2020-2021 MAPS: Machine Learning and Physical Sciences Trainee Application Form

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Deadline for application materials: 5pm Friday, July 24th 2020

MAPS is a graduate training program at the University of California, Irvine involving the School of Information and Computer Sciences and the School of Physical Sciences, with a focus on machine learning and statistical techniques applied to data-driven scientific research. This program has been funded as part of the US National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) with additional support from the UCI Graduate Division. For further information on the MAPS program, please see http://maps-nsf.uci.edu.

Program requirements are found here: http://maps-nsf.uci.edu/requirements_July2020.pdf

Eligibility: US citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to participate in the MAPS training program. Students from groups traditionally under-represented in science and engineering are especially encouraged to apply. Please note that majority of the fellowships are restricted to US citizens and permanent residents. Both Ph.D. and M.S. students are encouraged to apply, however, M.S. students can only be appointed as honorary (unfunded) fellows.

Fellowship support is $36,000 annually (paid $3,000 monthly in arrears) plus graduate fees. The MAPS program anticipates awarding approximately 4 to 6 new fellowship awards starting in Fall 2020. MAPS fellowship appointment will be for one year, from September 2020 to August 2021.

Application and ALL additional documents must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2020.

Email *

Last Name *

First Name *

Address *

Gender *

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

Country of Citizenship *

Non-U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident

U.S. Permanent Resident

U.S. Citizen

Race/Ethnicity *

Asian (e.g., Asian Indian, Chinese, Filiino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Other Asian)

Caucasian

Hispanic

African American/Black

Pacific Islanders (e.g., Guamanian or Chamorro, Samoan)

Native American/Alaska Native

Mixed-including Native American/Alaska Native, Pacific Islanders, and African American/Black

Mixed-Caucasian and Asian

Other:

Disability Status *

Mobility/Orthopedic Impairment

None

Visual Impairment

Hearing Impairment

Other:

Current Ph.D. or M.S. Program *

Chemistry

Computer Science

Earth Systems Science

Physics and Astronomy

Statistics

Date you entered the Ph.D. or M.S. Program *

Expected date of Ph.D. or M.S. Degree Completion *

Applying to be:

Funded fellow, or

Honorary fellow

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If applying for funding, are you willing to be an Honorary Fellow if not funded? (Honorary Fellows do not receive a stipend but participate in all MAPS activities). In the current program there are about 6 honorary fellows and 14 funded fellows) *

Yes

MAPS program requirements for both fellowship support and honorary participation is described here: http://maps-nsf.uci.edu/requirements_July2020.pdf. Please confirm that you have read and understand the program requirements *

Yes

Faculty Advisor Name *

Faculty Advisor Email *

Department & School Affiliation of Faculty Advisor *

Secondary Faculty Advisor Name *

Secondary Faculty Advisor Email *

Department & School Affiliation of Secondary Faculty Advisor *

Please provide a description of your research plan for the next 12 months (500 words or less). You should describe clearly how your research will span both (a) physical sciences and (b) statistics or machine learning. If you already have preliminary/existing results for your research, please feel free to reference this information, e.g., links to preprints or papers. *

Please describe specifically the role of your secondary advisor in your project (300 words or less). Is this a new proposed collaboration or an existing collaboration? Note that since these are 1-year awards, existing collaborations are more likely to be funded given that it will be challenging to establish meaningful new collaborations and get research done within 12 months. If it's an existing collaboration, please provide some details on the nature of the collaboration with the secondary advisor (e.g., how often do you meet, number of research meetings in the past year, preliminary research results, papers in preparation or published, presentations, etc).

Summarize your future career plans (200 words or less) *

Personal Statement-why would you like to be involved in the MAPS Training Program (200 words or less) *

Other Requirements

Please email your current CV and unofficial graduate transcript to Ms. Janet Ko at jko@uci.edu.

Finally, applicants should request that their advisor email a reference letter to Ms. Janet Ko at jko@uci.edu. The advisor must include a statement recommending your participation in the program.

Please have your secondary advisor send an email to Ms. Ko indicating both (a) their willingness to advise during your participation in the program, and (b) confirming that they have read your application and commit to participating in the proposed research, and (c) briefly outlining what their role will be in your proposed 1-year research plan.

ALL documents must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2020.

Applicants will be notified with a decision about their application before mid August 2020.

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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