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Fellowship, Grant, and Scholarship Opportunities In the table below, you will find links to various fellowship, grant, and scholarship opportunities. A summary of information is given about who can apply for these, how much financial assistance is offered, and the application deadline. For more information, follow the link for each opportunity. Opportunities without web page information portals will have the necessary information listed below the table. Some deadlines have not been published yet but approximate dates are listed if known. For complete details on eligibilty, award amounts, and deadlines, please see the information provided on the "Additional Info" link.
Codes TG = Travel Grant UG = Undergraduate students * = Must be enrolled in the offering institution What is the difference between a fellowship, grant, and scholarship? The easiest to remember is that a grant is generally money given to you as a one-time offering to accomplish a specific thing and generally has no strings attached to it. For example, you apply for a travel grant to attend a technical conference. Assuming you receive the grant, you would then spend the money to attend the conference and that would be the end of the money. Many times, however, if you are given grant money and your expenses are less than the grant amount, you will be required to return the unused portion of the funds. Scholarships are generally given with the requirement that the student enroll in a particular course of study and may require certain outcomes. Fellowships, on the other hand, are generally given with less stipulations and are typically awarded based on prior qualifications and achievements. Some scholarships and fellowships do require a commitment of service after the award period. For example, NASA sometimes requires a student to work at a NASA center following graduation for a period of time in recompense for receiving the fellowship. Other Useful Links TAMU Office of Graduate Studies Current Fellowship Offerings NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program The NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) is designed to enhance the professional development of NASA employees and the Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Technology (MSET) faculty of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Other Minority Institutions (OMIs). The program also seeks to increase the ability of these Minority Institutions (MIs) to respond to NASA’s overall research and development mission. In order to meet these objectives, NAFP encourages two categories of respondents to apply:
NASA Minority University Research and Education Programs (MUREP) NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Air Force and EPA Summer Faculty Fellowships These programs allow academic faculty to conduct a focused research project in a federal laboratory during the summer months. Awards are made for continuous, full-time residence in the laboratory for a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 14 weeks. Applicants must hold a current, full-time teaching or research faculty appointment at an accredited baccalaureate-granting U.S. college, university, or technical institution and have an earned doctorate in science or engineering. The program is open to U.S. citizens and non-U.S. nationals holding legal permanent resident status. The selection process for Summer Faculty takes into consideration the research the applicant proposes to conduct in the federal laboratory and the benefit of the program to the individual in his/her academic role. Applications for Summer Faculty awards are reviewed once a year and applications for Summer 2003 are due November 1, 2002 and successful applicants will receive awards in April. |
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