The Grainger College of Engineering
Physics

Intel PhD Fellowship Application Deadline is January 21, 2013

12/18/2012

Lance Cooper

Intel provides fellowships to outstanding PhD candidates in engineering, computer science, social science, and other fields focusing on semiconductor and high tech computing technologies at selected U.S. universities.

The fellowship supports dissertation research, and benefits include a stipend, coverage of tuition, and a travel grant. Every award recipient is assigned to an Intel technical mentor who is an established leader in their field. Students work directly with their mentor to develop a deep understanding of the technical issues facing the industry and be on the forefront of solving the most complex technical problems that lie ahead. Award recipients are also prioritized for internships and hiring opportunities within the company.

Intel PhD fellows are invited to attend the PhD Fellowship Forum held during the summer on the Intel campus to be recognized, learn about Intel’s latest technologies, and network with fellow winners, top Intel executives, and technical leaders.

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be currently enrolled in a PhD program at one of the participating universities (the University of Illinois is a participating university) with interest in one of the following technology areas: hardware systems technology and design, semiconductor technology and manufacturing, software technology and design, social research and ethnography.
  • The program is not open to individuals from embargoed countries (Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria) or controlled countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Macau, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam), unless they are exempt from US Export License and Control rules based on their status as a U.S. Worker (e.g., legal permanent resident, refugee, person granted political asylum).
  • Must be within eighteen months of graduation.
  • Must have successfully completed qualifying exams.
  • Must be specializing in one of the following technical areas:
    • Experience Excellence:
      • Energy & sustainability
      • Ethnography
      • Form-function features
      • Future workloads & applications
      • Human-computer interaction
      • Machine learning
      • Pervasive computing
      • User experience
      • Visual computing
    • Computing Leadership
      • Architecture
      • SoC
      • Big data & analytics
      • Cloud computing
      • Communications
      • Embedded systems
      • Mobile platforms
      • Nanotechnology
    • Semiconductor Innovation
      • Beyond CMOS devices & architectures
      • Bio inspired new device & architecture for future computation & memory
      • Bottoms up, self-aware fabrication for package interconnects & substrates
      • Compliant/flexible non-fatiguing interconnects
      • Novel devices/architectures for power neutral systems
      • Novel materials & integration for beyond conventional metal interconnects

Award Amount:

  • $24K stipend.
  • Coverage of tuition.

NOMINATION PROCESS:

Students must be nominated by their departments. Each department may submit up to five nominations.

For each nominee, the department must scan the following items, in the following order, into a single pdf file:

  1. Completed nomination form.
  2. CV.
  3. Research Statement (maximum length 1 page, single spaced, 12 point font, Arial or Times New Roman, 1-inch margins. Proposals not following this format will be disqualified). See below for guidelines on composing the Research Statement. An accompanying References Cited section (1 page maximum) may also be submitted.
  4. Three letters of recommendation (with one coming from the student's advisor).

The pdf file for each nominee should be emailed by the department to the Graduate College at gradfellowships@illinois.edu by 4:00 p.m. on January 21, 2013. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

A campus selection committee will review applications and choose five finalists to represent the University of Illinois in the national competition. Names of those finalists will be sent to Intel. Intel will then invite finalists to apply via Intel's online system.

If you are interested in applying, contact Lance Cooper as soon as possible.

Guidelines from Intel for composing the Research Statement:

  • Introduce the work by concisely placing the work in context. For example, “My research is in transistor physics.”
  • Make the research problem clear. For example, “The problem I am trying to solve is improving the external resistance of double gate transistor devices.”
  • Quickly move into explaining YOUR project. For example, “My research aims to develop new alloys for improved barrier height at the contact silicide boundary. I am primarily focused on Ni/Ti/C alloys of… “
  • Consider the audience to be a faculty member who is knowledgeable in your area but not necessarily an expert.
  • Don’t spend a lot of time/space on very high level explanations (for example, it is not necessary to emphasize the importance of low power, high performance, high yield etc.)
  • Emphasize your research work, not the work of others in your group.
  • Include enough details to validate your methodology.

For more information, contact:
Ken Vickery, Director of External Fellowships
Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
vickeryk@illinois.edu, 217-333-3464

URL: https://intelfellowships.com/us/