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Eligibility

Applicants should be recent master’s or doctoral degree recipients or expect to complete all requirements before starting their appointments. Applications may be submitted throughout the year, and appointments may begin at any time.

The program is open to all qualified U.S. and non-U.S. citizens without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran or disabled veteran.

Disciplines

All of the disciplines represented in current ORNL research and development are appropriate to the Advanced Short-Term Research Opportunity Program. This includes specialties in the biomedical, chemical, computational, economic, engineering, environmental, life, mathematical, physical, and social sciences. (For more information, see the section on “Research Areas at ORNL.”)

Application Procedure

Due to the different ways that potential applicants learn about the ORNL Advanced Short-Term Research Opportunity Program, the procedure for filling out the application may vary from applicant to applicant. Please see Application Materials for complete instructions on how to properly submit an application.

The completed application will be used for the purpose of selecting fellows and administering the ORNL Advanced Short-Term Research Opportunity Program and will be copied for that purpose. Disclosure of such information is made subject to Public Law 93-579 (the Privacy Act of 1974) and the U.S. Department of Energy regulations as published in the Federal Register on September 30, 1977.

Any questions related to the application should be directed to:

Science Education Programs
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P.O. Box 117, MS 36
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117
Attention: Toynette Bird
Phone: 865-576-2613
Fax: 865-576-0287
E-mail: toynette.bird@orau.org

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