The 2016-17 Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship

The 2016-17 Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship, Please check back on this site by September 15th, 2016 for information regarding applications for the program during 2017-18 school year.

Program details

Region

North America

What it is

Opportunities for women to engage with Microsoft researchers and connect with each other in a collaborative community.

The 2016-17 Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship provided funding to a select list of academic universities that have awarded a US$20,000 fellowship to a woman who is interested in pursuing a PhD and in need of financial assistance. Of that amount, $18,000 will be applied toward tuition costs and $2,000 will cover travel expenses to a conference in the fellowship recipient’s field of study.

In addition, Microsoft Research will create opportunities for each fellowship recipient to engage with Microsoft researchers in their domain of study and connect with each other in a collaborative community.

Please check back on this site by September 15th, 2016 for information regarding applications for the program during 2017-18 school year.

How to Apply

If you are pursuing, or planning to pursue, a PhD at a participating university, please contact the department chair in your field of study.

Provisions of the fellowship

• Each participating university has select a fellowship recipient who is interested in or currently pursuing a PhD at that institution, in financial need, and has high potential for engaging in research in the field of computing
• The fellowship is awarded to recipients for one academic year only and is not available for extension or renewal.
• The fellowship recipient must remain an active, full-time student who is enrolled in PhD-level studies at one of the participating universities during the academic year of the award, or forfeit the fellowship.
• Contact us
• Please direct any questions not answered in the FAQ to your university department chair or contact Microsoft directly at:
  msrsch@microsoft.com
  Microsoft Research
  One Microsoft Way, 112/4016
  Redmond, WA 98052