This page shares information and links about opportunities that the Department is aware of regarding external award opportunities for computer science graduate students. These opportunities do not require a departmental review or internal competition–students apply to these opportunities directly.
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| Title (Link) | Institution | Deadline | Who? | Award |
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| Insight Data Fellowship Program | Insight | 8/31/2020 | Insight offers six distinct Fellowships in a number of different locations. Please select only one program, which best aligns with your career transition goals. Select the location where you intend to live and work full-time after completion of the program. Select the start date that allows you to participate in the program full-time and accept a job offer immediately afterwards. Email questions to info@insightdatascience.com.
| 7 week, full-time training fellowship; Mentorship from leading industry data scientists, data engineers & AI specialists; Join an active community of Insight alumni; Self-directed, project-based learning followed by interviews at top companies; and Tuition-free with need-based scholarships available to help cover living costs |
| NVIDIA Fellowship | NVIDIA | 09/11/2020 | Students must have already completed their first year of Ph.D. level studies. Must have majors in CS, Computer Engineering, System Architecture, Electrical Engineering or a related area. | 1 year, $50K |
| Sandia National Laboratories-Diversity Call | Sandia National Laboratories | 10/01/20 | Sandia National Laboratories’ Research Foundations in Computing and Information Sciences (CIS) and the Nanodevices and Microsystems (NMRF) are interested in funding various projects in multiple disciplines for women in their second or third year of a PhD program who are passionate about research that advances national security. For student interested in exploring funded research collaborations with Sandia, please send a paragraph summary of your thesis project (it does not have to match exactly with a Sandia project – just be related to the specified areas of interest), anticipated graduation date, resume and contact information to acadalli@sandia.gov no later than 10/1/2020. | Opportunities for funding projects, internships, and laboratory visits. |
| Facebook Emerging Scholars Award | 10/2/2020 | The program is open to first or second year full-time PhD students who are currently involved in on-going research in an accredited university in any country | 2 year fellowship; $37,000/year; tuition and fees. Plus up to $5,000 in conference travel support | |
| Facebook Fellowship | 10/2/2020 | The Fellowship Program is open to full-time PhD students (domestic and international) enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related area. | 2 year fellowship; $37,000/year; tuition and fees. | |
| Residential & Graduate Student Fellowships | Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study | 10/5/2020 | For scholars, artists, and scientists pursuing outstanding research in all disciplines — including the arts, engineering, humanities, law, formal, natural, and social sciences — with projects that are creative, innovative, or align with the intellectual orientation of the NDIAS. Projects that integrate questions of value, meaning, or purpose in the analyses are encouraged. | $25,000 to $60,000 fellowship. |
| NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) | NSF | 10/22/2020 | See the CFP for eligibility details. In general, 1st and 2nd year students are eligible to apply. Graduate students are limited to only one application, submitted either in the first year or in the second year of graduate school. See the call for specifics. | Three years of support, $30K annual stipend, $12,000 tuition allowance. |
| Hertz Foundation Fellowship | Fannie and John Hertz Foundation | 10/23/2020 | U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents. Seniors going into a Ph.D. program at specific institutions and 1st year Ph.D. students. GRE and two sets of official transcripts required. Register to see the application. | Varies. Up to full tuition plus $34,000 stipend per year for five years. |
| Adobe Research Fellowship | Adobe Research | Application opens 11/12/2020 | Be registered as a full-time graduate student. Remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program for 2016. Recipients are selected based on their research (creative, impactful, important, and realistic in scope) and how their work would contribute to Adobe, their technical skills (ability to build complex computer programs), and personal skills (problem-solving ability, communication, leadership, organizational skills, ability to work in teams). | $10,000 award, Creative Cloud subscription, internship opportunity. |
| AAUW International Fellowships | AAUW | 11/15/2020 | The program provides support for one year of graduate or postgraduate study in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. (Women holding dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country are not eligible.) | Masters/Professional Fellowship: $18,000; Doctoral Fellowship: $20,000; Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000. |
Beckman Institute, UIUC | 11/23/2020 | Recipients of the fellows awards are expected to have a recent Ph.D. (received no earlier than December 2014) in an area of research relevant to Beckman Institute research and to be involved in interdisciplinary studies related to one of the Beckman Institute's research themes. | Fellows will be appointed for up to three years, beginning as early as July of their application year, and no later than December 31. Fellows receive $54,000 annually, plus benefits and a $25,000 research budget. | |
Link Foundation Advanced Simulation and Training Fellowships | 1/15/2021 | Full time Ph.D. candidates. Preference will be shown to proposals dealing directly with simulation and training and which explore ideas not yet fully tested. | $28,500 grant for academic year and summer stipend. | |
| UC Berkeley | 02/01/2021 | The School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for multiple postdoctoral scholars in the area of data science at 100% time, to help conduct research, teach in, build, and be an integral part of our web-based Master of Information and Data Science program. | Salaries in the range of $60K-$65K. | |
| Fellowship Program | Aspen Tech Policy Hub | Application opens early 2021 | Applicants should have significant professional experience with technology, show potential to apply their tech experience to affecting policy and social change, and have not yet significantly explored their potential to enact change through policy. Other requirements include: Being at least 21 years old by the start of program, fluency in English, and being able to commit to the full-time incubator process for June 2021-August 2021 in the Bay Area. | Fellows will be paid a stipend of $18,000 to defray their living costs in the Bay Area for the program. |
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