Applications for the Facebook Fellowship program 2020 Fully Funded [37k $ Grant] are open. This fellowship is designed to encourage and support outstanding doctoral students who are involved in research and innovation in fields related to computer sciences and engineering at an accredited university.
Students in any year in their Ph.D. study can apply for this fellowship. People from diverse background especially under-represented minority group are encouraged to apply for this fellowship.
Areas of Research
Students from one of the following areas of research are invited to apply,
- Applied Statistics
- AR/VR Photonics and Optics
- AR/VR Privacy and Ethics
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
- Computational Social Science
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Vision
- Compute Storage and Efficiency
- Distributed Systems
- Economics and Computation
- Instagram/Facebook App Well-being and Safety
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Networking and Connectivity
- Privacy and Data Use
- Programming Languages
- Security/Privacy
- Social and Economic Policy
- Spoken Language Processing and Audio Classification
- Structured Data Stores
Research outside the above: relevant areas of research that may not align with the research priorities highlighted above.
- Â AR/VR
- Â Computational Photography & Intelligent CamerasÂ
- Computer Vision Â
- ConnectivityÂ
- Data ScienceÂ
- Economics & ComputationÂ
- Facebook AI ResearchÂ
- Human Computer Interaction & UXÂ
- Machine LearningÂ
- Natural Language Processing & SpeechÂ
- Security & PrivacyÂ
- Systems & Networking
Benefits Facebook Fellowship
- Tuition and fees paid for the academic year (up to two years/four semesters)
- One time payment of 37K$ During each academic year,
- Up to $5,000 in conference travel support
- Paid Trip to Facebook headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit
Eligibility Criteria
- Applying students must be full-time PhD students currently involved in on-going research who are enrolled in an accredited university in any country
- Students’ work must be relevant to one or more relevant disciplines (see research areas)
- Students must be enrolled during the academic year(s) the Fellowship is awarded
- Students should not apply for Facebook Fellowships if they are actively being funded by Facebook through some other sponsorship or collaboration and/or if they are actively being supervised (or co-supervised) by a Facebook researcher. If in doubt, please email [email protected].
How to Write Application
- 500-word research summary which clearly indicates the area of focus and its importance and applicability to Facebook of the anticipated research during the award (reference the research areas above)
- A complete Resume or CV, with email, phone and mailing address, and applicable coursework noted
- Two letters of recommendation. Also please provide reference email addresses. One reference must be from an academic advisor.
Deadline
interested students should apply for Facebook Fellowship program 2020 Fully Funded [37k $ Grant] no later than 14th October 2019.
How to Apply
Apply for the facebook fellowship by submitting details to official facebook portal, Link given below,
