Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled at a U.S. university and meet the eligibility requirements and have a valid Visa.
Topics: They are interested in a wide range of academic topics, including the following topical areas:
- Internet Economics
- Cloud Computing
- Social Computing
- Data Mining and Machine Learning
- Systems
- Information Retrieval
Eligibility Criteria:
- Full-time Ph.D. students in topical areas represented by these fellowships who are currently involved in on-going research.
- Students must be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture, or a related area.
- Students must be enrolled during the academic year that the Fellowship is awarded.
- Students must be nominated by a faculty member.
Award Details:
* Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year.
* $30K stipend (paid over 9 months of the academic year).
* $5K per year toward conference attendance and travel.
* $5K toward a personal computer.
* Opportunity to apply for a paid summer internship.
* Recipients are responsible for the taxation on any funds.
Application Checklist and Instructions: The application must include:
* 1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus and applicability to Facebook. Please reference the topical areas above.
* Student’s CV (with email, phone and mailing address). Please include applicable coursework.
* Minimum of 2 letters of recommendation (one must be from the faculty sponsor).
* The name and CV of the faculty sponsor.
All of the above information must be submitted as a PDF to fellowships@facebook.com.
Selection Criteria:
* Eligibility of applicant.
* Quality of application.
* Applicability of the project or study to Facebook.
* Other criteria as decided by Facebook in its sole discretion. Facebook complies with all equal opportunity laws.
Important Dates:
Friday February 15, 2010: Applications for fellowships must be submitted in full.
Monday March 29, 2010: Award recipients will be notified by email of their acceptance.
Email: fellowships(AT)facebook.com
Source: http://www.facebook.com/careers/fellowship.php
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