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Charles Legeyt Fortescue Graduate Scholarship

The scholarship carries a stipend of approximately $24,000, and is award for one year of full-time graduate work obtaining their Masters in electrical engineering at an engineering school of recognized standing located in the United States. This scholarship is awarded annually.

To be eligible, the student must be a permanent resident of the United States and have majored in the field of electrical engineering and have received a Bachelor’s Degree from an engineering college of recognized standing. The Scholarship will be awarded to a first-year full time graduate student only.*

The recipient of this scholarship may hold or receive other scholarships for the same academic year. Earnings for work which is directly related to the graduate study is also allowed. These scholarships may be supplemented by the graduate institution with other scholarship, assistantship or tuition scholarship support in accordance with their internal guidelines for total support. The recipient must pursue full-time graduate work in electrical engineering.

* In the event the college is conducting a combined B.S and M.S degree program, the student in the penultimate year would be eligible for the award which would apply in the final year of the program.

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Amount: $24,000

Deadline: Check deadline
Previously 05/06/2019

Funder: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Discipline: Physical & Mathematical Sciences and Engineering

Duration:

Award Type:

Degree: MA, MS, PhD

Stage of Study: Early Graduate/Pre-Dissertation

International Travel:

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen

Activity: Research/Study

URL: https://www.ieee.org/education/awards/fortescue-scholarship.html

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