Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program (MLEF) - 2024 - MLEF
Application deadline is January 22, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST!
Please visit our website www.energy.gov/fe/mlef for detailed information on how to apply for the MLEF program.
Application Tips:
Application tips can be found on the MLEF website.
To increase your chances of being selected for the MLEF program, we recommend:
- Reading the eligibility criteria carefully to make sure you can be considered for this program.
- Spending the necessary time on your essay responses and your resume.
- Answer each question.
- Effective and efficient writing is valued over quantity of writing.
- Ensuring that everything you submit is grammatically correct, clearly expressed and neatly organized.
- Write a draft, edit it repeatedly, and ask someone whose judgement you trust to read it and make suggestions for improvement.
- Use a word processor to draft your answers and then copy and paste to the application.
- Asking questions! Contact us at mlef@hq.doe.gov if something isn’t clear.
- SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION! We can’t select you if you don’t submit an application. You will receive an e-mail once the application is submitted.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program is a 10-week summer research internship for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM majors. Participants complete a cutting-edge research project at one of the Department’s National Laboratories or DOE Headquarters in support of the Department’s mission of limiting the environmental and climate impacts of fossil fuels and industrial processes while working to achieve net-zero emissions.
The mission of the MLEF program is to strengthen a diverse pipeline of future STEM professionals and has provided mentored opportunities for over 1,000 students from across the nation for future careers in the STEM workforce. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.
As a MLEF participant, you will train under the mentorship of scientists and engineers while completing a mission-focused research project. During the 10-week appointment, you will receive a bi-weekly stipend, and may be eligible for housing and travel assistance. You will also gain insight into how the Department of Energy is working toward an equitable and clean energy future.
Visit the MLEF program website for more detailed information on the program.
- Be at least 18 years of age at time of application.
- Be a U.S. Citizen.
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8.
- Be currently enrolled full-time as a degree-seeking student in a STEM program at an accredited college or university at the Associate, Bachelor’s, or Master’s level at the time of application. Students enrolled in institutions outside of the U.S. are not eligible to apply.
- Be a college sophomore or higher at the time of application. Must have completed at least one year as a matriculated undergraduate student at the time of applying. Advanced Placement credits or other undergraduate credits obtained prior to undergraduate enrollment cannot be applied to meet the minimum one-year completion requirement.
- Be available to participate in the full 10-week program.
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
- Degree: Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, or Master's Degree.
- Minimum Overall GPA: 2.80
- Discipline(s):
- Age: Must be 18 years of age
I certify that at the time of application:
- I am at least 18 years of age
- I am a U.S. Citizen
- I am currently enrolled full-time as a degree-seeking student in a STEM program at a U.S.-based accredited college or university at the Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's level
- I am at least a current sophomore
- I have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
- I am available to participate in the MLEF program from Monday, June 3, 2024 to Friday, August 9, 2024
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