Unforgettable Microsoft scholars scholarships

Microsoft scholars scholarship program is Microsoft Research Asia launch is to attract excellent computer professionals remain in the national research programme of personnel training.

From 1999 Microsoft scholars scholarship project, there are ten years old. With the 2008 Microsoft scholars scholarship of the latest announced, ten years a total of 259 members from the Asia-Pacific region's outstanding doctoral candidates won this award. Here are the winners from the Beijing University of posts and Wu Tong, the entire application process.

Author: Wu Tong,

In the information age we are busy to send and receive various e-mail messages.

By chance, from tutor a message named "2008 Microsoft scholars scholarships", attracted my attention. With a strong sense of curiosity, I click on this message, it also opened an unforgettable experience ... ...

Decided to apply for · courage + self-confidence

Participation in the difficulty of MSRA bursary is mainly reflected in the following three points:

First, Microsoft scholars scholarship candidates for selection of the starting point for very high and extremely competitive.

MSRA scholarships began in 1999, has gone through a decade of spring, as of 2007, the Asia-Pacific region only 227 outstanding Ph.d. was awarded the honor of Microsoft scholars scholarship, so this is definitely a high starting point, high standard.

Second, the bursary material.

In general terms, the majority of scholarships is based on school grade for evaluation, weighted score highest students can receive the award. MSRA is original, called Microsoft scholars scholarship applicants supplied materials including: application form, resume, transcripts, tutor of recommendation, Dean of the Faculty of letters, academic achievements (mainly reflected in the published papers), future research plans, as well as a recording of the video material on CD-ROM. From the material of diversity can be seen, MSRA scholarships valued by students of the comprehensive capacity and innovative ability.

Third, the applicant's eligibility criteria and professional direction meets the scholarship requirements is also one of the key factors.

My research of next generation mobile communication networksRadio resource management algorithms, fall within the information science "networkingand systems" of a piece, this is your place to feel lucky.

When you see the previous sessions of the "Microsoft scholars" achieved outstanding results, I have to admire and feelings; when reading their sincere and excited when acknowledging the award, as it happens, and feel themselves with their success and joy; hear bupt-Microsoft Club President said, bupt students can history was honored the title of "Microsoft scholar" is a small fraction of it, which also give the scholarship on the veil of mystery.

After repeated thought, I finally get up the courage to decide with confidence, to apply for the challenge. Because I firmly believe that "success is always favored ready and opportunistic. ”

Material preparation · comprehensive + innovation

The first round of materials prepared for the bursary of play, only took this a solid first step could be a second round of interviews.

While in many materials inside, feel very difficult to start with are: 1. CV; 2. study plan; 3. Video material. My experiences are: resume to "full", the research plan to "innovation", the video material to the "core".

For curriculum vitae, the "all-round" does not mean that the "long", should be selective focus, take its essence, let the resume is clear, detail, correctly, to judge both comprehensive and streamlined.

In the selection and organization of the process itself will be a time of positioning and awareness for future recruitment jobs is still beneficial.

Research plan for the material, the entire MSRA scholarship highlights that major test applicants for the study of the long-term plan, which was the MSRA scholarship.

I spent nearly a week's time to defragment the previous project, careful analysis and comparison of each project, and at the same time, access to relevant information and see the latest mainstream research directions, standardisation of requirements documents, and technical working group on technical documentation, hoping to find a direction "breakthrough innovation". Hard work pays off, I finally found a feasible study points and organize a set of research methods, describes projects. In short, not necessarily the accumulation and the concept of "innovation", research project will be a paper.

Video material preparation is also a lot of trouble, but the key point is that it is necessary to highlight the "core".

After careful consideration, I adopt the programmes is: focuses its own academic papers, and by extension the next research project. Academic papers form the main body of the entire material and core, and the research plan is up to the role of the "finishing touch", I believe that this kind of video materials can play a maximum of personal strengths and advantages of the project.

Do the above three aspects, the material preparation basically is a winner.

Preparing for success, not only opens the second round of interviews of golden key, it is also an invaluable for self-analysis, mining potential and stimulate innovation.

Interview challenge · harmonious + strict

I am very lucky adopted the MSRA scholarship in the first round screening, get a second round of interviews, felt it was tensions and joy.

May is the seemingly ordinary dull in the second round of interviews, I was deeply impressed.

Interview on schedule.

The Organizing Committee of the MSRA scholarship warm efficient organization, interview in accordance with the different research groups, and in the form of "one-to-many" systematically expand, 20 minutes per person plus 10 minutes for questions and statements, the total time should not exceed 30 minutes. While the other is waiting for the interview applicants, you can lobby with other applicants mutual awareness, mutual exchange, friendship, discuss research areas and direction, this is also reflected in the organization from the side of good intentions.

My interview of sort in middle position, this is the first gave me the opportunity to meet new people.

I look up around the same age, youth, simplicity, all share the characteristic. This including the Institute of Tsinghua University, Peking University, Nankai University, famous for excellent PhD, lively, cheerful, casual, forthright character soon let everyone became friends, everything feels so "harmony". We talk about is very diverse, proudly explains what he has done research directions, vivid portrayal of the various campus interesting, there is also a tavern in research and prospects ... From here, make people feel is not only a more profound knowledge, have a passion for research.

At the interview stage, the greatest feeling is "strict", and a researcher for the spirit of academic meticulous. From Microsoft Research Asia experts may seem harsh, the question is quite intense, in fact, they are really concerned about the things we do, but also seriously thought about, questions not only broaden my train of thought, will also contribute to further discussion in the future. I remember one interviewer asked me a question of game theory, my answer is a bit less consideration, then he gave me advice, with game theory in another theorem to solve my problems and model, may be better, so I benefited from. From here, let me just to feel some of Microsoft's corporate culture, that is "inclusive", researchers will articulate and adhere to his own opinion, but would not be hard to refute your point of view, but rather to leave some time for you to think about until you truly get the best answer.

After the end of the interview, MSRA Scholarship Committee also organized a special dinner, invite some researchers and scholarship applicants for dinner.

In fact, the cuisine is no longer important, and excellent researchers direct contact with the opportunity to have a friend along with a new acquaintance, and for academic research that the "strict" and "inclusion" of spirit, were deeply impressed by every MSRA scholarship applicants heart.

PostScript

2008 Scholarship selection already MSRA, a paragraph, ultimately stand out for the "Microsoft scholars scholarship students are" is certainly welcome, but I believe that participation in the process of MSRA bursary, its significance in itself has far exceeded the final result.

Because, every applicant is in the memorable experiences, harvest in addition to honor is more important than anything, that is, confidence, innovation, friendship, serious and persistent. Sincerely hope that more students to participate in the selection of MSRA scholarships, because you will find that through such an unusual experience, you will be in their own research on the road to walk farther ...