Special instructions: In lieu of the 3 -page narrative required for the
limited submission, students should submit a 2-3 page research/dissertation
proposal as requested for the Google application. A budget is not required. All
other limited submission requirements apply.

Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the
academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship
Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing
exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and
related fields. Fellowships support promising PhD candidates of all backgrounds
who seek to influence the future of technology. Our research teams impact
technology used by people all over the world and we encourage people of a wide
range of backgrounds to apply. We currently offer fellowships in Africa,
Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East,
New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States.

Google PhD Fellowship students are a select group
recognized by Google researchers and their institutions as some of the most
promising young academics in the world. The Fellowships are awarded to students
who represent the future of research in the fields listed below.

• Computer Architecture
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  Algorithms and Theory
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  Health Research
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  Human-Computer Interaction
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  Machine Learning and ML Foundations
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  Machine Perception
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  Natural Language Processing
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  Privacy, Safety and Security
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  Quantum Computing
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  Software Engineering and Programming Languages

Canada and the United States

• Up to 2 year Fellowship
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  US $85K per year: $70K Cost of Education allowance
  towards tuition and fees and $15K stipend to be used for living expenses,
  travel and personal equipment (effective from 2025 for new recipients)
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  Google Research Mentor
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  Cost Sharing: NA

Eligibility Requirements

• Students must remain enrolled full-time in the PhD
  program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
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  Google employees, and their spouses, children, and
  members of their household are not eligible.
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  Students that are already supported by a comparable
  industry award are not eligible. Government or non-profit organization funding
  is exempt.
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  Past awardees from the PhD Fellowship program are not
  eligible to apply again.
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  Students who have completed graduate coursework in their
  PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins.