Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme in EMEA

Every year, PhD supervisors from academic institutions in EMEA (Europe, Middle east, Africa) are invited to submit their proposals for collaborative research projects with Microsoft Research Cambridge. Applications are then reviewed and around 20 projects are selected for funding. PhD students are appointed to the selected projects and begin their research in the following academic year under the supervision of their academic supervisor, with co-supervision from a researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge.

The Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) was launched in 2004 and has so far supported more than 200 PhD students from more than 18 countries and 51 institutions.

Current schedule
The online submission tool will be live on 1 September, and submissions will close on 26 September 2016.

Eligibility

Only PhD supervisors should apply. If their project is selected, the supervisor has until 31 March 2017 to find the best possible student for the project; otherwise, the PhD Agreement will be terminated automatically. Only applications from institutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will be considered.

Application:

For an application to be considered, the following important requirements apply:

• The institute agrees to the terms and conditions in the MRL Term Sheet.
• The applicant must be in dialogue with the future Microsoft supervisor prior to submission deadline and jointly drafting the proposal.
• The proposed research must be closely related to the following research themes carried out at Microsoft Research in Cambridge (Click on the links for more information):

1. Biological Computation
2. Human Experience and Design
3. Machine Intelligence and Perception
4. Programming Principles and Tools
5. Systems and Networking

How to Apply

The online submission tool will be live on 1 September, and submissions will close on 26 September 2016

Contact

Please direct any questions to your university department chair or contact Microsoft directly at:msrphd@microsoft.com

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