Award Description
The AMD Graduate Research Fellowship is made possible by the generous financial support from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Inc. with the objective of promoting advanced research and education in Generative Artificial Intelligence for use in the design of computer architecture, high performance computing, and very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits and systems or in the acceleration of Generative or other Artificial Intelligence algorithms such as Inference and Training, for use in such systems. The AMD graduate fellows will have an opportunity to do interviews for future internship positions at AMD and to interact with the AMD engineers to prepare themselves for a career in the general area of high-performance and adaptive processor technologies.
Doctoral Degree seeking recipients will receive full tuition coverage in addition to a sizable stipend for one year.
Master’s Degree seeking recipients will be paid $26/hour for up to 20 hours/week (during the fall and spring semesters) to work in one of the computer engineering labs in which research activities related to AMD’s general areas of interest are conducted.
Eligibility
- Incoming and current graduate students in ECE department with an interest to pursue a master’s degree (with thesis) or Ph.D. in computer engineering.
- PHD applicants are expected to have already identified a doctoral advisor who is a member of the ECE faculty.
- Master’s applicants are expected to have already identified a thesis advisor who is a member of the ECE faculty.
Please note that applicant eligibility will be verified by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering before any award can be made.
Application Requirements
Applicants must provide:
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- A short essay describing the short and long-term career goals and plans of the applicant.
- A support letter from the potential advisor expressing interest in advising the applicant for their thesis as well as the potential project topic.
Interested students are encouraged to submit all required documents as one PDF file to ecescholarships@ucf.edu with “AMD Graduate Research Fellowship application” in the subject line. Applications for Fall 2024 must be submitted by 5:00 PM ET on July 26, 2024.
Evaluation Process
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Incomplete and non-qualifying applications will not be considered. All applicants will be notified via email if they are awarded a scholarship or not.
Helpful Resources
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Additional Scholarship Opportunities
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Have Questions?
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact ECEscholarships@ucf.edu.