Description
The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) provides funding for students to pursue master's or doctoral degrees in transportation-related disciplines. The goals of these grants are to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, enhance the careers of transportation professionals, and bring and retain top talent in the transportation industry. The program requires online submission through www.grants.gov and includes a personal statement, project experience, transcripts, endorsement letter from a faculty advisor, and a resume. The fellowship may cover tuition, fees, and/or program-related expenses, and student designees are eligible for funding only during the months of full-time enrollment in graduate degree programs and during on-site research projects or internships with approved transportation agencies.
• The program is open to students who are U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens.
• Students must be enrolled in an accredited Institution of Higher Education (IHE) within the United States or its territories.
• Students must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited IHE within the United States or its territories.
• Students must demonstrate confirmation of acceptance in a graduate degree program at an accredited IHE in the United States or its territories.
• Students must be pursuing a graduate degree in a full-time program in a transportation-related discipline.
• Students must have at least one full academic year remaining in their program of study.
• Students must conduct ongoing research in one or more transportation-related disciplines.
• Students must plan to enter the transportation profession after completing their higher-level education.