Deadline: October 6, 2011 The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship is a two-year fellowship program for outstanding PhD students nominated by their universities. This program supports men and women in their third and fourth years of PhD graduate studies. Eligibility Criteria Applicants for the Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program must be nominated by their universities, and their nominations must be confirmed by the office of the chair of the eligible department. Direct applications from students are not accepted. Student must attend a United States or Canadian university and be enrolled in the Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics department (if your department is within the scope of these areas, but is titled differently, you are eligible). Students must be starting their second or third year in an eligible PhD program in the fall (August/September) semester or quarter of 2011. The nominating university will be asked to confirm the student’s PhD program start date (month/year). A maximum of three applicants per eligible department, per eligible university, will be accepted. Payment of the fellowship awards, as described above, will be made directly to the university and is not transferable to another academic institution or department. The recipient must remain enrolled in a PhD program during the period of the award or forfeit the award. The recipient must remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program over the two consecutive academic years of the award or forfeit the award. https://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/awards/apply-us.aspx For other opportunities see: http://scholarships.fatomei.com/engineering-scholarships.html