Facebook announces $30,000 fellowships for doctoral students
Facebook will be awarding $30,000 fellowships to PhD students in “Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture,” and “related fields.” In addition to the stipend students will receive $5,000 for attending conferences and $5,000 to purchase a computer. The fellowships are limited to students attending American universities, but foreign studenst may apply. So far, Facebook is only funding the fellowships for the 2010-2011 academic term,but may extend that.
Facebook says it is “interested in a range of academic topics” but has highlighted the following fields: