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Engineering Honors
National Scholarships and Fellowships
The Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships
exists to both inform and mentor students who wish
to apply for nationally competitive scholarships and
fellowships like the Truman, Rhodes, Marshall or
Fulbright. We also assist outstanding undergraduates
who wish to apply for Rotary Ambassadorial, Goldwater
and Udall Scholarships.
The Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships will
work with students to determine what fellowship would
best fit their interests. Once students have decided to
apply, we will assist them with the application process.
To apply for most scholarships administered by our
office, students need to begin the application process
over a year before the scholarship period begins.
For more about each of the scholarships handled by the
Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships, visit on
the first floor of the Howard Baker Center or call
(865) 974-3518 to schedule an appointment.
ORNL Summer Research and Internship
There exist numerous opportunities for undergraduates
to supplement their academic learning with real world
experience. The Chancellor’s Office and Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (ORNL) each sponsor summer
internship programs designed to promote research and
creative activity among undergraduate students. The
Department of Energy (DOE) also sponsors summer
and semester length opportunities.
The role of the faculty mentor is paramount in these
programs as they will provide guidance in the choice
of a project and in the practice of professional
approaches and methods. Projects proposed may be
a student’s undergraduate thesis, a part of the faculty
mentor’s research program, another research project
or an ongoing project begun previously. The key is
that the student be involved in actual scholarly work
independent of a classroom setting.
For more information visit the website at www.ornl.gov
For more honors and research information, contact:
Dr. Chris Pionke
Engineering Honors Director
Office of Undergraduate Research
Sharon Pound
http://research.utk.edu/undergrad
Engineering Honors Requirements
Beginning students who wish to pursue an honors
concentration in one of the engineering majors
will normally be part of the Chancellor’s Honors
Program or the Haslam Scholars Program. Requirements
for first-year coursework are:
Four 100- or 200-level departmetal honors
courses. For engineering students, these would
normally be EF 157 - Honors: Physics for Engineers
I, EF 158 - Honors: Physics for Engineers
II, and two courses chosen from MATH 147,
MATH 148, MATH 247 or CHEM 128, CHEM 138.
The combination of a UH 101-102 - Chancellor’s
Honors First-Year Seminar AND a UH 200 level
course may be used as an approved substitute
for a single 200-level departmental honors
course.
Other departmental honors courses may be
approved by the individual engineering departments
upon entry to their honors concentration.
Coursework requirements in the upper division
are specific to the individual departments,
and the student is referred to those individual
descriptions for explanation.
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