This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is intended to examine the role of fellowships in supporting the professional development of engineering graduate students in the United States. The $400,000 award to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) will fund a 3-year study to investigate how fellowships impact student recruitment, academic experiences, graduation, and early career outcomes. The goal is to develop conceptual models and best practices to help institutions, programs, and faculty design fellowships that better support all American engineering students, thereby improving retention, accelerating degree completion, and better preparing students for engineering careers. The anticipated outcomes include enhancing students' understanding of fellowships and their career implications, while providing institutions with tools to create fellowships that promote academic and professional success. The findings from this research are expected to influence strategies and policies at the national level, promoting organizational and conceptual changes in fellowship initiatives to recruit, support, and retain more American graduate students in engineering.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $400.0k | 7/7/25 |