[Cuga] DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications!

[Lorelei Chopard]

Dear CROs and Laboratory Colleagues,

The Office of Science is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the SCGSR Program  - the second solicitation for 2015. Applications are due December 15, 2015.

The SCGSR Program 2015 Solicitation 1 resulted in 47 awards to graduate students from 36 different universities to conduct thesis research at 13 DOE national laboratories.

We would very much appreciate your assistance in sharing the notification of the 2015 Solicitation 2 opportunity below with the researchers in your laboratories who are conducting research in the priority research areas for 2015 Solicitation 2.

There are some updates to the priority research areas for this solicitation. For quick reference, the priority research areas are listed here.http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/how-to-apply/priority-sc-research-areas/

Please also note that beginning with this solicitation the SCGSR Program will be accepting applications from graduate students with Permanent Resident status, in addition to those who are U.S. citizens.

If you have any questions, or receive questions from your PIs, please contact the SCGSR program manager, Dr. Ping Ge. She can be reached atping.ge at science.doe.gov<mailto:ping.ge at science.doe.gov>  orsc.scgsr at science.doe.gov<mailto:sc.scgsr at science.doe.gov>.

Ping will also be reaching out to your laboratory POC of record for the SCGSR Program to confirm whether they will remain the laboratory's POC for this solicitation.

Thanks very much,
Julie

Julie Carruthers, Ph.D.
Senior Science and Technology Advisor
Office of Science
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-1308

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Dear Colleagues,

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2015 Solicitation 2.  Applications are due 5:00pm ET on Tuesday December 15, 2015.

*Update for the 2015 Solicitation 2: The SCGSR program is now open to graduate students with Permanent Resident status, in addition to U.S. Citizens, who meet all other eligibility requirements. Detailed information about the program, including eligibility requirements and access to the online application system, can be found at:http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/.

The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months-with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.

The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students' overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The supplemental award provides for additional, incremental costs for living and travel expenses directly associated with conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host laboratory during the award period.

The Office of Science expects to make approximately 50 awards in 2015 Solicitation 2, for project periods beginning anytime between June 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016.

The 2014 program solicitation and the 2015 Solicitation 1 have resulted in awards to a total of 112 graduate students from more than 50 different universities to conduct thesis research at 15 DOE national laboratories.
The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science's Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), in collaboration with the six Office of Science research programs offices and the DOE national laboratories, and the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE).

For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager, Dr. Ping Ge, atsc.scgsr at science.doe.gov<mailto:sc.scgsr at science.doe.gov>.

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science