The Google Fellowship Program directly supports graduate students to pursue their degrees, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor.
The Google PhD Fellowship awards its fellows with up to $85,000 to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel.
This post contains detailed information on the requirements, benefits, and the simplified application procedure for the fellowship program.
The Google PhD Fellowship Program is aimed at nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google.
The 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.
Requirements
Students and professionals are welcome to apply to the PhD Fellowship program.
For current PhD Students
Applicants must be enrolled into a full-time PhD program at a university in Africa. Applicants who are currently in their first year of a part-time PhD program and transferring to full-time positions are also welcome to apply.
Students should be early PhD students, i.e., should not have been into more than 1 year of their PhD. Applicants for the 2022 Fellowship must have started their program on or after 1-Jan-2022.
Students must remain enrolled in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
Applicants 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.
For current Undergraduate/Masters students and Professionals
Grant of the fellowship to this category of applicants is contingent on them joining a full-time PhD program at a university in Africa within the calendar year of the award.
Student applicants must be full-time Undergraduate or Masters students enrolled at an African university. Professionals must be employed/affiliated with an organization registered in Africa.
The Google Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for the full-time PhD program at an African university, in Computer Science or related areas, within the calendar year 2022, or the award shall be forfeited.
Grant of the Google 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 he/she wishes to register for PhD.
Grant of the Google Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines applicable in the institute/university where the awardee registers for the PhD program.
Google employees and family members of Google employees are not eligible.
Benefits
Students receive named Fellowships which include a monetary award. The funds are given directly to the university to be distributed to cover the student’s expenses and stipend as appropriate.
In addition, the student will be matched with a Google Research Mentor who we hope will become a valuable resource to the student.
Depending on the country, fellows will receive;
Up to 3 year Fellowship
Up to $50K to cover stipend and other research-related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
Google Research Mentor
Required Documents
Students will 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)
Available transcripts (mark sheets) starting from first year/semester of Bachelor’s degree to date
Research proposal (maximum 3 pages, excluding references)
2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant’s work (at least one from the thesis advisor for current PhD students)
Short (one-page) resume of the student’s PhD program advisor
Applicant’s essay response (350-word limit) to: What impact would receiving this scholarship have on your education?
Describe any circumstances affecting your need for a scholarship and what educational goals this scholarship will enable you to accomplish.
All other required documents vary based on the applicant’s country.
