ANS Oak Ridge / Knoxville Local Section Scholarship

Sponsoring Organization or Individual

Oak Ridge / Knoxville Local Section

Selection Process

A committee of the ANS Oak Ridge / Knoxville Local Section will select the award recipient. Discuss each topic fully and give specific examples. No specific weighting of each topic has been set for use in the application evaluation. All eligible students are strongly encouraged to apply. Note that the local section may preferentially weight one of the two possible scholarships towards students that have been actively engaged in the national, local, and student activities.

Academic Level

Undergraduate (Junior and Senior)

Graduate (Masters or Ph.D.)

Amount

2 awarded annually @ $1,000 each (1 undergraduate, 1 graduate)

Special Selection Criteria, Restrictions, and Other Special Requirements (If Any)

Academic Performance

• An official or unofficial copy of your transcript

Contributions to the American Nuclear Society

• ANS national activities, including meeting attendance and offices held
• ANS student section activities, including all offices held
• Oak Ridge/Knoxville local section activities, including meeting attendance and offices held
• Other activities that are aligned with ANS objectives, such as ones that promote public understanding of nuclear energy/research.

Faculty Recommendation

• Two completed recommendation forms from faculty members.

Professional Accomplishments and Career Objectives

• A summary of accomplishments that includes honors, awards, professional work activities, and special interest activities
• Information regarding special class projects, reports, or presentations (presenting papers at an ANS student conference is highly desirable)
• A description of your long-term and short-term professional objectives

Students have no obligations to the Oak Ridge / Knoxville Section of the American Nuclear Society as a condition of receiving this scholarship.

Deadline

February 1