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There are many ways for Ocean Engineering
students to receive funding for research, and recognition for work well
done. Here are a few scholarships and fellowships available to those
studying and doing research in ocean engineering, science, and policy.
If you know
of any others, please email 13seas webmaster (13seaswebmaster@mit.edu)
and they will be
added to the list.
ALL dates are approximate!! Contact the
organizations for exact scholarhip/fellowship deadlines and terms.
undergraduate
scholarships
American Society of Naval Engineers Graduate Scholarships
ASNE sponsors a scholarship program which supports the study of naval
architecture, marine, mechanical, civil, aeronautical, ocean,
electrical and electronic engineering, and the physical sciences. Naval
engineering encompasses the design, construction and repair of ships
and their installed systems and equipment, as well as research,
logistics support, and the management of acquisition and maintenance.
Application deadline: 15 February
International
Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers Undergraduate
Student Scholarship
This scholarship award will be based purely upon merit and is open to
all university level students studying offshore, ocean or polar
engineering and/or their allied technical fields.
Marine
Technology Society
The Society offers annual scholarships for MTS students enrolled in an
undergraduate or graduate program in a marine related field. Prizes range from $1,000 to $10,000. There is also a scholarship to support student travel to the OCEANS conference.
Application deadline: 15 April
Robert Bruce Wallace Prize
Undergraduate in the Department of Ocean Engineering at MIT are
eligible.
Application deadline: Candidates are nominated and notified by the
Ocean Engineering Department.
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Undergraduate Award
Students entering their junior or senior year who are studying toward a
degree in naval architecture, marine engineering, ocean engineering or
marine industy related fields at one of 12 SNAME schools. Membership in
the Society at the time of the award.
Application deadline: 1 May
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Undergraduate Paper
Awards
Undergraduate and graduate students alike are invited to present papers
on a variety of marine engineering topics. Topics include, but are not
limited to: Design, Acoustics, Hydrodynamics, Marine Robotics,
Structures, Maritime Law, and Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Abstract deadline: 15 December
graduate
scholarships
American Society of Naval Engineers Graduate Scholarships
ASNE sponsors a scholarship program which supports the study of naval
architecture, marine, mechanical, civil, aeronautical, ocean,
electrical and electronic engineering, and the physical sciences. Naval
engineering encompasses the design, construction and repair of ships
and their installed systems and equipment, as well as research,
logistics support, and the management of acquisition and maintenance.
Application deadline: 15 February
Department of Defense Graduate Fellowship
The Department of Defense is committed to increasing the number and
quality of our Nation's scientists and engineers. Toward that end, the
DoD annually supports approximately 8,000 graduate students in fields
important to national defense needs.
Application deadline: 16 January
Fannie and
John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
College seniors wishing to pursue the Ph.D. degree in any of the fields
of particular interest to the Foundation, as well as graduate students
already in the process of doing so, may apply.
Application Deadline: 2 November
ISOPE
Offshore Mechanics Scholarship for Outstanding Students
A recipient must be a graduate student, or be admitted to a graduate
program and will be a graduate student in the field of Offshore
Mechanics, as verified by the Department Chairman or the supervising
professor. High scholastic achievement must have been demonstrated.
He/she must be a person of integrity, good character and strict morals.
Preferences may be given to those whose papers are accepted at the
council-supported technical meetings.
Application deadline: March 31
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Established in 1979 to provide a unique educational experience to
students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes
resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those
resources. The program, which is sponsored by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program,
matches highly qualified graduate students with "hosts" in the
legislative branch, executive branch, or appropriate associations/
institutions located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one year paid
fellowship.
Application deadline: 1 May
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Foundation Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Award
Objective of this award are: to foster advanced level study in
simulation and training research; to enhance and expand the theoretical
and practical knowledge of how to train the operators and users of
complex systems and how to simulate the real-world environments in
which they function; and to disseminate the results of that research
through lectures, seminars, and publications.
Application deadline: 13 January
Marine
Technology Society
Eligibility: The Society offers annual scholarships for MTS students
enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a marine related
field. Prizes range from $1,000 to $10,000. There is also a scholarship to support student travel to the OCEANS conference.
Application deadline: April 15
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding scholarship and encourages
independent graduate level research -- particularly by female and
minority students -- in oceanography, marine biology and maritime
archaeology.
Application deadline: TBA
National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship
A competition is conducted for Graduate Research Fellowships, with
additional awards offered for women in engineering and computer and
information science. NSF Graduate Fellowships offer recognition and
three years of support for advanced study to approximately 900
outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical,
biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including
the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to
research-based PhD degrees in science education.
Application deadline: 7 November
Society
of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Graduate Award
Eligibility: Awards are made for one year of study leading to a
Master's Degree in naval architecture, marine engineering, ocean
engineering or in fields directly related to the marine industry.
Application deadline: February 1
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Undergraduate Paper
Awards
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students alike are invited to
present papers on a variety of marine engineering topics. Topics
include, but are not limited to: Design, Acoustics, Hydrodynamics,
Marine Robotics, Structures, Maritime Law, and Computational Fluid
Dynamics.
Abstract deadline: 1 February
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