in the area of concrete with an emphasis on structural design, materials, construction, or any combination thereof.
Applicants must be a full-time first or second-year (after bachelor's degree) graduate student during the entire scholarship year. Course work during a summer session will count toward the degree year.
Applications will be accepted from anywhere in the world but graduate study must take place in the United States or Canada during the award year. All applicants must be proficient in the English language, French (as required in the Province of Quebec), or Spanish (as required in Puerto Rico).
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Canada; United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: As part of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Graduate Scholarship Program, the ACI Foundation offers the ACI Scholarship to support graduate study in the field of concrete.
URL: http://www.concrete.org/STUDENTS/st_graduate.htm
KEYWORDS: Concrete Structure; Materials Sciences
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: John Randall Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: American Nuclear Society (ANS); ANS Scholarships; Graduate Scholarships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: February 1 (annually)
DEADLINENOTE: Applications must be received by the deadline.
AMOUNT: $3,000
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be full-time graduate students. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the United States.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Nuclear Society (ANS) offers the John Randall Scholarship for students pursuing graduate studies in the areas of science and engineering related to the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management.
URL: http://www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/
KEYWORDS: Nuclear Engineering; Nuclear Fuel Waste Management; Nuclear Materials Management; Nuclear or Radioactive Waste Disposal
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Jack E. Leisch Memorial National Graduate Fellowship
SPONSOR_LIST: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Graduate Scholarships and Research Fellowships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: May 9, 2010
DEADLINENOTE: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed. 2009 application will be available in the fall of 2008
Application materials must be received by the deadline.
UPPER_AMOUNT: $3,500
AMOUNT_NOTE: The amount of the award is expected to be up to $3,500, depending on funds available from the endowment. The successful applicant must submit to ASCE proof of enrollment prior to receipt of the fellowship.
ELIGIBILITY: The applicant must be a member of the ASCE, and must be in good standing at the time of the award (membership applications may be submitted with scholarship applications). He or she must be a full-time student who is enrolled in or admitted to a transportation/traffic engineering graduate degree program (master or doctoral) in civil engineering at a qualified university. Qualified universities are those whose undergraduate civil engineering program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Previous Jack E. Leisch Scholarship recipients are not eligible to reapply.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Unrestricted
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The Jack E. Leisch Memorial National Graduate Fellowship provides funding for students enrolled in a transportation/traffic engineering degree program in civil engineering. Transportation/traffic engineering graduate programs feature principal course work in traffic engineering, geometric design, transportation planning, transportation science, or any combination of the above. Selection is based on appraisal of the applicant's justification, educational plan, academic performance and standing, potential for development, leadership capacity, and financial need.
URL: http://www.asce.org/inside/stud_leisch.cfm
KEYWORDS: Civil Engineering; Traffic Engineering; Transportation Engineering; Transportation Engineering Design; Transportation Engineering Planning or Policy
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE:Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Foundation
SPONSOR_TYPE: Private Foundation
DEADLINE: May 31 (annually)
UPPER_AMOUNT: $4,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Up to ten scholarships of up to $4,000 each are available for one academic year (nine months) starting in September and paid in three quarterly installments (August, December, and April).
ELIGIBILITY: Graduate students, juniors, and seniors in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defined computer related field of engineering who are active members of a Computer Society student branch chapter are eligible. Applicants are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 over 4.0, and be a full-time student as defined by his or her academic institution during the course of the award. Student winners of the Computer Society's Richard Merwin or UPE/CS award for the previous year (13 months) are not eligible.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Unrestricted
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student; Undergraduate Student
ABSTRACT: This scholarship was created in honor of the late Richard E. Merwin, past president of the society, to recognize and reward active leaders in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society student branch chapters who show promise in their academic and professional efforts.
URL: http://www.computer.org/portal/site/ieeecs/menuitem.c5efb9b8ade9096b8a9ca0108bcd45f3/index.jsp?&pName=ieeecs_level1&path=ieeecs/communities/students&file=schlrshp.xml&xsl=generic.xsl&
KEYWORDS: Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering or Electronics
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Robert M. Burger Fellowship
SPONSOR_LIST: Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC); Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Commercial
DEADLINE: TBD
DEADLINE NOTE: A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed. Application information will be provided in the Fall/ Winter.
