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The Draper Scholars Experience
The Draper Scholars Program provides a unique opportunity for post-graduate students to conduct their research under the supervision of both a university faculty advisor and a Draper technical staff supervisor in an area of mutual interest. Scholars benefit not only from immersion in their university's academic research environment, but also from leveraging Draper's collective knowledge and experience, facilities, and resources. Draper Scholars work closely with Draper technical staff to solve real-world problems, to develop state-of-the-art technologies in world-class laboratories, and to publish their scholarly outputs in top-tier journals and conference presentations.
Projects range from advanced theoretical work to testing prototypes in fielded implementations. The Program supports both Masters and PhD students in thesis-bearing technical degree programs.
The Draper Scholars Experience
The Draper Scholars Program provides a unique opportunity for post-graduate students to conduct their research under the supervision of both a university faculty advisor and a Draper technical staff supervisor in an area of mutual interest. Scholars benefit not only from immersion in their university's academic research environment, but also from leveraging Draper's collective knowledge and experience, facilities, and resources. Draper Scholars work closely with Draper technical staff to solve real-world problems, to develop state-of-the-art technologies in world-class laboratories, and to publish their scholarly outputs in top-tier journals and conference presentations.
Projects range from advanced theoretical work to testing prototypes in fielded implementations. The Program supports both Masters and PhD students in thesis-bearing technical degree programs.
The Draper Scholar Program provides structured additional professional development opportunities for students to complement and supplement their research experiences. Additionally, Scholars have the opportunity to be paired with a mentor drawn from Program alumni to leverage the Draper Scholars network.
Participating Universities
- Boston University
- Brown University
- George Mason University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Northeastern University
- Purdue University
- Rice University
- Texas A&M University
- Tufts University
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
- University of Michigan
- University of South Florida
- University of Utah
- Utah State University*
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Universities with an asterisk below are in the process of becoming a partner in the Draper Scholars Program. Scholar offers at this university will be tentative until the partnership is finalized.
- Aerospace Engineering
- Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Operations Research
- Physics
- Other programs also may be included
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Duties/Responsibilities
- Draper is seeking high-performing Draper Scholars at the Masters or PhD level to perform technical research aligned with a Draper Research Whitepaper (Draper Scholars Program | Draper).
- The Scholar is required to generate a detailed Research Statement Work (SOW) and conduct timely research work in accordance with the SOW resulting in a university-approved thesis within the time constraints of the Draper Scholar…
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