Google has started accepting the application for their PhD fellowship program. The program is only available for selective countries, namely, Australia China and East Asia, Europe, Africa, India, the United States and Canada. Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor. Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional work in computer science and related research areas
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Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor.
Google PhD Fellowship students are a select group recognized by Google researchers and their institutions as some of the most promising young academics in the world. The Fellowships are awarded to students who represent the future of research in the following fields:
- Algorithms, Optimizations and Markets
- Computational Neuroscience
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Machine Learning
- Machine Perception, Speech Technology and Computer Vision
- Mobile Computing
- Natural Language Processing (including Information Retrieval and Extraction)
- Privacy and Security
- Programming Languages and Software Engineering
- Quantum Computing
- Structured Data and Database Management
- Systems and Networking
Benefits
- Africa
- Up to 3-year Fellowship
- US $30K to cover stipend and other research-related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
- Australia
- 1-year Fellowship
- AUD $10K to cover stipend and other research-related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
- China and East Asia (Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan)
- 1-year Fellowship
- US $10K to cover stipend and other research-related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
- Europe
- Up to 3-year Fellowship
- Yearly bursary towards stipend/salary, health care, social benefits, tuition and fees, conference travel and personal computing equipment. The bursary varies by country.
- Google Research Mentor
- India
- Up to 4-year Fellowship
- US $50K to cover stipend and other research-related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
- The United States and Canada
- 2-year Fellowship with an opportunity to extend to the 3rd year
- Full tuition and fees (enrollment fees, health insurance, books) plus a stipend to be used for living expenses, travel and personal equipment
- Google Research Mentor
Eligibilities
Nominated students in North America and Europe
- Universities should only nominate students that meet the following requirements:
- Full-time graduate students pursuing a PhD.
- US/Canadian students must be in at least their 3rd year of a PhD program by the fall semester or quarter of the year when the Fellowship begins. The nominating university will be asked to confirm the student’s PhD program start date.
- European students must be in at least their 2nd year of a PhD program with the same rules above.
- The recipient must remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program during at least two academic years of the award or forfeit the award.
- Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household are not eligible.
- Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible.
Nominated students in Australia, China and East Asia
- Universities should only nominate students that meet the following requirements:
- Enrolled in a participating university and nominated by that university.
- Full-time graduate students pursuing a PhD.
- Completed graduate coursework by the Fall of the award year, when the Fellowship begins.
- Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household are not eligible.
- Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible.
Direct applicant students in Africa and India
- Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time PhD program at a university in Africa or India. Applicants who are currently in their first year of a part-time PhD program and transferring to full-time positions are also welcome to apply.
- If you are in a PhD program already, you should be an early-stage PhD student when submitting your application, i.e., you have completed one year or less of your PhD.
Students must remain enrolled in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award. - Current undergraduate, master students and professionals may apply. The Google Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for a full-time PhD program of an African or Indian university in Computer Science or related areas within the calendar year of the fellowship, or the award shall be forfeited.
- Applicants enrolled in an undergraduate or masters program must be current, full-time students at an African or Indian university.
- Professionals must be employed/affiliated with an organization registered in Africa or India, and receipt of the award is contingent on them joining a full-time PhD program at an African or Indian university within the calendar year of the award.
- Grant of the Google Fellowship does not mean admission to the PhD program of a university. The awardee must also complete the PhD admission process of the respective institute/university where he/she wishes to register for a PhD.
- Grant of the Google Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines applicable in the institute/university where the awardee registers for the PhD program.
- Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household are not eligible.
- Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible.
Application Process
The details of each Fellowship vary by region.
For each student nomination, the university will be asked to submit the following material in a single PDF file:
- Student CV with links to website and publications (if available)
- Transcript of current and previous academic records
- Research/dissertation proposal (recommended length 4-5 pages, no longer than 8)
- 2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the nominee’s work (at least one coming from the thesis advisor)
- Short (1-page) CV of advisor
Africa
You’ll need the following documents in order to complete an application:
- Applicant’s resume with links to publications (if available)
- One-page resume of the student’s PhD program advisor
- Available transcripts (mark sheets) starting from first year/semester of Bachelor’s degree to date
- Research proposal (maximum two pages)
- Three letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant’s work (at least one coming from the thesis adviser in case of current PhD students).
India
You’ll need the following documents in order to complete an application:
- Applicant’s resume with links to publications (if available)
- Available transcripts (mark sheets) starting from first year/semester of Bachelors degree till date
- Research statement of purpose (maximum two pages)
- Three letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant’s work (at least one coming from the thesis adviser in case of current PhD students).
North America and Europe
In the United States, Canada, and Europe accredited PhD granting institutions in Computer Science or related fields may nominate up to two eligible students during the application period. Learn about the PhD Fellowship program by reviewing their FAQ
The Google North America and Europe PhD Fellowship program application window is now closed for this year. Applications for the 2020 program will open on November 1st, 2019.
Australia, China and East Asia
In Australia, China and East Asia students must be nominated by an eligible university. Nomination instructions are sent to eligible universities and submissions must be provided directly by an official representative of the university. Please see their FAQ for more information.
Invitations for the 2019 PhD Fellowship Program in China/Hong Kong/Japan/South Korea will be delivered in April 2019. And the application window will be closed on 11:59:59 PM CST May 31, 2019.
Invitations for the 2019 PhD Fellowship Program in Australia will be delivered in March 2019 and awardees will be notified by June 2019.
Africa and India
In India and Africa, students may apply directly during the application period, which opens each February in India and each November in Africa. Applications are open to students in Computer Science and related areas from any Indian or African university. Please see their FAQ for more information.
The Google Africa PhD Fellowship program application window for 2019 is now open until Monday, 4th February 2019 at 11:59:59 PM GMT
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