NVIDIA GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

1. Students must have already completed their first year of PhD level studies (at the time of application).
2. Students must have majors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, System Architecture, Electrical Engineering, or a related area.
3. Students must be engaged in active research as part of their PhD thesis.
4. Students must be enrolled as a full time active PhD student during the current academic year (9 months) of the award – this means they should not be expecting to graduate sooner than May/June next year.
5. Students must be available to complete an in-person summer internship prior to the start of their Fellowship year at one of NVIDIA's research offices in the United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, and Taiwan.
6. Students may not be immediate family of a current NVIDIA employee. ​​​​​​​Note: The award must be administered through the student's university; payment will be made to the university, not directly to the student.

Stated amount: 5,037,138

1. The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program provides funding in the amount of up to $60, 000 (INR 50, 37, 138) per award to PhD students who are researching topics that will lead to major advances in accelerated computing and its applications.
2. Recipients not only receive crucial funding for their research, but are able to conduct groundbreaking work with access to NVIDIA products, technology and some of the most talented minds in the field. In addition, the Fellowship includes a mandatory in-person summer internship preceding the Fellowship year. No. of scholarships is subject to availability, please visit official website.

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program. Graduate Fellowship Applications Must Include:

1. Research summary/thesis proposal - up to 2 pages, plus bibliography (bibliography does not count toward 2 page maximum for proposal).
2. Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) including contact information.
3. Professor nomination letters (2 letters minimum (must include one from thesis advisor), up to 3 letters maximum -- OK to have nomination letters from non-professors, as long as you have one from your thesis advisor/professor).
4. Confirmation of availability for an in-person summer internship. Submission Portal: It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all of these items are submitted prior to the deadline. We are using a Submission Portal in which the student manages their own application. The student must:
5. Complete the student profile - start this now; you can go back to the portal repeatedly until you submit the final application.
6. Complete your application input including research summary thesis proposal and resume (CV).
7. Add contacts for the letters of recommendation -- an email will automatically be sent on your behalf to each recommender you add -- be sure to add and notify your professors/recommenders early in the process.
8. Monitor the status of your recommendation letters in the portal -- do not click on the final submission until the recommendation status shows "recommendation uploaded" for each recommendation you are expecting - the professor deadline has been set 2 days prior to the student deadline to allow the student to ensure all documents are received before submitting.
9. Communicate with the recommenders to complete their letter upload on time - it is the student's responsibility to ensure their letters are received into the system.
10. Submit the final application when all items are complete. For further details, please click here.

Proposals Will be Evaluated for: Student quality

1. Letters of recommendation.
2. Academic performance (GPA) and achievements. Research quality
3. Research results to date.
4. Research proposal for fellowship.
5. Publication track record. Relevance to NVIDIA
6. How your work connects to NVIDIA’s primary research domains.
7. How your research might influence the design, performance or use of future GPUs. Other Info Terms and Conditions ​​​​​​​The Graduate Fellowship Award must be used to further your research. The amount of the award is based on the individual student's actual costs of stipend, tuition and mandatory fees. The award is an unrestricted gift to be used to further the student’s research over the academic year. We ask that no overhead or indirect costs are charged to the award. Awards are not transferable to another student. Whether it is OK to combine the NVIDIA fellowship with another fellowship depends on several factors -- please contact the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship for details on this matter. Awards are issued to the university for disbursement, not directly to the student. Amount of the award cannot exceed stipend, tuition, and mandatory fees. There may also be university-specific restrictions that pertain. Applications include permission to use the student’s submission data for evaluation of a potential fellowship award. Applicants may choose to opt-in for an internship evaluation outside of the fellowship (in the event the applicant is not chosen for an award.) If selected for an award, a completed internship at NVIDIA is required before the Fellowship award year can begin. Immediate family of NVIDIA employees cannot participate.