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GettinG green Feed Your Dreams! Y Compiled by Pamela A. Bivens ou’ve imagined a career in engineering since you can’t remember when. Or, while catching up with a happy engineer friend, suddenly a career in the field is not so foreign. Well, the world has many technical needs to fill, and Corporate America, academia, the federal government and engineering associations are thinking exactly as you are. There are a myriad of scholarship and fellowship opportunities out there waiting for you to apply! Consider, for example, the Microsoft Scholarship Program, https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship. aspx, and the Xerox Minority Scholarships, http://www. xeroxstudentcareers.com/why-xerox/scholarship.aspx. Thinking international? There’s no question global engineering and technology are a growing focus. The Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford, http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info, selects students in all fields from around the world. About to complete your undergraduate studies and want to further your education? Check out the fellowships offered by the National GEM Consortium, a NSBE Strategic Partner, at www.gemfellowship.org. Or check out these programs administered by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE): the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, http://ndseg.asee.org, and the Helen T. Carr Fellowship Program for faculty and doctoral students, http://www.asee.org/fellowships/hbecc.cfm. There are many avenues open to get funding for your engineering education today. Don’t let your concern about paying tuition keep you from realizing your dream! SCHOLARSHipS & fELLOWSHipS Boeing Scholarships http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/scholarships CollegeScholarships.org African American http://www.collegescholarships.org/grants/african-american. htm Minority http://www.collegescholarships.org/grants/minority.htm Engineering Technology Scholarships http://www.fastweb.com/scholarships-directory/ by-academic-major/engineering-technology Gates Millennium Scholars Program http://www.gmsp.org The GEM Fellowship www.gemfellowship.org Graduate Fellowships Nationwide http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/ Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MIN Helen T. Carr Fellowship Program http://www.asee.org/fellowships/hbecc.cfm Microsoft Scholarship Program https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship. aspx NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program (Administered by the American Society for Engineering Education) http://nasa.asee.org www.nsbe.org • fall 2009 • 27 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship http://ndseg.asee.org Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info Scholarships.com Engineering College http://www.scholarships.com/engineering-college-scholarships. aspx General College http://www.scholarships.com/college-scholarships/collegetechnology-scholarship.aspx ScienceNet Scholarship Listing http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en/competition.htm Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent.org/collegiate Xerox Scholarships for Students http://www.xeroxstudentcareers.com/why-xerox/scholarship. aspx nsbe magazine

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