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DOE’s Office of Science Accepting Applications for Graduate Student Research Awards 2024 Solicitation 2

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2024 solicitation 2 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist to prepare graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall graduate theses while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE laboratories.

SCGSR is open to U.S. PhD students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas relevant to DOE’s Office of Science. Since its inception in 2014, the SCGSR program has provided support to over 1,150 graduate awardees from 165 U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at all 17 DOE national laboratories across the nation.

The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, in collaboration with the Office of Science’s 6 research program offices, the Isotope R&D and Production office, and the DOE national laboratories/facilities.  Program administration support is provided by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. More information on the SCGSR program can be found at https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr.

Schedule

SCGSR Application Assistance Workshops:

  • Register for Workshop 1: Thursday, September 12, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    • This workshop will provide a general overview of the program and the application requirements, provide guidance on the preparation of abstracts, and will include a time for discussing potential research topics with program managers.
  • Register for Workshop 2: Thursday, October 10, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    • This workshop will guide attendees through the application process, answer general questions, provide guidance on proposal writing, and feature discussions with scientists and former awardees.

Submission Deadline for Applications: November 6, 2024, at 5:00 PM ET