2015 Graduate Fellowship in USA National Physical Science Consortium NPSC
The National Physical Science Consortium is offering graduate fellowship for any qualified U.S. citizen who has the ability to pursue graduate work in the physical sciences or related engineering fields at an NPSC member institution. The NPSC Graduate Fellowship provides $20,000 expense allowance; covering tuition; allowing a fellow also to hold a research or teaching assistantship; including one or two paid summer internships with a government agency; providing a mentor and the opportunity for a lasting relationship with the sponsor. The application deadline is December 8, 2014.
Study Subject(s): Fellowships are awarded in the physical sciences or related engineering fields. Though the fields supported can vary annually depending on employer needs, in general NPSC covers the following: Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Materials Science, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and their sub-disciplines and related engineering fields: Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing graduate degree at an NPSC member institution.
Scholarship Provider: The National Physical Science Consortium
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Eligibility: NPSC welcomes applications from any qualified U.S. citizen who has the ability to pursue graduate work at an NPSC member institution. Applicants at any stage of their graduate program may apply, as long as they will be available to accept two summers of paid internship. Those who already possess a doctoral degree are ineligible. Employers may nominate NPSC fellows directly, obviating the selection process. These fellows may enroll for either a Master’s or a PhD degree. Additional Requirements:
-Applicants must be accepted at a participating NPSC-member university or college and progress through a full-time study program leading to a graduate degree in the physical sciences or related engineering fields.
-Fellows must complete one or two summer internships, as the sponsoring employer requires.
-To continue in good standing, fellows must submit a transcript annually as well as any forms and information that NPSC requests.
-Fellows must perform satisfactorily in their summer internship and during the academic year.
-A fellow who switches his or her field of study to one not of interest to the sponsoring employer may have support terminated.
Scholarship Open for International Students:
NPSC Graduate Fellowship
NPSC Graduate Fellowship
The NPSC Graduate Fellowship is open to all US citizens.
Scholarship Description: The National Physical Science Consortium is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. NPSC’s goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool. NPSC’s member universities do not require fellows to pay tuition. Most government agency fellowships must cover all or part of tuition. Partly as a result, the total cost of an NPSC fellowship is roughly half what it costs a government agency to provide its own fellowships.
Number of award(s): The number of fellowships varies each year.
Duration of award(s): Fellowship last up to six years. Initial support may be for two or three years, or for a full six years, depending on the employer-sponsor. If the initial support is for the shorter period, it may be extended up to six years at the discretion of the employer.
What does it cover? Fellowship provides $20,000 expense allowance; covering tuition; allowing a fellow also to hold a research or teaching assistantship; including one or two paid summer internships with a government agency; providing a mentor and the opportunity for a lasting relationship with the sponsor.
Selection Criteria: NPSC’s employers select fellows based the following factors, not in order:
-Whether the applicant’s field of study matches the employer’s needs
-Undergraduate and graduate course work and grades
-Research experience at a university or in industry
-Letters of recommendation from professors and employers. These can be decisive. The most effective letters are from persons who have supervised or observed the applicant’s participation in research.
-The GRE General tests are required; the Subject test is suggested and may be required by your university.
Using these criteria, employers review the pool of applicants and advise NPSC of which students the employer wishes to support. NPSC then makes the award.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The online of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is December 8, 2014.
http://www.npsc.org/