GRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN

SPONSORING AGENCY: Lucent Technologies

PURPOSE: The GRPW identifies and develops scientific and engineering ability in women in order to increase the representation of women in these fields. The program provides support for outstanding women students pursuing full-time doctoral studies. Fellowships and grants are available. The fellowship provides an annual living stipend of $17,000, tuition and fees, and textbook allowance. The grant provides $2,000 annually to be used by the recipient the following year in any way that benefits her professional development.  Both fellowship and grant recipients are eligible for summer employment and are matched with a Bell Laboratories scientist as a mentor.

FIELDS:

• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Communications Science
• Computer Science/Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Information Science
• Materials Science
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research
• Physics
• Statistics

ELIGIBILITY:  College seniors or first year doctoral students may apply.

STIPEND: The Fellowship pays an annual living stipend of $17,000 plus full tuition and university fees, a book allowance and related travel expenses and is renewable up to four years.  Fellowship recipients may not accept any other fellowship support.  The $2,000 grants are intended to be in addition to other financial support. Recipients are also eligible to work in a research setting at Bell Laboratories with a mentor.

APPLICATION DEADLINES: January 7, 2003

For additional information and application materials, please visit the GRPW website.

If you are a student at North Carolina State University or are planning to apply to NC State, you may contact Dr. David Shafer, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, at (919) 515-7052 or via email at David_Shafer@ncsu.edu.

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