Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
The US $10,000 Nick Cobb Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an outstanding graduate student studying advanced lithography or a related field. The funding can be used to support tuition and fees, textbooks, supplies and equipment required for courses of instruction, and a computer or computer upgrade.
The scholarship is jointly funded by Siemens EDA and SPIE. In addition to the $10,000 scholarship, Siemens EDA provides the recipient travel support to SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning to receive the award.
The scholarship honors the memory of Nick Cobb, an SPIE Senior Member and Chief Engineer at Mentor Graphics, now Siemens EDA, and his groundbreaking contributions enabling optical and process proximity correction for IC manufacturing.
Requirements and eligibility
All applicants must meet the following requirements in order for the application to be forwarded for consideration:
- Be a Student Member of SPIE
- Be a graduate student studying in advanced lithography or a related field
- Include two (2) required recommendations. Family members, relatives, and students are not eligible to submit a recommendation.
- Complete the recommendations using the online application system. Letters sent as email attachments will not be accepted.
- File your annual scholarship report with SPIE if you have received previous scholarship(s)
- Have not already received a terminal degree (MD, JD, PhD, etc.)
- Submit a complete application