The Facebook Fellowship Program an Emerging Scholar Award are open to full-time PhD students (domestic and international) enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering or a related study area. Winners of the fellowship are entitled to receive two years of tuition and fees all paid for, a yearly stipend, and conference travel assist.
Interested candidates who apply will be evaluated based on the strength of the student’s research statement, publication record, and recommendation letters.
Students who are in their first or second year of study and are members of a minority group* that is underrepresented in the technology sector, may elect to be evaluated for an Emerging Scholar Award.
All Fellowship candidates will be entitled with the following benefits:
Up to $5,000 in conference travel support.
Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year (up to two years).
$37K grant (one-time payment during each academic year).
We are accepting applications from PhD students with research in one of the following areas:
Interested candidates who apply will be evaluated based on the strength of the student’s research statement, publication record, and recommendation letters.
Students who are in their first or second year of study and are members of a minority group* that is underrepresented in the technology sector, may elect to be evaluated for an Emerging Scholar Award.
All Fellowship candidates will be entitled with the following benefits:
Up to $5,000 in conference travel support.
Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year (up to two years).
$37K grant (one-time payment during each academic year).
We are accepting applications from PhD students with research in one of the following areas:
- CommAI
- Computational Social Science
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Networking and Connectivity
- Compute Storage and Efficiency
- Computer Vision
- Distributed Systems
- Economics and Computation
- Security/Privacy
- Research Outside of the Above: relevant work in areas that may not align with the research priorities highlighted above.
Required application materials:
A) Research Summary 1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus, importance to the field, and applicability to Facebook of the anticipated research. Please reference the research areas.
B) Resume or CV (with email, phone and mailing address). Please include applicable coursework.
C) Two letters of recommendation (Please provide their email addresses):
Advisor
Professional reference (can be from academia or industry)
Eligibility Criteria:
- Full-time PhD students who are currently involved in on-going research
- Students work must be related to one or more relevant disciplines
- Students must be enrolled during the academic year(s) the Fellowship is awarded
- The Fellowship Program is open to PhD students globally who are enrolled in an accredited university in any country
- First or second year PhD students who are members of a minority group that is underrepresented* in the technology sector have the option of being evaluated for an emerging scholar award.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to Apply
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