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Saturday, December 12, 2009

USA: DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship 2010

Overview

The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a PhD in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-performance computing. Areas of interest include (but are not restricted to)

Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Astronomy
Biomedical Applications and Engineering
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Computational fluid dynamics Electrical and Computer Engineering
Environmental Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Oceanography
Physics

Funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration, the DOE CSGF trains scientists to meet the nation’s workforce needs and helps to create a nationwide interdisciplinary community. The fellowship provides support and guidance to some of the nation’s best scientific graduate students, and these graduates now work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions. Over 250 students at more than 50 U.S. universities have trained as Fellows, and the demand is only growing.


Program Benefits

All tuition and required fees will be paid during the appointment period.

A yearly stipend of $32,400 will be paid in monthly increments starting the end of September, 2010.

A $1,000 allowance is paid annually to be used for duplication expenses, conferences, copies of conference proceedings, travel, or other expenses incurred while doing research or activities directly related to the professional development of the fellow. If a fellow completes the fellowship before the award of his/her doctorate this allowance can be continued for up to an additional two years after the end of the fellowship should the fellow still be enrolled as a full time graduate student or pursuing thesis research on a full-time basis.

Upon request, matching funds of up to $2,475 will be made available to the university to provide computer support to the fellow. Specifically, these matching funds are available to help purchase a computer workstation or an upgrade to an existing workstation that may be used during the fellowship program.

A yearly fellows' conference to meet other fellows and industry and government scientists working in computational sciences.

Eligibility

Students must be planning full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. degree at a U.S. university. Students in their first or second year of graduate study in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences are eligible to apply for the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF). Exceptional senior undergraduates who can meet all the requirements listed in this application may also apply. FAQ
Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.
This is an equal opportunity program open to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, creed, age, physical disability, or national origin.

Students must be enrolled at a department that certifies that either:

No more than one term of teaching, grading, or other departmental support activities are required of students in the applicants department or
If there are requirements to teach, grade or provide other departmental support for more than one term, the will be waived for the DOE CSGF fellow. To read more about this policy, click here.

This is an equal opportunity program open to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, creed, age, physical disability, or national origin.

Fellowship Obligations

The fellowship program requires a program of study (POS) that will provide a solid background in three areas: (1) a scientific or engineering discipline, (2) computer science and (3) applied mathematics. The major field must fall in one of these categories, and the program of study must demonstrate breadth through substantial academic achievement in the other two. Timely completion of the POS is an explicit commitment accepted by students and their advisors. The POS must be completed prior to the start of the third year of the fellowship. An exception is made for fellows who begin their doctoral studies coincident with the award of this fellowship. Such students will have three years to complete their POS; at least one course in each disciplinary area must be completed within the first two years of the fellowship. Once accepted into the program, changes in the POS may be made only with the advance consent of the program's advisory committee.

Support of this fellowship is limited to four years and must be renewed each year. Duration of the award is affected by status of awardee and projected availability of funds. Renewal of the fellowship each year is based on the submission of an on-line renewal application that demonstrates acceptable academic performance, progress toward completing the approved POS, and research consistent with national goals in computational science.

The practicum (research assignment) will be undertaken at a participating DOE research laboratory for at least one twelve-week period. The practicum is intended to broaden the fellows’ experience outside the main thesis path and to make them become better aware of the areas that define computational science. The practicum is normally undertaken during the summer and must be completed before the end of the second year of the fellowship. An additional financial allowance is provided to cover extra expenses during this time.


Fellows are expected to attend an annual fellowship meeting, usually held in June in Washington DC for ~3 days. The expenses of attending this meeting are separately compensated by the program.


During the fellowship period, fellows should be enrolled as full-time graduate students at a U.S. college or university and conducting study and research within the objectives of the fellowship program. The summer should be spent conducting full-time research related to the completion of their degrees, being enrolled in classes, or being on practicum assignments.

The fellow will agree to the conditions contained in the "Terms of Appointment."

As fellows complete the program, current addresses and evaluation/assessment forms must be provided to KRELL for program evaluation. After the Ph.D. has been granted, a copy of the thesis needs to be mailed to KRELL; an electronic copy can be submitted in place of a bound, written copy. Additionally, fellows who complete the program agree to consider employment with DOE or one of its contractors should a reasonable offer be extended.

We have designed the online application to allow you to complete it in multiple sessions. Please read the instructions after logging in.

The deadline for electronic final submission is January 14, 2010 by 5:00 pm CST. All supporting materials, such as online reference submittals and transcripts must be received by January 14, 2010.

https://www.krellinst.org/doecsgf/application/

Please email csgf@krellinst.org with any questions about the DOE CSGF application.


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