The Google PhD Fellowship Program is inviting applications for its 2024 cycle. This initiative is to facilitate connections with mentors from Google Research. The fellowship provides monetary awards for the recipients. Applications are invited from Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia,Europe, India, Latin America, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the United States.The fellowship program aims to acknowledge and support graduate students who are conducting extraordinary research in fields that align with computer science.
The program is committed to advancing the work of promising doctoral candidates from diverse backgrounds.Upholding Google’s commitment to building diverse and inclusive research environments, the fellowship encourages applications from a wide range of individuals.Google PhD Fellowship program funds are given directly to the University. The University will distribute this amount to cover the student’s expenses, and pay stipend accordingly. Besides monetary contribution, Google will provide a research mentor for the recipient.
Fields of research for Google Fellowship Program
The applicant of Google Phd Fellowship can choose research in the following fields below,
- Algorithms and Theory
- Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing
- Health & Bioscience
- Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization
- Machine Intelligence
- Machine Perception
- Natural Language Processing
- Networking
- Quantum Computing
- Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention
- Software Engineering
- Software Systems
- Speech Processing
- Other areas listed in application forms during application window
Benefits of Google Phd Fellowship Program
Since, Google Phd Fellowship program is open for applications from different regions, benefits vary. The benefits for all regions are below,
Africa
- Up to 3 year Fellowship
- US $12K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
Australia and New Zealand
- 1 year Fellowship
- AUD $15K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
Canada and the United States
- Up to 2 year Fellowship (effective from 2024 for new recipients)
- 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
East Asia
- 1 year Fellowship
- US $10K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
Europe
- Up to 2 year Fellowship (effective from 2024 for new recipients)
- 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
Early-stage PhD students
- Up to 4 year Fellowship
- US $50K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
Late-stage PhD students
- 1 year Fellowship
- US $10K to recognise research contributions, cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
Latin America
- Up to 2 year Fellowship (effective from 2024 for new recipients)
- US $15K per year to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
Southeast Asia
- Up to 3 year Fellowship
- US $10K per year for up to 3 years (or up to graduation, whichever is earlier) to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google Research Mentor
Eligibility Criteria for Google Fellowship Program
For some regions, applications are accepted from nominating universities while in other regions, applicants can directly apply for the fellowship. Universities should only nominate students that meet the following requirements:
- Africa: Incoming PhD students are eligible to apply, but the Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for a full-time PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) within the academic year of the Fellowship award, or the award shall be forfeited.
- Australia and New Zealand: early-stage students enrolled in the first or second year of their PhD (no requirement for completion of graduate coursework by the academic award year).
- Canada and the United States: students who have completed graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins.
- East Asia: students who have completed most of graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins. Students should have sufficient time for research projects after receiving a fellowship.
- Europe: Students enrolled at any stage of their PhD are eligible to apply.
Direct applicant students in India, Latin America and Southeast Asia
- Incoming PhD students are eligible to apply, but the Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for a full-time PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) within the academic year of the Fellowship award, or the award shall be forfeited.
- Latin America: incoming or early stage-students enrolled in the first or second year of their PhD (no requirement for completion of graduate coursework by the academic award year).
Documents For Google fellowship Program
The documents below are common for all applicants, while for further details check the official page. Following documents must be submitted for Google Phd Fellowship program:University nominates students.Required materials must be in a single PDF:
- Student CV with website/publication links (if available)
- Advisor’s 1-page CV
- Transcripts (Bachelor’s to present)
- Research proposal (max 3 pages)
- 2-3 recommendation letters (1 from advisor)
- Student essay (350 words) on impact of fellowship
Institutions who can nominate the PhD fellow for the Fellowship program.
Africa, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, East Asia, Europe and the United States: universities must be an accredited research institution that awards research degrees to PhD students in computer science (or an adjacent field).
India, Latin America and Southeast Asia: applications are open to universities/institutes in India, Latin America (excluding Cuba), and in eligible Southeast Asian countries/regions (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam).
Deadline to Apply for Google Fellowship Program for PhD students
The application submission deadline is 11:59:59pm UTC-12 (AoE) May 8, 2024.
How to Apply for the Google Phd Fellowship Program?
To apply for Google Phd Fellowship, and further details on the fields of research, check out the official webpage given below,
