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Required Materials:

1. Contact Sheet
2. CV/Resume - Make sure this includes your GPA (including Spring 2018 grades), expected graduation date, citizenship status, employment, and lists of any research publications, leadership positions, and/or entrepreneurial activities.
3. Photograph - A digital, high resolution, color photograph suitable for print publication; preferably a well-composed head-shot that is at least 1 megapixel
4. Biography Statement - A short statement, 100-150 words in length, written in the third person, and at minimum, describing your research and employment history. (It may be best to think of the biography like a short abstract or executive summary of your case – it will duplicate information from the CV, research statement, and excellence/leadership statement.) 
   
   1. For examples of the sort of statement that is appropriate, see the biographies of a few CS faculty (though, these are longer):
      1. Prof. Adve
      2. Prof. Snir
      3. Prof. Smaragdis
5. Research Statement (2 page limit, 12 point font) - Discuss past, current, and planned (likely your thesis) research. In addition, describe your motivation to do research. Where appropriate, please discuss the intellectual merit and the broader impacts of your research (that is, discuss the actual/likely/possible scientific and broader societal contributions/repercussions of your research).
6. Excellence/Leadership Statement (2 page limit, 12 point font) - Discuss any notable achievements and/or activities that demonstrate your excellence, but especially those that show your qualities and contributions as a leader. For example, volunteer/community service contributions, student leadership contributions, artistic contributions, and/or involvement in business-related or entrepreneurial activities. (This discussion should include all such activities, not just activities at Illinois – i.e. undergraduate activities should be discussed.)
7. Letter of recommendation from thesis advisor - If you do not have an adviser, then this letter should be from a faculty member who knows you well. The letter should be submitted directly from the letter-writer to Samantha Hendon (shendon@illinois.edu). This letter should attempt to address as many of the following as possible: (a) your research accomplishments, (b) your leadership, (c) your academic performance, and (d) your communications/presentation skills. I recommend that you request this letter as soon as possible since many faculty are, or will be, traveling during the summer.

Materials should be submitted by 11:59P on 6/11/2018 to Samantha Hendon (2237 SCshendon@illinois.edu). Please provide your materials (1-6) each as a separate document/file, and include your NetID in the filenames (e.g., NetID_cv.pdf). All statements and CVs should be provided in a PDF format. The department will provide a letter of support on the behalf of the selected student(s).