奖学金项目

Call for Nominations for SRIBD PhD Fellowship of Academic Year of 2020-2021

2020-10-29 奖学金项目

Please read the Call for Nominations carefully in its entirety to ensure full understanding of the process.

Overview

In Academic Year of 2020-2021, Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data (SRIBD) calls for nominations for the SRIBD PhD Fellowship to attract and motivate top PhD students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK(SZ)) and SRIBD. The awarded fellowship shall be granted RMB 5,000 per month (before-tax), in addition to whatever financial support the student has already secured from other sources. The selected students will receive the award amount (with compensation) from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021. Continuation of the fellowship in the Academic Year 2021-2022 will be subject to the performance evaluation.

Nomination Requirements

  1. Each PhD student is required to have a supervisor or a co-supervisor from SRIBD;
  2. The research area of each PhD student must be related to the scope of SRIBD;
  3. The PhD performance will be reviewed annually by September 30 by SRIBD to determine if the support will be continued;
  4. SRIBD and CUHK(SZ) should be the main affiliations in papers and patents produced from the sponsored students;
  5. Each eligible SRIBD faculty member may serve as (co)supervisor for up to 2 SRIBD PhD Fellowship students at any time point. It is advisable to use the quota (≤ 2 students) wisely.

Required Supporting Documentation

  1. The SRIBD PhD Fellowship Application Form (see Appendix 1);
  2. The applicant’s CV;
  3. The initial CUHK(SZ) PhD application package;
  4. Supervisor’s recommendation letter.

Selection Procedure

The applicant should submit the required documents to the Selection Committee via e-mail at nancylin@sribd.cn. The deadline for the application is 08/31/2020.

Please contact Ms. Nancy LIN at nancylin@sribd.cn for future enquiries, if any.

Appendix 1

Application Form for SRIBD PhD Fellowship

 

Name

 

Chinese Name

 

Gender

 

I.D. Card No. /Passport No.

 

Date of Birth

 

Nationality

 

Current School/Institute

 

Accumulated GPA in the most recent program

 

Student ID#

 

PhD Enrollment Date

mm/yyyy

Expected PhD Graduation Date

mm/yyyy

Phone Number

 

Email Address

 

Correspondence Address

 

Your PhD Supervisor’s Information

(Name, Title, Affiliation, Email, Tel.(Office), Home Page)

 

 

SRIBD Supervisor/Co-Supervisor Information:

(Name, Title, Email, Tel.(Office), Home Page)

 

 

Education Background (started from college)

(Please structure your education background as follows:

“mm/yyyy(start date) – mm/yyyy(end date/expected end date), university name, major, degree”.

For example:

  • 09/2011-07/2015, XXX University, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering;
  • 09/2015-07/2020(expected), XXX University, Computer Science, PhD student)

Research Interests and Experience

 

(Please describe your current research interests and at most three research projects you have participated in. The description should be in fewer than 300 words, and your contributions should be emphasized.)

Research Plan

(Please describe research proposal in fewer than 500 words.)

Publications

(Please describe at most five of your major publications)

 

Recent Honors & Awards

(Please describe at most three honors or awards you have won in the last three years.)

Other Valuable Experiences or Qualifications

(Please specify any valuable experiences or qualifications you would like to share with Fellowship Selection Committee.)

 

 

By signing this application, I confirm that all information provided above is true and correct at the time of application.

 

 

Signature of Applicant

 

(DD/MM/YYYY)

Verification by School/Institute

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature of Dean of School/Institute

 

(DD/MM/YYYY)

Review by Supervisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature of Supervisor

 

(DD/MM/YYYY)

Comments and Recommendation from Selection Committee:

 

 

 

 

Signature of Committee Chair:

 

(DD/MM/YYYY)