Active Fellowship Opportunities
In addition to the continuous funding options on the Graduate Financial Support page, the Graduate Student Affairs Office often receives announcements for other University or outside fellowship opportunities. Please refer back to this website often, as new fellowships will be listed regularly.
Current Listings (scroll down for details)
Within UCI
Graduate Student Research and Travel Grants - November 20, 2009
Outside of UCI
- Department of Energy Fellowship - November 30, 2009 Deadline
- Rickover Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering - January 15, 2010
Predoctoral Fellowships
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- National Physical Science Consortium - November 5, 2009 Deadline
- NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program - February 10, 2010 Deadline
- National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship - TBD Deadline
- Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program - TBD Deadline
Dissertation Fellowships
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) - November 15, 2009 Deadline
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Graduate Student Research and Travel Allocation Grants
The Graduate Student Affairs Office is pleased to announce that the Graduate Division has provided The Henry Samueli School of Engineering funding for 2009-2010 Graduate Student Research and Travel Grant awards. These monies are to be used for travel and scholarly activities for continuing graduate students. This allocation must be expended no later than June 30, 2010.
The deadline for applications is: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:30pm. There will be no exceptions to this deadline.
Each applicant is eligible to apply for up to $500.00 in School Travel Funds. All School Funds MUST be matched by faculty/department funds.
The criteria are as follows:
1) Travel must take place between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
2) The awardee must present at a conference in some capacity.
3) The awardee must be making their first presentation.
4) The awardee must be within the normative time to degree time limits.
5) Preference will be given to presenters who have submitted a conference paper, either as an author or co-author.
6) Preference will be given to Ph.D. students who have advanced to candidacy by the end of the Summer 2009 quarter.
To apply, students should:
- Fill out the Graduate Student Research and Travel Grant Application.
- Attach the following materials to the application and submit it by the deadline to 101 Engineering and Computing Trailer:
- a letter from your faculty advisor that includes ALL of the following information: 1) supporting your request for travel funds, 2) verifying that this is your first conference presentation and 3) verifying that the matching funds are available
- an itemized budget for the travel funds being requested
- a copy of the conference paper or abstract
- a current CV/Resume
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Rickover Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering
This program is designed to meet the needs of the Naval Reactors Division of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for appropriately trained personnel for the maintenance and development of science and engineering technology as it pertains to naval nuclear propulsion. The program will assist in preparing students for roles in the 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, shielding technology, and two-phase flow.
Eligibility
Students with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences or engineering are eligible to apply for the Rickover Fellowship Program. The program is open to all individuals who will be entering graduate students or who are currently enrolled in a qualified course of study (see technical areas) but have not yet selected a thesis topic. The award is limited to 24 months maximum for master's candidates and 48 months maximum for doctoral candidates. Students who complete the master's degree within the 24-month award limit and elect to continue graduate work toward a doctoral degree may apply for a change in program status. Awards may be limited to less time than the maximum in some situations.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants may not be dual citizens. Employees of the DOE Naval Reactor Programs and their contractors are not eligible for the Rickover Graduate Fellowship. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Application Deadline
Application forms will be available from approximately September to January of each year. Applications from previous years or from other fellowship programs may not be used. Completed applications will be accepted until January 15th of each year for fellowships beginning the following September. An application is made up of the following sections:
Background Information including References (3 Required)
Statement of the Applicant's Academic and Career Goals
List of Current and Planned Courses
Transcripts (Undergraduate and Graduate Transcripts Required)
GRE scores (ETS reporting code is 5949)
Authorization for Release of Information Form
Please Note: All parts of the application must be received at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) by January 15th. GRE scores are required for a complete application. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be reviewed for awards.
More information can be found at: http://www.musc.edu/RFP/
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Washington, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $12.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering through the newly created Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship program. The goal of the fellowship program is to encourage outstanding students to pursue graduate degrees in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, and environmental and computer sciences – fields that will prepare students for careers that can make significant contributions in discovery driven science and science for national needs in energy and the environment.
“Training the next generation of
To be eligible for the Fellowship, applicants must be
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Predoctoral Fellowships
Description: Awards fellowships to individuals seeking to achieve leadership in their chosen field, who retain loyalty and a sense of commitment to their country of origin as well as the
Amount: $20,000 a year and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the
Deadline: November 1, 2009
Website: http://www.pdsoros.org/
National Physical Science Consortium
Description: Awards students interested in a career in the physical sciences, biochemistry, computer science, and related fields of science and engineering.
Amount: $16,000 annual stipend for up to six years
Deadline: November 5, 2009
Website: http://www2.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program
Description: Fellowship program for STEM disciplines related to NASA research & development
Amount: $21,000 stipend; $6,000 student allowance; $3,000 University allowance
Deadline: February 1, 2010
Website: http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/nav/
The following fellowships have not released their 2010 competition deadlines yet. However, it is a chance just to read up on these in preparation to apply:
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Description: To increase the number & quality of scientists & engineers.
Amount: $30,500 (Yr.1); $31,000 (Yr.2); $31,500 (Yr.3)
Deadline: TBD for 2010-2011 Competition
Website: http://ndseg.asee.org/
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program
Description: Awards outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a PhD in scientific or engineering disciplines with and emphasis in high-performance computing.
Amount: $32,400 stipend, $1,000 academic allowance, full tuition and required fees and upon request up to $2,475 for computer support
Deadline: To be released October 2009 for 2010-2011 Competition
Website: http://www2.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml
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Dissertation Fellowships
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Description: Open to all applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and also researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply.
Amount: $20,000
Deadline: November 15, 2009
Website: http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm
