New Delhi, 21 March 2021: Google has announced PhD Fellowship India 2021. PhD Fellowship program is open for The early-stage PhD Fellowship and Late-stage PhD Fellowships. The closing date for submission of application is 22 April 2021.
Google PhD Fellowship India 2021: The Google PhD Fellowship Program recognizes outstanding graduate students doing exceptional work in computer science, related disciplines, or promising research areas. Fellowship students are given funding to support them in their graduate studies. Google runs PhD Fellowship programs in several regions throughout the globe including US/Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Australia, India, China and East Asia.
Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor. This highly competitive program offers both early and late-stage PhD fellowships to recognize and encourage graduate students doing work in Computer Science and related fields.
Key Dates: The closing date for submission of online application is 22 April 2021.
The early-stage PhD Fellowship (enrolment date on or after Jan 2020) offers support for a maximum period of four years (covering stipend, a contingency grant for expenses like books and material, and a travel grant for attending conferences).
New this year: Late-stage PhD Fellowships will support current students (enrolled before Jan 2020) for the period of a year through providing support with stipend, contingencies, and travel expenses for the year.
Eligibility Criteria:
Students must remain enrolled in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
Google employees and family members of Google employees are not eligible
Students who are already receiving another industry fellowship are not eligible.
For early-stage/incoming PhD students:
If the applicant is not a Ph.D student enrolled on or after Jan 2020, student applicants must be current full-time undergraduate or Master’s students enrolled at an Indian University. Professionals must be employed/affiliated with an organization registered in India
The Google Fellowship award will be contingent on the awardee registering for the full-time PhD program at an Indian university, in Computer Science or related areas, within the calendar year 2021, 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 they wish to register for their PhD. Granting 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.
For late-stage PhD students:
Applicants must have enrolled in a full-time PhD program at an Indian university before January 2020
Applicants must be pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or related areas.
Deadline to submit application: 11:59 PM UTC on Thursday, 22 April 2021.
For further details about eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the Admission Notification, uploaded on the official website of Google PhD Fellowship.
