Boeing University Relations Human Factors Graduate Scholarship

Scholarships will be awarded every academic year, with the total number of scholarships awarded determined by the number of qualified students and the availability of funds provided by the Boeing Co. University Relations Award program.  Students may apply and earn the award for more than one academic year, although preference will be given to qualified students who have not received the scholarship previously.

Please note: If awarded, the scholarship may change your financial aid eligibility and funding amount. It is your responsibility to determine whether the scholarship affects your financial aid award prior to acceptance of the award.

Application procedures:

• Complete application form:
  Word document
  PDF document
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• Provide documentation of appropriate GPA
  (see Requirements below — unofficial transcripts are acceptable).
• Students must write a 1-3 page Statement addressing the following:

1.    Interest and plans for a human factors’ career.

2.    Interests in Air Traffic Management (ATM) and aviation human factors.

3.    Initial award: Statement of research goals and proposed program of study.
Although the initial award may be made for the entire academic year,
funding for the second semester is contingent upon the student making
good progress in their coursework and actively participating in the
Human Factors program.  At the end of the first semester, students must
turn in a report of work accomplished to the committee along with a
detailed proposal for research in the area of ATM or aviation human
factors during the award period.

    Submit application materials to:
Psychology Graduate Office
CSULB
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA  90840-0901

Requirements:

• First-year graduate students must have a GPA of at least 3.0
  in the last 30 units of his or her undergraduate program.*
• Second-year graduate students must have a GPA of at least
  3.0 in graduate-level courses. *
• All awardees must be enrolled in at least 6 units of graduate-level
  coursework during the award period.
• Awardees must be U.S. citizens.

* Documentation required for appropriate GPA — unofficial
transcripts are acceptable.

    As part of the award, students will be expected to spend about 5-10 hours per week in the Center for Human factors in Advanced Aeronautic Technologies (CHAAT).  In the second semester of the award period, the student will be expected to complete a project by the end of the semester.  At the end of the first-semester award period, a report of the work accomplished must be submitted to the MS-HF Committee.  Failure to submit a report may result in the scholarship being discontinued.  At the end of the second award period, an APA Style report of the research project is required.

Application Deadline:

Fall 2013: June 14, 2013  (extended)