1. http://ndseg.asee.org AMERICA’S FUTURE. YOUR RESEARCH. DOD SUPPORT.

2. What is NDSEG?  A highly competitive, portable fellowship awarded to U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in a STEM discipline.  The program is administered by the NDSEG Program Team at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

3. Why NDSEG?  The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to increasing the number and quality of our nation's scientists and engineers.  Three DoD agencies sponsor NDSEG Fellows including: (1) Air Force, (2) Army, (3) and Navy.

4. Benefits of the Program  Full tuition and mandatory fee coverage at any accredited U.S. institution  $1,000 Medical Health Insurance Allowance  Generous stipend of $102,000 over 36 months

5. Eligibility 1. Citizenship  Must be a U.S. Citizen or National 2. Discipline  Research must fit under one of the supported disciplines 3. Academic Status  Must be near or in the beginning stages of overall graduate study 4. Ability to Accept  Must intend to pursue a doctoral degree & start tenure in Fall of the year awarded

6. Supported Disciplines  Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering  Biosciences  Chemical Engineering  Chemistry  Civil Engineering  Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences  Computer and Computational Sciences  Electrical Engineering  Geosciences  Materials Science and Engineering  Mathematics  Mechanical Engineering  Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering  Oceanography  Physics

7. Our Current Fellows…  AFRL – Space Scholars Program  NRL – Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency  National Renewal Energy Laboratory  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Other examples of summer internships: Microsoft, Google, Intel, LinkedIn, the White House, & more

8. Former NDSEG Fellows  NSA: Deputy Chief of Operations  Undersea Warfare Center: Naval Engineer  Institute for Defense Analyses  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission  AFRL, NRL, ARL, NASA, etc. Other employment locations: DoD, Department of State, academia, private industry

9. How To Apply  To open an application, visit: http://ndseg.asee.orghttp://ndseg.asee.org December 18 at 5 p.m. ET  Application Deadline: December 18 at 5 p.m. ET  All must  All supporting materials must be received by the deadline, no exceptions. This includes general GRE scores, transcripts, and letters of reference.

10. Application Timeline September 1, 2015 Application Opens January-March 2016 Applications Reviewed Late March / Early April 2016 Late March / Early April 2016 Awards Issued December 18, 2015 Application Closes September 1, 2016 Program Tenure Begins for 2016 Awardees December 3, 2015 Last date to request GRE scores to ensure they arrive on time

11. Application Tips  Review the eligibility guidelines  Consult an academic advisor  Choose a reliable reference for your application  Follow the Application Instructions  Talk to current/former fellows at your institution

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13. Get in Touch! If you have questions, look no further than http://ndseg.asee.org http://ndseg.asee.org Phone: (202) 649 – 3831 E-mail: NDSEG@asee.org