Energy Industry Graduate Fellowships

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The following one year graduate fellowships are available to graduate students pursuing research related to high performance computing, computational science & engineering, and information technology. Consideration will be given to students with a focus on high performance computing, software technology, modeling and simulation, data analytics & machine learning, industrial internet of things and user experience & data visualization.  While we are using a common application, only one fellowship will be awarded per student.  Past sponsors include:

  • BP
  • Chevron
  • ExxonMobil
  • Schlumberger
  • Shell

REQUIREMENTS and IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • Candidate must be registered at Rice for the entire calendar year for which he/she is nominated
  • Candidate must not be in his/her last year of study and must be willing to visit with the various companies funding the K2I industry fellowships
  •  Candidate should be willing to consider a paid industry internship
  • Fellowship amount: $7,500 disbursed as follows
    • Student: $5,000 (paid on top of the student’s current stipend).
    • Advisor: $1,000 (to a designated fund managed by student’s advisor)
    • Travel award: $1,500 in support of industry/research student travel
  • All recipients will be required to prepare and present a poster during the 2018 Oil and Gas Conference (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)

*Special Note for Schlumberger Graduate Fellowship applicants:

  • Candidates whose research centers around areas of special interest to Schlumberger/WesternGeco (such as Machine Learning) will be given priority.
  • Fellowship candidates should be willing to complete a paid internship with Schlumberger/WesternGeco (Do NOT apply for this internship if you are not willing to meet this internship requirement).

To apply please complete the online form.  

Please note, it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure the letter of recommendation is sent to the Ken Kennedy Institute.  Letters should be e-mailed to k2i@rice.edu (preferred) or alternatively can be dropped off at Duncan Hall room 1084 or sent via campus mail to MS 39.

Although not guaranteed, fellowship sponsor companies may consider fellowship recipients for future internships. We strongly urge students to engage with the fellowship sponsoring companies by visiting and participating in various career events hosted by the companies.

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