Internal Deadline: approximately late April 2025
From the Google PhD Fellowship Program Main Page
"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. Google’s mission is to foster inclusive research communities and encourages people of diverse backgrounds to apply."
If you have questions, contact the Graduate Fellowship & Awards Coordinator at ugsawrd@iu.edu.
National Deadline: early May 2025
Fellowship Award Details
Recipients of the Google PhD Fellowship are awarded:
- a fellowship stipend up to 2 years
Full tuition and fees (enrollment fees, health insurance, books) plus a stipend to be used for living expenses, travel and personal equipment
Assignment of a Google research mentor
Eligibility
All students who have or will have completed graduate coursework by the academic award year when the fellowship begins are eligible to apply. International students are eligible to apply.
The fellowships are awarded to students in the following fields: Algorithms and Theory, Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing, Health and Bioscience, Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization, Machine Intelligence, Machine Perception, Natural Language Processing, Networking, Quantum Computing, Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention, Software Engineering, Software Systems, and Speech Processing. Other areas may be listed on the application.
- Students must remain enrolled full-time in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
- Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household are not eligible.
- Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible. Government or non-profit organization funding is exempt.
- Past awardees from the PhD Fellowship program are not eligible to apply again.
Application Materials
Students may apply directly to IUGSB
Complete the Application Form
Students must submit:
- A student CV with links to their website and publications
- A 1-page resume/CV of the student's primary PhD program advisor
- A research/dissertation proposal (maximum 3 pages, excluding references)
- The username for 2-3 recommenders who are familiar with the nominee's work and can provide a letter of recommendation (at least 1 from the thesis advisor). The recommenders will receive an email inviting them to upload a recommendation once the application is submitted. Please make sure the person is willing to write a letter and knows they will receive an email invitation.
- A student essay (350-word limit) response to this prompt: "Describe the desired impact your research will make on the field and society, and why this is important to you. Include any personal, educational, and/or professional experiences that have motivated your research interests."
- A student essay (350-word limit) response to the prompt: "Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time. (A leadership role can mean more that just a title. It can mean being a mentor to others, acting as the person in charge of a specific task, or taking the lead role in organizing an event or project. Think about what you accomplished and what you learned from the experience. What were your responsibilities? Did you lead a team? How did your experience change your perspective on leading others? Did you help to resolve an important dispute at your school, church, in your community or an organization? And your leadership role doesn't necessarily have to be limited to school activities. For example, do you help out or take care of your family?)
- Transcripts of current and previous academic records (unofficial transcripts are accepted for the internal review portion of the application process).
