Graduate Fellowship Opportunities Steven Conolly, Ph.D. August 13, 2002

REU Schedule Update Fellowship talks first Poster presentations 10:30 to 11 AM today 2 nd Floor Packard at top of stairwell: – Nemil Dalal, Steven Pu, Alan Amaya, Jianbo Wang, Shijun Liu, Jinendra Jain, Ravi Sarin, Irisa Liu, Theo Marentis, Chris Lee August 20: Blaine Chronik, PhD August 27: REU posters (about 3 pm) End of Program August 30th $1,150 final payment

Poster Information Size: 3 feet high by 4 feet wide Corkboard easels will be provided the morning of August 27 Legible: 66 point for titles, authors; 36 point readable text font, 24 point captions Sections: Background, goals, methods, results, discussion, conclusion Invite your research advisor, group Quality will keep the program funded

Considering Graduate School? Fall quarter senior year you may be applying to lots of graduate programs Decide between MSEE and PhD Stanford undergrads often are supported by graduate school they attend, e.g., SGF

Goals for the Talk Goals for the Talk Consider applying for graduate fellowships – E.g., NSF, Hertz, private foundations Provide some links to fellowship programs Seniors need to do this in the next month Stanford Undergrad Research Program can help – Susie Brubaker-Cole and Marcia Keating

Fellowships Fellowships are scholarships for grad school – Emeritus = retired – Curriculum Vitae = Resume Cover tuition plus about $18,000 stipend – stipend = salary Three or four-year fellowships For doctoral studies and MS

Fellowships: Why Important? Prestigious, competitive Save your research group or family money At Stanford, Berkeley, Illinois, MIT can be hard to get a Research Assistantship Fellowship students have greater freedom to pick their research area and research group Less dependent on group’s grant support

Deadlines FellowshipDeadline*URL AT&TJanhttp:// Bell Labs GRPWJanhttp:// HertzNovhttp:// NSFNovhttp:// NDSEGJanhttp:// Whitaker BMEDechttp:// Incoming seniors need to start process in 1 month

Other Useful Fellowship Links – Stanford Undergrad Research Program (SURP) – UC Berkeley has a useful list of fellowships – Cornell has 325 graduate fellowships listed at

Requirements: same as graduate applications GRE Scores for some Three or more personal recommendations – ask Professor, advisor from your research group Statement of purpose, pick ideal schools College transcripts US citizenship or permanent residency for some Some allow deferral, graduate applications Publications from REU program can help

Treat your references well Treat your references well Give them statement of purpose, transcripts, and all application forms in big envelope – SOP completed in September! Cover letter with deadlines Pre-stamped envelopes They reuse recommendations Remind them a week before each deadline

Review Consider applying for graduate fellowships Seniors need to do this in the next month Stanford SURP can help

Susie Brubaker-Cole and Marcia Keating SURP: fourth floor of Sweet Hall After SURP talks: Posters and food up on Second floor foyer near the front stairwell View posters till 11 AM. Food is up there Get style ideas for the 27 th poster fest

REU Contact Information REU Program Coordinator – Susan Farrell, Packard Research Advisor – Steven Conolly, PhD. Packard 206

Other Considerations Some allow you to defer fellowship Some permit graduate students to apply – e.g., NSF by early 2 nd year graduate school Some permit working engineers to apply – e.g., Whitaker

Some Fellowships in Engineering AT&T Fellowship Program Bell Labs Graduate Research Program for Women Hertz Foundation National Science Foundation US Department of Defense (NDSEG) Whitaker Graduate Fellowships in Biomedical Engineering Many more

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships Open to U.S. citizens only Very competitive. Oral interviews $25,000/year stipend (more now) Early November deadline

NSF Graduate Fellowships Citizen or permanent resident $21,500 stipend plus $10,500 tuition Early November deadline 900 awarded out of 6550 applicants EE, Computer & IE 60 BME 83

Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering $19,500 for 12 months Early November US Citizen or permanent resident

DOD-National Defense and Science Engineering Fellowships Website: U.S citizen (no permanent resident) January 15, 2003* 170 fellowships were awarded in 2002 $24,000 stipend for 3 years