RISE Fellowship Trainee | Boise State University

Boise, Idaho, The RISE (Responsibility in Innovation and Scholarship Experience) program at Boise State University is accepting applications for a fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation. This is a National Research Traineeship (NRT) that aims to prepare AI researchers with not only the technical skills needed to work in industry, but also the training to influence research and development of new technologies in an ethical and human-centered direction.
Currently in its second year out of a planned five, the program will be ending in 2030. Must be doing or planning to do research that involves AI and must be accepted into one of the following Boise State University graduate programs:

PhD Computing
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
PhD Biomedical Engineering (BME)
PhD Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
PhD Engineering
PhD Geosciences
PhD Geophysics
PhD Biomolecular Sciences
PhD Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
MS Computer Science (CS)
MS Artificial Intelligence (AI)
MS Data Science
MS Math
MS Biological Science
MS Civil Engineering
MS Mechanical Engineering

Trainees in this fellowship must agree to:

Maintain enrollment status and satisfactory progress in their graduate / doctoral degree program
Not accept or work in any other outside employment for the duration of the traineeship
Be assigned an additional advising committee member with a background in humanities and/or social sciences
Participate in required fellowship activities listed in the following section
Engage actively with faculty mentor(s) and maintain regular communication
Submit progress reports each semester detailing academic and research achievements
Contribute to the fellowship cohort by supporting others
Acknowledge NSF Research Traineeship support in publications and presentations

List of required activities

Enrolling in the Societal Impacts of Technology course in the first semester of cohort participation
Attending the RISE Fall Bootcamp in August
Attending RISE Stakeholder Meetings
Attending the fellowship Roundtable seminars
Attending the Annual NSF NRT Meeting and presenting a poster. This meeting is generally held in the spring over a 2-day period and involves domestic travel, with all expenses paid by the grant
Participate in other traineeship meetings and activities as asked
Participants will receive one year of support in the form of a stipend of $37,000 for living expenses. Additionally, up to $14,500 in tuition and health insurance will be covered, and participants will receive $1,500 for educational expenses, travel, and professional development.