Apply Now: NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Offering Up to $60,000 for PhD Students

Combining the most advanced accelerated computing technology with the most brilliant brains on the planet produces significant advances that address some of the most challenging academic issues.

The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program offers scholarships, mentorship, and technical support to doctorate students conducting exceptional research pertaining to NVIDIA technologies in order to promote such innovation. Now in its 24th year of operation, the program is accepting applications from all across the world.

Its main goal is to assist students pursuing careers in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, computer graphics, driverless cars, healthcare, high-performance computing, and related sectors. A student may get up to $60,000 in awards.

The Graduate Fellowship Program was established in 2002 and has already given out 200 scholarships totaling over $6.5 million.

For the school year 2025–2026, applications must be submitted by Friday, September 13, 2024. 

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Eligibility

• At the time of application, students must have already finished their first year of doctoral studies.
• Majors in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related field are required of the students.
• Active research is a requirement for students completing a PhD thesis.
• To receive the grant, students must be enrolled as full-time, active PhD students for the whole nine-month 2025–2026 academic year. As a result, they cannot anticipate graduating earlier than May or June 2026.
• Before their fellowship year begins, students must be able to finish an in-person summer internship at one of NVIDIA’s research locations, which are in the US, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, or Taiwan.
• Students might not be current employees of NVIDIA’s immediate family.
• Note: The student’s university must handle the administration of the award; payment will go to the university rather than the student directly.

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Evaluation standards

Ideas to be assessed for:

• Student-quality recommendation letters
• Academic accomplishments and performance (GPA)
• Research caliber: findings from research thus far, a research project for a fellowship, publication History
• Pertinence to NVIDIA: How your work relates to the core research areas of NVIDIA and how the results of your research could affect future GPU performance, design, or usage

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Application Process

Applications for graduate fellowships must include the following: 

• a research synopsis or thesis proposal of no more than two pages, with a bibliography (which does not count against the proposal’s two-page maximum).
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume with contact details
• Professor nomination letters: two are required (one from your thesis advisor is required), and up to three are allowed; nomination letters from non-professors are acceptable as long as you have one from your thesis advisor or a professor.
• Verification of the possibility of securing a summer internship in person

Submission Gateway

The student must make sure that each of these assignments is turned in before the due date. We employ a submission portal where students are in charge of their applications. The pupil needs to:

• Start filling up the student profile right away. You can return to the portal again and again until you submit the completed application.
• Fill out the application materials, including the study summary, thesis proposal, and CV.
• Make sure to include and inform your professors and recommenders as soon as possible about the addition of contacts for the letters of reference. An email will be sent on your behalf to each recommender you add. Don’t wait till the last minute!
• The recommendation letter deadline is 3 p.m. Pacific time on September 11, 2024. Students should make sure they have all the necessary documents before submitting. Please keep an eye on the status of your recommendation letters on the portal. Do not click on the final submission until the recommendation status indicates “recommendation uploaded” for each recommendation you are expecting.
• The student should make sure their letters are received in the system; therefore, please communicate with the recommenders to finish their letter upload on time.
• Before the application deadline of September 13, 2024, at 3 p.m. Pacific, submit the final application once all elements are finished.

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Final decision notifications will be sent by email by the end of November.

See the program website to learn more.