Microsoft Research Women's Fellowship Program 2016-2017

The Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship awards US$20,000 to one woman at each participating university who is pursuing a PhD and needs financial help. The fellowship is funded by Microsoft Research and given through a selected group of US universities. It supports women in any PhD field offered at those universities. The award is for the 2016–2017 academic year and covers tuition and travel to a conference.

For the 2016–2017 academic year, these United States universities take part in the Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship:

• Carnegie Mellon University
• Cornell University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Princeton University
• Stanford University
• University of California at Berkeley
• University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Washington

PhD programme in any field of study offered at the participating universities.

One fellowship is given from each participating university.

Women.

The fellowship is worth US$20,000 for the 2016–2017 academic year. Of that total, $18,000 goes toward tuition costs and $2,000 covers travel expenses to a conference in the recipient’s field of study.

The award lasts one academic year only. It cannot be extended or renewed.

You are eligible if you are entering or already enrolled in a PhD program at one of the participating universities for the 2016–2017 academic year.

If you are pursuing or plan to pursue a PhD at one of these universities and want to apply for the Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship, contact the department chair in your field of study. They can give you information about the fellowship’s application, review, and selection process, and the schedule for the 2016–2017 academic year. The deadline varies per university.

Visit the official website (link below) for detailed information on how to apply.