The Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP) is able to offer several graduate student fellowships through the continued support and generosity of the Fitzpatrick Foundation and Mr. John Chambers.
Students are nominated for these honors by their faculty advisers. The nomination guide is below for Faculty to follow.
John Chambers Fellows
Eligibility: Incoming FIP graduate students at Duke University
Deadline for faculty to submit nominations: Spring (dates subject to vary slightly based on the calendar year and notified via email)
Award (based on the availability of funds): $10,000 top-up on their stipend $1,000 for travel
Length of Award: 1 year
John Chambers Scholars
Eligibility: Current FIP graduate students at Duke University
Deadline for faculty to submit nominations: Summer (dates subject to vary slightly based on the calendar year and notified via email)
Award (based on the availability of funds): $ annual stipend varies, tuition remission, graduate school fees & health insurance
Length of Award: 1-2 years
Restrictions for John Chambers Scholarships:
-Must be a graduate student at Duke (not limited to engineering students)
-Only rising second to third-year Ph.D. students are eligible to apply (Note: students must have at least 2 years left in their Ph.D. program).
-Faculty may nominate only one student from their research group.
-Current and past NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and DoD NDSEG Fellowship recipients are not eligible for this fellowship.
Fitzpatrick Foundation Scholars
Eligibility: Current FIP engineering graduate students at Duke University
Deadline for faculty to submit nominations: Summer (dates subject to vary slightly based on the calendar year and notified via email)
Award (based on the availability of funds): $ annual stipend varies, tuition remission, graduate school fees & health insurance
Length of Award: 1-2 years
Restrictions for Fitzpatrick Foundation Scholarships:
-Must be a graduate student in the Pratt School of Engineering
-Only rising second to third-year Ph.D. students are eligible to apply (Note: students must have at least 2 years left in their Ph.D. program).
-Faculty may nominate only one student from their research group.
-Current and past NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and DoD NDSEG Fellowship recipients are not eligible for this fellowship.
Nomination Procedure
Each candidate is nominated by a FIP faculty and judged on the criteria of 1) Academic qualifications 2) Research accomplishments and potential 3) Collaborative potential 4) Nomination/reference letters and 5) Research proposal (for Scholars applicants only).
For John Chambers FELLOW applicants, the FIP faculty must submit a nomination letter and the student’s c.v. (including GPA, GRE scores, and list of publications/presentations). Nominations should be submitted by the adviser in one pdf file.
For Chambers and Fitzpatrick SCHOLAR applicants, the adviser should provide a nomination letter, the student’s c.v. (including GPA. GRE scores and list of publications/presentations), the student's current transcript, at least one additional reference letter from another Duke faculty member, and a two-year research plan to be written by the student (no more than 2 pages in length including references). Nominations should be submitted by the adviser in one pdf file.
FIP faculty are requested to assemble the nomination materials and submit them as one (1) PDF file to the FIP AWARDS COMMITTEE at august.burns@duke.edu by the deadlines given in email.
The Fitzpatrick Institute Awards Committee:
Sina Farsiu Co-Chair
Michael Gehm
Christine Payne
Kevin Welsher
Robert “Judge” Carr, Pratt Development
The Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics
Tuan Vo-Dinh, Director