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CIA Undergraduate Scholarship | Central Intelligence Agency | 7/31/18 | High School Seniors, College Freshmen and Sophomores, U.S. Citizens, 3.0+ GPA, 1500 SAT / 21 ACT, commitment to work for the CIA, financial need. | Salary + up to $18,000 per year for tuition and fees. |
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NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing | NCWIT / corporate sponsors | 11/5/18
(Opens 9/1/18) | Young women at the high-school level for computing-related achievements and interests. | $500, laptop, engraved trophy. |
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| Stem Scholarship | HoshizakiIceMaker.com | 6/30/19 | The applicant may be a college-level student providing certified proof of enrollment in a four-year accredited university or; The applicant may be a high school senior providing certified proof of enrollment at a four-year accredited university. The applicant must provide transcripts proving a cumulative minimum of 3.0 unweighted GPA. The applicant must maintain full-time enrollment of 12 credit hours or more per term.
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CIA Undergraduate Scholarship | Central Intelligence Agency | 7/31/18 | High School Seniors, College Freshmen and Sophomores, U.S. Citizens, 3.0+ GPA, 1500 SAT / 21 ACT, commitment to work for the CIA, financial need. | Salary + up to $18,000 per year for tuition and fees. |
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| BAN Scholarship | Illinois Black Alumni Network | 9/14/2018 | Current University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sophomores, juniors, and seniors (graduating in December 2018/Spring 2019/Summer 2019) of the African-American background. Applicants must be enrolled full-time (at least 13 credit hours) throughout the entire Fall 2018 semester. | Scholarship amounts range from $500 to $1,000 |
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| BuildFire Scholarship Fund | BuildFire | 7/15/2019 | Be rising freshman, sophomore, junior or senior
Provide verification of enrollment at a United States university
Be registered as a full-time student the year after receiving the scholarship
Have a 3.5 GPA or higher
Submit a completed essay and all required documents by the application deadline | BuildFire will award two (2) $1,000 scholarships to two (2) students for the spring and fall semesters |
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| Clinton Foundation Codeathon | Clinton Global Initiative University | 8/17/18 | Student designers or developers with a passion for social change The Codeathon, taking place in Chicago on Thursday, October 18 – Friday, October 19, 2018, will bring together undergraduate and graduate student designers from across academic disciplines to generate innovative applications to address a pressing global issue. | For all accepted Codeathon applicants, this event is free and meals are provided on-site. However, event attendees must cover their own hotel and travel costs to the event. |
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| Data Visualization Competition | Illinois Library, Scholarly Commons, CITL, Illinois Informatics Institute, Research IT | 9/23/18 | Undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing and currently enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. All submissions must be a visual or graphic representation of data that you have permission to use. Two examples of data you would have permission to use are public data and data that you have collected yourself. The data you use can be quantitative, qualitative, textual, visual, geographic, and so forth. You must have been involved in the generation of the visualization. If any colleagues helped create it, you must obtain permission from them to submit the visualization in this competition. | All awards will be announced at the Scholarly Commons Open House on October 9th. First place: $500
Second place: $300 |
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| Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship | Adobe Research | 9/28/18
(Opens mid-August) | Current undergraduate females who will continue to be enrolled as undergraduates in academic year 2017-2018. CS, CE, or related majors. | A $10,000 award paid once with no strings attached. A Creative Cloud subscription membership for one year. An Adobe Research mentor. An internship opportunity at Adobe for the 2016 summer. |
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Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship | IEEE Computer Society | 9/30/18 | Should be an active leader in an IEEE Computer Society Student Organization. "Applicants are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 over 4.0, and be a full-time student as defined by his or her academic institution during the course of the award." | Up to $2,000 |
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| Conference Travel Grant | University of Illinois Office of Undergraduate Research | 10/3/18
(Opens 9/3/18) | The Illinois Office of Undergraduate Research provides awards of up to $350 for undergraduate students to travel to professional conferences to present their research posters, papers, or creative works. Please note, the Office of Undergraduate Research does not provide funds for conference travel for attendance only; grants are meant for students who will present their work. | up to $350 |
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Churchill Scholarship | National & International Scholarships Program at Illinois | 10/11/2018 by noon
Also must apply to Cambridge University by noon 10/11/2018. | Seniors and graduate students who are U.S. citizens under the age of 26 are eligible to apply. Must complete GRE test by November. Check additional criteria here. | One year of graduate study at Cambridge University, England, leading to a degree in engineering, mathematics, or the sciences. |
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Illinois International Undergraduate Achievement Award
| International Programs and Studies, University of Illinois | TBA
(Most recent 10/15/2017) | Undergraduate students in at least the second year of study, 3.5+ GPA. This award recognizes a significant service or activity made by a current University of Illinois undergraduate student (U.S. citizen or international), resulting from their participation in an international study course or program sanctioned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (including departmental overseas study programs, IPS study abroad program, overseas international projects, etc). The international contribution can be a single activity or a service performed over a sustained period. | $500 |
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| Research Support Grant (RSG) Fall 2018 | University of Illinois Office of Undergraduate Research | 10/18/18 | Research Support Grants (RSG) are intended to cover research travel costs, living expenses incurred during academic breaks (i.e., winter break and summer terms, NOT regular semester living expenses), and materials or other ancillary costs.
