The program also aims at increasing the capability of minority-serving institutions to respond to NASA's overall research and development mission. The deadline is a postmark of January 26, 2001. The Department of Defense is committed to increasing the number and quality of our Nation's scientists and engineers. The DoD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program is the independent or portable fellowship. Approximately 100 fellowships are awarded each year to U.S. citizens following nationwide competitions.
Fellowships are open only to applicants who are citizens or nationals of the United States.
Persons who hold permanent resident status are not eligible to apply. Applicants must receive their baccalaureate degrees by Fall 2001. Fellows selected in Spring 2001 are to begin tenure in Fall 2001. Fellowships are tenable only at U.S. institutions of higher education offering doctoral degrees in the areas of science and engineering. It provides the successful candidate with a period of mentored research as part of a strong, established collaboration between a U.S. sponsor and a leading developing country scientist at an internationally recognized research institution.