University Daily Kansan / Friday, December 5, 1986
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Creativity pays off for engineers
Bv PAMELA SPINGLER
Staff writer
An engineering student can get as much as $30,000 a year for graduate research from a new grant program from the National Science Foundation.
The program, "Creativity Awards in Graduate Engineering," is based on creative ideas more than on academic achievement, according to the foundation. It is designed to make graduate research more appealing to students and recent graduates nationwide.
Carl Locke, dean of engineering,
said he became aware of the prog-
am last month. The program
would help students pay bills while dedicating their time to research, he said.
"It's sometimes difficult to find support at this level," he said yesterday.
The grant, which can be renewed twice, would pay for tuition, fees and student's research costs. The grant will cost $1,000 a month for living expenses.
"The competition is going to be fierce," Locke said. "For the 30 grants given, they should have at least two hundred applications if not more."
Students must submit to the foundation a letter that describes the proposed research in detail so
the selection committee can evaluate its technical merit.
Other factors in the selection process include three letters of recommendation and education training and education.
The program is open to any prospective graduate student in engineering who is a U.S. citizen. Engineering students already in graduate school are not eligible for the award.
Normally, NSF graduate awards are based on academic achievement, but the creativity awards will encourage students toward more creative research ideas, the NSF said.
Attention Pre-Business Sophomores Competitive Admission begins Fall 1987
- Deadline for admission is Feb. 15
- ACT Scores must accompany application
- ACT exam will be offered Jan. 14 on campus
For more information contact the
Business School Undergraduate Advising Office 864-3877
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