Facebook fellowship program for PHD

Scholarship Name	Facebook fellowship program
Scholarship provider	Facebook
Scholarship Field	Related to facebook
Degree	PhD
Scholar ships Available For	Available to domestic and international students for full-time PhD accredited doctoral program focusing on a topic or field relevant to Facebook Fellowships are awarded in the fields relevant to Facebook, such as: Architecture, Data Mining, Databases, Distributed Systems, Computer Vision, Human-Computer Interaction & Social Computing, Economics and Computation, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Networking & Operating Systems, Programming Languages & Compilers, Security & Privacy and Software Engineering
Scholarship location	USA
Value of award	Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits like tuition and fees for the academic year(s)as well as $37,000 yearly grant, paid visit to Facebook HQ to present research and opportunity for paid internship
Application Deadline	January 5, 2014

How to Apply

To apply, eligible individuals must submit the following materials (collectively, “Application”) to Facebook online or email a Word or PDF file of the Application to facebookfellowship-at-fb.com with the subject line “Fellowship Program Application”.

Scholarship Details

Applications are invited for Facebook fellowship program available to domestic and international students for full-time PhD accredited doctoral program focusing on a topic or field relevant to Facebook. Up to twelve (12) academic fellowships are awarded for a period of for two years. Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits like tuition and fees for the academic year(s)as well as $37,000 yearly grant, paid visit to Facebook HQ to present research and opportunity for paid internship. The application deadline is January 5, 2015.

Study Subject(s)

Fellowships are awarded in the fields relevant to Facebook, such as: Architecture, Data Mining, Databases, Distributed Systems, Computer Vision, Human-Computer Interaction & Social Computing, Economics and Computation, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Networking & Operating Systems, Programming Languages & Compilers, Security & Privacy and Software Engineering.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for full time PhD program.
Scholarship Provider: Face book
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

Eligibility

This Program is open to individuals who are enrolled full-time, as defined by the individual’s university, and in good standing at an appropriately accredited doctoral program focusing on a Topic or Field (whether an individual is engaged in research in a Topic or Field will be determined in Facebook’s sole discretion). Candidates are not eligible to participate in this Program if they are a national or legal resident of those countries in which the United States has embargoed goods (including, without limitation, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Syria, unless you are enrolled full-time at an accredited university in the United States or a non-embargoed country, with the exception of nationals and legal residents of Cuba, who are unconditionally ineligible to participate). Applicants should be aware that Facebook’s ability to select for receipt of an Award a PhD Student who is from a country against which the United States has imposed comprehensive economic sanctions (such as Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or North Korea) may be sharply limited by United States law. Further, the Award, or portions thereof, may be forfeited if an Award recipient does not remain enrolled with full-time status and in good standing at the same doctoral program for the entire period of the award. It is the obligation of all applicants to ensure that applying for the Award, participating in this Program and, as applicable, received an Award, complies with all laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdiction in which such applicant is a legal resident/national.

Scholarship Open for International Students: International and domestic students can apply for these facebook fellowships.

Scholarship Description: Facebook announces that the Facebook Fellowship Award has expanded to cover two years! The Fellowship Program is open to full-time PhD students (domestic and international) enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related area

Number of award(s): Facebook plans to award up to twelve (12) academic fellowships.

Duration of award(s): Fellowship is awarded for a period of two years.

What does it cover?

Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits:

§  Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year(s)

§  $37,000 yearly grant

§  Paid visit to Facebook HQ to present your research

§  Opportunity for paid internship

Selection Criteria

In Round 1, Reviewers from each topical area will be assigned to an application and score them based on the following criteria:

§  Strength of applicant’s publication record, as detailed in the applicant’s CV.

§  The merit of the research proposal, including its innovativeness and importance to the identified industry or field.

§  Strength of applicant’s references

Those Applications that receive the highest scores in Round 1 will move onto Round 2, but the number of Applications that move onto Round 2 and the Fields/Topics from which they come will be determined in Facebook’s sole discretion. In Round 2, a team of Reviewers from each area will discuss the top applicants in their own area and compare them to those in other areas based on the same criteria as Round 1 above. In Round 3, all finalists will be reviewed and compared. The finalists will be selected by a final panel that may include a Facebook engineering director and CTO (subject to availability).

