Summer Faculty Research Program

Descriptive materials and applications are available from, and completed applications must be returned to, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the program administrator.
Application Date: Visit the ASEE website for more information.

Program Description
The Summer Faculty Research Program provides science and engineering faculty members from institutions of higher education the opportunity to participate in research at Navy laboratories for a ten week period during the summer. Participants work with professional peers in the Navy laboratories on research tasks of mutual interest. Information about the research interests of the participating laboratories is available via the ASEE website. The research for the summer is defined in advance through correspondence and an optional pre-program visit to the research site, for which funds are provided.

This program offers college and university faculty members an experience that can benefit them professionally. Participants have an opportunity to establish continuing research relations with the R & D personnel of the host laboratories which may result in sponsorship of the participant's research at their home institutions. Professional contacts are expanded. Laboratory, computational, and specialized library facilities on a scale not available at some universities and colleges can be used to conduct research which might otherwise be impossible. Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) are especially encouraged to apply.

Participating in the Summer Faculty Research Program are:

  • Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) (Washington, DC; Monterey, CA; and Stennis Space Center, MS)
  • Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Aircraft Division (Patuxent River, MD)
  • Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Weapons Division (China Lake, CA)
  • Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Training Systems Division (Orlando, FL)
  • Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) (San Diego, CA)
  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) (Port Hueneme, CA)
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division (Bethesda, MD)
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Dahlgren Division (Dahlgren, VA and Panama City, FL)
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head Division (Indian Head, MD)
  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Newport Division (Newport, RI, and New London, CT)
  • Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) (Cocoa Beach, FL)
  • Personnel, Research, Studies & Technology Department (Bureau of Naval Personnel) (Millington, TN)
  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL) (Pensacola, FL)
  • Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) (San Diego, CA)
  • Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) (Silver Spring, MD)
  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) (Groton, CT)

Levels of Appointment
Three levels of appointment are available: Summer Faculty Fellow, Senior Summer Faculty Fellow, and Distinguished Summer Faculty Fellow. Levels of appointment will be determined by a committee of scientists and engineers. Decisions of the committee are final.

Terms
Stipends vary by level of appointment and are set each year. In addition, each Fellow will be reimbursed for his/her personal travel for an optional pre-program visit to the research site. For applicants who relocate their residence for the ten-week period of appointment, a similar travel and modest relocation allowance will be provided.

Eligibility and Security Requirement
The ONR Summer Faculty Research Program is open to United States citizens or nationals and to legal permanent residents holding a teaching or research position at a U.S. college or university. Some restrictions may apply to permanent residents regarding eligibility for a DoD security clearance. It is anticipated that basic research undertaken by the participants will usually be unclassified, in which case the participants will only need to be processed for a Facility Access Determination (FAD) if their sponsor verifies their need to work outside of normal duty hours. For some laboratories, a DoD security clearance at "Secret" level may be required to gain access to research facilities, in which case participation in the program is contingent upon the participants obtaining the proper clearance. Security clearance and access requirements vary from laboratory to laboratory. Please check with the laboratory program coordinator.

Period of Appointment
Ten continuous weeks on site during May, June, July and August.

Housing
Housing availability and cost vary from center to center. Navy host personnel may be able to assist participants in finding suitable housing. The pre-program visit provides a good opportunity to seek housing.

ONR Point of Contact
Program Manager, Education Programs, Corporate Programs Division
Phone: 703-696-5775
E-mail: 363_SFR@onr.navy.mil

For more information please visit: www.asee.org