Congratulations to Cornelius Toole, Jr., who is a doctoral student at Louisiana State University in the Computer Science Department, currently working as graduate assistant in Center for Computation and Technology (CCT) and have been offered the Huel Perkins Doctoral Fellowship.

Brief Description about the Fellowship:

Huel D. Perkins Doctoral Fellowship Program- These fellowships are among the most prestigious awards offered by the (Louisiana State) University and are available to qualified African-American doctoral students. The Huel D. Perkins Doctoral Fellowships include a cash stipend of $14,000 per year for three years. A fourth year of funding will be provided if the Fellow passes the general examination and has submitted an approved dissertation topic by the end of the third year. Resident tuition and nonresident tuition (if applicable) is waived. Applications require departmental nomination.