AMOUNT_NOTE: The fellowship provides tuition, fees, and a monthly stipend of $1,850, as well as an unrestricted gift of $2,000 per year to the university department with which the student is associated. The fellowship will continue to the completion of the doctoral program, but for no more than four years. Succeeding fellowships will be awarded as the current recipient completes doctoral studies.
ELIGIBILITY: The fellowship is awarded to a graduate student who is a U.S. citizen; who has completed a master's degree; who is pursuing or planning to undertake a doctoral program in an academic area appropriate to the fellowship; and who has the required recommendation from the proposed university advisor.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The Robert M. Burger Fellowship was created by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) in 1992 in recognition of Dr. Burger's 10 years of service to the SRC as Vice President and Chief Scientist. This fellowship is for research in microelectronics-related policy or management issues with the intent being to encourage the development of new concepts or insights into the factors that influence competitiveness in high technology industry, including, for example, industrial or technology policy; regulatory and fiscal environment; corporate and sectorial structure; education; research and development; and management.\\The fellowship will be awarded competitively on the basis of the quality, relevance, and timeliness of the proposed research; on demonstrated academic and leadership ability; and on the appropriateness of the institutional environment for the research.
URL: http://grc.src.org/member/about/aboutburger.asp
KEYWORDS: Electrical Engineering or Electronics; Microelectronics; Science Planning or Policy; Semiconductors; Technology Planning or Policy
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Julia Kiene Fellowships in Electrical Energy
SPONSOR_LIST: Women's International Network of Utility Professionals (WiNUP)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Other Nonprofit
DEADLINE: March 1 (annually)
DEADLINENOTE: Anticipated deadline. A deadline for the next cycle has not been confirmed. Application information will be provided in the Fall/Winter
AMOUNT: $2,000
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student; Women
ABSTRACT: The Women's International Network of Utility Professionals (WiNUP) believes in doing all it can to help those within the industry with their educational pursuits. To help professionals in the industry, WiNUP offers two scholarships each year to students engaging in graduate work toward an advanced degree in any phase of electrical energy.  Julia Kiene Fellowships in Electrical Energy was named for a past president of the organization who serves as an inspiration to young men and women who pursue careers in the electrical industry.
URL: http://www.winup.org/prof_dev_scholarships.htm
KEYWORDS: Electric Power Generation; Electrical Engineering or Electronics; Utilities
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE:Thompson Scholarship for Women in Safety
SPONSOR_LIST: American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE); American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF); Scholarships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: December 1, 2009
DEADLINENOTE: A complete list of awards, program rules and the application will be available on this website in September. Applications will be due on December. Applications must be postmarked by the deadline. Transcripts may be mailed separately. Applicants are responsible to make sure transcripts arrive on time.
AMOUNT: $1,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: One award is available.
ELIGIBILITY: The applicant must be a female graduate student. ASSE student membership is not required for this award. The applicant must be enrolled in nine graduate level semester hours or more in safety engineering, safety management, occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, risk management, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental safety, environmental health, or any other closely related field, and have at least a 3.5 grade point average. Applicants who are currently enrolled to begin a graduate program and have no GPA or transcript yet should submit their official enrollment in a safety-related graduate degree program, make sure they have at least nine graduate credits "in progress", and include their official transcripts from their undergraduate program.
Graduate students are now eligible to receive a second ASSE Foundation scholarship award, if the first ASSE Foundation scholarship award was an undergraduate scholarship. No matter what the circumstance, students will not receive more than two scholarships from the ASSE Foundation.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student; Women
ABSTRACT: The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation (ASSEF) will award the Thompson Scholarship for Women in Safety to a woman who is pursuing a graduate degree in safety engineering, safety management, occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, risk management, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, fire safety, environmental safety, environmental health, or any other closely related field.
URL: http://www.asse.org/foundation/scholarships/scholarships.php
KEYWORDS: Ergonomics; Fire Safety; Nurse Practitioner; Nursing; Occupational Health and Safety; Occupational Hygiene; Risk Factor Analysis; Safety; Safety Engineering
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Hypertherm-International HyTech Leadership Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: American Welding Society (AWS); AWS Foundation; National Scholarships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: February 15 (annually)
DEADLINE NOTE: The application deadline is January 15, for the following fall term. Funding is made available June 1 - May 31.
AMOUNT: $2,500
AMOUNT_NOTE: One award is granted on an annual basis for the following fall term. Funding is made available June 1 to May 31.
