GEM Fellowship Program

GEM offers MS and Ph.D. level students an outstanding opportunity and access to dozens of the top Engineering and Science firms and Universities in the nation. The GEM Fellowship was designed to focus on promoting opportunities for individuals to enter industry at the graduate level in areas such as research and development, product development, and other high level technical careers. GEM also offers exposure to a number of opportunities in academia.

MS Engineering and Science Fellowship Program

About the Program

The objective of this program is to promote the benefits of a masters degree within industry. GEM Fellows are provided practical engineering summer work experiences through an employer sponsor and a portable academic year fellowship of tuition, fees, and a stipend which may be used at any participating GEM Member University where the GEM Fellow is admitted. The following financial package is for GEM Fellowships beginning in the Fall or later (i.e., not retroactive for GEM Fellows who began their GEM Fellowship before the Fall). Please note that University / Associate Fellows are nominated by the University, not selected by the applicant.

Benefits

Employer Fellows (All applicants must be available for selection by an employer)

• $4,000 living stipend per full-time semester up to 4 semesters ($8K per academic year – 3 quarters)
• Minimum $16,000 total stipend over the entire Master’s program
• Up to two paid summer internships with a GEM Employer Member
• Full tuition and fees provided by a GEM University Member

*The GEM Member University will provide a financial contract at the time the GEM Fellowship is confirmed per this recommended distribution of the GEM Employer contribution.
University / Associate are nominated by the university, not chosen by the applicant.

University Fellows

• Full tuition and fees provided by the GEM Member University

Associate Fellows

• Full tuition and fees provided by the GEM Member University
• At least $8,000 stipend per year provided by the GEM Member University For Master Student
• At least $16,000 stipend per year provided by the GEM Member University For PhD Student

Program Eligibility

• Must be a senior, or graduate of an accredited engineering or computer science program at the time of application.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8/4.0.
• Must contractually agree to intern for two summers with sponsoring GEM Employer, beginning the Summer after sponsorship.

Ph.D. Engineering and Science Fellowship

About the Program

The objective of this program is to offer doctoral fellowships to underrepresented minority students who have either completed, are currently enrolled in a master’s in engineering program, or received admittance into a PhD program directly from a bachelor’s degree program. Fellowships may be used at any participating GEM Member University where the GEM Fellow is admitted. Please note that University / Associate Fellows are nominated by the University, not selected by the applicant.

During the first academic year of being awarded the GEM Fellowship, the GEM Consortium remits a stipend and a cost of instruction grant to the institution where the fellow is enrolled. Thereafter, up to the fifth year of the doctoral program, continued financial support of the GEM Fellow is borne by the GEM University through alternative sources of funding such as institutional awards, assistantships or other external fellowships. Continued support from the GEM University will be contingent upon the GEM Fellow remaining in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress in their graduate program. Fellows are provided a paid graduate level summer work experience through the Employer Member for at least one summer.

Benefits

Employer Fellows (All applicants must be available for selection by an employer)

• $16,000 stipend applied to one academic year
• Additional stipend (assistantships, grants, other stipend dollars) support from GEM Member University to bring the stipend amount up to the funding level of other funded PhD students in that department
• A minimum of one paid summer internships with a GEM Employer Member
• Full tuition and fees up to the fifth year of the PhD program

University / Associate are nominated by the university, not chosen by the applicant.

Associate Fellows

• Full tuition and fees provided by the GEM Member University
• At least $8,000 stipend per year provided by the GEM Member University For Master Student
• At least $16,000 stipend per year provided by the GEM Member University For PhD Student

Program Eligibility

• Must be a senior, masters student, or graduate of an accredited engineering or applied science program at the time of application.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0.
• Must contractually agree to intern with a GEM Employer member the Summer immediately after sponsorship