Jensen Fellowship
About the Jensen Fellowship
The Jensen Fellowship is essentially a “full ride” for engineers and scientists seeking to earn a master's degree in Geography and Environmental Engineering from EHE. Applicants must be U.S. citizens to be considered. The fellowship covers tuition and fees over two academic semesters and during a six-month internship, and a $6,000 take-home stipend. The program comprises normal EHE coursework in a fall and subsequent spring semester, followed by a six-month internship at EA.
The internship is credit-bearing and is required for graduation. The internship is tailored to the student’s interests and provides hands-on experience on a variety of EA environmental projects at its Baltimore operations. Several Fellows have also worked on projects at other EA locations, including Dallas, Syracuse, Lincoln, and Honolulu. Other than fulfilling the full six-month internship, there is no requirement for employment with EA beyond the internship, although several fellows have elected to join EA after graduating.
- Fellowship is open to U.S. citizens.
- Priority consideration is given to applicants who submit by January 31.
Jensen Fellowship Preps Master's Students for Engineering Career
Ciara Darden, MSE '25, Anayeli Garcia Villa, MSE '25, and Rafael Medrano, MSE '25, share how the Jensen Fellowship gave them experience as working engineers while they completed their coursework, and helped prepare them for a career in engineering.
How To Apply
Applicants to the Master of Science in Geography and Environmental Engineering (MS) program, the Master of Science in Engineering in Geography and Environmental Engineering Program (MSE), or the Master of Arts in Geography and Environmental Engineering (MA) are automatically considered for the Jensen Fellowship. Once acceptance decisions are made, EHE identifies prospective Jensen Fellows, discusses potential interests with prospective candidates, and shares candidate information with EA. EA then interviews Fellowship candidates and selects one to three candidates to offer the Fellowship. EA seeks candidates who have a desire to eventually join the professional, practicing community.
Background
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA), and the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering (DoGEE) of the Johns Hopkins University established a Fellowship in 2005 to honor EA’s founder, Loren Jensen. The Fellowship funds professionally oriented master’s students. Dr. Jensen, a limnologist, had dual appointments in DoGEE and JHU’s School of Public Health until he founded EA in 1973. EA and EHE now continue a long historical connection, from collaborating on projects and research to the hiring of numerous EHE graduates at EA. The Jensen Fellowship builds on that history of positive interaction. This program has been a tremendous success for the Fellows, for EA, and for EHE.