Tag: Fellowships

Mirzayan Fellowship

T‍he application for the 2025 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is now open! We are seeking current graduate students or recent graduates who are interested in exploring career options in science policy. A typical candidate is in the final years of their PhD program or has defended their thesis within the past five years, and is excited to spend time in D.C., learn about science policy, and network with science and technology policy experts. This year’s Fellowship will run from March 3 – May 23, 2025.

International students already based in the United States, individuals with under-represented backgrounds, and/or those with demonstrated interest in taking science, engineering, and medicine beyond the lab are encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline:
September 9, 2024, 11:59 PM ET (DC Time)

The Mirzayan Fellowship provides the opportunity to:

  • Spend 12 weeks in Washington, D.C.
  • Work with a National Academies board
  • Be paired with a mentor from their assigned host unit
  • Learn about science and technology policy
  • Network with experts from around the country
  • Join a cohort and alumni network of driven, like-minded individuals


Register for our informational webinar on August 7, 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the program and the application process and to ask any questions you might have.

Contact us at MirzayanFellowship@nas.edu with questions.

ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship

ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship

ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded international energy company, has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowship opportunities in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for Hispanic college students. Through 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.

Selected students will be exposed to a top-quality company by participating in this signature mentoring program. Each student will be paired up with an ExxonMobil engineer or scientist to learn how their knowledge and skills are applied in a corporate setting.

Fellowship Components

 The Fellowship consists of five 1-hour meetings with a mentor (virtual or in person)

  Exclusive curriculum to introduce Fellows to ExxonMobil and career opportunities

 $1,000 educational grant

 In addition, the potential opportunity to interview for ExxonMobil positions (internships/full-time) upon successful completion of the Fellowship.

Fellowship Requirements

This opportunity is highly competitive and open to rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students attending a 4-year college or university.

Fellowship applicants with the following majors will be given priority

 Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geoscience, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

 Applicants with these majors will be considered also: Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Petroleum Engineering, and Physics.

   Must plan to pursue a career in the fields/majors listed above

      Have a GPA of 3.5 and above

 Be a U.S. citizen, a legal U.S. permanent resident or have the permanent right to work in the U.S.

 Applicants selected are required to submit documentation for U.S. citizenship, permanent resident or right to work.

  Identify as Hispanic. Other opportunities are available through the company’s website.

 If you have questions, please contact Julian@hispanicheritage.org.

 You must apply through our form, direct link below.

For the 2024 ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship

ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship

ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship

ExxonMobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded international energy company, has partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to create fellowship opportunities in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) for Hispanic college students. Through 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.

Selected students will be exposed to a top-quality company by participating in this signature mentoring program. Each student will be paired up with an ExxonMobil engineer or scientist to learn how their knowledge and skills are applied in a corporate setting.

Fellowship Components

 The Fellowship consists of five 1-hour meetings with a mentor (virtual or in person)

  Exclusive curriculum to introduce Fellows to ExxonMobil and career opportunities

 $1,000 educational grant

 In addition, the potential opportunity to interview for ExxonMobil positions (internships/full-time) upon successful completion of the Fellowship.

Fellowship Requirements

This opportunity is highly competitive and open to rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students attending a 4-year college or university.

Fellowship applicants with the following majors will be given priority

 Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geoscience, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

 Applicants with these majors will be considered also: Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Petroleum Engineering, and Physics.

   Must plan to pursue a career in the fields/majors listed above

      Have a GPA of 3.5 and above

 Be a U.S. citizen, a legal U.S. permanent resident or have the permanent right to work in the U.S.

 Applicants selected are required to submit documentation for U.S. citizenship, permanent resident or right to work.

  Identify as Hispanic. Other opportunities are available through the company’s website.

 If you have questions, please contact Julian@hispanicheritage.org.

 You must apply through our form, direct link below.

For the 2024 ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship

Schmidt Science Fellows 2025

Please share this announcement for Schmidt Science Fellows 2025 with your students who anticipate being awarded a PhD in the natural sciences (including Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Sciences), Engineering, Mathematics, or Computing disciplines – and all sub-disciplines therein – between May 15th 2024 and June 30th 2025.

Internal competition materials (from the student nominee and faculty advisor) are both due by Sunday April 28th 11:59PM via the InfoReady system. Application link here; highlights below and details attached –

Schmidt Science Fellows 2025: 

  • The program is for (soon to be) recent PhD graduates who would like to pursue a research pivot representing a genuine and innovative disciplinary departure from their PhD studies.
  • A personal stipend of US$110,000 per year for up to two years of postdoctoral study in a different area from your PhD, at any approved location worldwide. 
  • To be eligible, you must: 
  • Be studying for a PhD in natural sciences (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Sciences), Engineering, Mathematics, Computing – or any of the sub-disciplines. 
  • Expect to complete all requirements for the conferral of your PhD between May 15, 2024 and June 30, 2025, be able to start your Fellowship in July 2025 or October 2025 and be available from April 2025 to July 2026 to attend onboarding activities, and in-person convenings.
  • Georgia Tech has been invited to nominate up to 7 candidates for this cohort. 

GT Campus Internal Application and Deadline: 

For the purposes of this application, the student nominees are the ‘applicants’ and the faculty will be prompted to upload a letter of recommendation via the InfoReady system. GT campus nominations will be due by Sunday April 28th 11:59PM. Completed applications include:

  • Student Nominee Info and CV (1 PDF from the student nominee) laid out as follows –
    • First page:
      • Student Name; Student’s redacted GT ID # (e.g., xx3456789)
      • Student Nominee’s Faculty Advisor Name, Department and Email Address and a
      • List of only 3 References (not including the nominee’s faculty advisor) – Name, Department/Affiliation and Email Address. Note: only contact information is needed at this point – no letters from these references are required for this nomination stage.
    • Second page: A brief statement (no more than 500 words) outlining the student nominee’s motivation to pursue a scientific pivot from their PhD field to a distinctly new discipline for their postdoctoral research
    • Subsequent pages: Student Nominee’s CV
  • Reference Letter (1 PDF from the student’s faculty advisor) – outlining a brief statement (no more than 500 words) attesting to the student nominee’s qualifications, in connection to this criteria information outlined on the Schmidt website. Student nominees will not be able to view the letter.

To “Send Letter Request” in advance student nominees should begin an application in InfoReady and save a draft. Then the letter writer will receive an email containing a unique link where letters may be uploaded. The internal deadline requires that both the students nominee application (including student nominee info and CV document) and the Reference Letter are both due by Sunday April 28th 11:59PM.

GT Selected Nominees Process and Important Dates: 

  • The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education will make final selections for the GT nominees.
  • Once the 7 nominations are selected from Georgia Tech, the Schmidt nominee application portal will open on May 9, 2024 and nominees will have until May 30, 2024 to register their contact details and some brief information relating to their areas of research. Full applications will be due to Schmidt by July 10, 2024.

More information here: Schmidt Science Fellows. Please direct any questions about this information and the GT internal selection process to Coryn Shiflet, Graduate Fellowships Manager at coryn.shiflet@gatech.edu.

Direct link to internal application: https://gatech.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1933526