Course(s) Offered: Science disciplines
Course Level: Graduate, PhD
Provider: National Science Foundation
Country to Research in: USA
Scholarship Description
Ball State University is pleased to offer the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a research fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation to deserving graduate students in its campus.
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships offer graduate fellowships in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences (including the history of science and the philosophy of science) and in research-based PhD programs in science education. Specialized components are awards for Women in Engineering (WENG) and Women in Computer and Information Science (WICS).
This is a Graduate and PhD Fellowship for Women in the fields listed above, and all eligible applicants are encouraged to apply well ahead of the closing date for this fellowship award.
Eligibility
The following must hold true:
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens.
- Applicants must intend to pursue research-based master’s or doctoral degrees in fields of science, mathematics, and engineering that are supported by the NSF.
- Applicants pursuing a research-based PhD in science education also may be eligible. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree prior to fall 2012.
- Applicants should be college seniors, recent graduates about to enter their first year of graduate school, or first- or second-year graduate students who have completed no more than 12 months of graduate study.
- Applicants for the Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science (WECS) award must be women who intend to pursue graduate research degrees in engineering or computer and information science and engineering.
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; USA
Fields of study
Mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences (including the history of science and the philosophy of science) and in research-based PhD programs in science education.
Number of awards
Not specified
Sponsorship duration
Cover the whole duration of the doctoral program
Scholarship benefits
Financial aid to cover doctoral study expenses. Please inquire specifics from the sponsors
Method of Application
Everyone applying to a Ball State graduate program will complete the same application; however, many of our programs have additional admission standards or required materials. Please make sure to review these requirements before you apply.
Ball State must receive transcripts for all applicants. Please review our instructions before you apply. (You do not need to submit Ball State transcripts in order to apply.)
Please complete our online application.
It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) for complete information on how to apply for this fellowship
DEADLINES:
The deadlines for the November 2011 competition vary by discipline
PLEASE NOTE:
Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana.
Application Deadline: October 2011
Open for International Students: No
Further Scholarship Information and Application
Related: Scholarships in North America for International Students
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