Graduate Track Faculty and Guidelines

Clemson-MUSC Consortium Agreement
Curriculum Vitae Template
Student Evaluation Form 1
Student Evaluation Form 2
Student Evaluation Form 3
Graduate Student Off-Boarding Form

M.S. Forms Checklist
Master’s Program Research Tracks
Plan of Study (GS2)
GS7M
MS Final Defense Assessment Form

M.Eng Forms Checklist
Plan of Study (GS2)

The doctoral proposal defense must be taken within 2 full academic semesters (fall-spring or spring-fall) following the passing of the qualifying exam. You will be given 2 chances to pass the exam within the same semester. If you do not pass the second time, you will be switched to M.S. (form GS-14) and graduate within one semester.

The proposal defense consists of

1. Oral presentation and defense of your research project (35-45 min + Q&A) in front of the student’s thesis committee
2. Submission of the proposal document (in either NSF or NIH format, see below) to the committee at least 10 days prior to the presentation

Upon passing the proposal defense, you must submit the signed GS-5D form and completed proposal assessment form, as reviewed by the advisor, to the Graduate Student Services Coordinator.

Ph.D. Guidelines and Forms Checklist
Bioengineering Ph.D. Program Tracks
Graduate Tasks and Timeline
Qualifier Exam Guidelines
Track Selection Form for Ph.D. Qualifying Exam
Proposal Assessment Form
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Assessment Form

FERPA tutorial (For TAs)
GS2 - Plan of Study
GS-Approval of Thesis/Dissertation Research Proposal
GS5D - Results of the Doctoral Comprehensive Exam and Candidacy Form
GS7D - Dissertation Defense and Approval Form

Recurring external funding opportunities for STEM students

Clemson University Research Foundation Graduate Internship Opportunities

GEM Fellowships for students to promote industry
GEM’s principal activity is the provision of graduate fellowships at the M.S. and Ph.D. levels, coupled with paid summer internships. GEM also offers fellowships without paid summer internships through our GEM University and Associate Fellowship programs.
GEM provides three Fellowship Programs.
The application cycle for these three programs is July 1 – November 1

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
The LSAMP program supports universities and colleges in their efforts to increase the number of students matriculating into and successfully completing high-quality degree programs in STEM disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, as well as relevant educational experiences that support groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines. The LSAMP program's Bridges to the Doctorate Activity specifically focuses on providing a cohort of 12 LSAMP students from existing LSAMP alliances with financial support during the first two years of their STEM graduate studies, as well as providing them with the academic and research skills that will enable them to earn their STEM doctoral degrees and transition into the professoriate and/or STEM workforce.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited institutions in the United States.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants
The NIH NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants program provides awards to eligible, domestic institutions to enhance predoctoral and postdoctoral research training, including short-term research training, to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to meet the needs of the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, a

Graduate Program Type: Graduate Traineeships, University/Institutional-based Awards for Graduate Programs

Graduate Level Eligibility: Ph.D. Program

Clemson University Office of Major Fellowships

• AAAS Career Resources: internships, fellowships, and other opportunities for scientists
• Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate: for students in STEM fields
• American Society for Engineering Education: links to various science and engineering funding opportunities
• Central Intelligence Agency: support opportunities for a variety of disciplines
• Community of Science: registry of funding opportunities and registry of scientists; quick guide to COS navigation
• Collegiate Inventors Competition: for engineering and inventive disciplines
• NASA Space Grant Program: state-by-state links to Space Grant Consortia; fellowships, scholarships in STEM
• Naval Research Intern Program: 10-week internship opportunities
• U.S. Department of Defense: Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation Program

Fields of Study

The Foundation supports graduate students working towards the Ph.D. degree in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. These fields include applied mathematics, statistics, and quantitative aspects of modern biology.

Here, "applied" is broadly construed to mean fields of endeavor in which one applies, invents, and/or develops results from the basic physical sciences to generate solutions to problems of comparatively near-term, widespread human interest.

The Foundation's efforts complement the applied physical sciences portion of the NSF's graduate fellowship program (and the Foundation coordinates with the NSF periodically). The Foundation does not support studies in pursuit of the M.D. Degree or work in descriptive biology, although it may support the Ph.D. portion of a joint M.D./Ph.D. study program.

The following is an illustrative (but not exclusive) list of the fields in which we have recently supported Hertz Fellows. Note, however, that it is up to each fellowship applicant to advocate for their specific field of interest as an "applied physical science" to us.

• Aeronautics/Astronautics
• Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• Applied Physics and Astronomy
• Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Earth and Geo Sciences
• Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Nuclear Engineering
• Materials Science
• Quantitative Biology and Bio-Engineering

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation