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Nov 25, 2012

Facebook Graduate Fellowships

Application Timeline
    January 7, 2013: Applications for fellowships must be submitted in full
    February 25, 2013: Award recipients will be notified by email of their acceptance

Topical Areas
We are interested in a wide range of academic topics, including the following topical areas:
    Architecture
    Compilers
    Data Mining
    Databases
    Distributed Systems
    Formal Methods
    Graphics
    Human-computer Interaction
    Internet Economics
    Machine Learning
    Natural Language Processing
    Networking
    Operating Systems
    Programming Languages
    Security/Privacy
    Social Computing
    Theory
    Vision

Benefits
Each Facebook Graduate Fellowship includes:

    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.
    $2.5K toward a personal computer.
    Opportunity to intern at Facebook.

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.
    The Graduate Fellowship Program is open to Ph.D students globally.

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.

Application Checklist
The application must include:
    1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus. 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 website/short bio of the faculty sponsor.

Apply
    Visit the Facebook Graduate Fellowship submission site.
    PLEASE NOTE: To submit an application or letter of reference, you must be logged in to Facebook. If you have any questions/concerns, please email facebookfellowship@fb.com

Source: https://www.facebook.com/academics/app_4949752878

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