NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 2027/2028

NVIDIA invites annually from suitably qualified applicants to participate in its Graduate Fellowship Program. The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 2027/28 is expected. The graduate fellowship program allows for the demonstration of the commitment to academia in supporting research that spans all areas of computing innovation.

This NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program provides funding in the amount of up to $60,000 per award to graduate students who are researching topics that will lead to major advances in accelerated computing and its applications. NVIDIA particularly invites applications from students pushing the envelope in artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields.

SUMMARY:

• Fellowship Sponsor(s): NVIDIA
• Fellowship to be taken at: Globally
• Funding Amount: Up to $60,000
• Number of Awards:  Not specified
• Study Level: PhD
• Nationality: All Nationalities

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See Also:Hong Kong PhD Fellowships for International Students (Fully-Funded)

NVIDIA Fellowship Graduate Fellowship | Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program for Students, applicants are to meet the following criteria:

• Students must have already completed their first year of PhD level studies (at the time of application).
• Students must have majors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, System Architecture, Electrical Engineering, or a related area.
• Students must be engaged in active research as part of their PhD thesis.
• Students must be enrolled as a full time active PhD student during the 2027-2028 academic year (9 months) of the award – this means they should not be expecting to graduate sooner than May/June 2026.
• 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.
• Students may not be immediate family of a current NVIDIA employee

Note that this eligibility criteria may slightly during active call for application.

Fellowship Benefits

Successful recipients of the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship receive:

• Up to US$60,000 in fellowship funding per award. The award is issued to the recipient’s university to support eligible stipend, tuition and mandatory fees.
• A mandatory paid in-person summer internship at NVIDIA before the fellowship year, providing practical research experience within the company.
• Access to NVIDIA technology, products and technical resources to support cutting-edge research.
• Opportunity to work closely with NVIDIA researchers and technical experts, giving fellows exposure to leading research and industry expertise.
• Industry research and professional networking opportunities through engagement with NVIDIA’s research and engineering teams.
• Support for advanced research in areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, computer architecture, computer graphics, autonomous systems and other areas of accelerated computing.

Application Procedures

How-to-Apply: Interested applicants are to apply online by visiting the official application website by completing the online application form and uploading the following supporting documents:

• Research summary/thesis proposal- up to 2 pages, plus bibliography
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae including contact information.
• Professor nomination letter (1 letter minimum (thesis advisor), up to 3 letters maximum. OK to have nomination letter(s) from non-professors, as long as you have one from thesis advisor/professor).
• Confirmation of availability for summer internship

Application Deadline: September (Annually), Anticipate soon

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