We are using a new system, Reviewr, to submit your application! For a tutorial on how to use this portal, check out this Brookie Guide to the Reviewr Application Portal.
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You might be reading this guide because you are a Brooke Owens Finalist this year or you’re in the process of interviewing for internships and full-time jobs. In this guide, you will find information about interview etiquette and advice for three different types of interviews: general, technical, and case study.
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For our Class of 2021, we are thrilled to have 35 of the coolest, most inspiring, and most exciting aerospace institutions in the world signed up to employ a Brookie or two. On the Brooke Owens Fellowship application, we ask you to list out three of our thirty-five host institutions that are particularly appealing to you. For students who are new to the aerospace industry, and particularly for those who may not have family or school connections who work in the industry, it can be quite difficult to make those choices. Well, read on, new friend: we’ve got tips for you!
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How can we make sure that one person stands out and is quickly and clearly seen and remembered among all of the hundreds or even thousands of other applications? For us, the three original works each applicant creates are the answer. Follow this guide to find out how you can create your essays that showcase your best self for the Brooke Owens Fellowship application.
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Let’s get you started on how to help your awesome person #BecomeABrookie. In this guide, you will find information about the fellowship, the types of information we’re hoping to learn about the awesome applicant you know, some suggestions and guidelines for the content and structure of the letter, how to submit the letter, and a couple additional resources.
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If you’ve never asked for a Letter of Recommendation before, it might seem like a strange, intimidating, and potentially awkward thing to do. This document will give you some practical tips on how to go about getting accurate and impressive Letters of Recommendation -- whether it’s for our program or for anything else.
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By Karen Rucker, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
The Brooke Owens Fellowship is proud to announce that 3 of our Brookies were National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) awardees or honorable mentions in 2020!
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By Caroline Juang, Kayleigh Dobson, Emma Louden, and Julia Di, 2017 and 2018 Brooke Owens Fellows
A few Brookie alumnae put together this list of space-themed resources and tips to make your day a little easier, whether you’re getting through a tough workday or practicing for the next astronaut isolation training.
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By Kaley Hassell and Elena Kamis, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellows
Happy finals week! To keep you motivated and feeling your best, we have some favorite quotes and study tips from the Brookie family! These tips were published first on Facebook and Twitter and compiled by Caroline Juang (2017 Brookie) for this blog post.
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By Sue Kaur, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
In the last 5 years, I’ve been fortunate to meet confident and powerful women in leadership roles within their organizations. These women, who are articulate and graceful in the face of adversity, have shown me how to not only exist, but thrive upon my own terms. They showed me the value of STEM sisterhood and diplomacy when responding to “delicate situations.” These are the lessons I learned in my journey, and the wisdom imparted onto me by the phenomenal women who have taken me under their wing.
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Are you an undergraduate woman or gender minority student thinking of applying to the Brooke Owens Fellowship? (Answer: You should!). Or are you currently in the middle of writing your application? Will, the Co-Founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, shared a series of tips weekly on Twitter to help 2018 applicants through the process. These tips have been copied from his posts.
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By Will Pomerantz, BOF Co-Founder
What to do if you are on the sidelines of the aerospace industry, wishing you could get in. I sure as heck don’t have all the answers, but I’ll share what I’ve got. So, okay. Let’s say you’ve decided to give it a shot. Whether you are a student looking for your first job or a life-long aerospace enthusiast looking to go pro, you’ve decided to try it.
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By Caroline Juang, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, the 2017 Brookies took to their computers to answer questions about the Brooke Owens Fellowship on the community website Reddit. The session with the Brookies lasted an hour, garnering some great responses that are recorded below ranging from their experiences as women in the aerospace industry to advice for the application process.
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By Amanda Miller, Featuring Golda Nguyen, Dawn Andrews, and Piper Sigrest, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellows
From Georgia Tech to MIT, aerospace students are anxious to gain experience in the industry while they’re still in college. “There definitely is a sense of urgency,” says Dawn Andrews, 21, an aerospace engineering major at Georgia Tech who interned at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, last summer and continues with the company part time. “I feel almost behind by only having one internship experience.”
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