Deadline: November 1, 2015
Location: Facebook Headquarters, USA.
Applications are invited for Facebook fellowship program
available to domestic and international students for full-time PhD accredited
doctoral program focusing on a topic or field relevant to Facebook. Up to
twelve (12) academic fellowships are awarded for a period of for two years.
Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits like tuition and fees for
the academic year(s)as well as $37,000 yearly grant, paid visit to Facebook HQ
to present research and opportunity for paid internship.
Study Subject:
Fellowships are awarded in the fields relevant to Facebook,
such as: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Architecture, Computer Vision, Data
Mining, Databases , Distributed Systems, Networking & Operating Systems ,
Economics and Computation, Human-Computer Interaction , Machine Learning ,
Natural Language Processing , Networking & Operating Systems , Programming
Languages & Compilers, Security & Privacy, Social Computing, Software
Engineering, Speech Technologies.
Eligibility:
This Program is open to individuals who are enrolled
full-time, as defined by the individual’s university, and in good standing at
an appropriately accredited doctoral program focusing on a Topic or Field
(whether an individual is engaged in research in a Topic or Field will be
determined in Facebook’s sole discretion).
Candidates are not eligible to participate in this Program
if they are a national or legal resident of those countries in which the United
States has embargoed goods (including, without limitation, Cuba, North Korea,
Iran, and Syria, unless you are enrolled full-time at an accredited university
in the United States or a non-embargoed country, with the exception of
nationals and legal residents of Cuba, who are unconditionally ineligible to
participate). Applicants should be aware that Facebook’s ability to
select for receipt of an Award a PhD Student who is from a country against
which the United States has imposed comprehensive economic sanctions (such as
Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or North Korea) may be sharply limited by United
States law.
Further, the Award, or portions thereof, may be forfeited if
an Award recipient does not remain enrolled with full-time status and in good
standing at the same doctoral program for the entire period of the award. It is
the obligation of all applicants to ensure that applying for the Award,
participating in this
Program and, as applicable, received an Award, complies with
all laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdiction in which such applicant is
a legal resident/national.
Fellowship Value:
Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits:
Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year(s)
2016-2017 and 2017-2018
$37,000 yearly grant
Paid visit to Facebook HQ to present your research
Opportunity for paid internship
Selection Criteria:
In Round 1, Reviewers from each topical area will be
assigned to an application and score them based on the following criteria:
Strength of applicant’s publication record, as detailed in
the applicant’s CV.
The merit of the research proposal, including its
innovativeness and importance to the identified industry or field.
Strength of applicant’s references
Those Applications that receive the highest scores in Round
1 will move onto Round 2, but the number of Applications that move onto Round 2
and the Fields/Topics from which they come will be determined in Facebook’s
sole discretion. In Round 2, a team of Reviewers from each area will discuss
the top applicants in their own area and compare them to those in other areas
based on the same criteria as Round 1 above. In Round 3, all finalists will be
reviewed and compared. The finalists will be selected by a final panel that may
include a Facebook engineering director and CTO (subject to availability).
Application Process:
To apply, eligible individuals must submit the following
materials (collectively, “Application”) to Facebook ONLINE or email a Word or PDF file of the Application
to facebookfellowship@fb.com with the subject line “Fellowship Program
Application”:
Curriculum Vitae (“CV”): Your Application must include your
CV, which should detail prior relevant work experience, academic record, and
publication record.
Letters of Reference: Application must include the name and
contact information of two (2) people who will be providing letters of
reference on behalf of the applicant. The letters of reference should address
the applicant’s skills and character and why the applicant deserves to receive
the Award. One (1) letter of reference must be from the applicant’s current
doctoral program advisor. All letters must be submitted by the references by
the Application due date.
Research Proposal: Application must include a one (1) to two
(2) page (single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, one (1) inch margins)
research proposal in your Field of study. Research proposals will be reviewed,
subject to the two (2) page limit, and any page(s) submitted in excess of the
two (2) page limit may not be read.
Research Area: The research proposal must address the
applicant’s PhD research area.
Transcript (optional): Application may also include
transcripts from any/all post-secondary educational institutions that the
applicant has attended.
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