hertz foundation scholarship
Appalachian State University Application Deadline: The second Wednesday of November.
The Hertz Foundation is a private organization which provides fellowships tenable at three dozen of the nation's finest universities for graduate work leading to award of the Ph.D. degree in applications of the physical sciences. Each year this foundation conducts a national competition for about two dozen new fellowships. The Hertz Foundation looks to support the graduate education of America's most promising technical talent, the Ph.D.-directed effort of the young men and women who can be expected to have the greatest impact on the application of the physical sciences to human problems during the next half-century.
Visit the Hertz Foundation Website for more detailed information.
Eligibility
1. Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical sciences who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America, and who are willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency (see the eligibity section of the Hertz website for more information).
2. College seniors wishing to pursue the Ph.D. degree in any of the fields of particular interest to the Foundation, as well as graduate students already in the process of doing so, may apply.
3. Hertz Scholarship recipients may only attend approved graduate institutions.
Application Information
To access the electronic application process, click on the following link: Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Application. Applications are normally submitted in electronic form via the Internet. Paper application materials for those lacking Internet access may be obtained from the Foundation by telephone request.
Prior to application, please notify Dr. Dale E. Wheeler, Director, Prestigious Scholarship Office, B12 East Hall, 828.262.2580, or Email: wheelerde@appstate.edu
