Google India PhD Fellowships 1872 views

Google India PhD Fellowships is highly competitive program. Each fellowship recipient will be assigned a Google Sponsor who will mentor the PhD fellow over the research period. Engagement with the Google Sponsor will include discussions on research direction, research progress updates etc.

Number of fellowships: up to 4 named fellowships.

Duration: maximum 4 years

Fellowship value: monthly fellowship; contingency grant for expenses like books, stationery etc; travel grant

Eligibility:

For current PhD students

• Applicants must have been enrolled at an Indian University, in a full-time PhD program, on or after 1-Jan-2016.
• Applicant must remain enrolled in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
• Applicants must be pursuing a PhD 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

• Applicants must be current full-time Undergraduate or Master’s student enrolled at an Indian University.
• Professionals must be employed or affiliated with an organization registered in India.
• The Google Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for the full-time PhD program of an Indian University, in Computer Science or related areas, within the calendar year 2017, or the award shall be forfeited.
• The selected candidate must also complete the PhD admission process of the respective institute/university where he/she wishes to register for PhD.

Application Process

Apply with following documents:

• Resume/CV with links to publications (if available).
• Grade transcripts (mark sheets) starting from first year/semester of Bachelor’s degree till date.
• Research statement of purpose (max. 2 pages).
• 3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant’s work (at least one coming from the thesis adviser in case of current PhD students).
• Create a Google Drive folder containing the above documents and share the folder with research-in@google.com
• Complete the online form to apply.