American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program

1 year

Upper  $10,000USD Lower  $5,000USD

To be considered for a fellowship, the following criteria must be satisfied:

• Applicant must be a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, with a demonstrated interest in an academic career. A master’s degree or passage of qualifying exam is required. A lecture-responsibility teaching assistantship commitment from the applicant’s department is required.
• In the term of the fellowship, the awardee must teach at least one lecture course with full responsibility for the course. The applicant’s department head must certify, prior to the award or renewal/continuation notice, the commitment of a teaching assistantship and outline a description of the lecture assignment anticipated (course or semester [or quarter] need not be specified).
• Applicant will be reviewed in the spring, prior to the second and final year of the Fellowship for satisfactory academic progress and continued commitment to a career in engineering education. (see below)
• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and be a member or student member of ASME.
• Applicant must submit:
  1. Your undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
  2. GRE scores
  3. Your current résumé or curriculum vitae (CV)
  4. Two (2) letters of recommendation from faculty or M.S. committee members
  5. Transcripts of all academic work
  6. A statement about your interest in pursuing an ME or MET faculty career

If you’re not yet an ASME member, you may apply for membership while also applying for a loan, scholarship, or fellowship. Jump to the ASME student member application. (ASME student membership fee is $25 a year.)