| The University of Wisconsin - Madison Computer Sciences Department annually awards up to four graduate fellowships providing nine months of support to outstanding students pursuing the doctoral degree. Each graduate fellowship provides tuition plus a stipend. The principal criteria for fellowship selection are academic merit, creativity, research accomplishments, and commitment to research. Fellowship Sponsors CS graduate fellowships are a reality because of the generosity of our alumni and friends who have endowed the fellowships. Each fellowship carries its own name as designated by the donor. New Fellows are matched with a named fellowship based on the mutual interests of the donor and the fellow. The fellowships we award are: - Anthony Klug NCR Fellowship in Database Systems
- Cisco Systems Distinguished Graduate Fellowships (Two)
- Lawrence H. Landweber NCR Fellowship in Distributed Systems
| | How to Apply | | Students must be nominated by a CS faculty member. Nomination due date: April 10 Each nomination includes: - A nomination letter from the nominator detailing the reasons for the nomination
(maximum of two pages). - Two supporting letters
- A research summary by the candidate
(maximum of two pages). Nominations to renew an existing fellowship may also be submitted. | | |