ASME Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program

Purpose

To encourage outstanding students, especially women and minorities, to pursue a doctorate in mechanical engineering teaching and to encourage the engineering education as a profession.

In the terms of the fellowship, the awardee must teach at least one lecture course. The applicant's department head must certify, prior to the award or continuation notice, the commitment of a teaching assistantship and the lecture assignment anticipated.

Eligibility

•Applicant must be a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, with a demonstrated interest in an academic career. A master’s degree or passage of qualifying exam is required. A lecture-responsibility teaching assistantship commitment from the applicant's department is required. Please see the website for details regarding eligibility external link.

Quantity Available

4

Frequency

• Annual

Study Length

2 years

Award Value

US$5,000 per year

Application procedure

Applicants must submit an undergraduate grade point average, Graduate Record Examination scores, two letters of recommendation from faculty or their MS committee, a graduate transcript, transcripts of all academic work, a statement about faculty career and a current curriculum vitae.

Closing date

February 15th

Study Level

• Postgraduate
• Doctorate