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The LQC National Quantum Fellowship is designed to support talented U.S. citizen graduate students within the field of quantum information science and technology (QIST). The fellowship is hosted at the Laboratory for Physical Sciences Qubit Collaboratory (LQC), a national Quantum Information Science Research Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. By stimulating U.S. graduate student participation in QIST-based research, the fellowship addresses one aspect of the LQC's mission of fostering the development of a highly skilled and knowledgeable QIST workforce for the nation in support of the National Quantum Initiative. With a preference to superconducting and semiconducting approaches, research topics must be connected to advancing qubit device creation or implementation and may be experimental or theoretical in nature. While the emphasis is on quantum computing, proposals for quantum sensing and networking will also be considered. All fellows are afforded the opportunity to visit and collaborate directly with the LQC, its personnel, and make use of the state-of-the-art equipment onsite. This is a 12-month research appointment with the intention to extend the appointment annually for up to 3 years. Participants receive a stipend determined by NSA-LPS-LQC, typically based on academic standing, discipline, experience, and research facility location. All fellows are expected to present a poster or oral presentation at the annual LQC Program Review (LQCPR) in College Park, MD.