The Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, a research consortium of seven universities researching and developing advanced fluid power technology, announces the
Fluid Power Scholars Program
Program Overview
The Fluid Power Scholars Program is a collaborative effort between the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) and companies within the fluid power industry who are corporate members of the CCEFP. This highly selective annual program identifies and connects the very best undergraduate engineering students across the country to the fluid power industry with the purpose of training the next-generation of fluid power leaders.
The CCEFP will be responsible for coordinating the Scholars program and for recruiting top-quality undergraduates for the application pool. Every fall, the CCEFP will initiate the process for recruiting host companies and scholar applicants. Some applicants will come from the CCEFP’s seven universities while others will come from other leading engineering universities across the country. In January a selection committee consisting of CCEFP faculty and industry representatives reviews the applications and selects the scholars. The selection committee will maintain the highest of criteria when evaluating applicants. The committee works privately with the host companies to match scholars to host companies. The selection and matching process is completed so that scholar award announcements are made on or near February 1.
Company Hosts
CCEFP member companies announce their willingness to be a Fluid Power Scholar Host Company. Host companies agree to take on one Fluid Power Scholar as a summer intern, including payment of a stipend, travel and living expenses for the summer. The program directly benefits the host company by providing direct contact with undergraduate students who are interested in fluid power. The Fluid Power Scholar will be trained in fluid power during an intensive three-day boot camp held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Fluid Power Institute. Companies will be required to make an early commitment plus a refundable deposit to guarantee a position for the Fluid Power Scholar. INDUSTRY: Post your Fluid Power Scholars Internship Position
Student Scholars
The program invites undergraduate engineering students to apply for the CCEFP Fluid Power Scholar Award, a highly-selective honor that includes training at MSOE and a paid summer intern experience. Scholars agree to be placed at any of the host companies for the following summer. Scholars attend an intensive three-day Fluid Power Boot Camp at Milwaukee School of Engineering that starts early in June 1st. Using state of the art facilities, Fluid Power Scholars will participate in an intensive three-day fluid power boot camp held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Fluid Power Institute. The short-course will cover a range of topics such as identifying features of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, applying the industry standards to hydraulic and schematic systems, analyze circuits from a schematic drawing, understand the operation and applications of valves, cylinders, pumps, and motors, identify chemical and physical properties of fluids, etc. This course will also include a component and hydraulic systems laboratory. This course is scheduled for June 1-3, 2009, instructed by Mr. Tom Wanke of MSOE. Travel to and from Milwaukee and lodging accommodations are covered by the Scholar’s host company. Immediately following the boot camp, Scholars start a 9-10 week summer internship experience at the host company.
Student Application Process
The Fluid Power Scholar Program is open to students enrolled in an accredited engineering degree program in the United States who are at least two years into their engineering studies and who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Application materials include a resume, a transcript, a statement of purpose, and two letters of reference from faculty. Fluid Power Scholars Application
