EDS PhD Student Fellowship Program

Description: One year fellowships awarded to promote, recognize, and support PhD level study and research within the Electron Devices Society’s field of interest: The field of interest for EDS is all aspects of engineering, physics, theory, experiment and simulation of electron and ion devices involving insulators, metals, organic materials, plasmas, semiconductors, quantum-effect materials, vacuum, and emerging materials. Specific applications of these devices include bioelectronics, biomedical, computation, communications, displays, electro and micro mechanics, imaging, micro actuators, optical, photovoltaics, power, sensors and signal processing.

It is expected that three fellowships will be awarded, with the intention of at least one fellowship being given to eligible students in each of the following geographical regions every year: Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia & Pacific.  Only one candidate can win per educational institution.

Prize: US$5,000 to the student and if necessary funds are also available to assist in covering travel and accommodation cost for each recipient to attend the IEDM for presentation of award plaque. The EDS Newsletter will feature articles about the EDS PhD Fellows and their work over the course of the next year.

Eligibility: Candidate must: be an IEEE EDS student member at the time of nomination; be pursuing a doctorate degree within the EDS field of interest on a full-time basis; and continue his/her studies at the current institution with the same faculty advisor for twelve months after receipt of award. Sponsor must be an IEEE EDS member. Previous award winners are ineligible.

Basis for Judging: Demonstration of his/her significant ability to perform independent research in the fields of electron devices and a proven history of academic excellence. Nomination Package:

•  Nominating letter by an EDS member
•  Two-page (maximum) statement by the student describing his or her education and research interests and   accomplishments
•  One-page biographical sketch of the student (including student's mailing address and email address)
•  One copy of the student’s under-graduate and graduate transcripts/grades. Please provide an explanation of the   grading system if different from the A-F format.
•  Two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the student’s research and educational credentials.    Letters of recommendation can not be from the nominator
   

Timetable:

•  Nomination packages are due at the EDS Executive Office no later than May 15, 2010
•  Recipients will be notified by July 15, 2010
•  Monetary awards will be given by August 15, 2010
•  Formal presentation of the awards will take place at the IEDM Awards Ceremony in December 2009.
•  Nomination packages can be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail, but a hard copy must be received at the EDS Office. 

Send completed package to:         IEEE Operations Center
                                                       EDS Executive Office
                                                       EDS PhD Student Fellowship Program
                                                       445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA

For more information contact:  edsfellowship@ieee.org