Graduate Fellowship Program

This program provides financial support through competitively awarded fellowships to Masters and Doctoral students pursuing degrees in one of the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) at OSGC universities. Awards to Master's students are for $16,000 plus tuition for a calendar year; the fellowship award may be extended for an additional six-month period, but not automatically. Current Master’s 1 recipients who are interested in being extended for an additional six-month period are encouraged to follow up with their Campus Representative about their school’s renewal policy.

Awards to Doctoral students are for $20,000 plus tuition for a calendar year; these may be extended for an additional two years, but not automatically. Current Doctoral fellowship recipients who are interested in being extended are encouraged to follow up with their Campus Representative about their school’s renewal policy. Applications may be obtained from the OSGC office at each member university and are due by March 1 of each year. Awardees are required to participate in university research projects and present results at the annual OSGC Research Symposium. Fellowship awards are contingent on appropriate funding from NASA. Note that no indirect charges are allowed by the university for fellowship awards.

2011-2012 Fellowship Recipients

Case Western Reserve University
Brian J. Stahl, MS 1, Aerospace Engineering

University of Cincinnati
Adam R. Gerlach, PhD 2, Aerospace Engineering
Robert D. Knapke, PhD 1, Fluids, Propulsion and Heat Transfer and Aerospace Engineering
Robert C. Charvat, MS 2, Aerospace Engineering (Special Minority Fellowship)
Charles P. Williams, MS 1, Aerospace Engineering

Cleveland State University
Brittany M. M. Studmire, MS 1, Chemical/Biomedical Engineering

The Ohio State University
Daniel R. E. Foster, PhD 3, Mechanical Engineering (Special Minority Fellowship)
Nicole D. Guzman, PhD 2, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Ohio University
Desirée Cotto-Figueroa, PhD 1, Astrophysics/Physics/Astronomy

University of Dayton
Alan L. Jennings, PhD 3, Electrical Engineering
Robyn L. Bradford, MS 1, Materials Engineering

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Special Minority Fellowship

The Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) is strongly committed to student diversity in its undergraduate scholarship and graduate fellowship programs. In order to increase the number underrepresented students engaged in the graduate fellowship program, OSGC instituted the Special Minority Fellowship Program Award.

The award is to be offered on an annual basis. Awards to Master's students are for $16,000 plus tuition for a calendar year; these may be extended for an additional six-month period. Awards to Doctoral students are for $20,000 plus tuition for a calendar year; these may be extended for an additional two years.

The fellowship is to be awarded for pursuit of a Master's or Doctoral degree in one of the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics), and can be used at any of the OSGC universities that offer graduate degrees in those disciplines. Eligible student applicants are underrepresented-underserved minority seniors who will be attending an OSGC member university.

The fellowship award winner will attend the OSGC Annual Student Research Symposium and make a brief presentation of his/her graduate research each year over the duration of his/her graduate work.

2011-2012 Special Minority Fellowship Recipient

Ms. Brittany M. M. Studmire is the recipient of the sixth Special Minority Fellowship Award. Ms. Studmire received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cleveland State University in May, 2011. Ms. Studmire was also a Junior and Senior Scholarship recipient in 2009-2011 and Bridge Scholar from 2006-2009.

2010-2011 Special Minority Fellowship Recipient

Mr. Robert C. Charvat is the recipient of the fifth Special Minority Fellowship Award. Mr. Charvat received his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in May, 2010. Mr. Charvat was also the recipient of an OSGC Junior Scholarship in 2008-2009 and Senior Scholarship in 2009-2010.

2009-2010 Special Minority Fellowship Recipient

Mr. Daniel R. E. Foster is the recipient of the fourth Special Minority Fellowship Award. Mr. Foster received his undergraduate degree in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University in June, 2007, and Master's of Science in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University in August, 2008.

2007-2008 Special Minority Fellowship Recipient

Ms. Maisha M. Murry is the recipient of the third Special Minority Fellowship Award. Ms. Murry received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Tuskegee University in May, 2004, and Master's of Science in Health Physics from the University of Cincinnati in December, 2006.

2006-2007 Special Minority Fellowship Recipient

Ms. Tasha R. Williams is the recipient of the second Special Minority Fellowship Award. Ms. Williams received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Florida State University in 2004, and received her Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Akron, in December, 2007. Ms. Williams is presently working in the Research Laboratory at Invitrogen.

2005-2006 Special Minority Fellowship Recipient

Ms. Denia (Watts) Coatney, an undergraduate OSGC Scholar and B. S. recipient in Manufacturing Engineering from Central State University in 2005, received the first Special Minority Fellowship Award. Ms. Coatney received her Master’s Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University in June, 2007, and is presently employed with Caterpillar.