Google Ph.D. Fellowship (Fall 2014)
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- 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 2015
- Students who are already receiving another fellowship are not eligible
Please ensure that the following materials are submitted by 5pm on 10/8/2014 to Colin Robertson (colinr@illinois.edu, 2233 SC):
1) Name of the area (from above list) in which student is being nominated.
2) Student's CV.
3) Research proposal following the Graduate College's guidelines: Dissertation Research Proposal (maximum length 5 pages, single spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins. Include a title for the proposed research. Proposals not following this format will be disqualified.). An accompanying References Cited section (2 pages maximum) should also be submitted.
4) Letter of recommendation from thesis adviser.
5) 1-2 additional letters of recommendation from those familiar with the student's work. (I recommend 2 letters).
Note: Electronic documents are preferred and should be submitted as PDFs, Word documents, or plain-text files. Letters of recommendation should be sent from the letter writer directly to colinr@illinois.edu. Students, please include your netid in your file names. I recommend that students submit their CVs and statement(s) to their letter writers at least a week prior to the deadline.