AMERICA’S FUTURE. YOUR RESEARCH. DOD SUPPORT.
http://ndseg.asee.org
What is NDSEG?
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A highly competitive, portable fellowship awarded
to U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a
doctoral degree in a STEM discipline.
The program is administered by the NDSEG
Program Team at the American Society for
Engineering Education (ASEE).
Why NDSEG?
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The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to
increasing the number and quality of our nation's
scientists and engineers.
Three DoD agencies sponsor NDSEG Fellows
including: (1) Air Force, (2) Army, (3) and Navy.
Benefits of the Program
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Full tuition and mandatory fee coverage at any
accredited U.S. institution
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$1,000 Medical Health Insurance Allowance
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Generous stipend of $102,000 over 36 months
Eligibility
1.
Citizenship
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2.
Discipline
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3.
Research must fit under one of the supported disciplines
Academic Status
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4.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
Must be near or in the beginning stages of overall
graduate study
Ability to Accept
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Must intend to pursue a doctoral degree & start tenure
in Fall of the year awarded
Supported Disciplines
 Aeronautical and
Astronautical Engineering
 Biosciences
 Chemical Engineering
 Chemistry
 Civil Engineering
 Cognitive, Neural, and
Behavioral Sciences
 Computer and Computational
Sciences
 Electrical Engineering
 Geosciences
 Materials Science and
Engineering
 Mathematics
 Mechanical Engineering
 Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
 Oceanography
 Physics
Our Current Fellows…
AFRL – Space Scholars Program
NRL – Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
 National Renewal Energy Laboratory
 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Other examples of summer internships: Microsoft,
Google, Intel, LinkedIn, the White House, & more
Former NDSEG Fellows
NSA: Deputy Chief of Operations
Undersea Warfare Center: Naval Engineer
 Institute for Defense Analyses
 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
 AFRL, NRL, ARL, NASA, etc.
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Other employment locations: DoD, Department of
State, academia, private industry
How To Apply
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To open an application, visit: http://ndseg.asee.org
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Application Deadline: December 18 at 5 p.m. ET
 All
supporting materials must be received by the
deadline, no exceptions. This includes general GRE
scores, transcripts, and letters of reference.
Application Timeline
September 1, 2015
Application Opens
December 3, 2015
Last date to request GRE scores
to ensure they arrive on time
December 18, 2015
Application Closes
January-March 2016
Applications Reviewed
Late March / Early April 2016
Awards Issued
September 1, 2016
Program Tenure Begins
for 2016 Awardees
Application Tips
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Review the eligibility guidelines
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Choose a reliable reference for your application
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Consult an academic advisor
Follow the Application Instructions
Talk to current/former fellows at your institution
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Get in Touch!
If you have questions, look no further than
http://ndseg.asee.org
Phone: (202) 649 – 3831
E-mail: NDSEG@asee.org