CIF 21

Welcome to the application and review system for the 2021 Computing Innovation Fellows program. Please read all FAQs listed on https://cifellows2021.org before filling out the application. We are using HotCRP as it is a system familiar to many in the computing research community for submitting and reviewing conference papers. Disregard the use of the term "conference" in the application system and keep in mind this is a CIFellowship program.

Registration of your application must be completed by midnight on May 10th, anywhere on earth (AoE). You may continue to work on your application after you have registered up until the final deadline May 17th at midnight AoE. Registration requires the following:

• Title – title of proposed research project. If you are applying twice with the same project, please use the same title but follow it with A on the first application and B on the second).
• Application information – items will include diversity information; the PhD (university, advisor, date of defense); current professional information (university, current position, advisor); and CIFellowship information (Mentor name and email address, host institution, location where CIFellow will live and work during the CIFellowship, and preferred start date).
• Author information for letters of recommendation – name and email address of current research supervisor; name and email address of the writer for the additional letter of recommendation.
• Topics – select up to two research areas that relate to your proposal. If your research area is not listed as an option, select ‘other’ and specify the research area in the ‘optional additional information’ section on your application.