Description
A Simons Graduate Fellowship is awarded for a period of two years. An awardee must be a graduate student for the duration of the Fellowship. Each award will provide annual support for the following:
Fellowship stipend as set by the student’s institution.
Tuition and fees at the student's institution, to the extent previously covered by other outside funding.
$3,000 in additional support for the student to use at his/her discretion.
$5,000 per year toward the student’s health insurance and other fringe benefits.
$5,000 per year for travel, books, a computer and other supplies.
$5,000 in institutional overhead allowance.
Eligibility
To be eligible the applicant must be a Ph.D. student at a U.S. institution of higher education. A track record of outstanding results in theoretical computer science is the key criterion. There is a limit of one application per university. Please coordinate with the Department Chair.
Application Procedure
Applicants may apply through proposalCENTRAL (http://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp?GMID=50) beginning December 7, 2011. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2012. Please coordinate submission of the proposal with the appropriate officials in accordance with institution/university policies. Please see the Application Instructions for further information.
The supporting documents as follow:
A Simons Graduate Fellowship is awarded for a period of two years. An awardee must be a graduate student for the duration of the Fellowship. Each award will provide annual support for the following:
Fellowship stipend as set by the student’s institution.
Tuition and fees at the student's institution, to the extent previously covered by other outside funding.
$3,000 in additional support for the student to use at his/her discretion.
$5,000 per year toward the student’s health insurance and other fringe benefits.
$5,000 per year for travel, books, a computer and other supplies.
$5,000 in institutional overhead allowance.
Eligibility
To be eligible the applicant must be a Ph.D. student at a U.S. institution of higher education. A track record of outstanding results in theoretical computer science is the key criterion. There is a limit of one application per university. Please coordinate with the Department Chair.
Application Procedure
Applicants may apply through proposalCENTRAL (http://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp?GMID=50) beginning December 7, 2011. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2012. Please coordinate submission of the proposal with the appropriate officials in accordance with institution/university policies. Please see the Application Instructions for further information.
The supporting documents as follow:
- Research Statement (two page limit): A statement summarizing the applicant’s research contributions, research plans for the immediate future, and career goals. References do not need to be included within the page limit, but should not exceed an additional page.
- A curriculum vitae (two page limit), which includes institution, advisor, and a list of publications.
- A letter of support from the Department Chair.
- A letter of support from the student’s advisor.
- A letter from a reference outside the student’s institution. This letter must be submitted directly via proposalCENTRAL by the reference. Please see the Application Instructions for more information.
- Thesis topic.
Submission Deadline
May 1, 2012.
Website Link
https://simonsfoundation.org/mps-simons-graduate-fellowships-rfa
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