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Clare Boothe Luce Program Award

Background

During the 2017-2018 academic year, the Clare Boothe Luce Program awarded GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) a $300,000 Clare Boothe Luce Program Undergraduate Research grant to enable undergraduate SEAS students to: pursue research with guidance from faculty mentors, hone their professional skills, and establish themselves as university leaders.

Four sophomore students were selected in spring 2018 for 2018-2019—the first cohort of the program—and an additional four students will be selected in 2019.

 

Scholarship information

Each Clare Boothe Luce Program scholarship totals $37,250 over a period of two years and covers academic year and summer stipends, and money for research materials, supplies, and travel to a professional conference.

The program is open to SEAS students, who must apply during their sophomore year.  Applicants must propose a research project that has been signed off on by a GW faculty mentor in their application.  Scholars start their research immediately after spring semester of their sophomore year and continue through spring of their senior year.

Information on the application process and deadlines is available on the Application Information page.

 

Read more about the program

The GW Today article “Research Scholarships to Support Women in Engineering" provides more background on the scholarship program.

Read about our current scholars in the GW Today article, “Four GW Women Named Clare Boothe Luce Scholars.”