Monday, November 29, 2010

American Public Power Association has Grants and Internships Available through its Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments Program

The American Public Power Association (APPA) awards student research grants/internships each year to university students as part of its Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments (DEED) Program. APPA is the service organization for the nation's community-owned electric utilities. DEED is APPA's research program that funds innovative, energy related research.

Ten, $4,000 Student Research Grants/Internships
Ten, $4,000 student research grants/internships are awarded each year to undergraduate/graduate university students to conduct research on a project/internship in conjunction with a DEED member utility or as part of the student's curriculum requirements if approved by a DEED member. A mid-project report, final report, and abstract are required.
2011 Application Deadline: February 15 and October 15

One, $5,000 Technical Design Project (Research Grant)
DEED awards one Technical Design Project each year to a student or group of students studying in an energy related discipline. This grant is geared toward engineering students working on their projects. The student(s) academic advisor must approve the project and a mid-project report, final report, and abstract are required. Travel expenses (up to $3,000) are also included in this grant for the student(s) to present their work at APPA's Engineering and Operations Technical Conference held each spring.
Application Deadline: October 15 annually

For more information and an application connect to DEED's scholarship information at:
http://www.publicpower.org/research/index.cfm?ItemNumber=17580