ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award

Award type:
Medals

Award description:
ACM established the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering. The award is presented each June at the ACM Awards Banquet and is accompanied by a prize of $20,000 plus travel expenses to the banquet. As of January 1, 2014 all winning dissertations are published exclusively in print and electronic formats as part of the ACM Books Series, which includes distribution through the ACM Digital Library. Honorable Mention(s) may also be awarded, with a prize of $10,000 shared among recipients.

Value:
$20,000

Eligibility & selection criteria: 
For full eligibility criteria, please visit the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award web page. 

Level:
Masters, Doctoral

Program:
Engineering→Architecture, MBET, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Eng, Electrical & Computer Eng, Management Sciences, Mechanical & Mechatronics Eng, Quantum Computing, Systems Design Engineering; Mathematics→Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics & Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics for Teachers, Pure Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science

Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student

Selection process:
Application required

Additional instructions:
Nominations are collected centrally through GSPA. Please contact the Manager, Graduate Financial Aid and Awards Programs in Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) if you are interested in submitting a nomination.

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