GEM

GEM Fellowship Application 

Thank you for your interest in The National GEM Consortium's graduate engineering and science fellowship programs.  You may register and begin the application process on line.  

Applicants Overview

If you have started an application, log in to retrieve it. Application deadline: November 1.

On-Line Application: Step by Step Instructions

Step 1 : Register
Registering with GEM online creates an account that allows you to work on your application securely, to save draft work, and return later to complete and submit online. After registering, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with information for later use.  Access to GEM's Fellowship Administration System will be available on January 8, 2008.

Step 2 : Complete application form
After registering, you will be taken to the application form. Answer the questions carefully and accurately and include your resume and a statement of purpose. You will need to have your employment and educational history handy to complete the form. If you cannot answer all the required questions, you can save your draft application and return to this website later to complete.

Step 3 : Submit application online
Review your application one last time and submit online.

Step 4 : Submit supporting documentation
1. Request transcripts from all universities and colleges attended. This includes a copy of current transcripts reflecting your most recent grades. Grade reports and monitor screen printouts are not acceptable.

2. Request three letters of recommendation and ensure that GEM has received the letters by November 1. After registering, you will be sent more information about our recommendation process. Recommendation form is available online and also available to download in PDF format, click to download.

It is your responsibility to ensure that GEM receives all supporting documentation, at GEM's National Office in Washington D.C., no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 1.  

Online Privacy and Security

All of the personal information that you supply to us is kept confidential and secure and will not be used in ways to which you have not consented. GEM's Web site has been built to ensure your personal data is protected.

To apply to GEM through the mail, using the print application form, click here.

Application Instructions and Requirements

1. Applications, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation must be received in the GEM Office no later than November 1. Materials received after November 1 will not be considered and will be securely discarded.

2. If the applicant is a senior or baccalaureate recipient, the applicant should apply to at least three (3) GEM member graduate institutions in addition to completing the GEM Fellowship application. Applications to graduate school must be received prior to the published deadlines established by each university. Note - some deadlines may be as early as October. Do not delay in applying to graduate schools.

3. Applicant must be a United States citizen at the time the application is submitted. Permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens are not eligible.

4. Applicant must be an engineering, physical science or natural science major

5. The GEM Fellowship program targets the following underrepresented minority groups: Native American, African American, Latino, Puerto Rican, or other Hispanic American.

6. Academic Requirements:

• MS Engineering Program Applicants:

  a.  must be a junior, senior, or graduate of an engineering or computer science program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) at the time of application.

  b.  must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8/4.0 

  Ph.D. Program Applicants:

  a.  must be a senior, masters student, or graduate of an engineering or applied science program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) at the time of application.

  b. must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0.

7. M.S. engineering fellows are required to intern for a GEM Employer Member the summer immediately following selection up until the M.S. requirements are completed. Ph.D. fellows are required to intern once for a GEM Employer Member the summer immediately following selection. Applicants who are unable to intern are highly unlikely to be selected for the GEM Fellowship.

8. Copies of transcripts from all schools attended must be submitted with the application. This includes a copy of a current transcript reflecting the applicant's most recent grades. Copies of transcripts must be legible and reproducible. Grade reports and monitor screen printouts are not acceptable.

9. NOTE: Beginning with this 2007 fellowship application cycle, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results are required.  Request results be sent to GRE code 1305.  The GRE scores do not have to be submitted at the time of applying to the GEM Fellowship, however they are required before the fellowship is granted.

10. Knowingly providing false information may result in termination of the GEM fellowship.