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Notable Outside Fellowships for Engineering and Related
Disciplines:
For more information on the graduate funding opportunities listed here, unless
otherwise specified, contact:
Manager,
SEAS Admissions
725 23rd Street, NW, Tompkins Hall
102
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-1802 or (800) 537-7327
Email: engineering@gwu.edu
Website: http://www.seas.gwu.edu
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School of Engineering
and Applied Science
Full-time graduate
students are eligible for assistance, most of which is merit-based and
includes research assistantships, teaching assistantships, scholarships,
fellowships, awards, and employment opportunities. Research assistantships
make up the largest portion of aid available to students in the School of
Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). For more information on assistantships
and general fellowships, contact SEAS Graduate Admissions. For details on departmental scholarships, fellowships, and
awards, contact the chair of the department in which you plan to study.
Computer Security and Information Assurance Scholarship
GW, as a National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, offers full scholarships for U.S. graduate students to study computer security and information assurance. In 2007-08, 11 students are pursuing their bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees with federal funding from the National Science Foundation and the Defense Department. For more information and application materials go to the CSIA SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION PAGE.
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EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES
The SEAS Office of Career Services offers assistance in securing full-time, part-time and summer positions.
Very often our graduate students work during the day and attend classes in the afternoon and/or evening.
Students have been placed at a variety of companies and Federal agencies including Sprint/Nextel,
Google, IBM, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Army Research Institute, the Jarvik
Heart Institute and the National Institutes of Health. For more information, please contact the Director of Career Services at (202) 994-7892.
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DEPARTMENTAL
FELLOWSHIPS
Department Fellow Awards - provide a full-tuition award, stipend, and
compensation for assistantship duties
- Ibrahim Aborsey Ashie Engineering Scholarship Fund - provides scholarships to students enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Department Stipend Awards - provide a cash stipend
- Engineering Alumni Association (EEA) Scholarship - for graduate students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Norris and Betty Hekimian Graduate Award - supports research in any aspect of engineering at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Hyundai Scholarship Fund - for master's and doctoral students who are
citizens of South Korea, or U.S. citizens with a demonstrated interest in Korea and are in computer science,
engineering management, mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering,
and Civil Engineering.
Download a Hyundai Application 
- Douglas L. Jones Endowed Mechanical Engineering Graduate Fellowship - esatblished in 2002 by Douglas L. Jones, BS 1963, MS 1965, D.Sc 1970, to provide fellowships to students majoring in mechanical engineering
- W. Stanley Machen Graduate Fellowship Fund - fellowship award to either full- or part-time graduate students majoring in civil engineering field U.S.
- Richard E. Merwin Memorial Award - for doctoral students in electrical engineering and computer science
- Raymond L. Pickholtz Graduate Scholarships - supports a graduate student in communications engineering
- S. Remey Pottinger Memorial Scholarships Fund - provides scholarships for graduate students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Lewis P. Wagman Engineering Endowment - provides scholarships for graduate students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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UNIVERSITY
FELLOWSHIPS
- Conference
Presentation Travel Grants - grants available for those students
invited to present at a national or international conference related to
their academic area or dissertation research (separate application
required - contact the Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822)
- GW Presidential
Administrative Fellowships - offers recent GW baccalaureate
graduates the opportunity to gain relevant work experience within the GW
administration while pursuing a master's degree in their chosen field.
Students must apply during their senior year at GW (separate application
required - contact the Student Activity Center, (202) 994-6555)
- Global Leadership
Program Fellowships - for international students on J-1 visas from
the People's Republic of China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia,
Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and
U.S.S.R. successor states. (separate application required - contact the
Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822)
- Phi Delta Gamma
Scholarship Fund - must have completed at least nine semester hours
of graduate work at GW. Not open every year (separate application
required - contact the Office of Fellowships, (202) 994-6822)
- Scottish Rite
Endowment Graduate Fellowships - for graduate students affiliated
with the Scottish Rite except law and M.D. students (separate
application required - contact the Office of Fellowships, (202)
994-6822)
- Scottish Rite
Endowment Graduate Public Service Awards - for U.S. citizens who
plan a career in government or public service, intend to undertake
unpaid public service over the summer, and are enrolled as full-time
master's degree candidates in CSAS, ESIA, GSEHD, SBPM, or SEAS.
(separate application required - contact the Office of Fellowships,
(202) 994-6822)
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GENERAL
FELLOWSHIPS
- Graduate Engineering Honors Fellowship
Program - must be a U.S.
citizen or permanent resident; provides a half-tuition award
- Virginia Campus Cooperative Research and
Education Fellowships - for
students enrolled at the Virginia
Campus; provides a full-tuition award and stipend
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GRADUATE RESEARCH
ASSISTANTSHIPS
Compensation
vaires and is a combination of salary and stipend. Additionally, Graduate Research Assistants typically receive tuition awards of up to nine credits per semester.
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GRADUATE TEACHING
ASSISTANTSHIPS
Compensation
may go up to $18,000. The awards consist of a combination of salary and stipend in addition to receiving tuition awards of up to nine
credit hours per semester.
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