Application Deadline: October 2, 2020
As part of the program, current Fellows are invited to Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park for the annual Fellowship Summit. At the Summit, Fellows can engage with other winners, share their current research, speak with Facebook researchers and teams, and learn more about research at Facebook.
The Facebook Fellowship is a global program designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering at an accredited university.
Fellowships are available in the following areas of study:
Applied Statistics
AR/VR Computer Graphics
AR/VR Photonics and Optics
AR/VR Privacy and Ethics
Blockchain and Cryptoeconomics
Computational Social Science
Computer Vision
Database Systems
Distributed Systems
Economics and Computation
Energy Efficient Video Compression
Instagram/Facebook App Well-being and Safety
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Networking
Privacy and Data Use
Programming Languages
Security and Privacy
Social and Economic Policy
Spoken Language Processing and Audio Classification
Systems for Machine Learning
Benefits
The Facebook Fellowship Award Includes
- Tuition and fees paid for the academic year (up to two years/four semesters)
- A $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs
- Paid visit to Facebook headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit, Fellows can engage with other winners, share their current research, speak with Facebook researchers and teams, and learn more about reseach at Facebook.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be full-time PhD students who are enrolled in an accredited university (in any country) by the start of the Fellowship (i.e., Fall 2021)
- Students must be involved in ongoing research related to one or more relevant disciplines (see available fellowships below)
- Students must remain enrolled full-time for the duration of the Fellowship to receive program benefits
- Students should not apply for Facebook Fellowships if they are actively being funded by Facebook through some other sponsorship or collaboration and/or if they are actively being supervised (or co-supervised) by a Facebook researcher. If in doubt, please email academicrelations@fb.com.
Evaluation criteria
Applications are evaluated based on:
- The Strength of the student’s research statement
- Publication record, and
- Recommendation letters.
Application
- 500-word research summary that clearly identifies the area of focus, importance to the field, and applicability to Facebook of the anticipated research during the award
- Two letters of recommendation, including one from an academic advisor. You will be asked to provide your references’ contact information, and they will receive a corresponding form to submit their letters.
For more information, visit Facebook Fellowship.
