The Google PhD Fellowship Program was designed to ensure that the organization continues to nurture and maintain positive relationships with the academic community. This program support graduate students financially and personally as they begin their careers and continue their PhD studies, connecting them directly to a Google Research Mentor.

This award recognizes outstanding graduate students who are conducting significant work in topics like computer science and related areas. Fellowships are currently available in China and East Asia, Europe, Africa, India, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the United States, Canada, and Europe, accredited PhD granting universities in Computer Science or related fields may nominate two eligible students during the application period.

Invitations for the 2021 PhD Fellowship Program in Australia and New Zealand will be delivered in April 2021 and awardees will be notified by June 2021.

All students must be planning on conducting research in Computer Science or related field Common areas of interest include Systems and Networking, Mobile Computing, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Privacy and Security, and others.

Selected candidates will receive a monetary award, which will be paid directly to the university to cover expenses and provide an appropriate stipend. In Africa, candidates may be awarded a three-year Fellowship, with expenses of $30,000 to cover research related activities and travel expenses. In Australia, China and East Asia, candidates may apply for a one-year fellowship with $10,000 to cover research related activities. In Europe, candidates may apply for a three-year fellowship and receive a yearly bursary toward their stipends, salaries, and other expenses. Candidates from India may apply for four-year fellowships and receive $50,000, while North American candidates may receive a two-year fellowship with full tuition and fees plus a living stipend available.

Regardless of the country of residency, all applicants must be full-time graduate students pursuing PhDs, and ideally in their second or third years of study. Google employees are not eligible, and all candidates must remain as active, full-time students during at least two academic years of the award. After Google PhD Fellowship recipients are notified, fellowships begin the following school year.

Applications for the 2022 program will open in March 2022.

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The Centre for Modern Indian Studies at the Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland invites talented scholars to benefit from the open, interdisciplinary environment of their cutting-edge research center. The M.S. Merian – R.Tagore International Centre for Advanced Studies “Metamorphoses of the Political: Comparative Perspectives on the Long twentieth Century”, operated through the India Branch office, announces the availability of several junior and senior fellowships for 2018-2019 and 2019- 2020.

This program is funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research and is housed in New Delhi, India. The fellowship program is intended for senior and postdoctoral scholars who are focusing their research on themes such as History as a Political Category, Labor as a Political Category, Critiques and Renewals of Democracy, Normative Conflicts and Transformations, The Challenge of Gender, and Political Economy of Growth and Distribution.

Senior fellowships are designed to last for six months, with a stipend or reimbursement paid to the home institution of the candidates. Each fellow will also receive airfare costs and a housing allowance for accommodations and living expenses in Delhi. Junior fellowships last for seven months. Candidates will again receive a stipend, along with a housing, visa, and travel expense allowance.

Any applicant from a related social science or humanities discipline may apply Senior faculty should be tenure or emeritus faculty, while postdoctoral fellows must have already defended their doctoral dissertation. Applicants must possess strong command of the English language, as well as Indian if required by the individual research project.

To apply, interested candidates should submit a single PDF document containing a CV, list of publications, project description (3000 words) and research schedule. A cover letter, which should outline the applicant’s qualifications and experiences should also be supplied.

All materials should be submitted by July 15, 2018 for 2018 Fellowships and by September 15 for 2019 fellowships . The documents, as well as any questions, may be emailed to Laila Abu-Er-Rub at abu-er-rub@mwsindia.org.

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The Global Governance Futures—Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues program is now accepting applications for its fellowship program. This program brings together promising young professionals from a variety of industries—academic, civil, governmental, non-governmental, private, etc—to plan ahead for the year 2030 in planning solutions to key global challenges. This program will invite twenty-seven fellows from Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, and the United States to focus on futures of global order, migration, refugee crises, and the role of cities in global governance.

The program will consist of four dialogue sessions of five to eight days each, that will take place in Washington DC, New Delhi, Sao Paulo, and Paris-Berlin. Exact dates of each session will be announced closer to the session. Between sessions, each fellow will be expected to contribute an average of eight hours each to advance the writing of the final working group essay.

At each session, fellows will engage in riveting discussions within their working groups. They will meet with experts, policymakers and business leaders from each host country. They will also receive training in methodology and engage in problem-solving sessions to determine possible solutions to global challenges. Fellows will publish the results of their studies in a series of products including presentations, essays, commentaries, podcasts, and interviews.

To apply, applicants must be citizens of Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, or the united States. They should have at least three years of professional experience and demonstrate a strong commitment and interest in contributing to solving global challenges. Fellows should also be prepared to interact with the developing GGF alumni community and to promote GGF beyond the duration of their fellowships.

In addition, fellows should have a proven track record of making a difference in their communities, organizations, or companies. They should have exceptional academic abilities and a strong command of spoken and written English.

Applications should include a two-page CV that includes personal details, educational history, scholarships, work experience, training, language skills, and references. Applicants should also submit a letter of motivation, addressing background and plans for GGF experiences in less than six hundred words. A letter of recommendation and confirmation letter from an employer are also required.

All applications must be received by November 19, 2017. Materials may be sent to ggfutures@gppi.net.

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