Notification

Facebook reserves the right to contact participants for verification purposes and administration of the Program. Facebook’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Program. Judging of Applications will take place between January and February 2015. Winners will be notified of their Award in mid February 2015, in Facebook’s sole discretion.

• Curriculum Vitae (“CV”): Your Application must include your CV, which should detail prior relevant work experience, academic record, and publication record.
• Letters of Reference: Application must include the name and contact information of two (2) people who will be providing letters of reference on behalf of the applicant. The letters of reference should address the applicant’s skills and character and why the applicant deserves to receive the Award. One (1) letter of reference must be from the applicant’s current doctoral program advisor. All letters must be submitted by the references by the Application due date.
• Research Proposal: Application must include a one (1) to two (2) page (single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, one (1) inch margins) research proposal in your Field of study. Research proposals will be reviewed, subject to the two (2) page limit, and any page(s) submitted in excess of the two (2) page limit may not be read. See the OVERVIEW section above for examples of acceptable Fields and Topics. Additionally, the Research Proposal must clearly identify the area of focus and applicability of anticipated research to Facebook.
• Research Area: The research proposal must address the applicant’s PhD research area.
• Transcript (optional): Application may also include transcripts from any/all post-secondary educational institutions that the applicant has attended.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is January 5, 2015.

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Facebook fellowship program for PHD

Scholarship Name	Facebook fellowship program
Scholarship provider	Facebook
Scholarship Field	Related to facebook
Degree	PhD
Scholar ships Available For	Available to domestic and international students for full-time PhD accredited doctoral program focusing on a topic or field relevant to Facebook Fellowships are awarded in the fields relevant to Facebook, such as: Architecture, Data Mining, Databases, Distributed Systems, Computer Vision, Human-Computer Interaction & Social Computing, Economics and Computation, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Networking & Operating Systems, Programming Languages & Compilers, Security & Privacy and Software Engineering
Scholarship location	USA
Value of award	Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits like tuition and fees for the academic year(s)as well as $37,000 yearly grant, paid visit to Facebook HQ to present research and opportunity for paid internship
Application Deadline	January 5, 2014

How to Apply

To apply, eligible individuals must submit the following materials (collectively, “Application”) to Facebook online or email a Word or PDF file of the Application to facebookfellowship-at-fb.com with the subject line “Fellowship Program Application”.

Scholarship Details

Applications are invited for Facebook fellowship program available to domestic and international students for full-time PhD accredited doctoral program focusing on a topic or field relevant to Facebook. Up to twelve (12) academic fellowships are awarded for a period of for two years. Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits like tuition and fees for the academic year(s)as well as $37,000 yearly grant, paid visit to Facebook HQ to present research and opportunity for paid internship. The application deadline is January 5, 2015.

Study Subject(s)

Fellowships are awarded in the fields relevant to Facebook, such as: Architecture, Data Mining, Databases, Distributed Systems, Computer Vision, Human-Computer Interaction & Social Computing, Economics and Computation, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Networking & Operating Systems, Programming Languages & Compilers, Security & Privacy and Software Engineering.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for full time PhD program.
Scholarship Provider: Face book
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

Eligibility

This Program is open to individuals who are enrolled full-time, as defined by the individual’s university, and in good standing at an appropriately accredited doctoral program focusing on a Topic or Field (whether an individual is engaged in research in a Topic or Field will be determined in Facebook’s sole discretion). Candidates are not eligible to participate in this Program if they are a national or legal resident of those countries in which the United States has embargoed goods (including, without limitation, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Syria, unless you are enrolled full-time at an accredited university in the United States or a non-embargoed country, with the exception of nationals and legal residents of Cuba, who are unconditionally ineligible to participate). Applicants should be aware that Facebook’s ability to select for receipt of an Award a PhD Student who is from a country against which the United States has imposed comprehensive economic sanctions (such as Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or North Korea) may be sharply limited by United States law. Further, the Award, or portions thereof, may be forfeited if an Award recipient does not remain enrolled with full-time status and in good standing at the same doctoral program for the entire period of the award. It is the obligation of all applicants to ensure that applying for the Award, participating in this Program and, as applicable, received an Award, complies with all laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdiction in which such applicant is a legal resident/national.

