Google US/Canada PhD Fellowship Program

Deadline: 11/09/2018

Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor. Please see Google’s FAQ for more details on regional eligibility and specifics of the award.

The Google US/Canada PhD Fellowship Program recognizes outstanding graduate students doing exceptional work in computer science and related disciplines. Google will award approximately 15 fellowships from among the following topical areas:

Algorithms, Optimizations, & Markets
Computational Neuroscience
Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning
Machine Perception, Speech Technology, & Computer Vision
Mobile Computing
Natural Language Processing (including Information Retrieval & Extraction)
Privacy & Security
Programming Technology & Software Engineering
Quantum Computing
Structured Data & Database Management
Systems & Networking

Duration

2 years with possible 3rd year extension

Funding

The award provides:

$34,000 annual stipend (paid over 9 months of the academic year).
Full coverage of tuition and fees.
Opportunity to work with a Google Research Mentor.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

Be a full-time doctoral student pursuing research in one of the topical areas listed above.
Be in at least their 3rd year of a PhD program by the fall semester or quarter of the year when the fellowship begins.
Remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program during at least two academic years of the award or forfeit award.
Be nominated by their department.
Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible.

Website

Contact

Michael Rennaker
Program Manager
Google University Relations
[email protected]