Internship, Fellowship, and Scholarship
mesa/stem center ON-Campus internship
The purpose of the MESA/STEM Center On-Campus Internship Program is to provide STEM students with a research-focused and team-based on-campus STEM internship opportunity that is led by a STEM faculty mentor. All students who participate in this internship MUST ATTEND AND PRESENT at the STEMposium happening sometime during the Spring semester. Students will receive a paid stipend at the end of their Spring semester.
Please keep an eye out on our Canvas as we will post when the application period opens up!
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
- Unofficial College Transcripts
- Resume
- Application Due Date: TO BE ANNOUNCED DURING FALL 2024
糖心Vlog partner in the following fellowship:
糖心Vlog and The Dwight David EISENHOWER COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2024
*Please note that the application pool for this 2024 - 2025 academic year has closed. Please keep an eye out for the 2025-2026 DDETFP announcement via Canvas during the Spring 2025 semester.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Opportunity Number: 693JJ318NF5228-2021
The EISENHOWER COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM provides funding for the pursuit of an Associate鈥檚 Degree or specialized training in transportation related fields. The program objective is to attract qualified students to the fields of transportation education and research, and advance transportation workforce development. The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program encompasses all modes of transportation. The program is intended to help upgrade the scope of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States and encompasses all modes of transportation.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
MESA Students declared in STEM majors with a Student Education Plan on file who will be enrolled full-time in the fall and spring semester with an interest in pursuing a career in transportation are encouraged to apply. Students will be required to participate in biweekly meetings with the faculty advisor/campus program manager designed to explores and evaluates transportation related topics. In addition, students will be paired with a faculty and/or transportation industry adviser to assist in acquiring discipline awareness as well as focus on the requirements stipulated through the Dwight David Eisenhower Fellowship in collaboration with the MESA Program. Recipients prepared a research paper on a topic directly related to a relevant transportation problem or issue, with the approval of Antonio Castro, Faculty Advisor. Awardee鈥檚 MUST attend the Transportation Research Board (TRB) held in early January in Washington, DC, where you may be selected to present your research project. In addition, all students submit a required 300-word abstract of their research (or proposed research) for review to the Transportation Research Board (TRB) staff. A paid stipend will be given in the amount up to $3,500 throughout the academic year and a $1,500 travel stipend to attend the annual TRB Conference for a total of $5,000 for the academic year.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All applicants must: be enrolled in an accredited United States institution of higher education, must be pursuing a degree in a full-time program, must be in a transportation-related discipline, must have a minimum of one year remaining before transfer, must conduct ongoing research in one or more transportation-related disciplines, and should be planning to enter the transportation profession after completing their education.
Non-U.S. citizens must attach a valid copy of their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Form issued by the IHE the student is enrolled in or Form I-20 鈥淐ertificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Status鈥, or Form I-551 鈥淧ermanent Resident Card鈥 issued by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration. Service (USCIS). Applications without this information will be considered incomplete.
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
The Eisenhower Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of merit. Merit includes:
- Academic Record: Class standing, GPA, Official College Transcripts and Resume
- Potential for an outstanding career in transportation
- Letter of Recommendation regarding the applicant's qualifications (minimum of 2)
- Proposed Plan Research Plan/Plan of Study
- Resume
- Application Packets can be requested via email: rrubio@napavalley.edu
- Application Due Date: WE ARE NO LONGER RECEIVING APPLICATIONS AT THE MOMENT
- Turn in to Rene Rubio, MESA Coordinator, rrubio@napavalley.edu
- Personal statement and plan of study.pdf
- Attachment 3_2021 Student Information Sheet.pdf
- SF424_Individual_1_1-V1.1.pdf
NASA Community College Curriculum Development Grant
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