Microsoft research offers PhD scholarship Program for International PhD Students in their second or third year of the program.
The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship is a two-year fellowship program for outstanding PhD students nominated by their universities.
Eligibility
- Applicants must attend a United States or Canadian university and be enrolled in the Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics department.
- Applicants must be in their second or third year of an eligible PhD program in the fall semester or quarter of 2016.
Application Process
- Applications must include:
i) Nominee’s thesis proposal or research statement
ii) One (1) page summary of their thesis proposal or research statement
iii) Nominee’s curriculum vitae
iv) Three (3) letters of reference from established researchers familiar with the nominee’s research. Of these, one (1) letter should come from the student’s advisor. Only one (1) letter can be from a current Microsoft employee.
- Applications must be submitted via the online application tool in any of the following formats: Word document, text-only file, or PDF. Email or hard-copy applications will not be considered. All application materials must be submitted by the person who is designated as the application contact by the departmental chair’s office and must not be the applicant.
- Incomplete applications cannot be considered, and notification of incompleteness will not be made.
Application Deadline
The application deadline for this scholarship is on October 10, 2016
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