Thursday, March 04, 2010
SC State University’s James E. Clyburn University Transportation Center (JECUTC) is currently accepting applications for the 2010-2011 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
The Dwight David Eisenhower Fellowships are awarded annually, up to $10,000, to students interested in pursuing a career in transportation. The fellowship program encompasses all areas of transportation, including the following transportation-related academic disciplines:
Arts & Sciences Engineering
Architecture Chemical Engineering
Chemistry Civil Engineering
Communication Construction Engineering
Computer Science Electrical Engineering
Criminal Justice Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering (General)
Science Information Environmental Engineering
Systems Logistics Geotechnical Engineering
Mathematics Manufacturing Engineering
Public Administration Structural Engineering
Physics Transportation Engineering
Aviation Law
Aeronautical Studies Law
Airway Science
Aviation Flight Management Public Policy and Planning
Science Public Policy and Analysis
Political Science/Government
Business Urban and Regional Planning
Accounting Urban Studies
Business Administration
Business Management Transportation
Finance Payment and Materials
Economic Transportation (General)
Management Transportation (Infrastructure)
Marketing Transportation (Traffic Operations)
Transportation Logistics
Education and Human Development Transportation Planning & Management
Education Transportation Policy
Human Factors Transportation Studies
Human Resources
Psychology
*Other transportation-related disciplines may be approved by the FHWA Universities & Grants program manager on a case-by-case basis.
The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program is available for rising juniors and seniors who are pursuing transportation-related undergraduate degrees and who plan to enter the transportation profession upon completing their higher education.
The FHWA will award the fellowships on the basis of class standing, GPA, University transcripts and transportation work experience, if any, including employer’s endorsement, letters of recommendation (a minimum of three) regarding the applicant’s qualifications and proposed plan of study.
Applications may be picked up from SC State University departmental chairpersons or from the JECUTC. An application is also attached and may be downloaded.
All applications must be completed and submitted to the JECUTC no later than Friday, March 12, 2010.
For additional information, contact Jim Gordon, SC State University’s education/construction coordinator, at (803) 516-4692 or via email at jgordon@scsu.edu.