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About the foundation:
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation was established as a private entity in 1996. The Siebel Scholars Programme was founded in 2000 to recognise talented students at the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering, all in the US except one in China - the Tsinghua University. The programme is funded with grants worth more than US $40 million to the participating institutions.
Each year, 80 outstanding graduate students are selected as Siebel Scholars who receive a $35,000 award towards their final year of studies. Since 2000, there were over 600 Siebel Scholars, which according to Kim Taba DeRose, Programme Manager at the Siebel Scholars Foundation, is an exceptional group that has the unique opportunity to directly influence the technologies, policies, and economic and social decisions that shape the future.
Eligibility criterion:
This award is entirely merit-based, so there is no application process. Five outstanding students from each of the participating 16 programmes are nominated each year to be honoured as Siebel Scholars. To be eligible for the award these students must excel in both academics and leadership. The selection committee comprises the Dean and three faculty members/senior staff of the participating school. The award is given to students who are in their final year of graduate studies.
The award:
In addition to the US $35,000 award, primarily to defray tuition and expenses in the final year of their graduate studies, Siebel Scholars join an active, lifelong community of ever-growing leaders. Kim DeRose adds that the Siebel Scholars and programme alumni comprise a unique and diverse community that brings together the best and brightest to solve some of society’s most pressing issues.
Every year a regular event in the form of thematic conferences are convened at participating universities with heads of state, scientists, lawmakers, and experts joining it. The Siebel Scholars play a key role in transforming discussion into action and also guide the development of innovative programmes initiated by the Foundation.
The outcomes of some of these conferences have been quite fruitful. For instance, the 2007 conference resulted in the creation of the Energy Free Home Challenge, a global competition with $20 million in prizes for new systems and technologies that would radically reduce home energy usage.
The focus in 2004, led to the ‘Meth Project’ actively engaged in preventing methamphetamine abuse. Similarly the 2002 conference triggered the formation of Siebel Stem Cell Institute with the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University to bring together renowned scientists from around the globe. The institute investigates the root causes of diseases and prospective therapies. This year’s conference is on Energy and Climate.
The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation was established as a private entity in 1996. The Siebel Scholars Programme was founded in 2000 to recognise talented students at the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering, all in the US except one in China - the Tsinghua University. The programme is funded with grants worth more than US $40 million to the participating institutions.
Each year, 80 outstanding graduate students are selected as Siebel Scholars who receive a $35,000 award towards their final year of studies. Since 2000, there were over 600 Siebel Scholars, which according to Kim Taba DeRose, Programme Manager at the Siebel Scholars Foundation, is an exceptional group that has the unique opportunity to directly influence the technologies, policies, and economic and social decisions that shape the future.
Eligibility criterion:
This award is entirely merit-based, so there is no application process. Five outstanding students from each of the participating 16 programmes are nominated each year to be honoured as Siebel Scholars. To be eligible for the award these students must excel in both academics and leadership. The selection committee comprises the Dean and three faculty members/senior staff of the participating school. The award is given to students who are in their final year of graduate studies.
The award:
In addition to the US $35,000 award, primarily to defray tuition and expenses in the final year of their graduate studies, Siebel Scholars join an active, lifelong community of ever-growing leaders. Kim DeRose adds that the Siebel Scholars and programme alumni comprise a unique and diverse community that brings together the best and brightest to solve some of society’s most pressing issues.
Every year a regular event in the form of thematic conferences are convened at participating universities with heads of state, scientists, lawmakers, and experts joining it. The Siebel Scholars play a key role in transforming discussion into action and also guide the development of innovative programmes initiated by the Foundation.
The outcomes of some of these conferences have been quite fruitful. For instance, the 2007 conference resulted in the creation of the Energy Free Home Challenge, a global competition with $20 million in prizes for new systems and technologies that would radically reduce home energy usage.
The focus in 2004, led to the ‘Meth Project’ actively engaged in preventing methamphetamine abuse. Similarly the 2002 conference triggered the formation of Siebel Stem Cell Institute with the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University to bring together renowned scientists from around the globe. The institute investigates the root causes of diseases and prospective therapies. This year’s conference is on Energy and Climate.
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