Dear Patriots Letter: IDIA Predoctoral Fellowships
The Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA) invites full-time George Mason University Ph.D. and M.S. students to apply for the competitive IDIA Predoctoral Fellowship Program. An IDIA predoctoral fellowship includes GRA AY stipend, tuition, and healthcare for up to three years.
The application template can be found at: Fellowship Application
Applications that do not follow the above template will be returned without review.
Review Process
Applications will be reviewed by a team of interdisciplinary senior researchers and faculty, and awards will be made on a competitive basis. IDIA anticipates awarding up to three IDIA predoctoral fellowships based on the quality of the applications and availability of funds.
Program Structure
IDIA predoctoral fellows are expected to become an integral part of the IDIA community. As part of IDIA’s Predoctoral Fellow Program, fellows will:
- engage in community-building events with other IDIA fellows and faculty
- collaborate with other fellows to organize and support IDIA-sponsored events, such as seminars, panels, workshops, and tutorials
- engage with IDIA’s network of academic, government, think tank, and industry partners around digital innovation
An end-of-year ‘Come Meet our Fellows’ meeting that celebrates the achievements of our IDIA predoctoral fellows is anticipated, and awardees should make plans for a meaningful and active participation in this event.
Fellows will provide annual reports of their progress and accomplishments. Funding is expected to be renewed on an annual basis, contingent upon a favorable internal review of the annual report and availability of funds and will not exceed three years.
Submission Process
Applications should be compiled into a single pdf, named FirstName-LastName-IDIA-PD.pdf, where FirstName and LastName refer to the first and last names of the student applicant, and submitted via email to idia2@gmu.edu.
The email subject should be: IDIA Predoctoral Fellowship Application: First-Name Last-Name
The document format should be: font style – Arial; font size – 10; page margins – 1 inch
Important Dates
Applications should be submitted by the following deadline:
May 06, 2024, 11:59 PM EDT
Office hours are planned to field questions by interested student applicants and potential faculty mentors. They will be held remotely, via zoom, on:
April 8, 2024, 10:00-11:00 AM, EDT
RSVP here.
History and Background:
The IDIA Predoctoral Fellowship Program was launched in June 2022. View archive here.
