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House STEM Education Caucus Briefing on Building a STEM Education Pipeline for Industry Needs
/in Homepage/by Shar SteedNSF Graduate Research Fellowships
/in Homepage/by Shar SteedSeniors considering graduate school and qualifying graduate students should consider this prestigious fellowship. The deadline for CS students is October 27, 2015. Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $32,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to the institution), opportunities for international research and professional development, and the freedom to conduct their own research at any accredited U.S. institution of graduate education they choose. The GRF program solicitation is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
Additional and useful information can be found at:
- A resource page maintained for the GRF program
- Conquer’s How to apply to Graduate School page
- Michael Ernst’s notes on graduate fellowship applications
- Philip Guo’s advice for fellowship applications
Creating Environments for Computational Research Education
/in Homepage/by Shar SteedThis 2010 report offers guidance on developing undergraduate curricula and environments that support a computationally-oriented research mindset. The report was written by a committee chaired by Professor Andy Van Dam.
