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Graduate Student Cyberinfrastructure Assistantship Program - UND

Purpose:

NSF EPSCoR’s New Discoveries in the Advanced Interface of Computation, Engineering, and Science (ND-ACES) Graduate Student Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Assistantship program is designed to (1) increase student understanding of advanced research computing in hardware and software as it relates to their discipline; (2) provide additional support to faculty in the Center for Cellular Biointerfaces in Science and Engineering (CCBSE); and (3) provide student/faculty CI training at all NSF EPSCoR-participating institutions on potential CI uses/benefits.

Program Description:

Support will be available for one year (12-months period during May 15, 2024 to June 15, 2025) for one-half (10 hours per week) of a full-time graduate student assistantship in the UND Computational Research Center (CRC). For the ND-ACES supported 10 hours per week, the student must work within the CRC under the direction of the Center’s staff.

It is anticipated that one (1) Graduate Student CI Assistantship will be awarded at UND. The Dean of the UND Graduate School, the UND NSF RII Track-1 ND-ACES Co-PI, and the CRC Advanced CI Manager will serve as the review panel to evaluate the applications.

The assistantship components include:

To be eligible the student must be on a full-time assistantship (20 hours/week)
- ND-ACES contribution (10 hours/week): $975/month for a Master’s student and $1,200/month for a Doctoral student.
- Major advisor/department contribution (10 hours/week): at least one-half the prescribed departmental level for a full-time research assistantship, which may vary from the NSG EPSCoR/ND-ACES rate
In addition to the student stipend and related fringe benefits, the ND-ACES portion of this assistantship includes $300 for materials & supplies, publications/printing/dissemination, and related F&A.
Up to $1,000 in travel support for the student will be provided separately by CRC.

Eligibility:

UND graduate students, who:

have been accepted by the Graduate School;
are majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) discipline; and
are in good academic standing.

Application Requirements (Click here for application portal)

A graduate student’s application must include:

a signed letter of endorsement from their major advisor, stating:
- the major advisor/academic department’s commitment to the other one-half (10 hours per week) of the graduate student assistantship and
- how the CI assistantship will be used to further the student’s thesis or dissertation work, including a statement that the student is in good standing academically, and that the student will be able to handle the split commitment between the requirements of their research and the CI assistantship.
an essay (up to 2 pages) written by the student, which should focus on the past, present, and future importance of CI to research within their STEM discipline.
A two-page NSF-style biosketch.
Budget projection for supplies and travel funds.

Evaluation Criteria

Credentials of the student
Quality of Essay
Priority is given to:
- members of an underrepresented or underserved group, as defined by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
- students who have not held a prior CI Assistantship with NSF EPSCoR’s New Discoveries in the Advanced Interface of Computation, Engineering, and Science (ND-ACES) project

Submission Deadline:

5:00 pm March 15, 2024 through NDSU’s Submission Portal (click here to access the portal)

Award Announcements and Additional Information:

Awards will be announced on or about April 1, 2024. Funds are expected to be available on or about May 1, 2024.

Awards are contingent upon the availability of funds from the NSF and the ND EPSCoR State Office. These assistantships are provided in conjunction with ND EPSCoR’s Track-1 cooperative agreement with the NSF (ND-ACES), which provides for outreach activities throughout North Dakota.

Please direct questions:

Related to the assistantship to Aaron Bergstrom, Advanced CI Manager, UND CRC at: aaron.bergstrom@UND.edu
Related to the application forms to Trinity Bohlman, Director of Strategic Finance, Operations, and Reporting, UND Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at: trinity.bohlman@UND.edu

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Graduate Student Cyberinfrastructure Assistantship Program - NDSU

Purpose:

NSF EPSCoR’s New Discoveries in the Advanced Interface of Computation, Engineering, and Science (ND-ACES) Graduate Student Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Assistantship program is designed to (1) increase student understanding of advanced research computing in hardware and software as it relates to their discipline; (2) provide additional support to researchers in the Center for Cellular Biointerfaces in Science and Engineering (CCBSE); and (3) provide CI training at all ND EPSCoR-participating institutions on potential CI uses/benefits.

Program Description:

Support will be available for one year (12-months period during May 15, 2024 to June 15, 2025) for one-half (10 hours per week) of a full-time graduate student assistantship in the NDSU Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology (CCAST). For the ND-ACES supported 10 hours per week, the student must work within CCAST under the direction of the Center’s staff.

It is anticipated that one (1) Graduate Student CI Assistantship will be awarded at NDSU. The CCAST Executive Director and the ND EPSCoR Project Administrator will serve as the review panel to evaluate the applications.

Assistantship components include:

To be eligible the student must be on a full-time assistantship (20 hours/week)
- ND-ACES contribution (10 hours/week): $975/month for a Master’s student and $1,200/month for a Doctoral student.
- Major advisor/department contribution (10 hours/week): at least one-half the prescribed departmental level for a full-time research assistantship, which may vary from the NSF EPSCoR/ND-ACES rate.
In addition to the student stipend and related fringe benefits, the ND-ACES portion of this assistantship includes $300 for materials & supplies, publications/printing/dissemination, and related F&A.
Up to $1,000 in travel support for the student will be provided separately by CCAST.