[Nov 8, 2012]

All proposals need to be received by Qualcomm by 11:59 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) on Thursday, Nov 8, 2012. Please note that the deadline has been extended from Nov 5, due to Hurricane Sandy.

Eligibility: here

Benefits: up to TEN

Each of the winning teams will be awarded a $100,000 fellowship for submitting the most innovative proposals. The respective academic departments at each university will administer funds to the winning students for their fellowship work and research expenses for the academic year of 2013–14. Total funding for ten teams x two students x $50,000 each = $1,000,000."

Sep 14, 2012

[Oct 9, 2012]

Nominee application packages must be uploaded by the ECE Department - direct applications from students are not accepted. The ECE Dept. Head will meet with the Fellowship committee to choose ECE's two nominations. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Number of ECE Nominees: 2

Nomination Process: Friday, September 14, 2012

• Advisor Nomination Letter;
• Applicant's Curriculum Vitae;
• Applicant's research statement (maximum of two single-spaced pages) describing the applicant's research agenda and its relevance to VMware

• Two additional letters of reference (in Word or PDF format only) from faculty who are familiar with the nominee's research should be emailed to Samantha

Eligibility:

• At the time of application, applicants must be currently enrolled, full-time Ph.D. students
• Applicants must be nominated by their academic department (limit of two nominations per academic department)
• Nominations are only accepted from academic departments invited to participate in this program.

Benefits:

Students apply directly to fellowships. Fellowship deadlines may vary.

Eligibility:

The fellowships are open to students who:

• are U.S. citizens or have permanent resident, refugee, or political asylum status in the U.S.;
• are pursuing or planning to pursue a Ph.D. degree with research relevant to microelectronics under the guidance of a GRC-approved faculty member and with at least two years to completion of the doctoral degree;
• will be performing research under a sponsored research program approved by GRC; and
• are willing to provide a copy of his/her Ph.D. dissertation to GRC for publication to the SRC website.

It is expected that all Fellows will complete their Ph.D. degrees in an area relevant to microelectronics and that upon completion of the program, are encouraged to secure employment with an SRC member or U.S. government agency or a faculty position in an accredited four-year U.S. college or university.

For full details on fellowship eligibility, please click here. 

Benefits: here

Previous Winners:

[Dec 14, 2012]

Students apply directly to this scholarship.

Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Nationals and permanent residents are not eligible. An individual with dual citizenship may need to renounce their non US citizenship. Additional eligibility requirements can be found here: http://smart.asee.org/apply_/application_instructions/citizenship_and_demographics

Benefits:

SMART Scholars receive:

• full tuition and educational fees
• generous cash stipends
• employment with DoD facilities after graduation
• summer internships, health insurance and book allowances

Previous Winners:

[Jan 13, 2013]

Students apply directly to this fellowship opportunity.

Eligibility:
http://www.nvidia.com/content/research/graduate-fellowship-program.htmlfellowship@nvidia.com

Benefits:

[Nov 13, 2012]

The application deadline for CISE and Engineering is November 13, 2012.

Eligibility: GRFP supports outstanding students to purse research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. Applicants must be US citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States by the application deadline. 

[May 1, 2013]

Students apply directly to fellowship. Application deadlines are February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.

Eligibility: www.nationalacademies.org/rap

Benefits:

[Dec 18, 2012]

Students can apply directly to this fellowship opportunity. All application materials must be submitted electronically by NDSEG the December 14, 2012 5 PM EST deadline. Award notifications for the 2013 award will be sent via email in April 2013. Application materials are not returned to applicants and applicants do not receive any feedback on their application apart from notification of award status.

Eligibility: here

Benefits: here

Sep 11, 2012

[Oct 9, 2012]

Nomination packages should be submitted electronically by internal deadline. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted.

Number of ECE Nominees: 3

Nomination Process:

• Faculty Advisor Nomination Letter;
• Nominee's Curriculum Vitae;
• Nominee's Thesis Proposal or Research Statement

In your email submitting these documents to Samantha, please list the names and titles of the two additional references and comment on why they were chosen. It is important that these additional references be established researchers who are familiar with the nominee's research.

