Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship

Interested in an advanced degree in computing-related fields? Check this out! Students from underrepresented groups in computing have a new funding opportunity with the Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship. Apply by October 9th and you could earn funding for tuition and fees for three academic years and a $42,000 stipend

What it is
A three-year fellowship for PhD students at North American universities who are members of groups underrepresented in computing and pursuing research aligned to the research topics carried out by Microsoft Research.
How to apply
Applicants must be in their second year of PhD studies and nominated by the department chair in their field of study. Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, Ada Lovelace Day.

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Eligibility criteria

• Applicants for the Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship must be nominated by their universities, and their nominations must be confirmed by the office of the chair of the department. Direct applications from students are not accepted.
• Students must attend a North American university.
• The proposed research must be closely related to the research topics carried out by Microsoft Research as noted in the Research areas tab above. We are particularly interested in proposals related to Systems & Networking and AI (including Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Robotics) as well as interdisciplinary extensions to them.
• Students must be in their second year of a PhD program in the fall semester or quarter of 2018. The nominating university will be asked to confirm the student’s PhD program start date (month/year).
• A maximum of three applicants per department, per university, will be accepted.
  • All three applicants must self-identify with an underrepresented group in computing (women, African-Americans/Blacks, Latinos, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, people with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ).
• Microsoft will have discretion as to how any remaining funds will be used if the student is no longer qualified to receive funding (e.g. if the student unenrolls from the program, graduates, or transfers to a different university).
• The recipient must remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program during the three consecutive academic years of the award or forfeit the award.
• A recipient of a Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship may not receive another fellowship from another company or institution for the same academic period. Fellows accepting multiple fellowships may become ineligible to receive continued funding from Microsoft.