Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship
A 10-Week Summer Internship Program
Opportunities for Women and Minority Students
The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) is an Internship program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy to provide opportunities to women and under-represented minority students who are pursuing academic majors related to the Fossil Energy mission.
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) - Headquarters, Field Offices and National Laboratories - offers 10-week summer internships to qualified students to gain hands-on experience, and offers an insider's view to the Federal government. The program encourages them to consider future employment with the Office of Fossil Energy.
Mission
FE provides opportunities for educational advancement and career development through the MLEF Internship for women and minority students studying Science, Math, Engineering, Technology and other curricula, as needed.
The goals of MLEF are to:
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Promote career paths in Fossil Energy ensuring clean, affordable energy utilization through Research and Development; and
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Promote Engineering, Science, Mathematics and Technology internships
for increased efficiency and improvement of traditional fuel sources.
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Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Class of 2008 | |
Eligibility Requirements
Student must be:
- U.S. citizens;
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university;
- Interested in a career in Math, Science, Technology or Engineering;
- Maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or above;
- Able to provide an official transcript; and
- Able to provide two letters of recommendation.
Financial Information
Financially, students will be given:
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A bi-weekly stipend of $500 for undergraduate students,
and $650 for graduate students;
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Travel costs to and from the host site; and
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Travel costs to the Technical Forum for presentations and awards.
Preserving the Memory of Mickey Leland
On August 8, 2000, then-Energy Secretary Bill Richardson renamed the Office of Fossil Energy's Minority Education Intiative the Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship. The more than 100 members of the 2000 class became the first "Mickey Leland Energy Fellows."
The Secretary stated that the ceremony to honor the late Congressman from Houston who died on August 7, 1989, in a plane crash will be a way to "remember a great American who dedicated his life to expanding human potential."
The Secretary also said that he "could find no better way to honor his memory than to endow his name on a program that will elevate the opportunities for future generations of minority students."
For More Information:
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Shati (Cate) Chakrabarti
Office of Fossil Energy (FE-6)
U.S. Department of Energy
Germantown, MD 20874
Phone: 202-586-6369
Email:MLEF@hq.doe.gov |
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