Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google Africa Ph.D. Fellowship Program has been created to support and recognize outstanding students pursuing or looking to pursue Ph.D. level studies in computer science and related areas.
WORTH
- Successful students receive named Fellowships, which include a $10,000 award per year over 3 years.
- The funds are given directly to the university to be distributed to cover the student’s expenses and stipend as appropriate.
- The funds are given as an unrestricted gift, and it is Google’s policy not to pay for overhead on unrestricted gifts.
- In addition, the student will be matched with a Google Research Mentor who we hope will become a valuable resource to the student.
- There is no employment relationship between the student and Google as a result of receiving the fellowship.
- Fellowship recipients are not subject to intellectual property restrictions unless they complete an internship at Google.
- Fellowship recipients serving an internship are subject to the same intellectual property and other contractual obligations as any other Google intern.
- If a Fellowship student is interested, an internship at Google is encouraged, but not guaranteed or required.
ELIGIBILITY
For current Ph.D. students
- Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time Ph.D. program at a university in Africa. Applicants who are currently in their first year of a part-time Ph.D. program and transferring to full-time positions are also welcome to apply.
- Students should be early stage Ph.D. students, i.e., should not have been into more than 1 year of their Ph.D. Applicants for the 2018 Fellowship must have started their program on or after 1 January 2017.
- Students must remain enrolled in the Ph.D. program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
- Applicants must be pursuing a Ph.D. 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 Ph.D. program at a university in Africa within the calendar year of the award.
- Student applicants must be current 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 Ph.D. program of an African university, in Computer Science or related areas, within the calendar year 2018, or the award shall be forfeited.
- Grant of the Google Fellowship does not mean admission to the Ph.D. program of a university. The awardee must also complete the Ph.D. admission process of the respective institute/university where he/she wishes to register for a Ph.D.
- Grant of the Google Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines applicable to the institute/university where the awardee registers for the Ph.D. program.
- Google employees and family members of Google employees are not eligible.
- Applicants who are already receiving another corporate fellowship are not eligible.
DEADLINE: January 19, 2018
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