UMD/EUD Fellowship Program

A GSFC sponsored fellowship program in high energy astrophysics is administered by the University of Maryland (UMD). Students wishing to be considered for this opportunity should apply to the Department of Physics if interested in a graduate program in physics or the Department of Astronomy for graduate work in astronomy. Qualified candidates will be invited to visit the university and the EUD at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

The fellowships are for one year, carry a stipend of $18,000 for the academic year (2000-2001) plus remission of tuition as a supplemental support enabling the full-time course program required for the initial two semesters. Those students awarded this fellowship will be expected to become acquainted with active investigations in the field of high energy astrophysics by accepting a supplementary appointment as a university research assistant for work at the EUD during the summer between their first and second academic years. Those fellowship recipients in good standing at the end of their first academic year will have the opportunity, during that summer, of defining a preliminary research project to be conducted at the EUD; this project is then carried out during the second academic year under a research assistantship with benefits comparable to the initial fellowship. Upon passing the qualifying exam for PhD candidacy and exhibiting appropriate potential, a university research assistantship at the EUD will be available to program participants for completing the degree requirements.

For detailed information on applying for graduate admission to the UMD and this joint fellowship/research program with Goddard's EUD inquire at:

For further information about Goddard's EUD communicate with:

Dr. Nicholas White, Code 660

NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD 20771