Hello Smith College students,
In 2009, the University of Connecticut School of Engineering was
awarded nearly $1 million in federal and matching annual funds to
support Graduate Fellowships in four research/educational areas deemed
critical to U.S. competitiveness.
The grants are provided by the U.S. Department of Education under the
agency’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
program. The GAANN program provides fellowship grants to support U.S.
citizens and permanent residents as they pursue their doctoral degrees
in fields deemed to be “areas of national need.”
The funding supports GAANN research/education in four distinct areas
Biomaterials for tissue regeneration
Sustainable energy technologies
Advanced computing, targeting biomedical informatics and underwater
sensor networks
Advanced computing security
The School of Engineering invites prospective graduate students to
apply to the GAANN Fellowship program. Students from traditionally
underrepresented populations, including women and minority
populations, are strongly encouraged to apply.
UConn Engineering offers graduate students a first-rate combination of
scholarly reputation and promise, exciting research opportunities,
great locale, job prospects and educational value.
GAANN fellows will receive Ph.D. stipends of up to $20,000/year
(depending on need), and students also receive tuition waivers, superb
fringe benefits, including health insurance.
Our doctoral graduates go on to impressive academic, industry and
government careers at institutions such as Columbia University, RPI,
Yale, George Washington and Texas A&M; Raytheon, IBM, UTC, Microsoft
and Lucent; NASA, NIST, NIH and Los Alamos. Over 150 of our Ph.D.
alumni serve as faculty members at top colleges and universities
across the globe.
For more information and application materials, go to www.engr.uconn.edu/gaann
or contact me at john.chandy@uconn.edu
Thank you,
John Chandy.
Associate Professor and Associate Head
Director, Computer Systems Security GAANN
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut
December 1st, 2009 · Tags: Grad School, Scholarships