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I have mentioned previously, I work for ASEE (the curious cat blog is not associated with ASEE). At ASEE, we have started a science and engineering fellowship blog. The latest post covers the Goldwater Science Scholarships - for undergraduate students in science and math. Approximately 300 are awarded each year.
For 2007, 28 mathematics majors, 223 science and related majors, 54 engineering majors, and 12 computer science majors received awards (many of the Scholars have dual majors in a variety of mathematics, science, engineering, and computer disciplines). The one and two year scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.
The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established by Public Law 99-661 on November 14, 1986. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Applications will be available starting in September for next year. Schools nominate up to 4 students for the scholarship, see the web site for details on the application process.
Related: How to Win a Graduate Fellowship - Advice on applying for science and engineering scholarships and fellowships
$10 million perk aims to help prove engineering is the profession to pursue (link broken)
“As a business leader of a company like Garmin, and as an immigrant, I feel it should be a real concern for this country,” Kao said. “I don’t think it’s good for a country to be a pure service business.” The education initiative is the somewhat private billionaire CEO’s first significant endowment in the Kansas City area. “Compared to Asian countries, the career of engineer is somewhat overlooked” in the United States, Kao said. “Young kids don’t aspire to be engineers.”
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The endowment from the Kao Family Foundation will be used to fund 100 scholarships a year, offering students $5,000 annually. It will be tied in with Garmin’s internship program, offering 75 or more summer jobs that include a furnished apartment and health and dental benefits.
Good. Related: Increasing American Fellowship Support for Scientists and Engineers - Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships - Engineering Internships - $35 million to the USC School of Engineering
To authorize programs for support of the early career development of science and engineering researchers, and for support of graduate fellowships, and for other purposes. passed the house on a vote of 397 - 20 and was forwarded to the senate. From the majority whips talking points:
This 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 now.
Related: Increasing American Fellowship Support for Scientists and Engineers - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Several fellowships and scholarships have announced winners for this year:
As I have mentioned before I work for ASEE (which manages the NSF and NDSEG fellowships): this blog is my personal blog and is not associated with ASEE.
Find out more about these and other science and engineering fellowships and scholarships. Also see: How to Win a Graduate Fellowship - NSF Undergraduate STEM Scholarships
A nice human interest story, A life-changing gift:
One of his dreams has been achieved, thanks to the support of the Bangkok Post readers, through a Bangkok Post Foundation scholarship. After excelling at Rajamangala University of Technology, Tak campus, he secured a place at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, North Bangkok, studying civil engineering. He graduated in 2005, and his first job offer from a private construction company followed shortly.
Related: Bangkok Post Scholarships - Erasmus Mundus Scholarships - science scholarship posts - Civil Engineering Challenges
A great research paper is available today from the Brookings Institution: Investing in the Best and Brightest: Increased Fellowship Support for American Scientists and Engineers by Richard B. Freeman. For those interesting in science and engineering education and/or economic policy I recommend it.
I agree the declining trend is likely to continue, mainly due to the improvement of science and engineering efforts worldwide, see, for example: Diplomacy and Science Research and - U.S. Slipping on Science - Phony Science Gap?.
Again I agree. I am in danger of confirmation bias since this report basically reinforces what I believe - so of course I find it worthwhile.
Again I agree. This is why so many countries have been devoting significant resources to improving their science and technology infrastructure - the economic benefits of doing so.
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I have added a new page on our web site that includes links to online resources with advice on applying for and winning science and engineering scholarships and fellowships. That page also includes a list of the largest science and engineering scholarships and fellowships. Please share your comments and suggestions for additions for that page.
NSF Undergraduate Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM).
“This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.” Students apply directly to the school.
Related: July post on this program (applications are taken each semester) - More science and engineering fellowships and grants
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) pays the fellow’s full tuition and required fees (not to include room and board). In addition, fellows receive a stipend for 12-month tenures. The stipend levels for each of the 12-month tenures are as follows:
Period First Year Second Year Third Year
Amount $30,500 $31,000 $31,500
From 2003 to 2006, 656 awards were granted out of 10,593 applications. Applicaitons must be submitted by January 8, 2007.
