Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Graduate Fellowship
The purpose of these proposed Agreements is to provide DDETFP Graduate Fellowship Funding for students to pursue master’s or doctoral degrees in transportation-related disciplines. The program objectives are:
1) to attract the Nation’s brightest minds to the field of transportation;
2) to enhance the careers of transportation professionals by encouraging them to seek advanced degrees; and
3) to retain top talent in the transportation industry of the United States.
The DDETFP is intended to enhance the breadth and scope of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States. The DDETFP Graduate Fellowship encompasses all modes of
transportation and enhances racial equity by providing opportunities to students enrolled in
minority serving institutions of higher learning.
One year
Upper $35,500USD, Lower $5,000USD
This funding opportunity is open to students that are U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens. The students must be enrolled in an institution of higher education (IHE) which must be accredited by a federally-recognized accrediting agency and must be located within the United States or its territories, both administratively as well as the campus the student is attending.
All student applicants of the DDETFP Graduate Fellowship must:
• Possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited IHE within the U.S or its territories;
• Demonstrate confirmation of acceptance in a graduate degree program at an accredited IHE in the U.S. or its territories;
• Be enrolled in an accredited IHE within the U.S. or its territories;
• Be pursuing a graduate degree in a full-time program in a transportation-related discipline;
• Have at least one full academic year remaining in program of study;
• Conduct ongoing research in one or more transportation-related disciplines; and
• Plan to enter the transportation profession after completing their higher-level education.
Non-U.S. citizens must also submit a valid copy of their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Form issued by the IHE the student is enrolled in, or the Form I-202 “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Status”, or the Form I-551 “Permanent Resident Card” issued by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service.
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Contact
Latoya Jones, [email protected], 404-562-3587