Scholarship Open for International Students: International and domestic students can apply for these facebook fellowships.

Scholarship Description: Facebook announces that the Facebook Fellowship Award has expanded to cover two years! The Fellowship Program is open to full-time PhD students (domestic and international) enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related area

Number of award(s): Facebook plans to award up to twelve (12) academic fellowships.

Duration of award(s): Fellowship is awarded for a period of two years.

What does it cover?

Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits:

§  Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year(s)

§  $37,000 yearly grant

§  Paid visit to Facebook HQ to present your research

§  Opportunity for paid internship

Selection Criteria

In Round 1, Reviewers from each topical area will be assigned to an application and score them based on the following criteria:

§  Strength of applicant’s publication record, as detailed in the applicant’s CV.

§  The merit of the research proposal, including its innovativeness and importance to the identified industry or field.

§  Strength of applicant’s references

Those Applications that receive the highest scores in Round 1 will move onto Round 2, but the number of Applications that move onto Round 2 and the Fields/Topics from which they come will be determined in Facebook’s sole discretion. In Round 2, a team of Reviewers from each area will discuss the top applicants in their own area and compare them to those in other areas based on the same criteria as Round 1 above. In Round 3, all finalists will be reviewed and compared. The finalists will be selected by a final panel that may include a Facebook engineering director and CTO (subject to availability).

Notification

Facebook reserves the right to contact participants for verification purposes and administration of the Program. Facebook’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Program. Judging of Applications will take place between January and February 2015. Winners will be notified of their Award in mid February 2015, in Facebook’s sole discretion.

• Curriculum Vitae (“CV”): Your Application must include your CV, which should detail prior relevant work experience, academic record, and publication record.
• Letters of Reference: Application must include the name and contact information of two (2) people who will be providing letters of reference on behalf of the applicant. The letters of reference should address the applicant’s skills and character and why the applicant deserves to receive the Award. One (1) letter of reference must be from the applicant’s current doctoral program advisor. All letters must be submitted by the references by the Application due date.
• Research Proposal: Application must include a one (1) to two (2) page (single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, one (1) inch margins) research proposal in your Field of study. Research proposals will be reviewed, subject to the two (2) page limit, and any page(s) submitted in excess of the two (2) page limit may not be read. See the OVERVIEW section above for examples of acceptable Fields and Topics. Additionally, the Research Proposal must clearly identify the area of focus and applicability of anticipated research to Facebook.
• Research Area: The research proposal must address the applicant’s PhD research area.
• Transcript (optional): Application may also include transcripts from any/all post-secondary educational institutions that the applicant has attended.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is January 5, 2015.

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Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship

Scholarship Name	Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship
Scholarship provider	Stanford University
Degree	PhD
Scholar ships Available For	This program supports women in the second year of their graduate studies.
University location	Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Application Deadline	October 2014

Scholarship Details

The Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship is a one-year scholarship program for outstanding women graduate students and is designed to help increase the number of women pursuing a PhD. This program supports women in the second year of their graduate studies. Women who are interested in this scholarship must apply during first year of graduate studies.

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Full Scholarship for PhD in the faculty of sciences, University of Sydney, Australia

Scholarship Name	The Dean's International Postgraduate Research Scholarships For The Faculty Of Science
Scholarship provider	University of Sydney
Scholarship Field	Science
Degree	PhD
Scholar ships Available For	Postgraduate research scholarships to outstanding international students wishing to undertake a research doctorate degree (PhD) in the Faculty of Science.
University location	The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia
Value of award	The scholarship consists of the full cost of academic tuition fees plus a stipend equivalent to an Australian Postgraduate Award indexed annually (APA stipend rates for 2014 are $25,392 for full-time students)
Application Deadline	October 31, 2014

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Scholarship Details

The faculty of Science offers a limited number of full-time postgraduate research scholarships to outstanding international students wishing to undertake a research doctorate degree (PhD) in the Faculty of Science. Applications are sought from top-performing students currently enrolled in the final year of either a four-year Bachelors degree in Science or a four-year Bachelors/Honours/Masters degree in Science, at an international university.

