Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

Microsoft
Research is offering up to 20 PhD Scholarship in Europe, the Middle East, and
Africa.The proposed research must be carried out at Microsoft Research in
Cambridge. Applications from institutions in Europe, the Middle East, and
Africa can apply for these scholarships.

Microsoft
scholarships consist of an annual bursary up to a maximum of three years for
PhD supervisors and students to do collaborative research projects with
Microsoft Research Cambridge. Students are also invited t

o
the Microsoft Research Summer School in Cambridge, where they can share
and discuss ideas with Microsoft researchers.

Microsoft
has always been a world leader in technological innovation, building some of
the most important products in both the software and hardware industry.

Course
Level:
The scholarship is available to pursue PhD program at Microsoft Research
in Cambridge.

Study
Subject:
The proposed research must be closely related to the following research topics
carried out at Microsoft Research in Cambridge:

Biological
Computation
Human
Experience and Design
Machine Intelligence
and Perception
Programming
Principles and Tools
Systems
and Networking.

Scholarship
Award:
Each Microsoft scholarship consists of an annual bursary up to a maximum of
three years. The monetary value of the award varies by country to reflect local
differences in costs and overheads. Payment is made directly to the
institution. The amount of the scholarship is the maximum amount Microsoft
Research pays to the institution. In addition, every Scholar receives a fixed
hardware allowance and conference allowance.

Scholarship
can be taken in Europe,
the Middle East, and Africa

Eligibility: The following
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

Applications
must not be made by students but by PhD supervisors, who must have been in
dialogue with the prospective Microsoft supervisor and jointly collaborated on
the proposal prior to the submission deadline. If their project is selected,
the supervisor has until 31 March 2018 to find the best possible student for
the project; otherwise, the PhD Agreement will be terminated automatically.
Only applications from institutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will
be considered.

For
an application to be considered, the following key requirements apply:

The
institute agrees to the terms and conditions in the MRL Term
Sheet and EPSRC Term Sheet where appropriate.
The
applicant must be in dialogue with the prospective Microsoft supervisor
prior to the submission deadline and jointly drafting the proposal.
The
proposed research must be closely related to the following research topics
carried out at Microsoft Research in Cambridge.