Call for Nominations: Siebel Scholars in Energy Science Class of 2021
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of Tsu-Jae King Liu, Dean of the College of Engineering, and
Shankar Sastry and Costas Spanos, Siebel Energy Institute Faculty
Director and Berkeley Campus Director respectively, I am forwarding
the call for nominations for the Siebel Scholars in Energy Science
program for 2020-2021. At UC Berkeley, one outstanding Berkeley
student entering the final year of Ph.D. studies who is ranked in the
top of their class academically, who exhibits leadership, and whose
research is focused on energy science will be selected to receive a
one-time award of $35,000.
More information on the nomination process and selection criteria are
below and in the attachments. Information on the Siebel Scholars
program is available at www.siebelscholars.com.
Faculty members are invited to submit nominations no later than this
Friday, July 17, 2020. The information requested should be sent by
e-mail to Mr. Larry Rohrbough, Executive Director, Siebel Energy
Institute, at larryr@berkeley.edu.
Nominating Class of 2021
Overview, Criteria & Required Information
Overview
The Siebel Scholars Program was founded in 2000 to recognize the most
talented students at the world’s leading graduate schools of business,
computer science, bioengineering, and energy science including
Carnegie Mellon University; École Polytechnique; Harvard University;
Johns Hopkins University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Northwestern University; Politecnico di Torino; Princeton University;
Stanford University; Tsinghua University; University of California,
Berkeley; University of California, San Diego; University of Chicago;
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of
Pennsylvania; and University of Tokyo.
Each year, outstanding graduate students from each institution are
honored as Siebel Scholars based on academic excellence and
leadership. Each Siebel Scholar receives a merit-based award of
$35,000 in the final year of his or her graduate studies. The award is
granted in addition to any other financial aid, assistantships,
fellowships, loans, or other awards he or she may receive.
Today, over 1,300 of the world’s brightest minds are Siebel Scholars.
This exceptional group has the unique opportunity to directly
influence the technologies, policies, and economic and social
decisions that shape the future. Siebel Scholars serve as key advisors
to the Siebel Foundation, guiding the development of innovative
programs the Foundation initiates. The Siebel Scholars community is
also integral to a highly outcome-driven Siebel Scholars conference to
explore critical social issues.
Criteria
The Siebel Scholars award is based solely upon academic achievement
and excellence and is not need-based financial aid. A committee
comprised of the Dean and three (3) faculty members or senior staff
shall nominate five outstanding students as nominees for this
merit-based award. Each of the five nominees must meet all of the
following criteria at the time of selection:
- Nominee ranks within the top 10% of their graduating class based on
academic results
- Nominee has a track record of distinguished research focused on
energy science
- Nominee demonstrates excellence, in terms of leadership qualities,
in the University of California, Berkeley community and in experience
prior to graduate program
- Nominee has completed at least one year at University of
California, Berkeley and is reasonably expected to have only one year
remaining in the Ph.D. program
All awardees must be registered and attend classes at an affiliate
Siebel Scholars campus in a degree-seeking program. If a student is
not currently enrolled in classes, or transfers to a non-affiliated
Siebel Scholars campus, the Foundation must be notified, and the award
may be rescinded.
Required Information
For each nominee, please submit the following information:
- Completed Nomination Form (attached)
- Completed Nominee Contact Sheet (attached)
- Nominee resume or CV
- Nominee 100-150 word biography (written in the third person)
- Nominee high-resolution, digital, color headshot