The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following students have earned Finishing Fellowships to help complete their doctoral studies:
The fellowships are made possible by the support of the Graduate School.
Details on the summer 2011 competition may be found online, as well as photographs of our recipients.
THE DEADLINE OF FEBRUARY 23, 2011 FOR THE NASA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS IS APPROACHING.
Only two weeks remain to submit graduate student applications for NASA’s new Space Technology Research Fellowships. Applications are due by February 23 for the new NASA grants.
Applications are being accepted from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of graduate students interested in performing space technology research beginning this fall.
The fellowships will sponsor U.S. graduate student researchers who show significant potential to contribute to NASA’s strategic space technology objectives through their studies. Sponsored by NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist, the fellowships’ goal is to provide the nation with a pipeline of highly skilled engineers and technologists to improve America’s technological competitiveness.
NASA Space Technology Fellows will perform innovative space technology research while building the skills necessary to become future technological leaders. Information about the fellowships, including how to submit applications, is available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/grants/NSTRF.html
To learn more about NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist and the crosscutting space technology areas of interest to NASA, visit:
If you plan to submit an application please contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu) in the Sponsored Programs Enhancement Office.
Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of NASA’s overall mission. NASA solicits this research through the release of various research announcements in a wide range of science and technology disciplines. Please bookmark and visit often http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external to search for NASA research opportunities that may fit with your graduate research focus.
Current Opening: NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF)
This Fall 2011 Fellowship opportunity is open to US citizens and permanent residents who are pursuing Master’s or Doctoral degrees in relevant space technology disciplines in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Selected fellows will perform research on their respective campus and at NASA Centers and US Research and Development laboratories.
The maximum amount of an NSTRF award is $60,000 per year for a Master’s candidate and $66,000 per year for a Doctoral candidate – this includes a faculty advisor allowance of $9,000.
If interested, please contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu).
This Research Solicitation by the Central Intelligence Agency announces a Fiscal Year 2011 solicitation for the Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. The Program was created in response to the Intelligence Community (IC) requirement to address long-term IC research and technology needs. The Program serves the IC and research communities by engaging experts in the solution of problems critical to IC goals and missions. Science and technology are fundamental drivers of global developments, and the IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program facilitates the necessary research in leading-edge technologies to support broad IC technology needs. The Program awards multi-year postdoctoral research fellowship grants to address these needs. In addition to facilitating research for the long-term needs of the IC, the mission of the IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program is to establish long-term mentoring relationships with its Postdoctoral Fellows and provide research institutions with an understanding of the IC’s research requirements. The Program fosters partnerships with these Fellows as they move into career positions and provide innovative solutions to address critical IC problems.
Through this solicitation, the Program expects to make twelve or more grant awards in the specific research topics described herein. If additional funding becomes available, the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program may choose to make additional awards under the terms of this Research Solicitation from the remaining selectable proposals. The grant will be awarded for two years and funded up to $120,000 per year ($240,000 total), with a potential for a one-year option in the third year for up to $120,000.
Applicants may submit a proposal under this Research Solicitation without having a Postdoctoral Fellow identified. The applicants must be associated with a U.S. domestic accredited college, university, or other degree granting institution or a U.S. Government Laboratory. Although all research in this program is unclassified, each Postdoctoral Fellow MUST be a U.S. citizen. Fellows must have completed and have been awarded their doctorate degree before starting the IC Fellowship, and the degree must have been conferred within the last five years prior to the submission of this proposal. The Principal Investigator (PI)/mentor is NOT required to be a U.S. citizen. If a grant is awarded as a result of the proposal submitted, the PI has one year from the award date of the grant to recommend a postdoctoral research candidate, who must be approved by both the Program Manager and Government IC Advisor prior to starting the IC Postdoctoral Fellowship. Funding is limited until a Postdoctoral Fellow is identified and approved (see Section 8, paragraph B).
As required by the terms and conditions of the award, Fellows must participate at the annual IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Colloquium (both as an attendee and as a presenter), and publish yearly in a peer-reviewed journal, with the full article submitted to the Journal of Intelligence Community Research and Development (JICRD), or an original publication in JICRD. Yearly publications submitted to a journal other than JICRD must include permission, following copyright law, for the CIA to reprint the article.
Please contact Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu) if you are interested in applying.
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.
In these programs, prospective applicants select a research project or projects from among the large group of opportunities listed on this website. Prior to completing an application, prospective applicants should contact the proposed Research Adviser to assure that funding will be available if their application is recommended by NRC panels. Once mutual interest is established between a prospective applicant and a Research Adviser, an application is submitted through the NRC WebRap system. Reviews are conducted four times each year and review results are available approximately 6-8 weeks following the application deadline.
There are four review cycles annually. Deadlines for 2011 are:
February 1
May 1
August 1
November 1
Click here for more information: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and National Science Foundation (NSF) are again offering Graduate Research Diversity Supplements (GRDS). Requests for funding of a GRDS should be made by the Principal Investigator of a currently active ENG research award.
GRDS candidates must be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. Eligible graduate students must be newly enrolled in, or planning to pursue a PhD in an engineering discipline.
Visit the COS Funding Opportunities site for more information.
Society of Women Engineers has posted updated funding opportunities for undergraduate and graduate level students majoring in any area of engineering.
For a complete listing of graduate scholarship see: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=264&Itemid=131
For a complete listing of undergraduate scholarships see: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=230&Itemid=128
The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) awards this fellowship to a graduate from an ABET-accredited engineering program entering a graduate program in engineering. To be eligible for the fellowship, a candidate must be a senior in an undergraduate engineering program that is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The candidate must also have taken and passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and must have been accepted into a graduate engineering degree program at a school with an EAC-ABET-accredited graduate or undergraduate program. U.S. citizenship is required.
Application deadline: March 1st
Award amount: $10,000
For more information visit: http://www.nspe.org/Students/Scholarships/steinman.html
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
