Here is the original email from VMware:

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The VMware Academic Program invites you to submit nominations for the
VMware Graduate Fellowships for the 2015/2016 awards. Nominees must be
PhD students that will not graduate sooner than May 2016. The
Fellowship is a 12-month award that will begin with a summer
internship at VMware in 2015, after which VMware will pay the
student's full tuition and fees for the subsequent academic year, and
provide a stipend of $35,000. The internship is an integral part of
the Fellowship that we believe will enable the Fellows to maximize the
value of their relationship with VMware.
 

Eligibility

o At the time of application, applicants must be currently enrolled,
full-time Ph.D. students.

o Applicants must be nominated by their academic department (limit of
two nominations per department).

o Nominations are only accepted from academic departments invited to
participate in this program. We ask that you not forward this
announcement as you are receiving this invitation as a member of
select group of schools.

o The award cannot be one of several corporate fellowship awards to
the student.

Application

A faculty member (e.g., the PhD advisor) must provide the following
application materials:

o Three letters of recommendations: one from the student's PhD
advisor, one from another faculty member familiar with the student's
work, and a third from either another faculty member or, in the case
of students that completed a VMware internship, the VMware manager or
mentor.

o Current CV for the student

o Statement of research objectives

o Applications must be submitted to Rita Tavilla, rtavilla@vmware.com,
by Monday, December 5, 2014 – 12:00midnight (PST).  We will announce
the winners of the awards before the end of January 2015. Students
shortlisted for the Fellowship will be notified by the end of November
to discuss internship opportunities, but students who wish to discuss
internship opportunities sooner, should let us know promptly.
 

Thank you for your attention and support of VMAP, please contact
myself or Rita with any questions.

Curt Kolovson
Sr. Research Scientist
VMware Academic Program

Rita Tavilla
Sr. Academic Program Manager
VMware Academic Program
 
 
Rita Tavilla
Sr. Academic Program Manager
VMware Academic Program
VMware, Inc.
5 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA  02142
617-528-7641