Deadline: 21 April, 2021
Google has opened applications for PhD Fellowship Programme 2021.
The Google PhD Fellowship Programme was created to recognise 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.
Benefits
- US $30K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
- Google research mentor
Eligibility
- Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time PhD programme at a university in Africa
- Applicants who are currently in their first year of a part-time PhD programme and transferring to full-time positions are also welcome to apply
- Students should be early PhD students, i.e, they should not have been into more than one year of their PhD
- Applicants for the 2021 fellowship must have started their programmes on or after 01 January, 2021
- Students must remain enrolled in the PhD programme for the duration of the fellowship or forfeit the award
- Applicant must be pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or related areas
- Google employees and family members of Google employees are not eligible
- Students who are already receiving another corporate fellowship are not eligible
To apply and for more information, click here.
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