Alphacruncher PhD Fellowship Program
Alphacruncher PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD.
Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Alphacruncher. Alphacruncher created the PhD Fellowship Program to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computational science and related fields. Fellowships support promising PhD candidates of all backgrounds who seek to influence the future of their fields.
At Alphacruncher, we want to give back time to scholars and research communities globally by creating unique workspaces encouraging exploration and discovery. We leave them free to do their work; because we believe scientific progress will improve the world.
Nuvolos was created by scientists, for scientists. We wanted to remove the everyday challenges of large-scale computation and to promise versatility and stability in data management and collaborative working.
THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST
Alphacruncher PhD Fellowship students are a select group recognized by Alphacruncher researchers and their institutions as some of the most promising young academics in the world. Alphacruncher awards the Fellowships to students who represent the future of research in the fields of computational sciences.
HOW TO APPLY
Please see our FAQ for eligibility requirements and application instructions.
You can submit applications during the application window. Please see the FAQ for more information.
Applications for the 2023 program will open in July 2022 and close at the end of August 2022.
Notification of decisions will be made by September 2022.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does the Alphacruncher PhD Fellowship include?
Students receive named Fellowships, including sponsored access and scientific support to Nuvolos.cloud. There is no employee relationship between the student and Alphacruncher due to receiving the Fellowship. Fellowship recipients are not subject to intellectual property restrictions unless they complete an internship at Alphacruncher. Fellowship recipients serving an internship are subject to the same intellectual property and other contractual obligations as any other Alphacruncher intern. If a Fellowship student is interested, an internship at Alphacruncher is encouraged but not guaranteed or required.
- Up to 3-year Fellowship
- Yearly Alphacruncher Credits bursary towards use in Nuvolos.cloud for scaling computational resources and tapping professional support.
Is my university eligible for the PhD Fellowship Program?
Universities must be accredited research institutions that award research degrees to PhD students in computational sciences (or any adjacent fields, e.g. applied mathematics, statistics, econometrics, computational biology, physics, etc.).
What are the eligibility requirements for students?
Students shall meet the following requirements:
- The applicant must be a full-time graduate student pursuing a PhD and enrolled in a degree-granting institution.
- Completed graduate coursework by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins.
- Students must remain enrolled full-time in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
- Students already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible. Government or non-profit organization funding is exempt.
What should be included in an application?
Applicants shall submit the following material in a single PDF file:
- Student CV with links to website and publications (if available),
- Short (1-page) CV of the student’s primary advisor,
- Research / dissertation proposal including references (maximum 8 pages),
- Student essay response (350-word limit) to describe the desired impact your research will make on the field and society and why this is important to you. Include any personal, educational and/or professional experiences that have motivated your research interests,
- Transcripts of current and previous academic records.
How are applications evaluated?
We evaluate applications on the strength of the research proposal, research impact and student academic achievements. Research proposals are evaluated for innovative concepts relevant to Alphacruncher’s research areas and aspects of robustness and potential impact on the field. Submissions should include the direction and plans of where your work is going and a comprehensive description of the research you are pursuing.
Essay responses are evaluated in addition to application materials to determine an overall recommendation.
We will not consider incomplete proposals.
What language should the application be in?
You should submit all documents in English.
After award notification, when does the Alphacruncher PhD Fellowships begin?
After we notified the Alphacruncher PhD Fellowship recipients, the Fellowship is effective starting the following academic year.
How can I ask additional questions?
If we haven’t answered your question in the FAQ, email us at: phdfellowship@alphacruncher.com