Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Scholarships and Summer Internships
Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Faculty
DHS Scholarship Program
The DHS Scholarship Program will not have a competition for 2012 due to federal budget cuts.
DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program
- Undergraduate students
- U.S. citizenship required
- Funding available for summer 2012
- 10-week summer research experiences at federal research facilities
- $500 weekly stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location
- Application Deadline: January 5, 2012
DHS Summer Research Team Program for
Minority Serving Institutions
- Early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students
- U.S. citizenship required
- Funding available for summer 2012
- 10-week summer research experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence
- Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location for faculty and students
- Application Deadline: January 8, 2012
- For more information visit www.orau.gov/dhseducationprograms
Questions regarding DHS Education Programs can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org
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Faculty members interested in serving as reviewers for this program are encouraged to register at www.orau.gov/partform/DOE_SCGF. Selected reviewers will be contacted in late fall with additional information about the review process, criteria, and logistics.
The DOE SCGF program is managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
The Department of Energy has announced a fellowship award that will provide partial tuition support, an annual stipend, and a research stipend for full-time graduate study and thesis/dissertation research for three years. The applications from students are due November 30, 2009. Other information follows:
- Fellowships awarded the first year will be partially funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
- Support will be for outstanding students pursuing graduate training in the areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences.
- To learn more about this opportunity, visit http://scgf.orau.gov..
- Students must be full-time when they apply.
- Seniors in college, as well as those in their first or second year of graduate school, may apply.
- To apply while in college, the student must plan to enroll in a full-time graduate program studying toward a master’s degree or a Ph.D. at a U.S. university or college.
- Undergraduate grade point averages must be 3.3. or higher on a 4 point scale.
- Fellows receive a yearly stipend of $35,000 for living expenses.
- Fellows are eligible to receive up to $10,500 toward tuition.
- Fellows also receive a research stipend of $5,000 a year.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 30, 2009.
SMART Scholarships Available
The Department of Defense (DoD) is offering SMART (Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation) Scholarships to individuals who demonstrate an outstanding ability for a career in engineering research and development. The individuals must express an interest in career opportunities at DoD laboratories and are pursuing a degree in one of the following disciplines:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Operations Research
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer and Computational Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Physics
- Geosciences
- Information Sciences
- Mathematics
- Biosciences
- Chemistry
- Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences
The SMART Scholarship Program has been established to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories.
The SMART Program is particularly interested in supporting individuals that demonstrate an aptitude and interest in conducting theoretical and applied research. Undergraduate applicants must be currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university and have a high school diploma. Current high school students are not eligible to apply. All applicants are required to submit applications online by 5 p.m. EST, December 15, 2011.
For more information, please visit the SMART Web site at smart.asee.org
Fellowships, Grants, and Internships
American Association for the Advancement of Science's Entry Point! Program
Offers summer internships in government, industry for undergrads and graduate students with disabilities.
Biotechnology Institute's Minority and Indigenous Fellows Program
www.biotechinstitute.org/programs/minority_fellows_program.html
Year-long program matches individuals from under-represented groups at colleges and universities, ranging from undergrads to faculty, with mentors in industry. All fellows attend the Biotechnology Industry Organization's annual meeting, as well as the Biotechnology Institute Education Conference.
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Minority Access to Research Careers
FASEB has offered grants through the MARC program for more than two decades. The program was created by the National Institute for General Medical Sciences to boost the representation of minority individuals in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Gates Millenium Scholars
Students must be nominated by a professional educator for the program, which offers financial support to underrepresented minorities with demonstrated leadership ability, a GPA of at least 3.3, and financial need. 1,000 scholarships are awarded every year.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP) links minority undergrads with disadvantaged backgrounds to summer research opportunities with HHMI professors and investigators. EXROP graduates pursuing PhDs in the biological sciences can apply for a Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study, which offers up to five weeks of support.
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Offers scholarships to gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds of up to $20,000 a year for up to four years. Students complete a 10-week summer lab experience after school year for which they received the award, and also agree to work full-time in an NIH research lab, one year for every year of their scholarship.
Become a Postbaccalaureate Trainee at the National Institutes of Health!
If you are an advanced undergraduate student or recent bachelor's degree recipient interested in health or in biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health has training programs for you!
Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award: a year-long research experience to prepare recent college graduates for careers in science and the health care professions.
The National Research Council of the National Academies Research Associateship Programs for 2010
www.national-academies.org/rap
The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
NDSEG is a 3-year fellowship for science and engineering PhD students.
We pay full tuition and all mandatory fees, plus a health insurance allowance.
You get a stipend, starting at $30,500 per year.
You can attend any accredited US institution.
Neuroscience Scholars Program, Society for Neuroscience
apu.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=NeuroscienceScholars_Main
Program supports minority pre- and post-docs studying neuroscience with travel grants, mentoring opportunities, and more.
SMART - Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation
The premiere scholarship program supporting the education of America's future scientists and engineers. The Department of Defense is to offer scholarships and post-graduation career opportunities for our nation's research leaders of tomorrow.
