Spring Graduate Fellowship Application

In Spring 2025, the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience has fellowship funds to offer to Global Engineering and Global Environmental Engineering Professional MS and research MS and PhD students who are enrolled in the Global Engineering Graduate Certificate Program. (BAM students are eligible if they are in the MS portion of their studies.) These funds will be applied directly to the student’s Bursar’s account and are to be used for educational expenses related to global engineering activities.

Although the funds are not earmarked, it is our intent that they be used for students’ personal educational costs such as tuition and fees, textbooks and practicum expenses. Students should apply separately for conference and research travel support through the travel grant application. Funding amounts historically have ranged between $1,000-$2,500 per individual.

These fellowships may impact other financial aid, so you are responsible for knowing the personal financial aid/taxable impact; if you have an account balance, the Bursar’s office will apply the scholarship to your bill before the remainder is refunded.

Deadline to apply is 11:59pm on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Application Process:

Complete the application and attach the below listed documents:

An unofficial copy of your CU transcript, and
A short resume

The three written responses should be limited to one or two short paragraphs (approximately 250 words per question).

Obligation:

Fellowship awardees will be required to write a thank-you letter to the Mortenson family for contributing the funds that make these scholarships possible. These letters should include details of how the funds will be used.

Scoring Criteria:

Applications will be assessed based on the following criteria:

Academic Performance (GPA)
Active Engagement in the Mortenson Center and related groups/activities (e.g. CO WASH Symposium)
Financial Need
Written statement on career enhancement

Indicates required field

Full Name

First and Last Name

Email Address

Expected Graduation Date

Other source(s) of financial aid:

Please list all sources of the financial aid including GRAs, TAs, scholarships, other fellowships. Provide the amount of this other aid and note if there are limitations on use of funds such as fall/spring only, tuition only, etc. If not applicable, put N/A.

Question 1: In what ways, specifically, have you engaged in Mortenson Center activities and/or another global engineering-relevant student groups and activities (e.g. MCGE student group, CO WASH Symposium, EWB-CU, Bridge Buffs, etc.) since arriving on the CU-Boulder campus?

Please limit your answer to 250 words/1500 characters. Counts toward "active engagement" category.

Question 2: How would you use this funding to support your completion of the MCGE Graduate Certificate and/or your degree program? Please be as specific as possible. If the intention is to use these funds to support your Practicum travel, please detail why fellowship funds are needed over and above the $2,250 that the Mortenson Center is providing for anticipated Practicum travel and/or expenses.

Please limit your answer to 250 words/1500 characters. Counts toward "financial need" category.

Question 3: How do you intend to use the knowledge gained from the MCGE Graduate Certificate to enhance your future career? Please be as specific as possible.

Please limit your answer to 250 words/1500 characters. Counts toward "written statement on career enhancement" category.

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