Penn Engineering Weekly 12-08-25
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| Date | Event |
| December 8th | Last Day of Classes (Fall 2025) |
| December 9th – 10th | Reading Days (Fall 2025) |
| December 11th – 18th | Final Exams (Fall 2025) |
| December 18th | Fall 2025 Term Ends |
| January 14th,2026 | First day of Classes (Spring 2026) |
Announcements for the week
Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Fellows Program
The SNF Paideia Fellows Program application is now open! Students can find out more information on the program and find the link to apply at: https://snfpaideia.upenn.edu/fellowships/fellowship-information/
Accepting Applications December 1st, 2025 – February 13th, 2026. The info session is held on January 23rd, 3 pm -4 pm.
Thursday, January 23rd
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
College Hall Room G 13
Events (Engineering)
Accelerated Master’s Degree, Dual Degree, and Dual Majors Application Deadlines
We want to inform you of upcoming deadlines for accelerated master’s, dual degree, and dual major applications:
Accelerated Master’s (AM) Degree:
- Students applying to the Penn Engineering Accelerated Master’s Program (AM) should apply during their sophomore or junior year.
- For Spring 2026 admission into the Accelerated Master’s Programs in Engineering (4+1), the student must submit the application no later than December 15, 2025.
- Here is more information about the Application Procedure and Eligibility
- Contact OAS Grad Advisors at grad-affairs@seas.upenn.edu for academic questions.
- Contact Grad Admissions at graduate-admissions@seas.upenn.edu for admissions questions.
Fall 2026 Accelerated Master’s (4+1) Webinar
Ready to fast-track your future? Join us for a virtual information session on the Accelerated Master’s (4+1) Degree Program. It’s a fantastic opportunity for current Penn Engineering undergrads to earn both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in as little as five years.
We’ll cover everything you need to know—the benefits of the program, the application, and important policies regarding this process. Our team will also be on hand to answer all of your questions.
Wednesday, January 21st
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Zoom Meeting
Click here to register
EAS5490 Engineering Entrepreneurship Lab – develop a high-tech venture based on your research
EAS5490 applies the principles of engineering and engineering entrepreneurship to a real-world problem of your specific field of study or professional interest. Students will develop a venture based on a high-tech product or service concept and present the concept to a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Undergrads can apply, but the prerequisite for this course is EAS 5450
To register for the course:
- Obtain permission from your advisor
- Complete the concept and team survey
- Email your course permission request to Ashley Dailey, daileya@seas.upenn.edu
Events (Penn)
The Wellness Express Vending Machine
Wellness at Penn, in partnership with campus organizations, is excited to bring a free vending machine to students offering essential wellness products. Located on the 3rd floor of the ARCH building (3601 Locust Walk), the Wellness Express includes:
- Over-the-counter meds & more!
- COVID-19 tests & hand sanitizers
- Menstrual products
- Harm reduction supplies (Naloxone & fentanyl test strips)
Access is FREE with your Penn ID! Available daily, 8 AM – 12 AM. Stay healthy, stay prepared!
Movie Night
Join LEAP on Monday, December 8th, at the LGBT Center for a screening of the Wedding Banquet and a short discussion after the movie. Food and beverages to be provided.
Monday, December 8th
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Click here to register
Governing AI for Social Good: Social Policy & Practice at TikTok and Anthropic
How do we ensure AI technologies serve communities and promote social good?
Join us for an insider conversation with engaged scholars actively shaping how major tech platforms govern AI. Our speakers bring a social work and social policy perspective needed for AI governance—and they’ll share how advisory councils function and influence tech companies from the inside.
This signature event, co-sponsored by Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and PennAI, brings together experts at the forefront of technology and social impact, demonstrating how social work and social policy education, research, and practice address cutting-edge challenges.
