ASME Graduate Teaching Fellowships Grant

The ASME Graduate Teaching Fellowships support exceptional Ph.D. candidates in mechanical engineering and related fields, with a focus on promoting diversity, particularly among women and minorities. Funded by the ASME Foundation, each fellowship provides $5,000 annually for up to two years, contingent upon teaching commitments. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, maintain academic progress, and submit reports to ensure continued eligibility for renewal, enhancing the academic landscape in engineering education.

The Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program is a collaboration between ASME and mechanical engineering departments to encourage outstanding doctoral candidates in mechanical engineering education (and related engineering fields), particularly women and minorities. These fellowships are made possible with support from the ASME Foundation.
Award
Fellowship awards in the amount of $5,000 a year are made, for a maximum of two years. Fellows are selected/renewed annually by the ASME Selection Committee.
Renewal — 2nd Year Review Process
The fellowships may be renewed for a second year though it is not guaranteed.

Eligibility

To be considered for a fellowship, the following criteria must be satisfied: Applicant must be a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, with a demonstrated interest in an academic career. A master’s degree or passage of a qualifying exam is required. A lecture-responsibility teaching assistantship commitment from the applicant's department is required. In the term of the fellowship, the awardee must teach at least one lecture course with full responsibility for the course. The applicant's department head must certify, prior to the award or renewal/continuation notice, the commitment of a teaching assistantship and outline a description of the lecture assignment anticipated (course or semester [or quarter] need not be specified). Applicant will be reviewed in the spring, prior to the second and final year of the Fellowship for satisfactory academic progress and continued commitment to a career in engineering education.Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.Applicant must submit undergraduate GPA, GRE scores, a current resume, or vitae, two letters of recommendation from faculty or M.S. committee, transcripts of all academic work, and a statement about a faculty career.Awardees are required to submit mid-year and year-end reports of progress. Renewal for a second year is possible, and renewal applications will be assessed alongside new applications.To be eligible, the fellow must submit mid-year and final reports. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Applicants must be a member or student member of ASME. If you're not yet an ASME member, you may apply for membership while also applying for fellowship.