SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - November 2, 2009) - NVIDIA today announced that it is now
accepting applications for its ninth annual NVIDIA Fellowship Program, to
fund work that helps to solve complex visual computing challenges. Grants
of $25,000 for each selected project will be announced in Spring 2010.
The program is open to applicants worldwide from today through Feb. 3,
2010. Eligibility criteria include completion of the first year of Ph.D.
level studies in the areas of computer architecture, computer science,
electrical engineering, high-performance computing, scientific computing,
or a related area. In addition, applicants must hold a current membership
on an active research team. For further information on eligibility and how
to apply, please visit:
http://www.nvidia.com/page/fellowship_programs.html
or email:
fellowship@nvidia.com.
"The Fellowship Program aims to provide funding to Ph.D. students who are
researching topics that will lead to major advances in the graphics and
high-performance computing industries," said Bill Dally, chief scientist at
NVIDIA. "Award recipients will not only receive crucial funding for their
research. They will also be able to conduct groundbreaking work with access
to NVIDIA products, technology and some of the most talented minds in the
field."
Since its inception in 2002, the NVIDIA Fellowship program has awarded more
than $1.8 million in funding to over 75 Ph.D. research students.
About NVIDIA Research
NVIDIA Research has a variety of initiatives and programs aimed at
advancing visual, parallel and mobile computing. These include funding and
board donations for university research projects through professor
partnerships and graduate fellowships; working with faculty to develop
curriculum, providing access to developer forums, pre-released tools and
drivers through NVIDIA's Developer Relations Program; and providing free
online access to some of NVIDIA's award-winning books and coursework.
Current work being done by the group spans many domains that include:
realistic rendering, ray tracing, physical simulation, scientific
computing, computational photography, programming languages and systems,
computer architecture, and VLSI circuits. NVIDIA Research is led by the
company's chief scientist, Bill Dally. For more information, please visit
www.nvidia.com/research.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (
NASDAQ:
NVDA) awakened the world to the power of computer graphics
when it invented the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999. Since then,
it has consistently set new standards in visual computing with
breathtaking, interactive graphics available on devices ranging from
portable media players to notebooks to workstations. NVIDIA's expertise in
programmable GPUs has led to breakthroughs in parallel processing which
make supercomputing inexpensive and widely accessible. Fortune magazine has
ranked NVIDIA #1 in innovation in the semiconductor industry for two years
in a row. For more information, see
www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to the focus and impact of the NVIDIA Fellowship Program are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: a
change in the focus of the NVIDIA Fellowship Program; development of more
efficient or faster technology; design, manufacturing or software defects;
the impact of technological development and competition; changes in
consumer preferences and demands; customer adoption of different standards
or our competitor's products; changes in industry standards and interfaces;
unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when
integrated into systems as well as other factors detailed from time to time
in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission
including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended July 26, 2009. Copies
of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our website and are available
from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and,
except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
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notice.
Contact Information: For more information, contact:
Hector Marinez
NVIDIA Corporation
(408) 486-3443
hmarinez@nvidia.com
Chandra Chejj
NVIDIA Fellowship Manager
(512) 401-4350
fellowship@nvidia.com