Awards provided to applicants who will pursue a doctoral degree in, or closely related to (see web site for full list):
* Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
* Chemical Engineering
* Computer and Computational Sciences
* Electrical Engineering
* Materials Science and Engineering
* Mathematics
* Mechanical Engineering
* Oceanography
* Physics
Related: How to Win a Graduate Fellowship - SMART Fellowships - Erasmus Mundus Scholarships - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Duke Packard Fellow to Examine Processing Speed of “Reprogrammed” Bacteria:
The relatively simple program takes advantage of bacteria’s ability to communicate with one another, a process known as “quorum sensing,” and essential genetic pathways that control cell death.
Related: 2006 Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering Awarded to 20 Young Researchers - Dr. Lingchong You - Duke Engineer Designing ‘Gene Circuits’ that Control Cell Populations with Killer Genes - Sick spinach: Meet the killer E coli
The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship for Service Program (SMART) is administrated by ASEE. As I have stated before - while I work for ASEE this blog is my own and is not associated with ASEE.
Program highlights include:
Read more about the program and apply online - the deadline is 5 February 2007. Article on the SMART program from ASEE’s magazine: PRISM.
The deadline from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is as early as tomorrow for some applications and as late as November 13th for others.
Related: How to Win a Graduate Fellowship - SMART Fellowships/Scholarships 2005
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. The program is funded for five years (2004-2008) for 230 million Euro.
Student nationalities for 2006-7: China 81, Brazil 43, Russia 36, India 31, Ethiopia 38, USA 31, Malaysia 25, Mexico 21. There is also a special Asia program with an additional: 288 from India, 99 China, 53 Thailand…
Related: posts relating to fellowships and scholarships - Graduate Scholar Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math
Office of Naval Research Science & Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP)
SEAP provides competitive research internships to approximately 250 high school students each year. Participating students spend eight weeks during the summer doing research at Department of Navy laboratories.
Requirements:
* High school students who have completed at least Grade 9. A graduating senior is eligible to apply.
* Must be 16 years of age for most laboratories
* Applicants must be US citizens and participation by Permanent Resident Aliens is limited.
* The application deadline is February 17, 2006.
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Google 2007 Anita Borg Scholarship
USA: Open to female, undergraduate seniors or graduate students at a university in the United States studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical fields. Apply by January 15, 2007. The scholarship recipients will each receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year. Remaining finalists will receive $1,000 each. Both groups will visit Google headquarters April 5-7, 2007 for workshops with a series of speakers, panelists, breakout sessions and social activities.
Europe: Similar to the above, apply by January 12th, 2007
Related: Google Announces 2006 Anita Borg Scholarship Winners - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - Anita Borg Scholarship, Australia - How to Win a Graduate Fellowship
Math for America is an organization focused on improving math education in the USA. They offer Newton Fellowships for those who would like to become math teachers in New York City (for 180 individuals between 2004 and 2008). They plan to expand the program to other cities in the future. Aplications are due by 9 February, 2007.
Putting his Money Where His Math is by Joshua Roebke:
The fellowships above aim to encourage those with math, and related, degrees to teach math.
Related: The Economic Benefits of Math - Math and Science Challenges for the USA - Excellence in K-12 Mathematics and Science Teaching - Math and Science Teacher Shortage - The man who saved geometry - Poincaré Conjecture
Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
Students may enter as individuals or as part of a team. Applications are due by 2 Oct, 2006. Up to thirty individual students and thirty teams (of 2 or 3 students) are chosen to compete at six regional competitions hosted by our partner universities MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, UT Austin and UC Berkeley.
Students who win their regional competition receive a silver medal and scholarships of $3,000 (team members receive $6,000 to be divided equally between team members) and go on to compete at the national event in New York City. The top individual and top team each receive $100,000 scholarships. Runners up receive scholarships ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
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