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May 9, 2006

Graduate Scholar Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math

From the proposed “Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act” on the House Democratic Science Committee web site:

establishes the Graduate Scholar Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (GSA-STEM) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF). GSA-STEM is a graduate fellowship program providing 5000 new fellowships per year and modeled on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program. Each three-year fellowship awarded follows the student to his/her institution of choice, provides an annual $30,000 stipend, and provides a $15,000 fee to the institution in lieu of tuition. Selection of fellowship recipients follows the guidelines of the existing NSF fellowship program, except that special consideration is given to students who pursue advanced degrees in fields of national need, as determined by an advisory board established for GSA-STEM. Authorizes $225 million for NSF for FY 2007, $450 million for FY 2008, and $675 million per year for FY 2009 through FY 2011.

Updated, on May 8th, comparison of current related legislation (from the Democrat’s site - if there is a Republican alternative version I would be happy to post that, I just could not find a Republican summary - see more info on the Republican science committee “competitiveness” home page):

Competitiveness Report Recommendation: 5,000 new graduate fellowships each year in STEM areas of national need, administered by NSF. FY 2007,

President’s Competitive Initiative: No provision.

House Bills [Gordon]: H.R. 4596 tracks C-2 recommendation. FY 2007, $225 million.

House Bills [Boehlert]: No exactly equivalent provision. Explicitly authorizes the existing Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, and authorizes NSF to accept funds from other agencies to carry out the DEd. FY 2007, $225 million.

Senate Bills [PACE, S.2197, S.2198, S.2199; and Lieberman, S.2109]: S.2198 tracks C-1 recommendation, except the program is administered by DEd. FY 2007, $225 million.
S.2109 provides for 250 new graduate fellowships each year. FY 2007, $34 million.

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8 Responses to “Graduate Scholar Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math”

CuriousCat: How to Win a Graduate Fellowship Says:
July 3rd, 2006 at 7:34 pm
The article provides some good advice. You must commit the time to do a good job, the competition is steep. At the same time the payoff is large and the process is a learning experience…
Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Google Computer Science Scholarship Program Says:
September 15th, 2006 at 11:01 am
United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Google Scholarship Program…
Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Possibilities Ahead for Engineers Says:
October 19th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
Previous posts on proposed legislation: Graduate Scholar Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math - Proposed Legislation on Science and Education - Science and Engineering Innovation Legislation …
Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Erasmus Mundus Scholarships Says:
October 25th, 2006 at 10:54 am
The Erasmus Mundus program is funded by the European Union to strengthen European co-operation and international links in higher education. To do this it supports high-quality European Masters Courses, enables students and visiting scholars from around the world to engage in postgraduate study at European universities, and funds European students and scholars to learn outside the EU…
CuriousCat: Increasing American Scientists and Engineering Fellowship Support Says:
December 6th, 2006 at 7:28 pm
[...] Again I agree, this is a trend that is likely to work against the USA scientific and engineering centers of excellence and in favor of others. And actually it is a positive development globally. It is just one that indicates the USA needs to develop more internal science and engineers (or cede even more of that work to other countries). [...]
CuriousCat: Funding for Science and Engineering Researchers Says:
April 26th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
[...] bill started with the same name as the Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act - though seems to be missing much on fellowships [...]
Science and Engineering Fellowships » Impact of NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program Says:
August 3rd, 2007 at 10:12 am
[...] Related: Increasing Fellowship Support for American Scientists and Engineers - Proposed legislation on Graduate Scholar Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math [...]
CuriousCat: Proposal to Triple NSF GFRP Awards and the Size of the Awards by 33% Says:
October 14th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
“Hillary will increase the number of fellowships to 3,000 per year. She will also increase each award from $30,000 to $40,000 per year…”