This page highlights academic and professional resources available to Engineering Graduate Students.
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You can find and filter Engineering Events for items through this calendar page.
University Libraries Research Events & Workshops page.
Highlighted Events
May 5, 3:30PM: Colloquium: Saikat Guha, University of Arizona
Professor Saikat Guha will be giving a talk as part of the Booz Allen Hamilton Distinguished Colloquium Series. The talk will be held in the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, Room 1110.
May 9, 11:00AM-2:00PM: Mechanical Engineering Spring Design Day
Design Day highlights the talents and creativity of mechanical engineering students in the Integrated Product and Process Development Course. Teams of senior level students present project prototypes built to solve selected engineering problems. Visitors are encouraged to vote for the winner of the "People's Choice Award." The event will be held in the Kim Engineering Building Rotunda.
May 15, 5PM: INCOSE SySTEAM online mini-conference (Call for presentations deadline)
Bioengineering Ph.D. student Caitlyn Singam is organizing an online INCOSE "SySTEAM" mini-conference for July 27-28. The event is open for presentation submissions through May 15. More details on the conference and how to participate are available online on the SySTEAM website. Additional questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to the SySTEAM Program Director, Caitlyn Singam, via email. Register for the mini-conference here.
May 26, 11AM: CV & Resume Writing for Ph.D. Students
Engineering Career Services will hold a virtual workshop detailing the format and content of curriculum vitae and resumes. Register here.
Here are listed Clark School and other University awards that are relevant to Engineering Graduate Students with upcoming or open applications/nominations.
Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award - Contact your graduate program office for more information.
Clark Doctoral Fellows Mid-Career Award - Nominations due Nov. 15
The Writing Center offers support for graduate students at every stage of their development as academic and professional communicators who can, in turn, fulfill the university’s mission of sharing research, educational, cultural, and technological strengths with the broader community.
The Center offers:
Writing and oral communication consultations
A variety of workshop and weekly write-ins
Writing Groups
English editing for international graduate students
Information on how to use sources in your writing
Resources for writing in your, or another, discipline
Resources for writing in a specific linguistic or cultural context
Fall 2022 Workshops, Retreats, and Write-Ins.
The Graduate School Writing Center offers workshops to support graduate students as they communicate in a range of academic and professional situations. All workshops are open to enrolled University of Maryland graduate students free of charge. You can register for upcoming events in the following series and workshops:
Literature Review Series
In conjunction with Research Education at University Libraries, the GSWC will offer this series on understanding and developing the literature review.
Academic Job Document Workshops
The TLTC and the Graduate School Writing Center are offering a hybrid series to support students across disciplines who are applying for academic jobs this year.
Fellowship Application Workshops
The Graduate School Writing Center will offer a range of workshops this semester to support students applying for doctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships.
The Counseling Center provides comprehensive support services that promote the personal, social, and academic success of UMD students.
Resources:
The Counseling Center is offering a number of counseling groups specifically geared toward graduate students. These groups are a great way to connect with others, learn about yourself, improve your mental health, and receive support. This semester groups will take place virtually. An intake appointment is required to participate in the groups. The groups are free to registered graduate students. If graduate studen ts are interested in any groups, please contact the counseling center at 301-314-7651 to schedule an intake appointment. The services are free to graduate students. The schedule of the upcoming group sessions can be accessed at go.umd.edu/CounselingCenterGroups.
The Counseling Center is hosting drop-in virtual workshops on a wide range of topics (Coping Skills, Academic Success, Relationships and Communication, Resilience and Adaptability) to support your health and wellbeing. More information can be found here.
The Health Center has daily online meditation groups which vary in topic. Students can go to health.umd.edu/meditation to register for the groups and learn more about the meditation sessions.
UMD National Scholarships Office
The UMD National Scholarships Office and the Graduate School have experienced staff and hold information sessions to help students explore various fellowship opportunities. Many students found the application process a valuable experience, and if awarded, the external fellowships not only help augment the resources and provide flexibilities to the graduate research of the fellows, but also provide additional peer and mentoring networks with potentially lasting impact on the fellows' career development.
Prospective and early-career doctoral students:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) - 3 years of full support for PhD studies, with an annual stipend of $34,000, in science, math, engineering, and social/behavioral science fields.
DoD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship (info)
Mid-career graduate students:
Google Fellowship (Initially UMD internal selection)
Apple Fellowship (Initially UMD internal selection)
UMD External Fellowships Database
University of Illinois Fellowship Finder
Proposal Development Services for Graduate Students and Postdocs
If you are planning to submit an external fellowship application to support your research, please reach out to discuss how we can support you at proposals@umd.edu, or submit your PDM support request here! The Research Development Office is excited to partner with the Graduate School to provide free Proposal Development and Management (PDM) services to Graduate Students and Postdocs seeking external fellowships of $10,000 or more to support their research. Our team works with students and postdocs year-round on an individual basis to Strategize, Develop, Review, and Elevate proposals.
NIH Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31): Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA program is to enable promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientists, to obtain mentored research training while conducting dissertation research. The F31 is also used to enhance workforce diversity though a separate program.
The University of Maryland’s Research Development Office is partnering with the Graduate School to offer an interactive seminar series designed to answer questions and fill knowledge gaps regarding NIH Fellowship (F31) proposal submissions. This series is specifically designed for students with minimal experience with the NIH and the F31 application who want to learn strategies for success at NIH, decode the “unwritten rules,” and strategically position themselves for an upcoming F31 Fellowship application. Interested students are welcome to attend just the first session, or to join us for all three (see session descriptions below). All sessions will be virtual (Zoom) sessions and will last 75 minutes to allow time for questions.
Interested Students: Please complete the google registration form by October 3rd. You will be sent the Zoom link following registration.
Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities
Johns Hopkins University Vice President for Research Denis Wirtz has compiled a list of funding opportunities for researchers. As of Fall 2022, there are over 380 items search through. The list can be found by clicking here.
Graduate School Professional and Career Development Office
The Graduate School has launched a Professional and Career Development office for current doctoral students. Get started looking into their services and events here. Other quick links:
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