IBM University 2021 Fellowship Awards Program for Ph.D Students

The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Programme honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many areas of study. Fellows may work at internships, and be matched with IBM mentors with common research interests.

The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study. This includes pioneering work in: cognitive computing and augmented intelligence; quantum computing; blockchain; data-centric systems; advanced analytics; security; radical cloud innovation; next-generation silicon (and beyond); and brain-inspired devices and infrastructure.

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• Table of Content
• About IBM University
• IBM Fellowship Awards Program
• Aim and Benefits of IBM Fellowship Awards Program
• Requirements for IBM Fellowship Awards Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About IBM University

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IBM Fellowship Awards Program

Aim and Benefits of IBM Fellowship Awards Program

• US country awards: $60,000 in award year one; $35,000 in award year two
• Other country awards: vary between $6,000-$25,000 each award year depending on country
• All IBM PhD Fellowship awardees will be mentored by an IBMer in order to collaborate on a research or technology project for the duration of the award period and are strongly encouraged to do an internship during the first or second year of their award.

Requirements for IBM Fellowship Awards Program Qualification

• Students must be nominated by a doctoral faculty member and enrolled full-time in a college or university Ph.D. program. The faculty member is encouraged to contact an IBM colleague prior to submitting the nomination to assure mutual interest.
• Students from Europe and Russia may be nominated in their first year of study in their doctoral program.
• Outside of Europe and Russia, students must have completed at least one year of study in their doctoral program at the time of their nomination.
• Students from U.S. embargoed countries are not eligible for the program.
• Award Recipients will be selected based on their overall potential for research excellence, the degree to which their technical interests align with those of IBM, and their academic progress to-date, as evidenced by publications and endorsements from their faculty advisor and department head.
• While students may accept other supplemental fellowships, to be eligible for the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award they may not accept a major award in addition to the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship.

Selection Criteria: 

• Preference will be given to students who have had an IBM internship or have closely collaborated with technical or services people from IBM.
• The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards program also supports our long-standing commitment to workforce diversity. IBM values diversity in the workplace and encourages nominations of women, minorities and all who contribute to that diversity.  

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit IBM website.