ELIGIBILITY: The applicant may be citizen of any country and plan to attend an academic institution located in any country. The applicant must have completed a bachelor of science degree or be in the final year, have been accepted for graduate work in engineering management at an accredited graduate school, and have graduated within a minimum overall grade point average of 2.8. Financial need is not required; however, priority will be given to those demonstrating a financial need. The applicant must complete a personal statement with text addressing a proposed advanced academic and post-academic plans.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Unrestricted
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation awards the Hypertherm-International HyTech Leadership Scholarship to a graduate student pursuing an advanced degree in engineering management within the welding and cutting industry.
URL: http://www.aws.org/w/a/foundation/national_scholarships.html
KEYWORDS: Engineering Administration or Management; Materials Joining; Welding
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Doctoral Dissertation Grants
SPONSOR_LIST: Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: January 31 (annually)
AMOUNT: $10,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: The intent is to award four grants of $10,000 each.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be doctoral candidates who are pursuing a Ph.D. or D.B.A. in purchasing, business, logistics, management, economics, industrial engineering, or related fields. Applicants must be enrolled in accredited United States universities to be eligible for the grant.
CITIZENSHIP: Unspecified
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: Each year, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) awards doctoral dissertation grants for support of outstanding doctoral research. The intent is to award grants to doctoral candidates who are conducting research in purchasing or related fields. The objectives of these grants are to produce useful research that can be applied to purchasing and supply management, and to help develop high-potential academicians who will teach and conduct research in purchasing and supply management.
URL: http://www.ism.ws/education/content.cfm?ItemNumber=791
KEYWORDS: Industrial Engineering; Logistics; Management Science; Purchasing or Procurement
FUNDING_TYPE: Research; Dissertation or Thesis

TITLE: National PERISHIP Award Dissertation Fellowships in Hazards, Risk, and Disasters
SPONSOR_LIST: Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Other Nonprofit
DEADLINE: February 1, 2010
DEADLINENOTE: Application materials must be received in digital form (in Adobe Acrobat .pdf only, as a single file) by 5:00 P.M. EST on February 1st. Hard copy applications will not be accepted.
UPPER_AMOUNT: $10,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Up to 6 grants, up to $10,000 each, will be awarded. The grants are flexible and can be used for data collection, travel for field work, or for presentation of findings at meetings, purchase of software, data entry assistance, statistical analysis services, or a combination of these or other similar purposes (but not for stipends or tuition).
ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to individuals in any discipline, including the natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, specialties in engineering, or interdisciplinary programs such as environmental studies, who are conducting research in hazards, risk, or disasters. Fellowship candidates must be ABD (all but dissertation) at a U.S. institution by the application deadline with an approved dissertation proposal. Non-U.S. citizens may apply as long as the doctorate degree will be granted by a U.S. institution.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) and Natural Hazards Center at\the University of Colorado at Boulder with support from the National\Science Foundation (NSF) and Swiss Re has established a program that\awards dissertation fellowships for work in all aspects of natural and\human-made hazards, risk, and disasters in all disciplines.
URL : http://thunder1.cudenver.edu/periship/ 
KEYWORDS: Disaster Studies; Risk Factor Analysis
FUNDING_TYPE: Meeting or Conference or Seminar; Equipment or Materials Acquisition or Facility Use; Travel; Dissertation or Thesis

TITLE:James F. Schumar Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: American Nuclear Society (ANS); ANS Scholarships; Graduate Scholarships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: February 1 (annually)
DEADLINENOTE: Applications must be received by the deadline.
AMOUNT: $3,000
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be full-time graduate students. U.S. and non-U.S. applicants must be ANS student members enrolled in and attending an accredited institution in the United States.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Nuclear Society (ANS) offers the James F. Schumar Scholarship for students pursuing graduate studies in material science and technology for nuclear applications.
URL: http://www.ans.org/honors/scholarships/
KEYWORDS: Materials Sciences; Nuclear Engineering; Nuclear Materials Management; Nuclear Science; Nuclear Science and Technology
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Graduate Teaching Fellowships
SPONSOR_LIST: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: October 23, 2009
DEADLINENOTE: Applications must be postmarked by the deadline.
