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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is looking for talented undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates interested in addressing the nation's challenges in energy, environmental and nuclear sciences and security.

Areas of Interest

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Clean Energy and Renewable Sources: Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass and Hydropower
  • Climate Change
  • Cybersecurity
  • Electricity
  • Emergency Response
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Storage
  • Environmental Science
  • Fossil Energy: Oil, Coal and Natural Gas
  • Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Management and Operations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy and Security
  • Vehicles

Join the DOE Scholars program to learn about the DOE mission and operations, gain a competitive edge as you apply your education, talent and skills in a variety of settings within the DOE complex and explore a federal career with DOE.

Visit https://orise.orau.gov/doescholars/ for additional information or contact us at doescholars@orise.orau.gov.

Benefits

  • Stipends
    • Undergraduate students: starting at $700/week
    • Graduate students and postgraduates: starting at $750/week
  • Inbound/Outbound Travel: Up to $1,000 for participants who relocate more than fifty miles, one-way, from the assigned hosting site.
  • Other allowances: Depending on your project assignment, duration of appointment and funding availability, you may be eligible to receive an allowance for travel and training to promote the educational goals of your appointment.

Location

  • Opportunities may be available at DOE Headquarters in Washington DC, and DOE Field Offices and other participating DOE sites across the nation.
  • Some appointments in 2025 may be offered virtually.

Duration

  • Appointments duration may depend on the availability of the participant and the hosting facility.
  • Appointments can start at any time during the year at the discretion of the DOE sponsoring office. Appointment extensions may be granted based on the needs of the sponsoring office and the candidate's availability.

Eligibility

  • Be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Be 18 years of age or older.
  • Meet one of the following conditions:
    • Be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an U.S. accredited institute of higher education.
    • Have completed an undergraduate (B.A., B.S. or equivalent) or graduate (M.S., DVM, Ph.D., MD or equivalent) degree within five years of the desired start date.
    • Be a U.S. military Veteran who has been honorably discharged and/or who has been medically discharged because of a service-connected disability and who received a college degree in an appropriate discipline within ten years of the desired start date.
    • Have completed a qualifying certificate program within one year of the desired start date are also eligible for a postgraduate appointment. The qualifying certificate program must be offered by an accredited academic institution; must be in an appropriate science, technology, engineering, or math discipline; and should be related to or complement a prior degree earned (bachelor’s degree or higher).
  • Must be pursuing a degree or have a degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline or a field that supports the DOE operations mission including but not limited to communications, management, business and law.

How to Apply

Applications and supporting materials must be submitted at: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-Scholars-2025-Gen


Application deadline

February 16, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

 
For more information

Visit: https://orise.orau.gov/doescholars


Questions?

doescholars@orise.orau.gov


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DOE has partnered with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) to administer this program.