Extensive industrial collaboration is an integral part of the program. Candidates must have received their degrees by August 31 of the same year that the fellowship begins. Typically, fellowships are effective from September through August. Academic excellence and outstanding potential for basic research weigh heavily in fellowship selection. Exceptional opportunities exist for research in collaboration with leading industrial and government research laboratories.
Appointments offer generous stipends and provide excellent benefits.
They are typically for one year and are renewable up to a second year based on performance and the availability of funds. All materials must be received by the Institute for Systems Research by January 15 to qualify candidates for fall consideration. The Institute for Systems Research is a permanent state-supported institute of the University of Maryland, within the A. James Clark School of Engineering and the Glenn L. Martin Institute of Technology. ISR is a self-sustaining National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center.