AMOUNT: $5,000
UPPER_AMOUNT: $10,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Fellowship awards will be made for a maximum of two years. The amount of the stipend ($5,000 initially) is reviewed and approved annually by the ASME Board on Engineering Education in cooperation with the ASME Foundation. The recipient will be reviewed annually for satisfactory academic progress and continued commitment to a career in engineering education.
ELIGIBILITY: The applicant must be a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, with a demonstrated interest in a teaching career, who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, has an undergraduate degree from an ABET-accredited program, is a student member of ASME, and has a master's degree or passage of qualifying exam. The applicant's department head must certify, prior to the award or continuation notice, the commitment of a lecture-responsibility teaching assistantship and the lecture assignment anticipated (cou    rse or semester [quarter] need not be specified).
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program was established to encourage outstanding graduate students, especially women and minorities, to pursue the doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and encourage engineering education as a profession. In the term of the fellowship, the awardee must teach at least one lecture course.
URL: http://www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid/Graduate_Teaching_Fellowships.cfm
KEYWORDS: Engineering Education; Mechanical Engineering
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: Elisabeth M. and Winchell M. Parsons Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Auxiliary Scholarships; Graduate Scholarships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: March 15 (annually)
AMOUNT: $2,000
ELIGIBILITY: The applicant must be a U.S. citizen and be enrolled in a U.S. school in an ABET-accredited mechanical engineering department. No student may receive more than one ASME Auxiliary Scholarship or loan in same academic year.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Auxiliary, Inc., offers the Elisabeth M. and Winchell M. Parsons Scholarship to students working toward a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering. Selection is based on academic performance, character, need, and ASME participation.
URL: http://www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid/Graduate_Scholarships.cfm
KEYWORDS: Mechanical Engineering
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE: International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship
SPONSOR_LIST: Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS); Student Awards Program; Scholarships
SPONSOR_TYPE: Professional Society or Association
DEADLINE: March 15 (annually)
DEADLINENOTE: Applicants may apply for up to three of the six TMS scholarship programs.
AMOUNT: $2,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Two $2,000 cash award scholarships are available with up to $500 in travel reimbursements.
ELIGIBILITY: Both North American and International students are eligible for this scholarship, however, all applicants must be TMS student members. Students not currently holding memberships may enclose with their scholarship entry a completed membership application, with dues payment, to become eligible.
Applicants must be enrolled full time in a metallurgical or materials science engineering program at a qualified college or university.   
Preference will be given to students pursuing a curriculum or career in superalloys.
CITIZENSHIP: Unrestricted
ACTIVITY LOCATION: Unrestricted
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student; Undergraduate Student
ABSTRACT: The International Symposium on Superalloys Scholarship is awarded to students majoring in metallurgical or materials science and engineering with an emphasis on all aspects of the high-temperature, high-performance materials used in the gas turbine industry and all other applications.
URL: http://www.tms.org/Students/AwardsPrograms/Scholarships.html
KEYWORDS: Gas Turbines; Materials Engineering; Materials Processing and Finishing; Materials Processing Engineering; Materials Sciences; Metallurgical Engineering; Metallurgy; Metals or Alloys
FUNDING_TYPE: Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship

TITLE:Advanced Simulation and Training Fellowships
SPONSOR_LIST: Link Foundation
SPONSOR_TYPE: Private Foundation
DEADLINE: January 16 (annually)
AMOUNT: $25,000
AMOUNT_NOTE: Up to five fellowships, each totaling $25,000, will be awarded, which includes a $21,500 stipend and $2,500 for expenses associated with the research. The remaining $1,000 is to help defray publication costs of the student's research results or to support the fellow's attendance at technical meetings.
ELIGIBILITY: The applicant should be working full time toward a degree in an established doctoral program at a U.S. academic institution.
CITIZENSHIP: Unspecified
ACTIVITY LOCATION: United States
REQUIREMENTS: Graduate Student
ABSTRACT: The purpose of the Advanced Simulation and Training Program is to foster advanced level study in simulation and training research; to enhance and expand the theoretical and practical knowledge of how to train the operators and users of complex systems and how to simulate the real-world environments in which they function; and to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars, and publications.
URL: http://www.ist.ucf.edu/link_foundation.htm
KEYWORDS: Computer Modeling; Computer Simulation or Modeling; Computer-Aided Instruction; Instructional Technology; Training and Development
FUNDING_TYPE: Meeting or Conference or Seminar; Training, Scholarship, or Fellowship; Publishing or Editorial; Research