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The fellowship program requires a program of study (POS) that will
provide a solid background in three areas: (1) a scientific or
engineering discipline, (2) computer science and (3) applied
mathematics. The major field must fall in one of these
categories, and the
program of study must demonstrate breadth through substantial academic
achievement in the other two. Timely completion of the POS is an
explicit commitment accepted by students and their advisors. The
POS must be completed prior to the start of the third year of the
fellowship. An exception is made for fellows who
begin their doctoral studies coincident with the award of this
fellowship. Such students will have three years to complete their
POS; at least one course in each disciplinary area must be completed
within the first two years of the fellowship. Once accepted
into the program, changes in the POS may be made only with the advance
consent of the program's advisory committee.
Support of this fellowship is limited to four years and must be renewed
each year. Duration of the award is affected by status of awardee
and projected availability of funds. Renewal of the fellowship
each year is based on the submission of an on-line renewal application
that demonstrates acceptable academic performance, progress toward
completing the approved POS, and research consistent with national
goals in computational science.
The practicum (research assignment) will be undertaken at a
participating DOE research laboratory for at least one twelve-week
period. The practicum is intended to broaden the fellows’
experience outside the main thesis path and to make them become better
aware of the areas that define computational science. The
practicum is normally undertaken during the summer and must be
completed before the end of the second year of the fellowship. An
additional financial allowance is provided to cover extra expenses
during this time.
Fellows are expected to attend an annual fellowship meeting, usually
held in June in Washington DC for ~3 days. The expenses of attending
this meeting are separately compensated by the program.
During the fellowship period, fellows should be enrolled as full-time
graduate students at a U.S. college or university and conducting study
and research within the objectives of the fellowship program. The
summer should be spent conducting full-time research related to the
completion of their degrees, being enrolled in classes, or being
on practicum assignments.
The fellow will agree to the conditions contained in the
"Terms of Appointment."
As fellows complete the program, current addresses and
evaluation/assessment forms must be provided to KRELL for program
evaluation. After the Ph.D. has been granted, a copy of the
thesis needs to be mailed to KRELL; an electronic copy can be submitted
in place of a bound, written copy. Additionally,
fellows who complete the program agree to consider employment with DOE
or one of its contractors should a reasonable offer be extended.
Contact:
DOE CSGF Program Coordinator
1609 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 101
Ames, IA 50010
515.956.3696 (phone) 515.956.3699 (fax)
csgf@krellinst.org
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