Tejaswi Agarwal

School of Computing Science and Engineering,

VIT University

MITACS Globalink Research Intern 2013

Summer Internships 2014

Outline Application Process in General

CV/Resume

Cover Letters

Recommendation Letters

Essays

International Internships

Research Internships in India

Industry Internships

Specifics about the MITACS Globalink Program

Please interrupt at any time to ask questions!

Application Procedure in general

Why internships?

An opportunity to get a very good research experience

An opportunity to explore a new country

Develop contacts, learn networking

Attend conferences, meet professors, publish papers

Possible offer for a PhD/Masters/Job

Resume Length-Maximum 2 -2.5 pages

Mention the best 4-5 projects only, with details of every project and a

link

Go through 10-15 resumes before drafting your own

Get it verified by seniors and professors at VIT

Make the resume in Latex. Download Texmaker and start using it now!

Error free, spacious and honest

Mention achievements, research papers or publications.

Do not copy templates, make your own template and keep iterating it

to get the best possible output.

A good resume takes about a week, even more in some cases.

Cover Letter

Contact professors only if your research interests matches

that of the professor

Do not spam, every mail should be drafted separately

Mention the papers you read, what you liked, what could

improve

Mention the time period, and motivation behind the

internship

No generic / “Dear Sir” emails.

Recommendation Letters

Should be honest, and speak well about the student

Professor should know the student personally

Take it from a professor who you have done a project/research

under which was really successful

No generic letters, confirm that with your professor

Give an initial draft, only if required

Forward your resume, statement of purpose to the professor so

that he knows about the kind of research you are looking at.

Essays-Most Important

Motivation to apply for this particular internship

Previous Research Experience

Why are you credible over others

Write something different from your resume

Takes about a month-after the first iteration, even

more

You are the best writer, think and write in correct

English

International Research Internships-

MITACS MITACS Globalink Internship Program 2014

Why MITACS?

Highest stipends (4000 $)

Everything free (Right from your toothpaste to your Air Tickets)

Chance to visit the Best Universities in Canada

Globalink Graduate Fellowships

Can you apply? If you have a CGPA greater than 8, yes you can.

What do you need? 1 recommendation letter.

1 Statement of Purpose

A very Good CV

URL- http://www.mitacs.ca/globalink

DAAD-WISE One of the best programmes available for Germany

Your prime focus needs to be your CV & the cover letter

About 650 Euros a month scholarship+ Air Tickets

Deadline- First week of November

Process:

1. Find Professor in area of interest

2. Prepare Documents

3. Apply

URL-http://newdelhi.daad.de

Generally a very high CGPA cut-off

Campus France

Charpak Scholarship of Excellence-Campus

France

Why? It is similar to DAAD but there is no CG

cut-off

About 615 Euros per month

URL- http://www.inde.campusfrance.org/en

Khorana Scholars Program Funded by University of Wisconsin Madison, IUSSTF and Dept.

Of Biotechnology, India

CGPA cut-off? Generally, a CGPA of greater than 8 is expected

What do you need?

1.2 recommendation letters

2.CV

3.Transcripts

4.Resume

URL- https://www.biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/ansari/khorana_program/application.aspx

USC Viterbi Viterbi-India Program at the Viterbi School of Engineering,

University of Southern California

It is prestigious, they pay you a lot, they take 10-20 students from India every year.

EEE and CS students with CGPA greater than 8.5, preferably 9+.

The essays must be very well written

Deadline:- End November-December

URL- http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/summerinternship/viterbi-india-program.htm

CERN Why?

Because it CERN, And its Switzerland

No CG cut-off

2700 Francs p.m + 1400 Francs for insurance

Who can apply? EEE, Mechanical & Civil students. CS students can apply under the Open Lab programs.

Your essays form the basis of your selection. Hence, write extensively about your research interests

Deadline- January End

URL https://ert.cern.ch/browse_www/wd_portal.show_page?p_web_site_id=1&p_text_id=12

Carnegie Mellon

Who can apply?

