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The Milton F. Lunch Research Fellowship will be open to students of engineering, architecture, construction, and law. The fellowship serves to increase understanding of the complex relationship between practice management, professional liability, and public policy issues. Download a flyer with details about the fellowship here.
Purpose
In 2002, NSPE and Victor O. Schinnerer & Company Inc. established the Milton F. Lunch Memorial Research Fellowship in memory of the remarkable man who served as NSPE's general counsel for 40 years. Through his advocacy of engineering ethics and equitable risk allocation among project stakeholders, Lunch was a positive influence on countless engineering careers and on the successful completion of projects around the world.
Program
- Intensive eight week summer program located at Schinnerer's Chevy Chase, Maryland office, adjacent to Washington, D.C., with an $8,000 stipend.
- Educational component—To advance Fellow's understanding of professional liability risk management in the performance of engineering and architectural services.
- Research component—To address a specific source of risk relevant to engineering or architectural practice and, to the extent practicable, to the fellow's field of academic study.
Qualifications
To be eligible for the Milton F. Lunch Research Fellowship applicants must:
- Be U.S. citizens.
- Intend to pursue a career in or related to engineering, architecture, construction, or law.
- Be either
- A rising junior with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in: (1) any
pre-law program, (2) any ABET-accredited civil, construction, electrical,
environmental or mechanical engineering program or (3) any accredited
architectural program or
- A graduate of any above-described program who is enrolled in a graduate
program in engineering or engineering management, architecture,
- A faculty member teaching at an accredited program in the above-listed
fields with a focus on practice management.
Additional Information
Contact Joe Jones, Schinnerer's Director of Risk Management, at
joe.h.jones@schinnerer.com or 301-951-5466. For more information about
Schinnerer, visit www.PlanetRiskManagement.com or www.schinnerer.com.
Deadline and Notification
January 27, 2012. The successful applicant will be notified in late February.