The final year of the degree must include an independent research component which accounts for a minimum of 25% of the final year marks awarded. The award of the scholarship is competitive on the basis of academic merit.

Amount awarded

The scholarship consists of the full cost of academic tuition fees plus a stipend equivalent to an Australian Postgraduate Award indexed annually (APA stipend rates for 2014 are $25,392 for full-time students), and is awarded for three years, subject to satisfactory progress, with a possible extension of up to a maximum of one year.

Closing date

To be considered for the 2015 semester two (commencing late July 2015) Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, applicants must satisfy eligibility criteria. Applications for admission to the PhD program in the Faculty of Science and submission of the online scholarship form must be completed by 31 October 2014.

Conditions of award

There are a limited number of Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarships, and applicants should be aware that they are awarded on an academic merit-based, competitive basis.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

1.     Be currently enrolled in the final year of either a four-year Bachelors degree in Science or a four-year Bachelors/Honours/Masters degree in Science, at an international university (a non-Australian university). The final year of the degree must include a research component which accounts for a minimum of 25% of the marks awarded.;

2.     Have achieved a GPA greater than 85 or an average A grade, or have a relevant subject specific GPA of 90, or equivalent;

3.     May not be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or hold permanent residency in Australia;

4.     Be commencing full time postgraduate study at the University for the first time;

5.     Not be in receipt of any other tuition fee scholarship;

6.     Successfully complete their 4th year of their current Bachelor’s Degree in Science meeting the academic requirements of the scholarship and complete in time to commence studies at the University of Sydney in semester two, 2015.

Selection process

Selection for a Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarship is a merit-based and highly competitive process. Candidates will be selected in accordance with the following criteria:

·         Demonstrated academic excellence through current studies; and

·         Demonstrated high quality, innovative research capacity.

Applications will be reviewed and final selections decided by a committee comprising senior University of Sydney academic staff, and may include international representatives. The final selection of Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarship candidates will be completed in November. Offer letters will be issued to successful applications shortly thereafter.

Timeline

Timeline
March - October 2014	Submit your application for PhD and complete the online scholarship form
31 October 2014	Applications close for the Dean's International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
December 2014	Successful scholarship applicants notified
27 July 2015	Semester two, 2015 commences

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Merit scholarships for international students at University Hamburg, Germany

Scholarship Name	Merit scholarships for international students at Universität Hamburg
Scholarship provider	University of Hamburg
Degree	Masters, Bachelor & PHD
University location	Hamburg, Germany
Value of award	EUR 650
Application Deadline	15th April & 15th October

Scholarship Details

International students and first-degree graduates with good to excellent academic achievements can apply for monthly scholarships of up to EUR 650. The maximum funding period is twelve months.  

When to apply

When to apply varies according to which degree program an applicant is pursuing:

• Only advanced semester students pursuing Diplom, Magister and Staatsexamen (state examination) degrees may apply for merit scholarships. 
• Students pursuing BA, BSc, MA, MSc and PhD degrees must be at least in their third semester.

All applicants must have been enrolled in their degree program at Universität Hamburg for at least two semesters!

Prerequisites

Apart from demonstrating good to excellent academic performance, applicants must be willing to devote two to four hours per week to our internationalization projects.     

The merit scholarship is open to international students twenty-nine years or younger pursuing a Magister, bachelor's, or master's degree, or those thirty-three years or younger pursuing a doctoral degree.

International students who are eligible for BAföG assistance (§8 of the German Federal Education and Training Assistance Act, Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz) are not eligible to apply.

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