$17,000 stipend

Students majoring in Neuroscience will pursue a minor in Scientific Computation, and those majoring in any of the other disciplines will minor in Neuroscience. A typical fellowship term will be 2-3 years, with support for other years in the form of a teaching assistantship or research assistantship. The IGERT fellowship stipend is $17,000 per year. The Computational Neuroscience Program has four main components: Ph.D. course work, Seminars and Scientific meetings, Ph.D. research, and teaching.

• A variety of backgrounds is appropriate
• Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

How to apply: must submit application (available from clinton@compneuro.umn.edu), personal statement, three letters of recommendation, complete official transcripts, and general test GRE scores to:
Kathleen Clinton, Administrator
Computational Neuroscience Program
Mayo Mail Code 451
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

please see website for more detailed information

Stipend of $1,200 per month with other fees covered

The following criteria must be met for participation in the fellowship program: Institutions must have ongoing, well-defined graduate academic and research programs leading to the master's degree in the following disciplines: Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Ceramic Engineering.

• Students who are undergraduate seniors or 1st year graduate students enrolled in or intending to enroll in one of the academic disciplines listed above may apply for a fellowship.
• This is an equal opportunity program open to all qualified persons without regard to race, age, gender, religion, color, national origin, mental or physical disability, special, disabled, or Vietnam era veteran status.
• Applicants must be accepted into a program which offers degrees in one of the disciplines previously listed, a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien, and at least 18 years old.

How to apply:Download an application:
or request an application at (865) 576-3427 or email terryc@orau.gov with your name and address or fax number.
Deadline is February 29. Please see website for more detailed information.

$16,900 stipend for junior year, $17,400 for senior year

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland has established the Biomedical Research Training Program for Underrepresented Minorites (BRTPUM). This program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to receive training in fundamental sciences and clinical disciplines in the biomedical research field

The trainees will work closely with leading NHLBI research investigators within the Division of Intramural Research or the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications. The training period is 12 to 24 months. Trainees selected for the program will be required to work during the summer and/or at least one academic break period during the year. The total training period cannnot exceed 24 consecutive months.

Deadline for receipt of applications is December 31, 2000
contact Ms. Regina Anderson at 301-496-1763 or
Mr. Tyrone Banks at 301-594-2804
or click on above link

$15,000 stipend

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be entering their first year of graduate school in the fall of 2000. An applicant must provide evidence of acceptance as a full-time student at an addredited U.S. institution at the time of the award.
• Applicants must pursue a related full-time course of study in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences over a full academic year.
• Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0-point scale.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status.

The Society encourages applications from women, minorities, and disabled students, traditionally underrepresented in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.

How to Apply: Applications can be abtained from the AMS web site or to request an application pacage, mail a self-addressed, stanped envelope to:
American Meteorological Society
Attn: Fellowship Program
45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3693

Deadline: June 9, 2001

Stipend of $25,200, payment of tuition, $1000 yearly academic allowance

The Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-performance computing.

• Student must be US citizen or permanent resident alien
• Must be exceptional undergraduate senior or in first or second year of graduate study
• This is an equal opportunity program and is open to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, creed, age, physical disability or national origin.

Contact:
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
% Shellie Hosch
Krell Institute
1609 Golden spen Drive, Suite 101
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: (515)292-4103, fax: (515)292-3953, email: hosch@krellinst.org Deadline is January 16, 2002

Full tuition and Stipend starting at $19,000

Information:

The Department of Defense plans to award more than 100 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2001. Fellowships may be awarded for study and research leading to doctoral degrees in these, or closely related disciplines:
• Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Biosciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Cognitive, Neural and Behavioral Science, Computer Science, and many, many more.

How to Apply: additional information and an application are available from:
American Society for Engineering Education
1818 N. Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
ATTN: NDSEG Program Manager
Phone: (202) 331-3516 email: projects@asee.org

Deadline: January 16, 2002

Stipend of $16,000 and other allowances

To increase the presence of underrepresented minorities on the nation's college and university faculties, to enhance diversity on campuses, and to address the persisting effects of past discrimination, the Ford Foundation offers pre-doctoral fellowships to memebrs of six minority groups whose underrepresentation in the professoriate has been severe and long-standing.

• Citizens or nationals of the U.S.
• Individuals who aspire to a teaching and research career at the college or university level
• Persons who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field
• Please see website for more information

Contact:
Fellowship Office/FF, TJ 2041
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20418
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: (202)334-2872, email: infofell@nas.edu

GEM- National Consortium for Graduate Dgrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, INC

Pays tuition, fees, and a stipend

Purpose:
The GEM fellowship programs are designed to provide opportunities for under-represented ethnic minority students to obtain M.S. degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the natural sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.

Eligibility:
Candidates are selected from the following under-represented ethnic minority groups: African American, Mexican American, Native American Indian, Puerto Rican American and other Hispanic Americans. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen at the time of application. Additionally, the following requirements must be satisfied:

• Applicants to M.S. engineering program must pursue the same academic major as their B.S. degree. Computer science and computer engineering majors are also eligible.
• Applicants to the Ph.D. program must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0. All Ph.D. science applicants should be of junior or senior classification. Ph.D. engineering applicants should have attained or be in the process of attaining a master's degree in engineering.
• Applicants must possess an academic record that indicates the ability to successfully pursue graduate studies in engineering or in the natural sciences (Ph.D. only).

Deadline: September 1 - December 1, annually

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

$20,500 stipend, cost-of-education allowance of $10,500

The HSF will award approx. 900 new Graduate Research Fellowships to support graduate study in science, mathematics, and engineering.

• A variety of backgrounds is appropriate
• Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
  How to apply: see website, or contact:
  NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  ORAU,P.O Box 3010
  Oak Ridge, TN 37831
  Telephone: (865) 241-4300
  email: nsfgrfp@orau.gov
  fax: (865) 241-4513
  Deadline: November 7, 2001
  

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

$25,000 Personal Stipend (per 9 month school year)

We are looking for applicants with

• Exceptional creativity
• Broad understanding of physical principles
• Outstanding potential for innovative research

Applicants must be applying for or be presently enrolled in a Ph.D. program, and be Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States.

For further information and our application, visit our website.

Deadline: November 2, 2001

Society of Actuaries Ph.D. Grant

$10,000 grant per academic year

Purpose: To encourage graduate students to complete research in topics related to actuarial science and to pursue an academic career in North America upon completion of the Ph.D. degree program.

Eligibility: Individuals who have been admitted to Ph.D. candidacy by their institution and who have a thesis topic in actuarial science or related area.

Procedure: To obtain an application form, contact:
Paulette Haberstroh
Society of Actuaries
475 N. Martingale Road, Suite 800
Schaumburg, IL 60173-2226
Tel 847-706-3584
FAX 847-706-3599
phaberstroh@soa.org
Deadline: March 13, 2000