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| NCWIT Collegiate Award | NCWIT | 10/22/18 | Applicants must be a member of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Community, a junior or senior in college, and a computing major. | $10,000 cash award. |
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| Insight Data Fellowship Program | Insight | 10/22/2018 | Insight offers four 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. - Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Health Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Data Engineering (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
- Artificial Intelligence (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
| 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 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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* See handy links here. | NSF | 10/23/2018 Reference Letter Due: 11/2/2018 | U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Seniors and graduate students who have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study by 8/1/2017. (So, typically seniors and 1st and 3rd semester graduate students.) Must be registered with Fastlane. NOTE: As of 2017, graduate students are limited to only one application to the GRFP, submitted either in the first year or in the second year of graduate school.
| Winners: 3 years of support for graduate study. $34,000 per year stipend and $12,000 per year for tuition and fees. XSEDE access.
Honorable Mention: Access to XSEDE. |
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| Hertz Foundation Fellowship | Fannie and John Hertz Foundation | 10/24/2018 (Opens 8/15/2017) | 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. Summary info here.
Online application as PDF. | Varies. Up to full tuition plus $34,000 stipend per year for five years. |
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Lance Stafford Larson Paper Competition | IEEE Computer Society | 10/31/2018 | Undergraduate students who are IEEE Computer Society members, 3.0+ GPA. | $500 (one award) |
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Google SVA Scholarship | Google | 11/1/2018 by noon EST | Current undergraduate or graduate student veterans who will be studying at a university in the United States for the 2017-2018 academic year. | $10,000 scholarship; attend Google Scholars retreat. |
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Harry S. Truman Scholarship | National & International Scholarships Program at Illinois | 11/8/2018 by noon
(Info Session: Oct. 11; Application workshop: Oct. 12) | College juniors who are U.S. citizens with a record of community service and a commitment to a career in public service are eligible. Public service includes government, uniformed services, public interest organizations, non-governmental research or educational organizations, public and private schools and other public service-oriented non-profit organizations. | One year funding for students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. |
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Microsoft Scholarship | Microsoft | TBA
(Most recent: 2/9/18, Opens 10/25/17) | Be enrolled full time in a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year college or university in the United States, Canada or Mexico at the time you submit the application. GPA of at least 3.0/4.0. Show satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics. | "As a recipient of one of our scholarships, you’ll be able to have full or partial tuition covered for one academic year." |
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| Residential & Graduate Student Fellowships | Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study | 9/17/2018 by 11:59 PM EDT | 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. |
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| Adobe Research Fellowship | Adobe Research | 9/28/2018 by 5:00 PST | 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. |
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| NVIDIA - Doctoral Fellowship | NVIDIA | 9/28/2018 (Professor recommendation by 9/26/18) | Eligible graduate students will have already completed their first year of Ph.D. level studies in the areas of computer science, computer engineering, system architecture, electrical engineering or a related area.
Fellowships support Ph.D. students who are researching topics that will lead to major advances in the graphics and high-performance computing industries and who are investigating innovative ways of leveraging the power of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). NVIDIA particularly invites submissions from students pushing the envelope in artificial intelligence, deep neural networks, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. The fellowship offers support for one year. | Up to $50,000 |
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| Facebook Fellowship | Facebook | 10/12/2018 by 11:59 PM PST | 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.
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| Facebook Emerging Scholars Award | Facebook | 10/12/2018 by 11:59 PM PST | 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.
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| Illinois International Graduate Achievement Award | International Programs and Studies, University of Illinois | 10/15/2017 | This award recognizes a current graduate student (U.S. citizen or international), whose innovative and sustained international research or service abroad, undertaken through their University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign affiliated international experience, has had the greatest impact or greatest potential impact on the University or larger community. | $500 |
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| CRA URM Graduate Cohort Workshop | CRA | 10/15/17 | Masters and PhD computer science and engineering students who are attending an institution in the U.S. or its territories, or an institution in Canada. Applicants from underrepresented groups in computing will be given priority (Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic, Native American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and/or Persons with Disabilities). | Participation in the 2018 CRA URM Graduate Cohort Workshop; reasonable travel expenses reimbursed |
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| Insight Data Fellowship Program | Insight | 10/22/2018 | 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. - Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Health Data Science (for PhDs & Postdocs)
- Data Engineering (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
- Artificial Intelligence (for Bachelors, Masters, or PhDs)
| 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 |
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| Hertz Foundation Fellowship | Fannie and John Hertz Foundation | 10/24/2018 (Opens 8/15/2017) | 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. Summary info here.
Online application as PDF. | Varies. Up to full tuition plus $34,000 stipend per year for five years. |
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| Open Philanthrophy Project AI/ML Fellows Program | Open Philanthropy Project | 10/26/2018 | With this program, they seek to fully support a small group of the most promising PhD students in AI and ML who are interested in making the long-term, large-scale impacts of AI a central focus of their research. They encourage applications from 5th-year students, who will be supported on a year-by-year basis; students who will be starting their PhD in Fall 2019; and students with pre-existing funding sources who find the mission and community of the Fellows Program appealing.
| Fellows are funded through the 5th year of their PhD, and will receive a $40,000 per year stipend, $10,000 per year in research support, and payment of tuition and fees. |
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| Smithsonian Institute / CIC Dissertation Research Fellowship | CIC / Big Ten Academic Alliance | 11/1/2018 | PhD students who have completed all coursework and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation. | $32,700 stipend. |
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| Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship | Qualcomm | 11/12/2017 by 11:59 PST | The QInF program is focused on recognizing, rewarding, and mentoring innovative PhD students across a broad range of technical research areas, based on Qualcomm’s core values of innovation, execution and teamwork. Fellowship flyer announcement. | $100,000 Fellowship per team, collaborate with Qualcomm Researchers, travel to Qualcomm Facilities |
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