This page highlights resources available to students including information about fellowships and other funding opportunities, student competitions, and research award programs.
The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) awards fellowships to students pursuing degrees in transportation-related disciplines. This program advances the transportation workforce by helping to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, encouraging future transportation professionals to seek advanced degrees, and helping to retain top talent in the U.S. transportation industry.
The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. NSF actively encourages the submission of applications from the full spectrum of diverse talent that society has to offer, including underrepresented and underserved communities. The five-year Fellowship provides three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000.
The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program is a combined educational and workforce development opportunity for STEM students. SMART offers scholarships for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students pursuing a STEM degree. SMART offers two scholarship opportunities, the SMART Scholarship and the Ronald V. Dellums Memorial SMART Scholarship. All scholarship recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, internships, and guaranteed civilian employment with the Department of Defense after graduation.
The DoD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program is a competitive fellowship that is awarded to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. dual citizens who intend to pursue a Doctoral degree aligned to the DoD services Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) in research and development at a U.S. institution of their choice.
University Student Research Challenge (USRC) seeks to challenge students to propose new ideas/concepts that are relevant to NASA Aeronautics. USRC will provide students, from accredited U.S. colleges or universities, with grants for their projects and with the challenge of raising cost share funds through a crowdfunding campaign. [Program Information]
Opportunities exist to improve currently deployed systems and/or implement new technologies by modernizing aviation capabilities in agriculture to increase impact, safety, and ease of access to both these enabling systems and the products/services they ensure.
NSF's Engineering Fellows program supports independent postdoctoral research in engineering. In addition to hands-on academic research with a faculty advisor, each fellowship cohort participates in professional development and mentoring activities designed to prepare them for future research careers.
The John V. Wehausen Scholarship is part of the SNAME Graduate Scholarships Program, open to applicants worldwide who are members, in good standing, of SNAME that preferably express an interest in the study of ship hydrodynamics and wave theory, though that is not a requirement. Awards are made for one year of study leading to a Master's Degree. Applicants must not receive their Master's Degree prior to 1 September of the academic year for which the scholarship applies.
This Competition challenges individuals and teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students working with faculty advisors at U.S. colleges and universities to consider innovative approaches related to airport issues.
The ACRP (Airport Cooperative Research Program) Graduate Research Award (GRA) is intended to stimulate thought, discussion, and research by those who may become the future airport managers, operators, designers, and policymakers in aviation. The focus of this graduate student research program is on applied research on airport and related aviation system issues to help the public sector continue to improve the quality, reliability, safety, and security of the U.S. civil aviation system well into the foreseeable future.
Established to provide an incentive to VFS members, who have not previously presented the results of their work at a technical forum, to begin presenting their work at local and regional VFS meetings.
The ICTAS Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program supports early career undergraduates involved in mentored research at Virginia Tech. The goal of the program is to enable students to extend their current research projects and experience a step further with independent funding, so that they can devote additional time to their project, under the supervision of their chosen mentor.
Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a program of study STEM and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance.
Charles C. Walts, a 1941 alumnus, established scholarships for students pursuing a degree in the College of Engineering. The scholarships shall be limited to those students who are U.S. citizens enrolled in the R.O.T.C. program. There is no work requirement attached to this fellowship. The fellowship is typically awarded starting in the fall semester.
Established by Robert H. Tolson (’58), this award is for graduate students or students admitted for graduate study who are members of an underrepresented population of students in the College of Engineering's Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. Preference will be given to individuals demonstrating financial need and secondarily to students demonstrating an interest in space research.
This scholarship was created through a gift by John Lee Pratt in 1967, and represents the funding source for your Dean's Scholar award. Pratt Graduate Funding typically supports graduate students participating in overseas education or research experiences, such as attending an international conference.
The Rolls-Royce Summer Internship provides students with a unique entry into real-world engineering objectives and the chance to make an impact from the start. Engineering students will gain valuable skills, learning directly from some of the most respected and highly qualified engineers in the industry.
To prepare postdocs for the next step in their careers, fellows will receive:
Up to two years of support with nationally competitive salaries and benefits
Up to $10,000 for training and professional development-related expenses (to be used over the fellowship period)
Mentoring and professional development
Current postdocs selected into this program will join the incoming Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows in a year-long, immersive experience designed to assist postdocs in maximizing time as a postdoc, build valuable skills and networks, have a positive impact on the university and local community, and ultimately launch successful careers.