Description
The IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Study Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity is awarded annually to full-time graduate students pursuing a PhD (or equivalent) degree in the area of applied superconductivity, at an accredited college or university of recognized standing worldwide. The intention of the award is to encourage students to enter and contribute to the field of applied superconductivity.
Eligibility
To be eligible, the recipient must be pursuing full-time graduate work at an accredited college/university and pursuing, or planning to pursue, research activities in applied superconductivity. The applicant must have majored in engineering, materials, chemistry, physics or a related area and have received a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from an accredited college/university of recognized standing worldwide. Applicants must submit certified transcripts from all colleges/universities attended and three letters of recommendation from college/university professors familiar with the applicant’s work. Award recipients will be selected based upon the quality of their prior work, the impact of their current research or the impact of their potential research in superconductivity, and their financial need. An effort will be made to distribute the Awards equally across the electronics, materials and large-scale areas of superconductivity. The CSC Graduate Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity can be awarded to an individual no more than two times.
Prize Items
Each recipient of an IEEE CSC Graduate Study Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity will receive an honorarium of U.S. $5,000 and a suitably inscribed certificate. The recipient will also receive a one-year complimentary membership in IEEE and in one of the Council’s member Societies.
Frequency
Up to six awards might be made during any given calendar year, provided suitably qualified candidates are identified.
Schedule
Applications must be received no later than January 15, 2014 for award during the 2014 Applied Superconductivity Conference. It is not required that awardees attend the award event to receive the award.
The 2014 recipients of IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Study Fellowships
Nathaniel Allen
Tufts University
Roberto Bonifetto
Politecnico di Torino
Golsa Naderi
North Carolina State University
Xizhu Peng
Yokohama National University
Emmanuele Ravaioli
University of Twente
Xiaohang Zhang
University of Colorado Boulder
Selection/Basis for Judging
Award recipients will be selected based upon, in rank order: the quality of their prior work, the impact of their current research, impact of their potential research in superconductivity and their financial need.
For information about applying for these Graduate Study Fellowships, please contact:
Dr. Kathleen Amm
Chair, CSC Fellowship Committee
Email: ammk@ge.com