Funding
GEM is a network of corporations, laboratories, universities, and research institutions that enables qualified students from underrepresented communities to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering. Deadline is November 15.
Overview
GEM is a network of leading corporations, government laboratories, top universities, and top research institutions that enables qualified students from underrepresented communities to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering. GEM provides three fellowship programs: MS Engineering Fellowship, Ph.D. Engineering Fellowship, and the Ph.D. Science Fellowship.
Eligibility
Candidates who are members of the following under-represented groups in science and engineering as defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics are encouraged to apply:
- American Indian/Native
- African American/Black
- Hispanic American/Latino
Tuition and Stipend
MS Engineering Fellowship Program
- $16,000 total stipend over the entire Master's program (remitted in payments by terms to the matriculating GEM Member University)
- Full tuition and fees at GEM Member University
Ph.D. Engineering/Science Fellowship Programs
- $16,000 stipend applied to one academic year
- Additional stipend (assistantships, grants, other stipend dollars) support from GEM Member University to bring the stipend amount up to the funding level of other funded Ph.D. students in that department
- Full tuition and fees up to the fifth year of the Ph.D. program
Fellowship Website: http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/
Deadline: November 15, 2016