Applications are now open for the Facebook Fellowship Program! Winners of the Fellowship are entitled to receive two years of paid tuition and fees, a $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs, a paid visit to Facebook headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit, and various opportunities to engage with Facebook researchers.
The Facebook Fellowships 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.
The Facebook Fellowship Program is open to students in any year of their Ph.D. study. We also encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply, especially those from traditionally underrepresented minority groups. Facebook Fellowships applications are evaluated based on the strength of the student’s research statement, publication record, and recommendation letters.
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Available Facebook Fellowship Program for 2022
Click on each of the available 2022 fellowships below to learn more about each research team’s focus.
- AI System HW SW Co-Design
- Applied Statistics
- AR/VR Computer Graphics
- AR/VR Future Technologies
- AR/VR Human-Computer Interaction
- AR/VR Human Understanding
- AR/VR Perception, Cognition, and Action
- AR/VR Photonics and Optics
- Audio Presence
- Augmented Reality Audio
- Blockchain and Cryptoeconomics
- Computational Social Science
- Database Systems
- Distributed Systems
- Economics and Computation
- Networking
- Privacy and Data Use
- Programming Languages
- Security and Privacy
Facebook Fellowship Program 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 (pending COVID-19 restrictions)
Facebook Fellowship Program Application 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 2022)
- 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.
Facebook Fellowship Application Must Include
- 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 (reference the available fellowships below)
- 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.
How to Apply for Facebook Fellowship Program
To apply for the Facebook Fellowship Program for PhD visit the main application page by clicking here.
When the application portal opens, provide the following information
- Application Details
- Applicant Legal Name
- Legal Name of University
- Department (if applicable)
- Country of University
- Expected Graduation Year
- PHD Enrollment Year
- PHD Full Years Completed
- Ethnicity
- Reference 1
- Name
- Are they your research advisor?
- Select
- Reference 2
- Name
- Are they your research advisor?
- Select
- Submission Details
When you have filled in the information correctly on the Facebook Fellowship Program Application form, review your information to confirm that it is correct, then click on the “Submit” button.
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Facebook Fellowship Application Deadline
Applications for the Facebook 2022 Fellowship cohort will close on September 20. Reference letters are due October 4, 2021.
- Applications Open August 3, 2021, 9:00 am PST
- Applications Close September 20, 2021 11:59pm PST
- Winners Announced End of January 2022
