UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

This workshop will discuss strategies for applying for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Open to US citizens in the Social, Physical, and Biological Sciences, this highly competitive fellowship provides three years of fellowship funding to successful applicants. The workshop will focus on the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria for NSF grants, the structure of the research proposal and personal statement, suggestions for writing style, and tips for Fastlane submission.  Time: Friday, August 30th, 12:00-1:30 PM Location: Career Center, Room 200  (2nd floor)

The Federal Highway Administration Center for Transportation Workforce Development invites you to participate in an informational webinar on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 11:00AM  about the recently posted notice of funding opportunity on grants.gov for the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP):  Graduate Fellowship - Opportunity Number 693JJ318NF5227-2019 The application closing date for the opportunity is April 8, 2019 at 1:00PM. Please use the following connection information to join on March 12th at 11am: https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/ctwd-ugp Teleconference No: 1-888-204-5984 Access Code: 3778478

The Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies is offering funding opportunities for projects related to Israel. These opportunities include: Graduate Student Research Fellowships ($2,500 - $7,500) and Undergraduate Student Research Grants ($500 - $1,500) for research projects that advance knowledge of modern Israel Due March 22 and 15 respectively (extensions can be requested) Travel Grants (up to $1,000) to cover travel and other costs associated with 1) presentation of conference papers focused on Israel or 2) Israel-related research projects that require limited, site-specific research Due April 1 More information about these grants and fellowshpis can be found on the Y&S Nazarian Center website, found here . 

Exxon Mobil Corporation has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowship opportunities in STEM for Hispanic college students. Throuhg HHF's Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) program, ExxonMobil seeks to nurture motivated college students across the country, with a passion for Engineering and Science. The Fellowship consists of five 1-hour meetings with a mentor, participation in the Harvard-certified ExxonMobil mentee program, and exclusive curriculum to introduce Fellows to ExxonMobil and career opportunities, and a $1000 educational grant. Applicants must fulfill the following requirements: Plan to pursue a career in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geoscience, Material Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Petroleum Engineering, or Physics Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher Be a US citizen or ...

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship. Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session . Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session: New York City San Francisco Bay Area Boston Washington, DC. Dates: All sections will be from 20...

UCLA's Graduate Division has received notice of the call for applications from your eligible international graduate students for the 2018-19 Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship Competition.   "In 1988 the University [of California] received a bequest from the late Mr. Karam Singh Maughan to establish an endowment to support graduate fellowships (named for Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikh religious leader) to be awarded to graduates of universities in a specific area of India and Pakistan [see attached map] for the purpose of pursuing graduate study at the University of California.”   The details from the University of California, Santa Cruz, are attached.  The UCLA campus deadline is Noon, Wednesday, April 25, 2018.    Eligibility criteria are:   "To be eligible, a student must (1) be a graduate of an Indian or Pakistani university in the designated area [see attached map], (2) be committed to returning to her or his country of or...

Dissertation Fieldwork Fellowship for International Studies APPLICATION PERIOD EXTENDED TO APRIL 27, 2018 The UCLA International Institute announces a series of International Dissertation Fieldwork Fellowships open to UCLA advanced doctoral students in good standing whose research focuses on one or more aspects of international or regional studies. These awards are targeted for research abroad. Applicants must have completed all coursework for the Ph.D. degree and must be advanced to candidacy prior to undertaking field research. Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply; there are no citizenship restrictions. International Institute Fieldwork Fellowship funds are limited and are thereby intended to be used as a supplement to other funding sources. Therefore, the Committee will only consider requests to cover travel to and from fieldwork sites – airfare and any necessary ground transportation only. Award amounts will vary, according to the project and...

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship. Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session . Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session: New York City San Francisco Bay Area Seattle Boston Washington, DC. Dates: All sections will be from 2018-06-18 to 2018-08-10. Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.ht...

Fellowships and Financial Services will be hosting a series of informational sessions on the Fulbright U.S. and Fulbright Hayes Fellowships. Sessions will be held at various locations. The information sessions are aimed at graduate and undergraduate students seeking to travel abroad to engage in research or serve as an English Teaching Assistant, as well as Ph.D. candidates who plan to conduct dissertation research abroad.   We will also have previous Fulbright awardees who will speak about their experiences abroad as well as the application process. For more information on the Fulbright, please check out the link here . To RSVP to one of the following information sessions, please see below: Fulbright Workshops: Date and Time Location Link Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Boyer Hall, Room 159 https://grad.ucla.edu/deans/event/?Event=FLBRGHT2018F Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Young Research Library,...

