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Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI)/ Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
(GNEP) University Fellowship Program
The Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI)/ Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
(GNEP) University Fellowship Program is accepting applications through
5 p.m. Central Daylight Time, Thursday, April 24, 2008 at www.studentpipeline.org.
Please encourage your highly motivated students who are interested in
acquiring master's degrees related to the AFCI research program to read
the program announcement at the www.studentpipeline.org website and apply
for this fellowship.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of nuclear Energy is offering fellowships
valued at up to $45,000 each to provide support to students who will
be pursuing master's degrees in the Fall of 2008 in engineering, chemistry,
physics, or radiochemistry.
Preferred undergraduate degrees include Nuclear Engineering, Chemical
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics, Applied
Physics, Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry.
* Up to nine Fellowships will be awarded in 2008.
* Fellows will receive up to $45,000 for up to 18 months, which includes
a monthly stipend and funds for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and AFCI-related
travel.
* Fellows must be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens and must
be accepted into a master's degree program by September 1, 2008.
* Fellows will generally conduct master’s degree research and have
a thesis related to and approved by the AFCI program. Where appropriate,
non-thesis programs are acceptable.
* At some time during their fellowship, students will be encouraged to
work in the AFCI program at a national laboratory.
Please forward this announcement to colleagues and students who might
be interested. The attached file is provided for those who wish to post
the announcement or hand it out in class.
Women and students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic
Serving Institutions, and Minority Institutions are strongly encouraged
to apply.
Please address questions to Cathy Dixon at cdixon@mail.wtamu.edu or call
806-651-3401.
The AFCI University Fellowship Program is a program of the U.S. Department
of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy. The program is administered by University
Research Alliance of West Texas A&M University.
University Research Alliance
WTAMU Box 60189
2403 Russell Long Blvd.
Canyon, TX 79016
806-651-3400
www.studentpipeline.org
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