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The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Sciences Inc. (GEM) provides opportunities for underrepresented ethnic minority students to obtain a doctoral or master’s degree in engineering or science through a program of paid summer internships and financial assistance. Fellowships pay tuition, fees, and a stipend. The summer internship for the fellowship brings the total value of the award between $20,000–$60,000, while the summer internship for the Ph.D. fellowship brings its total award between $60,000–$100,000; both depend on academic status at time of application.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens of American Indian, Black American, Hispanic, Mexican American or Puerto Rican descent and be juniors, seniors, or graduates in an engineering discipline.

Applications are available online as of July 1 each year. Completed applications, references, and supporting materials must be received by November 1. Award notifications are mailed in February/March of the following year. For further information, contact the GEM Master’s Engineering Fellowship Program at (547) 631-7771, or gem.1@nd.edu. The GEM coordinator at Princeton is Dean David Redman, 113 Clio Hall, 8-3032. Information is available on the Web at www.gemfellowship.org.