Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students

AME Graduate Students –

The School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering graduate committee is currently soliciting applicants for three fellowships to be awarded in the coming weeks. The fellowship names, award requirements and award amounts are as follows:

  • BP Fellowship (ME Graduate Student), $7500.00
  • Frank Chuck Mechanical Engineering Fellowship (ME Graduate Student with at least 3.0 GPA), $5000.00
  • Thomas Millam Sr. (AE Graduate Student, Oklahoma Resident, 3.0 GPA), $7500

These awards will be given out on a competitive basis following a review of the application material by the Graduate Committee.  Application material provided by the applicants shall include a cover letter and a CV. Selection of awards will be based on evidence of scholarship, accomplishment and potential, judged from the applicant’s CV. Some categories of evidence which will be actively considered by the Graduate Committee include (but are not limited to):

  • Journal publications
  • Patent Awards
  • Research Awards (e.g. best paper in international journal, best paper in national/international conference, etc.)
  • Reviewed Book Chapters
  • Full Peer Reviewed Conference Articles
  • Abstract Reviewed Conference Articles
  • Extended Abstracts
  • Published Abstracts
  • Invited Talks
  • Seminars

If you are interested in applying for these scholarships, and you will be enrolled as a full-time graduate student in Spring 2013, please send Dr. Peter Attar a cover letter and CV by 5 pm on Nov. 26, 2012.

It is anticipated that these awards will be given out once per academic year. Thank you.