by DifferentGuest » Mon May 15, 2017 9:19 pm
Guest wrote:I got accepted to Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship, which I believe is just a learning opportunity, since that fellowship had explicitly stated that:
"You should: Recognize that this is an educational experience and not a contract of employment." and "You should NOT: undertake activities that are reserved for federal employees."
About my assistanship, my institution varies the working hour every semester depending on the amount of people they need.
It sounds like you are fine to keep your fellowship. You wouldn't have a SMART internship this summer anyway, and the 16 hours/week limit only applies during the semester. I had a similar "learning experience" the summer before my SMART scholarship kicked in, and it was fine.
SMART does not prevent you from having an assistantship or another scholarship, however, one of the terms of the service agreement, is that you will not work for more than 16 hours/week. This means you might will have to check your assistantship contract to see how many hours you are technically being paid for. If its more than 16, I would have them reduce your assitantship award and volunteer the remaining hours. That way you can please everyone.
[quote="Guest"]I got accepted to Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship, which I believe is just a learning opportunity, since that fellowship had explicitly stated that:
"You should: Recognize that this is an educational experience and not a contract of employment." and "You should NOT: undertake activities that are reserved for federal employees."
About my assistanship, my institution varies the working hour every semester depending on the amount of people they need.[/quote]
It sounds like you are fine to keep your fellowship. You wouldn't have a SMART internship this summer anyway, and the 16 hours/week limit only applies during the semester. I had a similar "learning experience" the summer before my SMART scholarship kicked in, and it was fine.
SMART does not prevent you from having an assistantship or another scholarship, however, one of the terms of the service agreement, is that you will not work for more than 16 hours/week. This means you might will have to check your assistantship contract to see how many hours you are technically being paid for. If its more than 16, I would have them reduce your assitantship award and volunteer the remaining hours. That way you can please everyone.