Sandia National Laboratory's Excellence in Science and Engineering Research Fellowship

Sandia National Laboratories is now accepting applications for its Excellence in Science and Engineering Research Program, which will provide fellowships to University of Illinois doctoral students. The program encourages innovation in science-based, multidisciplinary research through support of outstanding domestic doctoral candidates in science and engineering who add diversity (especially from underrepresented groups) to their fields.

Sandia expects to offer two fellowships, and each fellowship will provide $45,000, to be used for stipend, mandatory fees, research supplies, and occasional travel to Sandia. The award is for one year, but may be renewed for two additional years at Sandia’s discretion.

Eligible students must be US citizens, must qualify for a security clearance, must have a graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher and an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher, and must be two or three years away from obtaining a doctorate.

Applications from the following research areas are especially welcome:

-- Beyond Moore Computing
-- First to High-Yield Fusion
-- Engineering Materials Reliability
-- Trusted Systems and Communications
-- Detection at the Limit
-- Data Science
-- Cyber Resiliency
-- Science and Engineering of Quantum Information Systems (SEQIS)
-- Biological Systems Analysis and Engineering
-- Cognitive Science and Technologies
-- Resiliency in Complex Systems

Students do not apply directly. Instead, interested faculty members should submit a proposal (two pages maximum) directly to Sandia, with one or more eligible students identified therein. Details on the application process, as well as complete details on the fellowship program, can be found in the attached announcement. The application deadline is Monday, February 17, 2014.

If you have questions, please direct them to sandiafellow@illinois.edu.