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<p class="MsoNormal">The application for the <a href="https://ndseg.org/">National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship</a> is now open! This fellowship offers financial support to U.S. citizens pursuing a doctoral degree in STEM fields.
NDSEG Fellows benefit from full tuition coverage, mandatory fees, a monthly stipend, and up to three years of financial support.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">AFRL is interested in a broad spectrum of research areas, including but not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Magnetosphere and Cislunar</b>: Magnetosphere Physics, magnetosphere-ionosphere (M-I) coupling, radiation belts, and Cislunar/XGeo environment modeling.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Space plasma instrumentation and chemistry</b>: In-situ space science instrumentation, space plasma physics and chemistry, satellite anomalies, and spacecraft charging.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Ionospheric impacts</b>: Ionospheric and neutral wind dynamics, scintillation research, radio propagation, low and high latitude ionospheric physics, and auroral dynamics.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Solar and Solar wind physics</b>: Solar and solar wind-driven space weather, solar magnetism, EUV/FUV forcing, solar energetic particle (SEP) forecasting, and coronal mass ejection (CME) and solar flare
forecasting.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please visit the NDSEG <a href="http://ndseg.sysplus.com/NDSEG/Applicants/How-to-Apply">
application page</a> to learn more about the fellowship, including eligibility criteria and application guidelines.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bashi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Banafsheh Ferdousi (She/her), PhD</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">E:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:banafsheh.ferdousi@spaceforce.mil">banafsheh.ferdousi@spaceforce.mil</a><br>
3550 Aberdeen Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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