ECE Graduate Student Financial Awards and Opportunities

Periodically, the division has openings for graduate assistants (only for current students of the division), some of which need to be filled at short notice. To be considered for these opportunities, you should fill out the division Application for Assistantship. and return it to the ECE Graduate office.

Each application is held only till the end of the Summer in the current term. You must apply again in Summer/Fall to be considered for the following academic year.

Specific assistantships will be posted separately and may require you apply separately.

The Mark & Carolyn Campbell Guidry Doctoral Fellowship will give the selected individual a compensation of $35,000 per year for up to four years, subject to annual performance reviews. All areas of research will be considered but preference will be given to candidates interested in research in the Electric Power area. Only students admitted to the doctoral program will be considered.

There is no separate application for this fellowship; students applying for admission will automatically be considered. No other students will be considered.

This award was established through an endowment by 1959 LSU graduates Donald W. and Gloria Pichon Clayton to support the College of Engineering in its quest for excellence. Donald W. Clayton is an alumnus of the Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, and a 1993 inductee into the College of Engineering Hall of Distinction. Supplements to graduate assistantships may be funded through the endowed account. The stipends may vary from $10,000 to $20,000 a year, depending on the student's year in the degree program and the funds available. The recipient should be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident enrolled or coming into an engineering Ph.D. program and desirous of entering the teaching profession.

To qualify for the Assistantship, the student must also receive, in addition, a minimum of $15,000/year in graduate assistantship from his/her engineering department or other source such as research grants/contracts, other assistantships, etc. The total award will thus be $25,000, $30,000 and $35,000 per year per student for the three-year program of study. A letter of support must be included in the application from the student's department/major professor obligating the $15,000/year support funds. Two supplement awards will be made this year, contingent on funds.

The application packet is due no later than February 14, 2012.

Instructions and Application

Fellowships are awarded for a two-year term, with possible renewal for a third year. The 2012 Fellowship carries a stipend of $80,000 with an additional allocation of up to $20,000 per year for research support and travel. The Fellows, who will be competitively selected by a special fellowship committee, are given the opportunity to interact with Argonne scientists in a research area of common interest. The application Deadline is October 30, 2011. More Details

The LSU College of Engineering has three Board of Regents Ph.D. Fellowships to be filled by the Fall 2012 semester. The award comes with a tuition waiver and is only available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents planning to enroll in one of the College's engineering programs. The awards are for entering graduate students only (not currently enrolled PhD students). Deadlines are currently 1 November 2011 for one of these, and 6 January 2012 for three others, but check the application. Information and Application

The NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) is an Agency-wide fellowship program (also called GSRP Training Grants in what follows) for graduate study leading to masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related to NASA research and development.

In 2010 NASA expanded GSRP to include students that are interested in becoming teachers or education administrators.

This twelve month award requires a research experience at the NASA center extending the GSRP Fellowship.

The goal of NASA's GSRP is to cultivate additional research ties to the academic community, to help meet the continuing needs of the Nation's aeronautics and space workforce requirements by increasing the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in aeronautics and space-related disciplines, and to meet the Nation's need to increase the number of highly trained teachers.

Underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are encouraged to apply.

Visit http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/nav/ for more information.

Applications are now open for the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) at https://www.krellinst.org/doecsgf/application/. This is an exciting opportunity for doctoral students to earn up to four years of financial support along with outstanding benefits and opportunities while pursuing degrees in fields of study that utilize high performance computing technology to solve complex problems in science and engineering. Benefits of the Fellowship:

• $32,400 yearly stipend
• Payment of all tuition and fees
• Workstation purchase assistance
• Yearly conferences
• $1,000 yearly academic allowance
• 12-week research practicum
• Renewable up to four years

The Vincent Forte Fellowship requires US citizenship and Louisiana Residency and targets Engineering students planning on a career in teaching at the university level. Applications should be addressed to Dr. Kelly Rusch and sent directly to the Dean's office at the College of Engineering by October 15th. Information and Application

Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program. The purpose is to promote the education, recruitment and retention of outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in science, mathematics, and engineering studies; the DoD is also interested in supporting the education of future scientists and engineers in a number of interdisciplinary areas. Scholarships awarded include a cash award, full tuition, required fees, and a book allowance. The SMART Program will allow individuals to acquire an education in exchange for a period of employment with the Department of Defense. The program is intended for citizens of the United States; students must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for an award. For information and to apply online visit http://smart.asee.org/

The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies is pleased to announce the Research Associateship Programs for 2010. Detailed program information, including instructions on how to submit online applications, a list of participating laboratories and their locations, and areas of research, can be found on our Web site at http://www.national-academies.org/rap. Prospective applications must initiate dialogue with Advisers at the lab(s) before application deadline. Applicants are invited to contact the NRC directly at 202-334-2760 or rap@nas.edu if additional information or assistance is required.

The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) is sponsored by the Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program. This program is intended for U.S. citizens or nationals at or near the beginning of their graduate studies in science or engineering. The fellowships are for three-year tenures and include full tuition and fees, a competitive stipend, and a health insurance allowance. The application cycle is from September to January. Visit http://ndseg.asee.org for the online application and detailed program information.

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is for U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens at or near the beginning of their graduate studies, this program offers a stipend of $30,000 a year for three years and a $10,500 cost of education allowance and a one-time $1,000 travel allowance. For application and deadline information, go to: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov. For additional program information visit http://www.nsf.gov/grfp.

The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan. Students receive a $5000.00 stipend and international roundtrip airfare. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August. For additional program information visit http://www.nsf.gov/eapsi.

The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP) is a ten week summer research opportunity for undergraduate Juniors & Seniors, and Graduate students, under the guidance of a mentor, at a participating Navy Laboratory. The stipend amounts for the program are $7,500 for undergraduate students and $10,500 for graduate students. U.S. citizenship required; Permanent residents accepted at certain labs.

The online application is currently open at http://www.asee.org/nreip. If you have any questions please contact NREIP Team, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1818 N St. NW, Washington DC 20036, (202) 350-5763.

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is open to US citizens and legal permanent residents and offers a competitive stipend as well as insurance, relocation, and travel allowances. This program offers one to three year postdoctoral fellowships designed to increase the involvement of scientists and engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy. This program has a rolling admission. Visit http://www.asee.org/nrl/ .

The purpose of this NASA program is to help advance the nation's aeronautics enterprise by investing in the educational development of the future aeronautics workforce and to provide opportunities to attract highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students to aeronautics and related fields. Scholarships awarded include competitive stipend payments anticipated amount for undergrad up to $15,000 and up to $35,000 for graduate. There is an option to attend a summer internship (up to $10,000 per summer) at a participating NASA Research Center. The graduate program is open to U.S. citizens, the applicants should be accepted or enrolled in an accredited program, and remain in good academic standing at their respected college or university. For more information, contact http://nasa.asee.org/graduate_program/graduate_application_instructions.

AAUW has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the globe. It is one of the largest sources of funding for graduate women. Fellowship and grant recipients perform research in a wide range of disciplines and work to improve their schools and communities. Their intellect, dedication, imagination, and effort promise to forge new paths in scholarship, improve the quality of life for all, and tackle the educational and social barriers facing women in the United States and around the globe.

Learn more about each of AAUW's five fellowships and grants: http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellows_directory/