The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Vermont has been awarded a US Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of Nation Need (GAANN) doctoral project titled:
Research and Education in Sustainable, Equitable, and Climate-Resilient Civil Infrastructure Systems.
Grant Focus:
To conduct research needed to develop actionable solutions to the challenges posed by climate change and adapt to a greatly altered climate future and extreme weather events.
If you want to help change the world and envision working on research that will address the pressing need to design civil infrastructure systems for resilience to climate-related risks and to support greenhouse gas reductions this grant can provide you that opportunity.
The Department is recruiting highly talented doctoral fellows form traditionally underrepresented backgrounds or women with the goal of training them to be highly-skilled teacher-scholars capable of:
1) Designing next generation sustainable and equitable civil infrastructure systems that are climate-resilient, and
2) Educating future generations of engineers committed to sustainability, civic-engagement and equity.
Program Benefits:
- The GAANN Fellowships have a yearly stipend of up to $34,000 and tuition.
- Once admitted, up to $1,000 are available for a campus visit to offset some of the travel expenses.
- The GAANN fellows will also receive a signing bonus of $1,000 to help defray costs associated with first year student fees.
- Access up to $3,000 per year for the first three years for conference travel and other research expenses such as a computer and laboratory supplies.
Eligibility:
The program is opened to excellent students who:
- Are admitted into our Phd program in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
- Are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
- Can demonstrate financial need.
- Are planning a career in teaching and/or research.
Candidates from underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Although students with prior engineering Master's degrees are preferred, exceptional candidates without a Master's will be considered.
GAANN Projects and Mentors:
Each GAANN fellow will be paired with two faculty members from the department on a research project that is of mutual interest.
Please visit GAANN Fellows for questions and support with the application processes. Please contact the GAANN Project Director, Professor Luis Garcia and Professor Eric Hernandez after application submission or with any questions.
More details at: https://www.uvm.edu/cems/cee/graduate_programs