Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at Designated Institutions of Higher Education

The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) provides funding for students to pursue transportation-related degrees. The program aims to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, enhance the careers of transportation professionals, and retain top talent in the transportation industry. The DDETFP Local Competition is open to institutions of higher education designated as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), Asian and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (API), and Community Colleges (CC). The program provides funding for students to pursue Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Degrees in transportation-related disciplines. • The program is managed and administered by the FHWA Universities and Grants Programs (U&GP). • The DDETFP Local Competition provides funding for students to pursue transportation-related degrees. • The program aims to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation. • The program enhances the careers of transportation professionals and retains top talent in the transportation industry. • The program is open to institutions of higher education designated as HBCU, HSI, TCU, API, and CC.