Facebook Research Fellowship Program for PhD Students 2021/2022

Facebook Fellowship Program is open to full-time PhD students (domestic and international) enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related area.

Facebook Research Fellowship Program

Giving people the power to share and connect requires constant innovation. At Facebook, research permeates everything we do. We believe the most interesting research questions are derived from real-world problems. Our engineers work on cutting edge research with a practical focus and push product boundaries every day. We believe that close relationships with the academic community will enable us to address many of these problems at a fundamental level and solve them.

Selection Criteria and Eligibility

Full-time PhD students who are currently involved in on-going research.
Students work must be related to one or more relevant disciplines.
Students must be enrolled during the academic year(s) that the Fellowship is awarded.
The Fellowship Program is open to PhD students globally who are enrolled in an accredited university in any country.

Research Areas:

CommAI
Computational Social Science
Compute Storage and Efficiency
Computer Vision
Distributed Systems
Economics and Computation
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Networking and Connectivity
Security/Privacy
Research Outside of the Above: relevant work in areas that may not align with the research priorities highlighted above.

Value of Scholarship: Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits:

Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year (up to two years).
$37K grant (one-time payment during each academic year).
Up to $5,000 in conference travel support.
Paid visit to Facebook HQ to present research.
Opportunity for a paid internship at Facebook.

Required application materials:

1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus, importance to the field, and applicability to Facebook of the anticipated research during the award. Please reference the topical areas below.
Student’s CV (with email, phone and mailing address). Please include applicable coursework.
2 letters of recommendation (one must be from an academic advisor).