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SIGF Application Information
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE) and the Graduate Fellowships Faculty Advisory Committee (GFFAC) are pleased to announce the second competition to award 12 to 14 fellowships for Autumn Quarter 2009-10. 2009 SIGF Call
Application Opens: February 2, 2009
Application Deadline: March 20, 2009 at 5 p.m.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all materials are submitted before the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Eligibility
Stanford graduate students eligible to apply must be:
*pursuing a doctoral degree in any of Stanford's seven schools;
* in the first three years of the doctoral program, except in programs that admit doctoral students to the master’s first, where applicants must be in the first three years of graduate studies.
*Students with a NSF, NDSEG or other equivalent fellowship that provides tenure on an annual basis, are eligible to apply provided all that fellowship’s support will be exhausted prior to Autumn Quarter 2009-2010.
Ideally applicants will be in the second or third year, have demonstrated academic excellence and evidence of the potential for innovative research in an interdisciplinary area. Ability to link intellectual innovation with solving societal problems, an interest in communicating research to a broader audience, and a capacity for future leadership will be considered positive factors.
Application Review Process
Sttudents may submit one application, choosing one of six areas for faculty review. VPGE will reposition applications, if needed, to the area with the deepest faculty expertise for the review.
- human health and biosciences
- environment
- international studies
- creativity and the arts
- K-12 education
- inquiry within or between the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences and other emerging areas of interdisciplinary study.
Applicants submit the application online for all areas mentioned above except for the human health and the biosciences area. Directions to submit an application for the SIGF in human health and the biosciences are at the Bio-X Graduate Students Fellowships page. The application is titled "Bio-X Graduate Fellowship Application 2009 & Bio-X SIGF in Human Health Application 2009" and is for two fellowship programs - the SIGF and Bio-X fellowships. Applicants are subject to eligibility rules, fellowship rules, and terms of the SIGF award as described on this website.
Each of the six areas will forward the most competitive applications to GFFAC for review. All applicants will be notified regarding the competition result by email in late May 2009.
Applicant Instructions
Applications are submitted online. Applicants must complete fields and upload several documents in one session.
There is no option to save and return to the work once you begin the application.There is no option to save and return to the work once you begin the application. Applicants should prepare all documents, using the correct naming conventions before starting, and complete fields as described in the Application Instructions.
Documents required are:
*undergraduate and graduate transcripts
*curriculum vitae
*research statement
* two letters of recommendation from Stanford faculty(submitted separately). Useful introductory information for faculty writing letters are the 2009 SIGF Call and the faculty information below.
Faculty Reference Letter Information
Applicants identify the faculty members writing recommendation letters in the online application. The application submission generates an email to the faculty member with a unique password to upload the identified applicant’s reference letter. A signed letter in pdf format is preferred using the naming convention applicantlastname_facultylastname_ref.pdf.
Letters must be submitted by the deadline of March 20, 2009 at 5 p.m.
Alternate Submission Method: Faculty send pdf attachment with naming convention applicantlastname_facultylastname_ref.pdf to vpge@stanford.edu by the deadline of March 20, 2009 at 5 p.m.
Questions: Contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education
email vpge@stanford.edu or call 736-0775
ID Mail: VPGE, Building 310, MC: 2102
Frequently Asked Questions
Eligibility
Q. If I am an M.D. student doing interdisciplinary research for a master's degree am I eligible for a SIGF?
A. No. All applicants must be pursuing a dissertation-based doctoral degree.
Q. If I applied last year, may I apply again?
A. There is no restriction against applying a second time, if you are eligible.
Q. I will have one quarter of SGF support left in 2009-10. Am I eligible?
A. For 2009, students with two or fewer quarters of SGF for 2009-10 can apply, if otherwise eligible.
Subject Area
Q. My research falls well within two of the areas. How do I decide the best area to which I should submit my application?
A. Please consult with your advisor and others in your department to decide what area is most appropriate for your research.