Call for UMBC SCIPE (UM-CIP Fellows) Graduate Fellows - Spring 2026

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:08:10 -0500

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) SCIPE program (Enhancing the Transdisciplinary Research Ecosystem for Earth and Environmental Science with Dedicated Cyber Infrastructure Professionals), CGC-SCIPE is a collaborative effort between the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) - iHARP and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES). The project aims to strengthen the research capacity in Earth and Environmental Sciences by leveraging High Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence, and data-driven modeling, while developing the next generation of Cyber Infrastructure Professionals (CIPs). This project, as part of the iHARP center and Mdata lab, invites applications for UMBC CIP Graduate Fellows (UM-CIP Fellows).

About the Fellowship

The UM-CIP Graduate Fellowship supports a senior PhD student whose dissertation research aligns with Earth or Environmental Science and who seeks to incorporate HPC or advanced AI into their work. The Fellows will receive guidance from an HPC mentor to expand their technical and computational expertise.

Fellowship Details

● Duration: One Year (Starting Spring 2026)

● Funding: Support for Spring and Fall 2026, including tuition, health insurance, and stipend. Note that summer will be supported at 20 hours per week.

● Focus Areas: Earth and Environmental Science (Students may come from any department but must have these focus areas for their research).

Please submit via this Google Submission Form by December 1, 2025.

For full fellowship details please see the attached announcement. Questions? Contact Dr. Vandana Janeja (vjaneja@umbc.edu).