If the nominee is selected by the ECE department to move forward, the following will be required by Tuesday, October 2, 2012:

• Two additional letters of references (in Word or PDF format only) by established researchers who are familiar with the nominee's research should be emailed to me at srgold@ece.cmu.edu. It would be helpful if the nominee's name is in the subject line of the email.

Suggestions

• Be sure to mention any work connections with Microsoft (full-time, internships, collaborations, etc.)
• Where possible, make explicit connections between your research and Microsoft's research interest.

Eligibility: here

Benefits:

• 100% of tuition and fees
• A $28,000 stipend for living expenses
• A $4,000 conference and travel allowance
• All recipients will be offered the opportunity to complete one salaried internship during the year following the award

Jan 21, 2013

[Mar 4, 2013]

Nomination packages should be submitted electronically by internal deadline. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted. Nominees who are selected to move forward in the nomination process as external nominees to Intel will be responsible for completing the Intel application, which will be shared with students after they have been selected as external nominees. 

Number of ECE Nominees: 3-5

Nomination Process: Nomination packages to Samantha should include

• Advisor nomination letter
• Student's CV
• Student's statement of research
• Cover letter indicating:

1. Is the student an underrepresented minority (technical women are not included in this category)?
2. Is there a match with the eligibility criteria and/or technical focus areas and themes listed below?
3. Name and title of two other references (one from a technical leader at Intel who is well-acquainted with the candidate is valuable)

Eligibility: here

Benefits: here

Previous Winners:

Oct 12, 2012

[Oct 30, 2012]

Nomination packages should be submitted electronically by internal deadline. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted. Nominees selected to move forward as external nominees to IBM will be notified and faculty will be responsible for uploading nominations to the IBM web site by the fellowship nomination deadline (October 30, 2012).

Number of ECE Nominees: 2, in addition to any renewals from the past 2 years

Nomination Process: If you wish to nominate a student, please send your student's CV, a nomination letter, and the student's research statement (5 pages max) in PDF format. Nominees selected to move forward will be notified and faculty will be responsible for uploading nominations to the IBM web site by the fellowship nomination deadline (October 30, 2012).

Eligibility: PhD students who have completed at least one year of study in their doctoral program at the time of nomination. Preference will be given to students who have had an IBM internship or have closely collaborated with technical or services people from IBM.

Benefits: This prestigious fellowship is for one year, renewable to three years, and includes an annual stipend. According to the IBM website, "Fellows are awarded a stipend for one academic year. Fellowships vary by country/geographic area, and the students will be informed at the time of the award what the value is for their country/geographic area." More information on Fellowship benefits can be found here.

Previous Winners:

Feb 9, 2013

[Feb 1, 2013]

Nomination packages should be submitted electronically by internal deadline. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted.

Number of ECE Nominees: 3

Nomination Process:

Final ECE nominees will be selected by a CS-ECE nominating committee to be forwarded to CMU central. CMU central will then select the final two nominees to move forward to Google. Please note that you cannot apply for this fellowship directly; all nominations must be submitted to our Department and the CMU selection committee for consideration. Documents required to be submitted by internal nomination deadline are as follows:

• ECE Faculty Advisor Nomination Letter
• Student's Curriculum Vitae
• Student's Research/Dissertation Proposal (recommended length 4-5 pages, no longer than 8)
• Names of two additional recommenders who are familiar with the sutdent's work who would be willing to submit letters of recommendation if/when student is chosen by CMU to be nominated

Eligibility:

• Full-time graduate students pursuing a PhD in the research areas represented by the fellowships
• Must be nominated by their department
• Must have completed their graduate coursework in the PhD program and be embarking on or continuing their graduate research in the fall of 2012
• Google employees and family members of Google employees are not eligible

Benefits:

• Tuition and fees
• A $32,000 yearly stipend (paid over 9 months of the academic year)
• Google Research Mentor
• Third year extension possible at Google's discretion

Sep 11, 2012

[Oct 9, 2012]

Nomination packages should  be submitted electronically by internal deadline. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted.

Number of ECE Nominees: 10

Nomination Process:

The students' faculty advisor should email the following documents to Samantha (srgold@ece) by the internal deadline:

- Faculty advisor nomination letter

- Nominee's CV

- A copy of the nominee's undergraduate transcript, if not on file

Eligibility:

Benefits: