Draper
Hertz-Draper Fellowship
The Hertz-Draper Fellowship Program awarded fellowships to Katie Bodner Spielberg and Kettner Griswold Jr., providing each with five years of graduate tuition and a stipend. The partnership concluded once fellows completed their doctoral research.
PRACTICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING
Hertz-Draper Fellows worked on projects of mutual interest to Draper and their home universities, with an emphasis on addressing crucial challenges in national security. Hertz-Draper Fellows gained access to state-of-the-art facilities, expertise from the Draper team, and a cohesive learning environment.
Partner BENEFITS
CAPITALIZING ON BREAKTHROUGHS
- Collaboration with top talent in engineering, science, and mathematics
- Capitalizing on latest breakthroughs in science and academia
- Helping maintain and advance the nation’s position as a global leader in science and engineering
HERTZ FELLOW BENEFITS
REAL WORLD APPLICATION
- Up to five years of graduate school funding and a stipend
- Access to Draper’s exceptional staff and state-of-the-art facilities
- Access to the Draper Fellow alumni network for additional networking and mentoring opportunities
Hertz-Draper Fellows
Katie Bodner
Senior Associate, Principal
Kettner Griswold, Jr.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Synthetic Biology
“This collaboration ensures that the latest breakthroughs in science and academia are capitalized on when Draper is developing solutions to some of the most important global problems. We are very excited to partner with the Hertz Foundation through the Hertz-Draper Fellowship Program, and expect great things from these Fellows.”
Christopher Yu
Engineering Division Leader and Director of the Draper Fellow Program, Draper
ANNOUNCEMENT
Draper and The Hertz Foundation Establish Joint Fellowship
The partnership was inspired by a mutual interest in preparing graduate students in engineering, science and mathematics for complex and challenging problems from under the sea to the outer reaches of the universe.
OUR PARTNER
About Draper
An independent nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper works to ensure our nation’s security and prosperity by delivering transformative solutions in a variety of domains, from space to undersea. Draper provides engineering services directly to government, industry, and academia, working on teams as prime contractor or subcontractor, and participating as collaborators in consortia.
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