Facebook Fellowship Program
Facebook has just launched their 2016-2017 Graduate Fellowship Program. Applications are invited for Facebook Fellowship Program available to Ph.D. students gloablly who has already enrolled in accredited universities in any country. International and Domestic students can apply for this program.
Study Subject in following fields can apply for it:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Connectivity Hardware
- Data Mining
- Databases
- Distributed Systems, Networking & Operating Systems
- Economics and Computation
- Electrical Engineering
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing & Speech Technologies
- Programming Languages & Compilers
- Security & Privacy
- Social Computing
- Software Engineering
The Facebook fellowship program is designed to encourage the doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research oriented work related to Computer Science and Engineering. "While we support Fellows across a wide spectrum of computer science and engineering disciplines, this year in particular, we are seeking to support more PhD students working in connectivity, machine learning, and hardware, including electrical engineering, to build long-term collaborations" said Rebekkah Hogan, Facebook Fellowship Program Manager. The merit scholarship is offered by Facebook to support talented doctoral students in their research effort while delivering innovative research.
Scholarship Award winners will get following:
- Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year (up to two years)
- $37K grants (one-time payment during each academic year)
- Up to $5,000 in conference travel support
- Paid visit to Facebook HQ to present research
- Opportunity for a paid internship at Facebook
Facebook fellowship award phd program Scholarship can be taken in USA and Overseas (The Fellowship Program is open to Ph.D. students globally who are enrolled in an accredited university in any country).
Eligibility Criteria:
- Full-time Ph.D. students who are currently involved in on-going research.
- Students work must be related to one or more relevant disciplines.
- Students must be enrolled during the academic year(s) that the Fellowship is awarded.
- The Fellowship Program is open to Ph.D. students globally who are enrolled in an accredited university in any country.
- Nationality: International and domestic students can apply for these facebook fellowships.
- Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Applications must include:
- 1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus, importance to the field, and applicability to Facebook of the anticipated research during the award. Please reference the topical areas below.
- Student's CV (with email, phone and mailing address). Please include applicable coursework.
- 2 letters of recommendation (one must be from an academic advisor).
How to Apply:
All applicants will need to use their Facebook account to apply. All application materials, including two letters of recommendation, will be due on November 1, 2016. Once applicants provide with their reference contact email, they will be sent an email with a link to submit their letter. Once they have submitted, the application page will show a "Received" message below their name. Applicants may resend the reminder email to their references from the application page if required.
Important Dates:
- Fellowship program application open date: 1st August, 2016
- Fellowship program application close date: 1st November, 2016
- Facebook Emerging Scholarship open date: 1st November, 2016
- Facebook Emerging Scholarship close date: 28th February, 2017
You can apply through following link
View link on website http://www.fbchandra.com/
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