[ Microsoft – EMEA PhD Award | Fellowship Funding ]
Event details
| Date | 01.04.2020 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: Microsoft actively seeks to foster greater levels of diversity in our workforce and in our pipeline of future researchers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and celebrate individuality. The Microsoft EMEA PhD Award is aimed at PhD students in computing related fields in their 3rd year or beyond at universities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
Award recipients will receive $15,000 USD for academic year 2020–21 to help them complete research as part of their doctoral thesis work. Microsoft will arrange and pay for travel and accommodations for award recipients to attend the PhD Summit. The two-day workshop is held at one of the Microsoft Research labs in the fall. It will provide award recipients an opportunity to present their research, meet with Microsoft researchers in their research area and receive career coaching. Finally, award recipients will also be offered an internship at Microsoft Research’s Cambridge lab.
Eligibility criteria:
How to Apply: Via the online portal, applicants should submit a reference letter form and proposal form. All data should be collected before starting the forms, as they cannot be saved. Note that reference letters must be requested by 01 April, not necessarily returned.
Deadline: 01-April-2020
Further information
Award recipients will receive $15,000 USD for academic year 2020–21 to help them complete research as part of their doctoral thesis work. Microsoft will arrange and pay for travel and accommodations for award recipients to attend the PhD Summit. The two-day workshop is held at one of the Microsoft Research labs in the fall. It will provide award recipients an opportunity to present their research, meet with Microsoft researchers in their research area and receive career coaching. Finally, award recipients will also be offered an internship at Microsoft Research’s Cambridge lab.
Eligibility criteria:
- PhD students must be enrolled at a university in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and their research must be closely related to our research themes at Microsoft Research Cambridge:
- PhD students must be in their third year or beyond in a PhD program to qualify for this award. Funding is for use only during their time in the PhD program; it cannot be used for support in a role past graduation, such as a postdoc or faculty position. Those interested in receiving this award will need to confirm their PhD program starting month and year, as well as their expected graduation month and year.
- PhD students must continue to be enrolled at the university in the fall of 2020.
How to Apply: Via the online portal, applicants should submit a reference letter form and proposal form. All data should be collected before starting the forms, as they cannot be saved. Note that reference letters must be requested by 01 April, not necessarily returned.
Deadline: 01-April-2020
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- See frequently asked questions here
- The proposal form can be found here and reference letter form can be found here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free