Computing Innovation Fellows Project

New Ph.D. Graduates:  Through a new $15M award to the Computing Research Association (CRA) and the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CISE is sponsoring the Computing Innovation Fellows (CIFellows) project, to support the appointments of up to 60 CIFellows in colleges, universities, industrial research laboratories and other organizations dedicated to advancing computing.  To be eligible to apply for CIFellows support, applicants must have completed their Ph.D.s between May 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009.   Important information about the CIFellows project is available at http://cifellows.org/.  Please note that time is of the essence -- CIFellows applications are due to CRA by June 9, 2009 -- so share this information with colleagues and students within your institutions as soon as possible.  CISE needs to reach both potential applicants, and organizations and mentors interested in hosting CIFellows.  Also, please be assured that CISE and CRA are deeply committed to ensuring that the project supports the appointments of a diverse cadre of CIFellows in a range of host organizations.