Opportunities:Graduate Research

Here you will find information on how to apply for perfomring research and working with me towards a graduate degree, as well as a list of various fellowships that may be available to you. Please note that, due to the general scarcity of funding resources, I do not provide funding (like research/teaching assistantships and/or tuition support) to graduate students unless I accept them as mentees and they commit to perform their MS or doctoral research with me.

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Graduate Student Recruiting

I am constantly on the lookout for new students wanting to pursue a Master's or Ph.D. degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with a special interest in Machine Learning research. In order to see what my research is about, please visit my Research pages. Make sure you also visit my Mentoring page, where I describe what I expect from my graduate mentees, as well as what my mentees can expect from me. If you would like me to consider you as a candidate graduate mentee, first please send me via email the following material in Adobe PDF, ASCII text or MS Word format:

• Current Curriculum Vitae. Please ensure your CV sufficiently describes any prior research activities and experience you may have had. It should also include your overall GPA of your most recent studies, as well as your GRE and TOEFL scores. Moreover, it should list in detail any programming and software development skills you may have.
  
• Unofficial Transcripts. Please keep in mind that the transcripts need to be in English, when submitting.
  
• Personal Goal Statement. Your statement should be 1-2 pages long describing your future academic and career goals.
  
• Copies of Research Papers (optional). If you have authored or co-authored any research papers, please send me soft copies of them.
  

Once I have reviewed your material, I will contact you to set up a teleconference (or face-to-face, if possible) meeting with you, during which you will also have the opportunity to ask me questions. Following this interview I may make you an offer to work with me. Depending on the specific circumstances, the offer may include financial assistantship in the form of a research assistantship and/or tuition support monies guaranteed for a period of time. After the offer has been made you will be given a short period of time to make your final decision whether commit to such an engagement or not. Keep in mind that, in order for me to accept you as my graduate mentee, first you must have been admitted by the University and our ECE Department (refer to our Graduate Admissions web page for more details). If needed, I can provide you with a recommendation letter to facilitate the admission process.

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Graduate Fellowships

This section lists a small collection of well-known graduate fellowship opportunities. Most (if not all) of them require you to be a citizen or permanent resident of the US, to be a full-time graduate student, have an outstanding academic record and very concrete and ambitious research plan. The information provided here was compiled sometime in the summer of 2008 and may have already changed; therefore, visit the individual websites for up to date information.

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research (NSFGR) Fellowship
  Submission Deadline: Early November; depending on discipline; see site for more details. Financial Support/Duration: $30,500 stipend; $10,500 Cost of Education; Three years. Requirements: US citizen or permanent resident; Before BS graduation, or in 1st year of Ph.D. Documents Needed: On-Line Application; Official Academic Transcripts; GRE scores; 3 Letters of Recommendation.
  
• National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
  Submission Deadline: Early January of each year. Financial Support/Duration: $30,500 (1st Year), $31,000 (2nd year); $31,500 (3rd year); Full payment of tuition and fees, and $1K for health insurance. Requirements: US citizen; Graduate students (not only Ph.D.) that are about to start or are in 1st year of graduate studies. Documents Needed: On-line Application; 3 on-line references; GRE scores; Official Transcripts.
  
• Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
  Submission Deadline: Early January of every year. Financial Support/Duration: $31,200 stipend; $2,500 for computer support; $1,000 for expenses; Four Year; renewable every year. Requirements: US citizens or permanent residents; 1st or 2nd year of Ph.D. or outstanding seniors. Documents Needed: You need to read instructions after logging in to the site.
  
• NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program
  Submission Deadline: February 1. Financial Support/Duration: $30,000 (consisting of $21,000 of stipend, $4k travel allowance, $1k health insurance, $4k University allowance); Renewable up to three years. Requirements: US citizen; Must have a full time advisor; Full time student status; Participation in NASA center-based internship. Documents Needed: Submission information available on-line.
  
• Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
  Submission Deadline: Early November. Financial Support/Duration: $20,000 per year for 3 years; $2,000 for tuition; 3 year fellowship. Requirements: Citizen or national of the US; Superior Academic Achievement (GPA, Honors, Awards); Committed to a career in teaching and research at the collegiate level; Enrolled in a program leading to a Ph.D or a Sc.D.; No previous Doctoral degrees; Be a member of a group under-represented in the American Professoriate (not required but highly encouraged). Documents Needed: Submission information available on-line.
  
• NASA Harriet Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship
  Submission Deadline: February 1. Financial Support/Duration: $16,000 for MS, 20,000 for Ph.D.; $8,500 for tuition per year; 3 year fellowship. Requirements: US citizen; Woman or ethnic minority; 1st or 2nd year in Masters; 1st through 3rd year in Ph.D.; STEM major. Documents Needed: See web-site.
  
• Department of Defense SMART Fellowship
  Submission Deadline: August 15, 2008 – December 15, 2008. Financial Support/Duration: $22,000-$39,000, full tuition and fees, book allowance of $1,000; 2 year fellowship, renewable for a 3rd year. Requirements: UG, Masters or Ph.D.; STEM students; US citizen only; Employment obligation to DoD. Documents Needed: See web-site.
  
• Google Anita Borg Scholarship
  Submission Deadline: February 1. Financial Support/Duration: $10,000 support over a year’s time. Requirements: Senior or graduate female student; CS, Computer or related technical field; Must be enrolled full-time; Must have 3.5 out of 4.0 GPA. Documents Needed: See Site.
  
• Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)
  Submission Deadline: See website. Financial Support/Duration: See website. Requirements: See website. Documents Needed: See website.
  

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