The new Africa PhD
Fellowship Program is now available for all international students who are enrolled
in a full-time PhD program at a university in Africa. Successful students
receive fellowships, which include a $10,000 award per year over 3 years.
The aim of the
scholarship is to assist members in maintaining and improving their
professional development, irrespective of their existing qualifications.
Scholarship
Description:
- Applications
deadline: January 19, 2018 - Course
Level: Fellowship
is available to pursue PhD programme. - Study
Subject:
Fellowship is awarded in computer science and related areas. - Scholarship
Award:
Successful students receive named Fellowships, which include a $10,000
award per year over 3 years. - Nationality:
International
students are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme. - Number
of Scholarships: Numbers not given. - Scholarship
can be taken in Africa
Eligibility
for the Scholarship:
Eligible
Countries: International
students are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
Entrance
Requirements:
For
current PhD Students
- Applicants
must be enrolled in a full-time PhD program at a university in Africa.
Applicants who are currently in their first year of a part-time PhD
program and transferring to full-time positions are also welcome to apply. - Students
should be early stage PhD students, i.e., should not have been into more
than 1 year of their PhD Applicants for the 2018 Fellowship must have
started their program on or after 1 January 2017. - Students
must remain enrolled in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship
or forfeit the award. - Applicants
must be pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or related areas. - Google
employees and family members of Google employees are not eligible. - Students
who are already receiving another corporate fellowship are not eligible.
For current
Undergraduate/Masters students and Professionals
Grant of the
fellowship to this category of applicants is contingent on them joining a
full-time PhD program at a university in Africa within the calendar year of the
award.
- Student
applicants must be current full-time Undergraduate or Masters Students
enrolled at an African university. Professionals must be employed/
affiliated with an organization registered in Africa. - The
Google Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for
the full-time PhD program of an African university, in Computer Science or
related areas, within the calendar year 2018, or the award shall be
forfeited. - Grant
of the Google Fellowship does not mean admission to the PhD program of a
university. The awardee must also complete the PhD admission process of
the respective institute/university where he/she wishes to register for a
PhD. - Grant
of the Google Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines
applicable to the institute/university where the awardee registers for the
PhD program. - Google
employees and family members of Google employees are not eligible. - Applicants
who are already receiving another corporate fellowship are not eligible.
English
Language Requirements: Applicants
whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of
proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.
Application
Procedure:
How to
Apply: Gather
the following documents:
- Applicant’s
resume with links to publications (if available). - One-page
resume of the student’s PhD program advisor. - Available
transcripts (mark sheets) starting from first year/semester of Bachelor’s
degree to date. - Research
proposal (maximum two pages). - Three
letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant’s work
(at least one coming from the thesis adviser in case of current Ph.D.
students). If the recommendation writers want to send the letter
separately, they can mail it directly to research-africa@google.com with
the subject “Recommendation for [applicant-name]”.
