If you are considering graduate school, you should think about applying for a fellowship. Here is a handy link to use as a reference :
http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/grad/current/Fellowships.html
And one we just received info about as well.
Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience, Yale Child Study Center, Yale
University School of Medicine
Deadline: January 6, 2010
The Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience will select highly qualified
college graduates to participate in cutting-edge autism research at the Yale
Child Study Center. The Yale Child Study Center is a leading institution for
clinical research on autism and related social disabilities, with a
multidisciplinary approach spanning projects in behavioral neuroscience,
neuroimaging, molecular and population genetics, and treatment. Successful
applicants will be involved in a 2-year program aimed at the development of
computational tools for early diagnosis and phenotypic characterization of
infants at risk for autism.
We seek highly motivated candidates who are interested in applying a background
in computer science to a field of research with direct clinical impact.
Successful
applicants will integrate computational strategies with clinical
research goals to develop computational models and data analysis methods for
advancing understanding of autism and efforts at early diagnosis. This work
will be directly informed by interacting with patients with autism and their
families.
The selected Fellows will be directly mentored by the program directors and will
participate in classes, weekly seminars and meetings as an integral part of an
active community of clinicians and research scientists.
Interested applicants should visit
http://childstudycenter.yale.edu/autism/fellowships.html for application
materials and for additional information regarding the program and research.
Applications are due January 6, 2010. Further information about the Yale Child
Study Center Developmental Disabilities Section can also be found at
http://childstudycenter.yale.edu/autism.
Eligible for the January 6 deadline are college seniors who will hold a
bachelor?s degree by June 2010. While all backgrounds are welcome,
candidates are expected to have experience in computer programming as well as
an interest in extending the bounds of that knowledge by focusing on medical
research goals.
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Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience
Developmental Disabilities Clinic
Yale Child Study Center
Yale University School of Medicine
40 Temple Street, Suite 6B
New Haven, CT 06510
Fax: 203.764.4373
Website: www.autism.fm