Supporting Graduate Students: A Catalog of Opportunities

摘要

Finding support for graduate students in Nuclear Engineering can be a challenge. Many students are supported as Graduate Research Associates (GRA) on faculty projects, and some serve as Graduate Teaching Associates (GTA) helping to teach undergraduate nuclear engineering courses. As enrollments in Nuclear Engineering programs grow, the number of promising students can exceed the number of traditional GRA and GTA positions available. There are, however, a number of other alternatives to the standard funding mechanisms for graduate students. These include GRA and GTA positions in other departments, scholarships and fellowships, internships, funding from organizations focused on increasing diversity, and funding through international agencies. Specific examples of each are provided in the remaining sections of this paper.