Applications Open for 2024 Graduate Fellowship in Fire Safety Research

The Department of Fire Protection Engineering’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program with the Underwriters Laboratory Fire Safety Research Institute Fellowship (FSRI) has one opening and welcomes applications until February 15, 2024.

The fellowship will involve on-site research activities supervised by FSRI in its offices in Columbia, MD.

INSTRUCTIONS

Download the application form
Send the completed application form via email to Chair Arnaud Trouvé (atrouve@umd.edu) by February 15, 2024
Upon acceptance, the selected student will be assigned a faculty advisor who will monitor performance and adherence of good academic standing. Additional information can be found in the Graduate Catalog’s Policies for Graduate Assistantships.
The selected student will also report to an on-site supervisor at the FSRI, who will be periodically contacted by the faculty advisor to confirm satisfactory performance.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

The FSRI seeks to advance fire safety knowledge to address the world’s unresolved safety risks and emerging dangers. As one of UL’s research institutes, the FSRI is committed to share their insights with the public to serve their mission of providing safe working and living environments for people everywhere.

Through advanced fire science, rigorous research, extensive outreach and education in collaboration with an international network of partners, the FSRI imparts stakeholders with the information, tools and resources that enable them to make better, more fire-safe decisions that ultimately save lives and property.

Published February 6, 2024