Google Africa PhD Fellowship Program for Graduate Students

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Association

for9a Mina7

Deadline

On going

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Master , PhD , Fellowships

Opportunity funding

Partial funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Award or Grant Description $$ usd $30k, more

The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields.

Fellowships support promising PhD candidates of all backgrounds who seek to influence the future of technology. Google’s mission is to foster inclusive research communities and encourages people of diverse backgrounds to apply. They currently offer Fellowships in Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, India, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States.

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

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Eligibility Criteria

Open to a full-time graduate students pursuing a PhD and enrolled in an African institution.
- Undergraduate or Master’s students and professionals may apply.
- Undergraduate and Master’s student applicants must be currently enrolled, full-time students at an African university.
- Professionals must be employed/affiliated with an organization registered in Africa.
- For these applicants, the Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for a full-time PhD program of an African university in computer science (or an adjacent field) within the calendar year of the Fellowship award, or the award shall be forfeited.
- Grant of the 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 they wish to register for a PhD.
- Grant of the Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines applicable in the institute/university where the awardee registers for the PhD program.
- Students must remain enrolled full-time in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship 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.

Offered Benefits

Up to 3 year Fellowship
USD $30K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
Google Research Mentor

Application Process

You’ll need the following documents in order to complete an application (in English only):

Student applicant’s resume with links to website and publications (if available)
Short (1-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 8 pages)
2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant’s work (at least one from the thesis advisor for current PhD students)
Applicant’s essay response (350-word limit) to: Describe the desired impact your research will make on the field and society, and why this is important to you. Include any personal, educational and/or professional experiences that have motivated your research interests

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