INAMORI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Call for Applications
Graduate and Research Affairs is pleased to announce the Inamori Fellowship Program. Dr. Kazuo Inamori, founder of Kyocera Corporation, has contributed funds to SDSU that our office will use to provide stipends to degree-seeking graduate students. The program will continue for at least three years. Ten Inamori Fellowships will be awarded annually in open competition.
AWARD
Each Inamori Fellow will receive $5,000 for a 12-month period. There are no duties associated with receiving a Fellowship, but Fellows will submit a brief summary of their activities at the end of the award period. Fellows may apply for successive annual awards through open competition. Recipients will be named “Inamori Fellows” at SDSU.
ELIGIBILITY
SDSU degree-seeking graduate students may compete for an Inamori Fellowship. Applicants must have at least two semesters remaining in their program (i.e. Fall 2010 applicants graduating May 2011 or later are eligible).
CRITERIA FOR REVIEW
Members of the Student Research Committee will review Inamori Fellowship applications. The committee includes representation from the Graduate Student Association, the Graduate Council and the Division of Research Affairs. The application will include statements of:
• Work completed and planned
• Academic background
• Scholarly accomplishments (e.g. awards, publications, presentations)
• Training environment (The committee is interested in the physical facilities that you have access to including library resources, lab equipment (if applicable), office space, computing resources. In addition, the availability of time you have to focus on your research and pursuit of your degree is important. Overall productivity of the research group is also an area that would be considered "environment.")
• Faculty mentor recommendation
TO APPLY
Complete the Inamori Fellowship application. Save the completed application as a single low-res PDF file and email the document to the Student Research Committee (dra@mail.sdsu.edu). No paper submissions will be accepted. Applications must be received by October 15, 2010. Awards will be announced in November.
Click here for information about the 2009 Inamori Fellowship Awardees
Please direct all questions regarding the Inamori Fellowship to the Division of Research Affairs, (619) 594-5938.