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Google PhD Fellowship Program
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Google recognizes PhD students conducting exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields; fellowship support varies by region.
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Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- enrolment full-time enrollment in a PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship Exact current official rule
- institution nomination by an eligible university during the application period Exact current official rule
- institution Africa, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, East Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, Middle East, Southeast Asia, …
- Not open to: Google employee, spouse of a Google employee, child of a Google employee, member of a Google employee's household Exact current official rule
- Not open to: supported by a comparable industry award, except government or non-profit organization funding Exact current official rule
- Not open to: past awardee of the PhD Fellowship program Exact current official rule
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- enrolment register for a full-time PhD program in computer science or an adjacent field within the academic award year … Exact current official rule
- admission separately apply and be accepted to a PhD program in computer science or an adjacent field at an eligible ins… Exact current official rule
- career stage early-stage PhD student enrolled in the first or second year Exact current official rule
- career stage completed graduate coursework in the PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins Exact current official rule
- career stage completed most graduate coursework in the PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins Exact current official rule
- career stage sufficient time for research projects after receiving a fellowship
Preferences and flexible criteria (2)
- career stage incoming PhD student, early-stage PhD student
- career stage any stage of a PhD
Not open to: Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household; comparable industry award; government or non-profit organization funding is exempt; Past awardees from the PhD Fellowship program
- Level of study
- PhD
- Fields of study
- Computer science and IT
What's covered Fully funded
- Funding type
- Fully funded
- Funding details
- US $15K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel; US $85K per year towards education costs (tuition and fees), living expenses, travel, and personal equipment; tuition and fees), living expenses, travel, and personal equipment; Yearly bursary towards stipend / salary, health care, social benefits, tuition and fees, conference travel and personal computing equipment.; stipend / salary, health care, social benefits, tuition and fees, conference travel and personal computing equipment; cover stipend; other research related activities; research related activities
- Host institution
- Eligible university or institution where the awardee registers for the PhD; no institution is named.
What I need Application materials must be in English
- English requirement
- Application materials must be in English
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- Review the eligibility criteria and application requirements for your region; the required materials vary by region. Required
- Contact your department or graduate school for information about your university’s internal nomination process. Required
- Prepare the required application materials for your region in English, in a single flat (not portfolio) PDF, and provide them through your university’s nomination process. Required
- Obtain nomination by an eligible university during the application period; students cannot apply directly. Required
- If nominated, your university submits the application on your behalf. The submission portal is to be available on the program page when the application period begins. Required
- For incoming or early-stage PhD students in Africa, India, Latin America, or Southeast Asia, separately apply and be accepted to a PhD program in computer science or an adjacent field at an eligible institution; the fellowship award is contingent on registering full-time within the academic award year. Required
- Deadline
- Closed
- Deadline notes
- For the 2026 cycle, applications opened March 5, 2026 and closed April 30, 2026. The official page also listed proposal decisions by Aug. 31, 2026 and public announcement of recipients by Oct. 31, 2026.
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- University nomination is mandatory; the university submits the application on the student's behalf, and direct student applications are not accepted. Monetary awards are paid to the Fellow's university for distribution. Fellowship durations vary by region.
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