OpportunityTitle: Professional Research Experience Program (PREP-MML)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility for all programs listed in this FFO is limited to accredited institutions of higher education that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in academic disciplines relevant to the technical programs of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory (see www.nist.gov/mml/) in Gaithersburg, Maryland and Charleston, South Carolina.  For the purposes of this FFO, these disciplines include (but may not be limited to) physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials science, mechanical/electrical/electronic engineering, metallurgy, and computer science/engineering.  An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawardees, contractors or other collaborators in a project, effectively forming a team or consortium.
Description: NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to provide undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows with fellowship opportunities and financial assistance to obtain laboratory experiences within the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) in Gaithersburg, Maryland and Charleston, South Carolina. The recipients will work with NIST to foster collaborative research relationships among NIST staff, undergraduate/graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and the students&#8217; academic institutions.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, August 7, 2015.  Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered.  NIST will consider the date and time stamped on the validation generated by www.grants.gov as the official submission time.