Dear Drexel Materials Students,

 Here you can find the information pertaining to scholarships and grants available for you to apply for! Site is currently under construction. If you are looking for more information on available scholarships/ grants/ funding opportunities please check out http://www.materials.drexel.edu/Students/Funding/ for more information.

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PURPOSE - Committee E-4 of ASTM is sponsoring a scholarship to encourage women college seniors or first-year graduate students to pursue the study of Physical Metallurgy or Materials Science with emphasis on the relationship of microstructure to material properties.

ELIGIBILITY - Student must be registered full-time and must expect to be classified as a senior or first-year graduate student during the academic year 2009-2010

SELECTION CRITERIA - The winner will be chosen based on her interest or potential interest in a career in Physical Metallurgy or Materials Science as evidenced by her application statements and faculty recommendation.

AWARD - The award, in the amount of $1000.00, is intended to be used for educational expenses during the academic year 2009. Selection and notification of the winner will be sent to the student and school on or about January 10, 2010.

AWARD SPONSORS - The following companies recognized the value of women in engineering and have provided financial support for the continuation of this scholarship:   Allvac, Chaparral Steel, Buehler Ltd., Struers, Clemex, Definitive Imaging, Ford Motor Company, Wyman Gordon Foundation, Nikon, Crown Cork & Seal, Cummins Engine Company, ASM-Carolina Southern Piedmont Chapter and ASM-South Central PA Chapter.

APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 15, 2009

For More Information/Application contact Dorilona Rose at drose@coe.drexel.edu

Have you worked at a DOD facility before? You may be eligibile for a SMART Scholarship. The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion. For more information or to apply visit http://www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/ to find out more information. 

All awardees must be;

• a U.S. citizen,
• 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2010,
• able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories,
• willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD,
• a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (as calculated by the SMART application) and,
• pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the disciplines listed on the About SMART page.

In addition;

*Undergraduate applicants must be currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university and have a high school diploma/GED. Current high school students are not eligible to apply.

**Graduate applicants can be either currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or awaiting notification of admission to such. If awaiting admission, you must be accepted for entrance in the fall 2010 term.

*Freshman/First Year Associate’s Program applicants must report an ACT or SAT Reasoning Test Score. Subject tests are not required. In addition, individuals who apply during their Freshman/First Year must obtain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale during the fall academic term of their Freshman/First Year. Freshman/First Year Associate's Program applicants will be required to submit an official transcript reflecting their fall academic term grades to establish compliance with this requirement.

**Graduate applicants must have taken the GRE and test scores must be reportable by ETS. Subject tests are not required.

AIST is now accepting applications for scholarships and grants. Below is a summary of each.  Additional information can be found at www.aistfoundation.org

AIST Foundation Scholarships – one application will make you eligible for these scholarships:  (application deadline is March 2)

Criteria:  Full-time undergraduate students with a genuine demonstrated interest in a career in the iron and steel industry and majoring in the field of engineering, metallurgy or materials science at an accredited U. S.college or university.

• AIST Ronald E. Lincoln Memorial Scholarship - - two (2) $3,000 one-year scholarships
• AIST Willy Korf Memorial Fund - - three (3) $3,000 one-year scholarships
• AIST Benjamin F. Fairless Scholarship (AIME) - three (3) $2,000 one-year scholarships
• William E. Schwabe Memorial Scholarship - One $3,000 one-year scholarship
• AIST David H. Samson Scholarship - one (1) $2,000 four-year fixed scholarship
• FeMET/StEEL/Premier Scholarships – one application will make you eligible for these scholarships:  (application deadline is March 2)

Descriptions:

• FeMET – Metallurgy or Materials Science Engineering students currently in their Sophomore year, planning to graduate in 2011.  Ten [10] scholarships of US$5000 each will be awarded to college juniors for the 2009-2010 school year. Each scholarship will include a paid internship at a North American steel company during the summer of 2010 and a second scholarship of US$5000 in the student’s senior year, based on satisfactory academic and internship performance.
• STEEL – Metallurgy, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil Engineering students currently in their Sophomore year, planning to graduate in 2011.  Approximately ten [10] finalists will be selected. Finalists will become recipients upon confirmation of a corporate sponsor. Scholarships of US$5000 each will be awarded to engineering students expecting to graduate in 2011.  Each scholarship will include a paid internship at a North American steel company during the summer of 2010 and a second scholarship of US$5000 in the student’s last year, based on satisfactory academic and internship performance.
• Premier – All FeMET and StEEL Applicants.  One (1) scholarship of US$10,000 will be awarded to an engineering student expecting to graduate in 2011.  The scholarship will include a paid internship at a North American steel company during the summer of 2010 and a second scholarship of US$10,000 in the student’s last year, based on satisfactory academic and internship performance.
• FeMET Curriculum Development Grant – Proposals are being solicited from Professors of ferrous metallurgy or materials science at North American Universities for funding of a curriculum development assistant to enhance or update industry curriculum in ferrous metallurgy programs. The proposal should indicate how the professor would approach the task, including budget and schedule requirements. The maximum allowable time for a curriculum development grant is five years beginning in the fall of 2008. The number of awards granted depends on fund availability; the maximum grant per award will be $5,000 per year for five years for a total of $25,000.  The program objective is to utilize undergraduate students to assist in the editing and updating of textbooks and/or other course materials for use in ferrous metallurgy education. The Professors selected will have discretion in establishing the student duties as long as the steel industry’s role or visibility in the Professor’s course curriculum and/or other programs is enhanced. Individual student assistants should be entering their next to last undergraduate year for a maximum of two years and would be selected by the professor (or however the school dictates).

Society of Women Engineers Philadelphia Section Scholarship - The Philadelphia Section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is proud to offer several $1,000 scholarships each year to local engineering students.  Please contact Dr. Knight from the MSE department to retrieve the 2009 SWE Philadelphia Section scholarship application. Applications must be postmarked by February 28th.

Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity- A day of posters and presentations at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Abstracts for posters or presentations are due no later than Thursday, March 12, 2009 and may be electronically submitted via http://www.drexel.edu/researchday. Cash prizes will be awarded to undergraduates, graduates, post-doctoral fellows, clinical resident/fellows and research technician/technologists at a reception to be held on the same evening in the Great Court of the Main Building. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/researchday or contact Maryann Skedzielewski at 215-895-6091 or ms39@drexel.edu.