TAMU Education Programs

Graduate Transportation Scholars Program

The purpose of the Graduate Transportation Scholars Program is to advance scholarly development of transportation graduate students enrolled in transportation engineering and materials programs in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University.  The eligibility for the program is defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (currently open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents).  Students admitted to the program will receive several financial benefits including tuition and fees paid by the program, a monthly stipend paid by the research project they are assigned to, and an additional monthly stipend paid by the program.  The amounts of each of these benefits will be established in the program policies.  To promote the scholarly development of these students, assignments to research projects will emphasize close interaction with faculty members.

In addition to the tuition, fees, and stipend support for graduate students, the program will provide additional opportunities for advancing the scholarly development of graduate students.  These opportunities will be created through the development of formal policies in response to the need of the participating faculty.  Additional support opportunities may be extended to students that are not otherwise participating in the Transportation Scholars Program.  Examples of additional support could be providing travel expenses to present papers at conferences, support for Ph.D. students involved in classroom activities, and funding for graduate students and faculty to develop new teaching material or create research opportunities.

Please visit http://www.civil.tamu.edu/tsp/ for more information on this program.

Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program

This program was established to promote interest in transportation and materials research among upper-level undergraduate engineering students.  And to provide students with a research/work experience that will help them get a head start on their careers.  In this 10-week program, up to eight students from across the U.S. spend a portion of the summer working on a research project and learning about the transportation research program at Texas A&M University and the Texas Transportation Institute.   The individual students are assigned to a mentor, who will assist the student in developing a research proposal, conducting a small transportation engineering research project, presenting findings to peers, and preparing a paper in journal format.  A stipend is provided to students who participate in the program.

Please visit http://www.civil.tamu.edu/tsp/ for more information on this program.

For more information on either of these programs please contact:
Dr. Gene Hawkins
Associate Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
gene-h@tamu.edu