Applications for ALS Doctoral Fellowships will be accepted June 1–June 30. The fellowships allow early-career researchers to spend a year in residence at Berkeley Lab working at the frontier of synchrotron radiation research and helping advance state-of-the-art techniques and applications. While collaborating with a staff member, students acquire hands-on scientific training and develop professional maturity to complement their doctoral research.
Applicants must have passed their Ph.D. qualifying or comprehensive exams and advanced to candidacy, be full-time students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in the science or engineering disciplines, and pursuing research that will benefit from ALS capabilities. Fellows are expected to reside in or near Berkeley for the duration of the fellowship.
Application Process Timeline for the 2019–20 Fellowship Cycle
| June 1, 2019 | Applications open |
| June 30, 2019 | Applications close |
| August 1, 2019 | Notification of successful applicants |
| October 1, 2019 | Fellowship start date |
| September 30, 2020 | Fellowship end date |