Monday, December 8th
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500| 3620 Walnut St
No registration is required
Irish Christmas in America
Make merry this holiday season with the enchanting sounds of Ireland’s finest traditional artists. Returning for the first time since 2017, this special 20th anniversary concert features vocal star Caitríona Sherlock in her Philadelphia debut as well as the local talent of McAleer-Paulson School of Irish Dance.
Student tickets are only $10.
Friday, December 19th
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Penn Live Arts
Click here to register
Scholarships & Grants Opportunities
The Siddall Sheffield Scholarship
The Siddall Sheffield Scholarship recognises academic excellence and covers the full tuition fee for a one-year Engineering Master’s plus a stipend of £18,000. Funding is confirmed for future years, with one scholarship available per year. Applications for the 2026 award are now open, with a deadline to apply by Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 (5 pm UK time), and final decisions shared in March 2026.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Siddall Sheffield Scholarship, students must:
- Be a US citizen who has formerly studied in the US, a non-UK resident, and not lived in the UK
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field before departure to the UK
- Have a preferred GPA of 3.7 or higher
- Be successfully accepted to study one of our one-year full-time Master’s programmes in the Faculty of Engineering by the time the Scholarship is awarded.
For more information on our range of Engineering Master’s courses, please visit here.
For more information about the eligibility, selection criteria, and full terms and conditions, please visit here.
A shortlisted group of candidates will be invited to an online interview before a final decision is made. For more information, please contact Dr. Kate Oyebode, International Recruitment Manager for The Americas, kate.oyebode@sheffield.ac.uk
President’s Innovation Prize
The President’s Innovation Prize(link is external) will provide a graduating Penn senior, or team of graduating seniors, $100,000 (plus a $50,000 living stipend per team member) to envision and implement an innovative, commercial venture that makes a positive difference in the world.
The competition is open to full-time undergraduates in good academic standing in the Engineering, Nursing, SAS (including LPS), or Wharton undergraduate divisions who have completed at least three-quarters of the credits needed for their baccalaureate degree and who are scheduled to graduate in December 2025, May 2026, or August 2026.
The President’s Innovation Prize is jointly administered by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships and the Penn Center for Innovation. This year’s application deadline is January 21, 2026. A winner will be announced in April. Visit this website for more information
Career & Networking Opportunities
Apply to Present at the Yale Undergraduate Research Conference
The Yale Undergraduate Research Conference (YURC) is the nation’s largest and most prestigious student-run research conference, bringing together hundreds of undergraduates from around the world to Yale University. Participants present original research spanning the full spectrum of academic disciplines, from science and engineering to the social sciences and humanities. Apply to present by January 1. The conference will take place from February 20-22, 2026.
Click here for more information
Global Research & Internship Program 2026 Applications Now Open
The Global Research & Internship Program offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to intern or conduct research with a variety of organizations and companies abroad for 8 to 12 weeks over the summer.
Program Features and Facts:
- A wide variety of internship placements across many career industries, including business, engineering, sustainable development, healthcare, community development, and more.
- Research placements that offer the opportunity to develop hands-on research skills under leading international researchers and faculty PIs affiliated with a university abroad.
- Generous guaranteed funding awards to help accepted students offset travel and internship-related expenses.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 12:00 pm (EST)
Explore Careers in Engineering
Check out Vault Guides to learn more about the various industries within engineering.
Find Resources
Many resources to help you prepare for a career in engineering. Of particular interest should be our industry-specific job boards, as well as various professional organizations.
Clubs & Organizations
Engineering Entrepreneurship
More information about Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, & X/Twitter.
- Tag on these platforms @PennEngEntrep with your own posts.
- Join their subscription-based semi-monthly email to notify you of entrepreneurship-related events, competitions, opportunities and more. If you wish to receive this type of information, please visit https://groups.google.com/a/seas.upenn.edu/g/pennengentrep/ and then click on “ask to join the group” (Image). You have the option to unsubscribe at any time as well, and this is completely optional. Emails will be sent on the second and last Wednesday of every month.
