Arthur J. Schmitt Presidential Fellowships in Science and Engineering
Every year, several of Notre Dame’s top graduate students in science and engineering are selected as Arthur J. Schmitt Fellows. Funded in part by the Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation, Schmitt Fellows receive full-tuition scholarships and annual stipends of $30,000, on a 12-month basis, that are guaranteed for five years as long as they are making satisfactory progress toward their degrees. In addition, the University pays the full student health insurance premium during the tenure of the fellowship.
Schmitt Fellows must be U.S. citizens or Permanent Resident applicants. (Learn more.)
Meet a Schmitt Presidential Fellow
Michaela Logue is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. Her area of interest is computational aeroacoustics, which she studies under the direction of Prof. Hafiz Atassi.
“I chose to apply to Notre Dame’s Ph.D. program in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME) for two important reasons. First, the AME department offers a diversity of engineering specialties, each rich with relevant and exceptional research led by faculty members who are world-renowned as pioneers in their respective fields. Working with successful research groups and creative professors will better prepare me to pursue my own career goals. Second, the program size is large enough to accommodate the range of aerospace interests in the department but also small enough to make my educational experience and academic progress feel personal and of significance to the department.
“I have been supported generously as well both as to my stipend and in professional growth opportunities. I’ve attended international conferences in my field in Rome in May 2007 and in Vancouver, Canada, in May 2008.
“I’ve found a bonus of entering graduate school at Notre Dame is becoming part of the Notre Dame family—which exists nationwide. Some of my most memorable experiences have not been on campus, but off of it, where I have experienced a common Notre Dame connection. Whether a three-hour conversation with a ’67 alumnus in the airport, or the random hi-fiving of a stranger wearing an Irish jersey in a North Carolina restaurant shortly after a big ND win, I have always enjoyed connecting with the many and diverse members of the Notre Dame community.”