NE Scholarships, Fellowships, and other Financial Aid
Nuclear Engineering Scholarship - Undergraduate Only - Controlled by the UTNE Department
Department of Energy - Nuclear
Engineering and Health Physics Fellowship/Scholarship - Graduate and
Undergraduate
National Academy for Nuclear Training - Graduate and Undergraduate
American Nuclear Society - Graduate and Undergraduate
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Fellowship - Graduate Only
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships - Graduate Only
Rickover Fellowship Program in Nuclear Engineering - Graduate Only
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management - Robert J. Sorenson Memorial Scholarship
- Description: For all students interested in a future and/or career in safeguarding nuclear materials.
- Eligibility: The applicant must be an INMM member/student member or be sponsored by an INMM member. The applicant must be enrolled full time in a recognized college or university, preferably at least a junior in college or equivalent, and pursuing a degree applicable to nuclear materials management. Such curriculum would include but not be limited to physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, accounting, statistics, international studies, and business.
- Award: $3,000.
- Deadline: April 1.
NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program
- Description: For all students interested in this exciting fellowship opportunity. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is proud to offer fellowships to students in their undergraduate and graduate careers
- The Aeronautics Scholarship Program (ASP) offers our nation's research leaders of tomorrow exceptional funding:
- Undergraduate Students
- $15,000 awarded for each school year, to be used for educational related expenses
- $10,000 Summer internship at a NASA Research Center
- 2 years of support
- Graduate Students
- $35,000 stipend
- $11,000 awarded each year, to be used for educational related expenses
- $10,000 Summer internship at a NASA Research Center
- 2 years of support, with an option for a 3rd year
- Deadline: January 15, 2013
(NNIS) Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards Graduate Fellowship Program
- Description: For graduate students particularly interested in nuclear materials, engineering, nuclear science and engineering, radiochemistry and health physics. This fellowship seeks to build collaboration between the leading nuclear technology programs and the schools studying the policy aspects of nuclear nonproliferation. The principle emphasis of this fellowship is to produce doctoral graduates who are familiar with both the technical and policy aspect of nonproliferation and international safeguards.The National Nuclear Security Administration is the principal federal sponsor of long-term Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards-related research and development. The investments made by NNSA focus on cutting edge, high-risk/high-payoff, basic and applied research, including testing and evaluation.
- Eligibility: US citizens; Master's or Ph.D. students.
- Deadline: March 4.
(NFGF) Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellowship Program
- Description: For graduate students that would like to pursue careers in radiochemistry and other nuclear forensics-related field. Jointly sponsored by the United States Departments of Homeland Security and Defense (DHS/DoD), the Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellowship (NFGF) program provides support to graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in nuclear, geochemical, and other disciplines directly relevant to nuclear forensics. In 2010, the importance of the nuclear forensics mission was highlighted during the Global Nuclear Security Summit and in key documents such as the Nuclear Posture Review and the Quadrennial Defense Review. In addition, Congress recognized the critical need for first-rate nuclear forensics experts to support this mission in the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act (P.L. 111-140), which the President signed on February 16, 2010. Fellows gain unique, hands-on experience through laboratory practicums and close interaction with technical and policy experts throughout the nuclear forensics community. Ultimately, the NFGF program gives highly motivated students an exceptional opportunity to apply their knowledge to enhance U.S. national security.
- Those who will most likely want to apply for this fellowship will find these areas of research interesting:
- Improvements in separations or analyses of nuclear or radioactive materials and post-detonation debris that result in improvements in the speed, accuracy, and precision of determining the physical, chemical, radiological, and/or morphological qualities of materials
- Improvements in the separation or analysis of non-nuclear material associated with nuclear materials and post-detonation debris; and
- Ways to improve on current utilization of signatures that can be used to identify source materials in the nuclear fuel cycle
- Eligibility: US citizens; Master's or Ph.D. students
- Award: http://scuref.org/nfgf-p06
- Deadline: March 1, 2011
Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Scholarship Program (NFUSP)
- Description: The NFUSP introduces undergraduate physics, chemistry, and nuclear engineering students to nuclear forensics programs at Department of Homeland Security sponsored facilities. The 9-12 week summer internship program is designed to encourage science and engineering students to become interested in nuclear forensics as a career option and is a complementary program to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellowship Program.
- Eligibility: US citizens; Undergraduates in Physics, Engineering, or Chemistry
- Award: $10,000
- Deadline: February 2011
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
- Description: The AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships are not designed to conduct research. The goal is to generate policy-savvy scientists and engineers by placing them in full-time assignments in federal agencies and in Congress to contribute to the directives of those entities while gaining insight into the role of science and engineering in the overall U.S. policy framework. They are operated by AAAS as part of its mandate to "advance science and serve society." Particular areas that might be considered are those of Diplomacy, Security& Development and Energy, Environment & Agriculture.
- Eligibility Requirements:
- Hold a doctoral level degree (PhD, ScD, MD, DVM, etc.), in any of the following:
- Social and Behavioral sciences
- Medical and Health sciences
- Biological, Physical or Earth sciences
- Computational sciences and Mathematics
- Engineering disciplines (applicants with a MS in engineering and three or more years of post-degree professional experience also qualify).
- Note: All requirements for the degree must be completed by the application deadline
- Have solid scientific and technical credentials and the endorsement of three references
- Show a commitment to serve society
- Exhibit good communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to engage with non-scientific audiences
- Demonstrate integrity, problem-solving ability, good judgment, flexibility, and leadership qualities
- Hold U.S. citizenship (dual citizenship from the United States and another country is acceptable).
- Federal employees are not eligible for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships*
- Deadline: December 5, 2010
The William C. Foster Fellows Visiting Scholars Program
- Eligibility: US citizens; Undergraduates in Physics, Engineering, or Chemistry
- Description & Application: http://www.state.gov/t/avc/c40184.htm
- Description: The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) is a scholarship program in which academically excellent students pursuing degrees in disciplines of particular interest to the Department of Defense receive funding for full tuition, related educational fees, and living expenses and are then placed in civilian laboratory positions upon graduation.
- Eligibility: US citizens; Undergraduate and Graduate with >3.0GPA
- Award: $25,000 to $41,000/yr. (based on experience) + Full tuition
- Deadline: December 1
- Brochure: http://smart.asee.org/assets/File/SMART_brochure_2011.pdf
- Application: http://smart.asee.org/
National American Nuclear Society (ANS) Scholarships
- Description: Multiple (>10) scholarships are available through the American Nuclear Society and are based on nuclear-related interests of the applicant and financial need. There is only one application for all of them. See related link for more information about all of the scholarships.
- Eligibility: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Award: $3,000 – 3,500
- Deadline: February 1 or (April 1 for incoming freshman ONLY!)
- Application: http://ans.org/honors/scholarships/
UTNE Graduate Research Assistantships (GRAs) pay $2,000 - $2,200 per month plus waiver of tuition and maintenance fees. Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) pay slightly less. Click here for an application.