The mission of CISC is to encourage interdisciplinary scientific computation research. To strengthen the use of computation in other disciplines, CISC is offering a summer fellowship to support Ph.D. dissertation research that involves computational science.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4 to 6
Award Size: $3,000 – $5,000
Application Deadline: May 30, 2020 (5:00 p.m.)
The following components are required in the application
- A research proposal including the following (2 pages)
- Title, Student Name, Dissertation Advisor, and Academic Unit
- Description of the research program and its significance
- CV of the student (one page)
- A signed statement from the advisor (one page)
“I confirm that the student meets the eligibility requirement, and that the work to be performed is aligned with the student’s Ph.D. dissertation and will not delay the student’s graduation.”
Submission
Combine all documents in one PDF file and submit to Aleksei Sorokin (asorokin@hawk.iit.edu), with a subject line “CISC 2020 Ph.D. Students Summer Fellowship”.
Requirements
- The proposed research activities must involve computation.
- The proposal must identify at least one application area beyond computation and demonstrate the synergy between computational methods and applications.
- The proposed research activities shall not be repeating the proposed work in a funded research grant. They should be additional and supplemental to the grant.
Eligibility Information
- Applications may only be submitted by current full-time Ph.D. students at Illinois Tech.
- Incoming students are not eligible.
- Graduating students who will not enroll in the fall semester are not eligible.
Review
A panel will review the applications and notify the selected applicants by June
15, 2020.
Reporting
A three-page final report will be required within 12 months of the award. The
report shall detail what has been achieved, and list the publications and
presentations resulted from the proposed research.