Data Center Operations Fellowship Application
This professional learning program is intended to expand the national capacity for teaching Data Center Operations at technical and community colleges by engaging with secondary and postsecondary instructors. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number 23000978.
Fellows will complete the following:
The fellowship starts by attending a 3-day professional learning series at NOVA. Fellows will then participate in a 5-day externship at a data center near their work institution within 8-weeks of the initial professional learning. Lastly, the fellows will create an educational action plan on how they will incorporate data center operations into their teaching or institution along with a submitted reflection and artifacts within 6-months of the initial professional learning.
Start dates for the 6-month fellowship.
Cohort 1: June 11-13, 2024 (FULL) ------ Cohort 2: June 2025
Stipends of $3500 will be awarded to fellows who complete the 6-month fellowship.
Fellows will be paid a total of $3500 plus up to $1300 in travel expenses. The $3500 stipend will be paid in two installments, the first $1750 installment will be awarded after fellows complete the first 3 months, and the second installment of $1750 will be paid at the end of the 6-month fellowship. Those who do not complete the fellowship, or the requirements of the fellowship will not receive the full stipend.
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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example@example.com
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Citizenship - This is needed for placing fellows in data centers, as some have citizenship requirements depending on their clients and security clearance requirements.
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US Citizen
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Name of your Institution/Workplace
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NOVA
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Work Address
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Street Address
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State / Province
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What size data center market is your institution situated in?
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Emerging
Small Market
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Professional Experience
Current Job Title
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What is your experience with data centers? Select all that apply.
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None
I know what a data center is and does.
I know the types of careers related to data centers.
I have been inside a data center.
I have worked in a data center.
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Courses taught/supervised related to Data Center Operations (e.g. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Building Maintenance, Building Administration, Networking, etc.)
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The purpose of this fellowship it to build the capacity for data center education across the country. What most interests you about this fellowship and how do you hope to incorporate data center education into your teaching or institution?
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What other experience do you have that is relevant to this fellowship that you would like us to consider?
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Optional
Do you have the support of your institution to apply what you learn during this fellowship? If selected, you will need a letter of support from your supervisor.
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No
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Availablity - Attending the 3-day Professional Learning Series followed by a 5-day Externship at a Data Center is required.
The 3-Day Professional Learning Series will take place at NOVA. Which of the following would you be interested in attending? If you are available, but have no preference, you may select multiple dates.
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Cohort 2: June 2025
Fellows are required to complete a 5-day externship at a data center near their institution within 8 weeks of completing the above training, are you available to complete the externship prior between mid-June to mid-August?
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Yes
No, but I could complete it within the year
No, I am only interested in the 3-day professional learning
What is your preference for the location of the externship? We will work with the data centers on your behalf to try to get you placed at one of the locations you select.
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Ashburn, VA
Fairfax, VA
Loudoun, VA
Manassas, VA
Reston, VA
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We will work with our industry advisory board to identify a host data center close to your institution. If you have any specific location requests, please describe below.
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