The DDETFP provides funding for students to pursue advanced degrees in transportation-related disciplines to enhance the breadth and scope of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States.
The program objectives are:
1) to attract the Nation's brightest minds
to the field of transportation; 2) to enhance the careers of transportation professionals by encouraging them to seek advanced degrees; and 3) to retain top talent in the transportation industry of the United States.
The DDETFP GRF is intended to acquaint graduate students with transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities at U.
S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT) facilities.
The fellowship is structured to provide opportunities with USDOT Program Offices which are interested in attracting workforce ready students.
The proposed projects that are available for student applications are listed in Attachment 1 DDETFP GRF Assignment Announcement.