Si-EPIC Trainee Application Form, V. 2013

NSERC CREATE – Si-EPIC Program CREATE Trainee application form, 2013

Requirements:  All CREATE trainees must participate in the full Si-EPIC program during the course of their degree program:

1. Attend at least one Si-EPIC workshop per year 2. Submit at least one design annually to a Si-EPIC foundry

3. Contribute to the Canadian Si-EPIC Library 4. Be engaged in Si-EPIC related research

5. Undertake at least one industrial internship with a Canadian company. Minimum time of 20% for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (e.g., 1 year internship plus 4 years of PhD studies); Undergraduates – 4 weeks minimum or university co- op/internship program.

6. Provide annual written and oral progress reports. Oral will be in the form of a 3- minute long video for an on-line competition.

7. Develop professional skills, including attending a minimum of 2 seminars per year. Each Si-EPIC workshop will include a professional development seminar. Other seminars possible (e.g., PEng association, university seminars, etc); a list of suggestions will be provided.

 Stipends are granted on a competitive basis. They require matching funds from the supervisor. CREATE stipend amounts are:

o Undergraduate: $1,125 (one summer or semester)

o Master’s students: $8,650 per year (up to 2 years)

o PhD students: $10,500 per year (up to 4 years)

o Post-doctoral fellows: $20,000 per year (up to 2 years)

 Scholarship holders (e.g., NSERC PGS/CGS, Vanier, OGF, FQNRT, University scholarship) are invited to participate in and benefit from the program, and will be awarded half of the above stipend amounts.

Notes:  Graduate students that have already received 4 years of NSERC scholarship funding are eligible for stipend support from the CREATE grant.

Si-EPIC Trainee Application Form, v. 2013  Supervisor’s matching funds are required, and come from any source provided that the award conditions allow this combination (e.g, NSERC MITACS is not eligible). Matching amount is 100% of the CREATE funding or more (for undergraduates, the minimum is $4,500).

 Trainees must ensure compliance with their other award(s) conditions (e.g., matching funds or other scholarship), specifically in regards to interruptions for internships. For example, holders of a PGS M (Master’s) scholarship may not interrupt their award to accept a CREATE internship; their scholarship must be held either before they take up the CREATE internship, or once it is completed. PGS-D holders may hold one four-month internship and must interrupt their PGS to do so. PGS-D students may apply for a formal interruption of their award, and the regular guidelines will apply.

 Si-EPIC provides funding for stipends and limited travel subsidies for trainees (workshops, conferences, collaborations).

Application:

Name: Email:

University: Faculty Supervisor(s): Trainee status: . If already enrolled, Year in program, anticipated graduation 2013/05 (please bear in mind the requirement for completing an industrial internship). Request for Stipend? If you hold another scholarship, which one? (Major scholarship holders will receive half of the stipend listed). Anticipated workshop attendance and dates (select whichever best applies):

 Silicon Photonics – Passive Year

 Silicon Photonics - Active Year

 Silicon for Photonics (CMOS electronics) Year

 Systems, Integration and Packaging Year

Target year for industrial internship: Year Comments on industrial internship (preferred discipline, company, geographical location, internship duration). Also indicate your preference or requirement for internship salary from company vs. from grant/scholarships (note that some companies are not offering funded positions). Note that all Si-EPIC trainees must undertake an internship (see above).

What plans do you have to obtain an internship (submit a CV, find a company, talk to companies, talk to your supervisor, check the Si-EPIC web page list of partner companies)? Note: the Si-EPIC program will provide limited assistance to trainees in securing an internship. Companies interested in offering Si-EPIC internships include: IBM Canada Ltd, Bromont, QC (French

2Si-EPIC Trainee Application Form, v. 2013 working knowledge required); PMC-Sierra Inc., BC; Lumerical Solutions, Inc., BC; TELUS, BC; TeraXion, Inc., QC; OneChip Photonics, Inc., ON; Reflex Photonics Inc., QC; Versawave Technologies Inc., BC; Apollo Photonics, Inc, ON; Optelian, ON.

Research proposal (1/2 page)

Suitability of candidate for Si-EPIC program (experience, interest in the program, etc.)

Relevant publications (may refer to CV)

Please attach a CV.

Trainee and Faculty Supervisor signatures indicate a commitment to the requirements above. Continued funding from this program is contingent on following these requirements.

______Trainee signature Faculty signature(s)

Submit filled-out form (this file) AND signed-scanned PDF to: Dr. Lukas Chrostowski, Program Director, [email protected]

Si-EPIC Trainee Application Form, v. 2013