Applications are invited to join Facebook Fellowship Program and this year Ph.D. students studying at international universities can also apply in addition to applications from Ph.D. students studying in the United States.

The Fellowship Program is now open to all Ph.D students globally,  enrolled during the current academic year and studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture, or a related area and must be nominated by a faculty member.

Benefits to the Facebook Fellowship

Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits like

• Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year.
• $30,000K stipend (paid over 9 months).
• $5000 per year for conference attendance / travel.
• $2500 for personal computer.
• Opportunity to apply for a paid summer internship.

Applications are accepted from students interested in several academic topics like Computer Vision, Computer Architecture, Computer Networking, Computer Security, Internet Economics, Machine Learning, Smart Datacenters, Social Computing etc.

Meet the 2011 Facebook fellowship winners.

Application Checklist

The application must include:

• 1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus and applicability to Facebook. Please reference the topical areas above.
• Student’s CV (with email, phone and mailing address). Please include applicable coursework.
• Minimum of 2 letters of recommendation (one must be from the faculty sponsor).
• The name and website/short bio of the faculty sponsor.

Applications for the fellowship must be submitted in full  before December 16, 2011. Any student, faculty member or university administrator can submit the application.

Apply for Facebook Fellowship Program here.