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Microsoft Research India PhD Fellowships: computer science and related areas.

/ March 30, 2011 Leave a Comment

The fellowships are awarded after a rigorous selection process that includes application, letters of reference, and selection by a panel of leading researchers.

For each academic year, Microsoft Research India awards five PhD Fellowships.
* The award comprises a monthly stipend that will be disbursed to the awardee over a maximum period of four years. This monthly sum can be used for tuition, books, stipends, and/or any other expenses.
* Each PhD Fellow receives a laptop computer and a separate sum of Rs 2,50,000 (rupees two lakh fifty thousand only) for travel to conferences and seminars during the term of the Fellowship.
* Each Fellow will be invited to various events conducted by Microsoft Research and will have the opportunity to interact with researchers at Microsoft Research India.

PhD Fellowships 2011
We are now accepting applications for 2011 Microsoft Research India PhD Fellowships.

Application Eligibility
* The Fellowships are open to PhD students who are enrolled at an Indian university.
* Beginning PhD students through students in the third year of their PhD program are eligible to apply.
* Eligible students must be enrolled in computer science, electrical engineering, electrical/electronics communication engineering, mathematics, or a field that closely relates to computer science.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 11:00 P.M. Indian Standard Time (10:30 A.M., U.S. Pacific Time).

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Microsoft Research India PhD Fellowships: computer science and related areas.

/ March 29, 2011 Leave a Comment

The fellowships are awarded after a rigorous selection process that includes application, letters of reference, and selection by a panel of leading researchers.

For each academic year, Microsoft Research India awards five PhD Fellowships.
* The award comprises a monthly stipend that will be disbursed to the awardee over a maximum period of four years. This monthly sum can be used for tuition, books, stipends, and/or any other expenses.
* Each PhD Fellow receives a laptop computer and a separate sum of Rs 2,50,000 (rupees two lakh fifty thousand only) for travel to conferences and seminars during the term of the Fellowship.
* Each Fellow will be invited to various events conducted by Microsoft Research and will have the opportunity to interact with researchers at Microsoft Research India.

PhD Fellowships 2011
We are now accepting applications for 2011 Microsoft Research India PhD Fellowships.

Application Eligibility
* The Fellowships are open to PhD students who are enrolled at an Indian university.
* Beginning PhD students through students in the third year of their PhD program are eligible to apply.
* Eligible students must be enrolled in computer science, electrical engineering, electrical/electronics communication engineering, mathematics, or a field that closely relates to computer science.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 11:00 P.M. Indian Standard Time (10:30 A.M., U.S. Pacific Time).

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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2011 The TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists, Africa

/ March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

Microsoft Research, in partnership with TWAS and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), has established the TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists to recognize young scientists working and living in Africa whose research in computer science has had, or could have, a positive impact in the developing world.
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* Each year three winners are selected from three different African countries.
* Each winner receives EUR 7,000, of which EUR 2,000 may be spent at the recipient’s discretion and EUR 5,000 shall be earmarked for further research. Each prize also carries a certificate bearing a citation highlighting the major contributions for which the prize is awarded.
* The prizes are presented to the recipients at a special ceremony held each year in Nairobi, Kenya, organized by TWAS and AAS.

Eligibility
* Nominees can be any nationality, but must have been resident and working in Africa for at least the two years immediately prior to their nomination. Example: For the 31 July 2011 nomination deadline, nominees should have been resident in Africa since at least 1 August 2009.
* Nominees must have received their most recent degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) within the previous ten years.
* Employees of TWAS, AAS and Microsoft Research as well as employees of other industry research laboratories and anyone involved in the administration of this award, are not eligible.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 July 2011.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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