The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is
pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research
(SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2015 solicitation.
Applications are due 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday April 14, 2015.
The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to
outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis
research at a DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory
scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing
graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to
the DOE Office of Science mission.
The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in
qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are
conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to
the DOE Office of Science. The research opportunity is expected to advance the
graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise,
resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The supplemental
award provides for additional, incremental costs for living and travel expenses
directly associated with conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host
laboratory during the award period.
The Office of Science expects to make approximately 100
awards in 2015, for project periods beginning anytime between October 2015 and
September 2016.
The 2014 program solicitation resulted in awards to 65
graduate students from 50 different universities to conduct thesis research at
15 DOE national laboratories. Detailed information about the program, including
eligibility requirements and access to the online application system, can be
found at: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/.
The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE
Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists
(WDTS), in collaboration with the six Office of Science research programs
offices and the DOE national laboratories, and the Oak Ridge Institute of
Science and Education (ORISE).
For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager,
Dr. Ping Ge, at sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov.
