Program Overview

Graduate Scholarships & Fellowships

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.

Program Overview

• The GEM Fellowship program invests in a competitive American workforce by supporting high-caliber students looking to pursue Master's and Doctoral degrees in applied science and engineering.
• The program matches students' specific skills to the technical needs of GEM employer members.
• Through the fellowship, students receive full financial support and a paid internship.

How to Apply

Applications are open from July 1 to the second Friday in November.

What is GEM?

• Founded in 1976 at the University of Notre Dame, GEM has operated to graduate over 5,000 plus researchers, professors, entrepreneurs, inventors, and business leaders, including over 500 men and women with doctorates in the physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering.
• GEM invests in America's workforce by investing in students looking to pursue Master's and Doctoral degrees in applied science and engineering.

Program Specifications

MS Engineering and Science Fellowship Program

• The objective of this program is to promote the benefits of a master's 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.

Ph.D. Engineering and Science Fellowship

• The objective of this program is to offer doctoral fellowships to 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.

Internships

• The summer internship at a GEM Employer constitutes the initial phase of the GEM Fellowship program and acceptance of such employment validates the fellowship.
• Internships generally run for 12 weeks, with small variations possible by mutual agreement between the GEM Fellow and Employer.
• Summer interns receive a salary determined by the sponsoring employer and are reimbursed for travel to and from the work site according to the GEM Employer's travel policy.

Missouri University of Science and Technology

• Located at 205 Centennial Hall, 300 W 12th St, Rolla, MO 65409.
• The university offers various programs and has a strong focus on research and innovation.