The Siebel Scholars program was established by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation in 2000 to recognize the most talented students at 29 graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering, and energy science in the United States, China, France, Italy, and Japan.
Funding for the Siebel Scholars program was established through grants totaling more than $45 million. Each year, top graduate students from each institution are selected as Siebel Scholars. Siebel Scholars are selected by the Deans of each school on the basis of outstanding academic performance and qualities of leadership to receive a $35,000 award. The specific process varies from school to school.
Siebel Scholars are key advisors to the Siebel Foundation, guiding the development of innovative programs the Foundation initiates. The annual Siebel Scholars conference and ongoing planning sessions throughout the year are an integral part of the Siebel Scholars program.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Kellogg School of Management
Stanford Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Harvard Business School (2001–2005)
Wharton School of Business (2001–2014)
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
Harvard University, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT School of Engineering
Princeton University, Department of Computer Science
Stanford University School of Engineering
Tsinghua University, Department of Computer Science and Technology
University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley College of Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UIUC College of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT School of Engineering
Stanford University, Stanford University School of Engineering and Stanford University School of Medicine
University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley College of Engineering
University of California, San Diego, Institute of Engineering in Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
École Polytechnique, Graduate School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT School of Engineering
Politecnico di Torino, Doctoral School
Princeton University, Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Stanford University, Stanford University School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Tsinghua University, Laboratory for Low Carbon Energy
University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley College of Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UIUC College of Engineering
University of Tokyo, School of Engineering
A key element of the program is the annual Siebel Scholars Conference. Each year, current and past Scholars convene at the annual Conference. The Scholars, university faculty, and some thought-leaders gather to discuss and debate global issues.
2000 Conference at University of Chicago - Global Security and Human Genome Project
Speakers: General Alexander Haig; Roger Cossack, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert M. Gates, Prime Minister John Major, Dr. Aristides A.N. Patrinos, Charles DeLisi
2001 Conference at MIT - Crisis Management and Global Terrorism
Speakers: Dr. Jerry Linenger, Kurt Muse, Norman Schwarzkopf, Denny Fitch, Benjamin Netanyahu, William Gavin, Scott O'Grady
2002 Conference at Stanford University - Stem Cell Research and The Role of the State in Regulating the Economy
Speakers: Alice M. Rivlin, Richard C. Breeden, Dr. Arthur Caplan, Robert Reich, Dr. Irving L. Weissman, William Kristol
2004 Conference at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - A Discussion of Justice in America
Speakers: Ron Angelone, Professor Craig Haney, Bernard B. Kerik, Nadine Strossen, Alan Elsner, Marc Mauer, William J. Fraser
2005 Conference at University of Chicago - The Methamphetamine Crisis in America
Speakers: Michael O. Leavitt, Barry R. McCaffrey, Mike McGrath, A. Thomas McLellan, David Murray, Bryan Samuels, Richard W. Sanders, S. Alex Stalcup, Eames Yates
2007 Conference at University of California, Berkeley - The Economics of Alternative Energy
Speakers: Spencer Abraham, Carol Browner, Myron Ebell, Daniel C. Esty, Ben Lieberman, Jon Meacham, Angus Rockett, Richard Swanson, Jerry Taylor
2008 Conference at Northwestern University - Water: The Next Global Crisis?
Speakers: Terry L. Anderson, Nigel Asquith, Maude Barlow, Joseph Dellapenna, Peter Gleick, Robert Glennon, Clay J. Landry, Lewis H. Lapham, Gary Libecap, Pat Mulroy, Rodney Smith, Kimberly Strassel, Barton H."Buzz" Thompson, Jr.
2010 Conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Energy and Climate
Speakers: Doug Arent, Heidi Cullen, Thomas Friedman, Thomas Kalil, Doug May, Stephen Pacala, Arati Prabhakar, Andrew Revkin, Jim Rogers, Richard Sandor, Daniel P. Schrag, Stephen Stokes
2011 Conference at Janelia Farm Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Synthetic Biology
Speakers: Frances Arnold, Arthur Caplan, Alta Charo, Greg Conko, Jay Keasling, Michael Krasny (talk show host), Ed Penhoet, Arti Rai, Vandana Shiva, Craig Venter
2012 Conference at University of California, Berkeley - Class Warfare in America'
Speakers: David Brooks, Niall Ferguson, William Galston, Lewis H. Lapham, Charles Murray, Ralph Nader, Robert Reich, Condoleezza Rice