EEE, ECE & CS students.

2 recommendation letters, a statement of purpose( which

would also list 5 professors who you want to work with)

Guidelines- Choose the professors who are Indians, or have

had Indian interns or share a common interest, only

Good Stipend

Deadline- Mid January

Georgia Tech CRUISE

Who all can apply?

Only CSE students, preferably a GPA of 8.5+

What you need?

Resume, grades/transcripts

Guidelines: Contact Faculty-Express interest and then apply

Excellent opportunity to grab a PhD position at Georgia Tech

Good stipend (about 5000 USD)

URL: http://www.cse.gatech.edu/research/cruise

NCTU-Taiwan Elite Internship Program

Who can apply?

EEE, Mechanical, CSE, and ECE

Process:

Contact professor

Get a positive reply and letter of acceptance

Very high possibility due to VIT-NCTU MoU

One of the top ranking Universities in the world for Computer Science

Award:

Air tickets + Accommodation

Research Internships in India-IAS SRF

Indian Academy of Science, Summer Research Fellowships

One of the best Research Internships in India, with lots of

positions

For Sciences- (6+ CGPA) & for Engineering- (decent CGPA

required)

Accommodation is provided by the professors themselves or

by the host organization.

Deadline- November

URL- http://www.ias.ac.in/

Tata Institute of Fundamental

Research, Mumbai

VSRP: Visiting Students Research Program

Great Research Opportunity, excellent labs

Free Accommodation

Good stipend

Extremely selective, CGPA of 9+ required

Deadline- November

URL- http://www.tifr.res.in/~vsrp/

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced

Scientific Research, Bengaluru

Who can apply?

Mechanical and students interested in Chemistry, Physics and

Other Basic Sciences

Alternatively apply through IAS-SRF and get a better chance

of getting here

IISc-SIP: Summer Internship program

(SIP) at Computer Science and

Automation (CSA) and Super-computer

Education and Research Centre

(SERC), IISc, Bengaluru

Best Computer Science Department in India (top 50 in the

world)

Very selective, great CGPA+ Recommendation required

URL- http://www.serc.iisc.ernet.in

IIMSc: Visiting Student Program,

Institute of Mathematical Sciences,

Chennai Good chances of selection

Based on statistics, pure computer science or maths

No CGPA cut-off.

Decent stipend, plus, all travel & accommodation charges taken

care of.

You could also contact professors individually here, as they are

willing to accept applications directly from students.

Industry Internships-Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Technology (Bengaluru)- Summer Analyst

Program

How to apply?

Use your contacts, someone in the company

Apply online

Once your resume reaches the right person, you will go

through a round of interviews for the final selection process

Excellent opportunity for getting a full-time position at

Goldman Sachs

Amazon

Amazon- Amazon India Development Centre-Software

Developer Intern

Good pay

Excellent accommodation

How to apply?

Reach out to the HR online through LinkedIn, or other

means, get your resume forwarded

Online Test, followed by an interview

Avoid spamming the HR

Google Google-Software Engineering Intern

Why?

Its Google!

CGPA of > 8 is preferred

Approach the HR through the website/Linkedin

If shortlisted, get set for about 6-8 rounds of online/ phone interviews

You will need the following:

1. Data Structures and Algorithms

2. Excellent Programming

3. Really strong basics in Operating Systems, Networking

4. Good knowledge of Linux

Free food and airfare

PWC- PricewaterhouseCoopers

Why?

No CGPA cut-off, you get everything for free.

Application: you need to know someone to forward your

application to the right person, which will be followed by set

of personal interviews

Who can apply?

Since its a consulting firm, all branches can apply.

Modify your resume for this one, to make it look less

technical. Try to include good positions of responsibility for

this one.

Accenture

How to apply?

Online- through the Accenture website

Good chances of selection, as they take a lot of students for

placements from VIT

Consider this only if you are not able to secure an internship

at other institutes/industries.