The 2018  " ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship ” is   open   to freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students who are attending 4-year colleges or universities.   Award   amount is: $1000   Application deadline of the fellowship is: April 20, 2018   Applicants can get more information through the given link:   ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship

http://www.lacsd.org/education/engundergradfello.asp Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Civil/Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Fellowships The program provides fellowships of $2,000 to $5,000 per year for two to five undergraduate students at each participating university (program   flyer ). The seven Los Angeles County universities that have ABET accredited Civil/Environmental Engineering Programs and are eligible to participate are: Cal Poly Pomona Cal State Los Angeles Cal State Long Beach Cal State Northridge Loyola Marymount University UCLA USC Application process :   Interested students, who will be attending one of the universities listed above during academic year 2018-2019, should fill out the online application below . The Sanitation Districts will forward completed applications to the designated universities, each of whom have a selection committee that will award the fellowships. Students that are considering a career in Civil/Environmental ...

The application for the 2018-19 Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship is here , as are a checklist ; and redacted copies of proposals from two of UCLA’s previous Fellows (link to one and two ). UCLA is able to nominate three candidates. Each fellowship, renewable upon application for up to a total of three years, provides an annual stipend of $18,000 plus all tuition and fees.  Please share these documents with your current graduate students. Students in all fields and in all degree objectives are eligible to apply.  Fellowships will be “awarded only to candidates who ·          have outstanding undergraduate records, ·          have demonstrated a need for financial assistance ·          are citizens of the United States of America [at the time of application] ·          are enrolled in acc...

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers fully funded fellowships for research in Japan in all fields of research: life and physical sciences, social sciences, humanities. Late-semester/quarter doctoral students, postdocs, faculty, all welcome. Please join us at lunch time on Thursday, October 26, 2017, to learn more about fellowships and connect with members of the research community.   Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowships for Research in Japan Information Session   Thursday, October 26, 2017, 12:00-1:00 UCLA Young Research Library Main Conference Room (11360)   12:00  Fellowships presentation 12:15  Alumni talk/Q&A 12:30  Light lunch/networking   RSVP here.   For more information about JSPS, please visit our website: www.jspsusa-sf.org/   For inquiries about the event, please contact us at: webmaster@jspsusa-sf.org   The event is free of charge and light lunch will be pro...

How to Find Graduate Student Fellowships and Scholarships Presented by the Graduate Division, Graduate Writing Center, Financial Wellness Program, and Scholarship Resource Center. Cosponsored by Residential Life. RSVP: https://gradfundingfall2017.eventbrite.com Tuesday, October 17, 2017 5pm-7pm Weyburn Commons, Village View Room (4th Floor) In this workshop you will… Learn about free resources that are available for graduate students at UCLA both to manage your money and to find scholarships and fellowships Learn how to navigate successful funding searches Learn where to find the funding books on campus and how to use them Learn about the best information sources the UCLA Scholarship Resource Center has found on the web Learn about Graduate Writing Center resources that help with writing application documents and workshops that target specific fellowships, such as the NSF and NIH. You'll begin your search right in the session (bring your own laptops if you want ...

ACEC LA would like to invite qualified Engineering and Surveying students to apply for one of our scholarships. This year we are offering up to 4 scholarships for a total of up to $20,000 in scholarship awards. Our application deadline is such that this year's scholarship winners will have their ACEC LA winning applications forwarded to the State Scholarship Committee for consideration. We will include a letter of recommendation from ACEC LA in support of this year's winners. ACEC State Scholarship winners are automatically entered into the ACEC National Scholarship, As you can see, any student filling out this one application may be eligible for multiple scholarship awards. The ACEC LA scholarships are available to students who in the fall of 2017 entered their junior year or above, including a master's program, and -Is attending an ABET accredited engineering or surveying program at a college or university located in Los Angeles County, California, or, -Is a resident of...

Applications are now being accepted for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF). STPF is the premier opportunity for outstanding scientists, social scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing their knowledge and analytical skills to address today’s most pressing challenges. Fellows serve yearlong assignments in all three branches of the federal government in Washington, D.C. and represent a broad range of backgrounds, disciplines and career stages. Join a strong corps of over 3,000 policy-savvy alumni fellows working across sectors to serve the nation and citizens around the world. The application deadline for the 2018-19 fellowship year is November 1, 2017. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship and a doctoral level deg...

Applications are due October 24.  NSF fellowships are available to U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents (additional restrictions apply – see Solicitation).  Student receives $34,000/year and institution receives $12,000/year.   https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click