I wanted to bring to your attention the Hertz Foundation funding –it was in my RFP announcement list two weeks ago (see below). The fellowship program is for first year PhD students in STEM disciplines at universities on the Hertz list. Can you help me get the word out the different graduate programs so that they can encourage the incoming students to apply for funding?

Students who receive Hertz funding will have to petition to have Dartmouth added to the list of participating institutions. Currently Dartmouth is not on their list, but the process to get us added does not seem to onerous; a Hertz Fellowship recipient can petition the Foundation. Additionally, the Foundation told us that someone from the university leadership (Dean of GAS, for example) could also make the case for adding Dartmouth to the list eligible graduate schools (see current list of schools here). For your convenience, I attach a draft of a letter that you could use to send a letter to the foundation.

Information about the foundation can be found here:
Fannie & John Hertz Foundation — Hertz Graduate Fellowship
Full Ph.D. tuition plus personal stipend of up to $38,000 per year. Funding from the next award cycle is for the 2018–2019 academic year.
Deadline: October 27, 2017
For incoming and first-year Ph.D. students in the applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences, including applied mathematics, statistics, and quantitative aspects of modern biology. Recently supported fields include:
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
Applicants generally must not have completed their first year of graduate studies. Time in a master’s program counts unless the Ph.D. program is a different field. Second-year students considered in exceptional cases.
Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Grantees must pledge they would make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency.
RECIPIENTS WHO ARE APPLYING TO OR ATTENDING DARTMOUTH WILL NEED TO PETITION THE FOUNDATION TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH DARTMOUTH.

DCAL's Learning Community for Future Faculty
Date:
Monday, August 14, 2017
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
DCAL, 102 Baker Library
Campus:
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Categories:
DCAL http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/3411554




In order to cultivate a community focused on teaching and learning amongst graduate students and postdocs, DCAL has established a Learning Community for Future Faculty (LCFF). The focus of this group is to share the rewards and challenges of college teaching, while digging a bit deeper into best practices and techniques for teaching. The LCFF meets monthly on the 2nd Monday of the month.