This informs the public about the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 2024. Details about the Program are given below.
About the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 2024
NVIDIA is inviting submissions from interested students who are pushing the envelope in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and field related to them. The choose talented students each year who have the talent, aptitude, and initiative to work closely with them while they are in their early careers. Recipients are not only receiving crucial funding for their research but have the chance to conduct groundbreaking work access to NVIDIA products, technology, and some of the most recognized talented minds in the field. Plus, the fellowship program would be including a summer internship that is preceding the fellowship year.Award
The NVIDIA Graduate fellowship program would be providing funding in an amount up to $50,000 per award.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 2024, all interested applicants are expected to meet the eligibility criteria stated below:
- 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 2024-2025 academic year (9 months) of the award – this means they should not be expecting to graduate sooner than May/June 2025.
- Students must be available to complete a summer internship (which due to COVID-19 may be held remotely) prior to the start of their Fellowship year.
- Students may not be immediate family of a current NVIDIA employee
- Note: The award must be administered through the student’s university; payment will be made to the university, not directly to the student
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals Will be Evaluated for:
Student quality
- Letters of recommendation
- Academic performance (GPA) and achievements
Research quality
- Research results to date
- Research proposal for a fellowship
- Publication track record
Relevance to NVIDIA
- How your work connects to NVIDIA’s primary research domains
- How your research might influence the design, performance or use of future GPUs
Application
- Research summary/thesis proposal – up to 2 pages, plus bibliography
- Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) including contact information
- Professor nomination letters (2 letters minimum (must include one from thesis advisor), up to 3 letters maximum — OK to have nomination letters from non-professors, as long as you have one from your thesis advisor/professor).
- Confirmation of availability for summer internship
Submission Portal: It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all of these items are submitted prior to the deadline. We are using a Submission Portal in which the student manages their own application. The student must:
- Complete the student profile – start this now; you can go back to the portal repeatedly until you submit the final application
- Complete your application input including research summary thesis proposal and resume (CV)
- Add contacts for the letters of recommendation — an email will automatically be sent on your behalf to each recommender you add — be sure to add your professors/recommenders early in the process! Do not wait until close to the deadline!
- Monitor the status of your recommendation letters in the portal — do not click on the final submission until the recommendation status shows “recommendation uploaded” for each recommendation you are expecting — the professor deadline has been set 1 day prior to the student deadline to allow the student to ensure all documents are received before submitting — the deadline for recommendation letters is 3pm Pacific September 6, 2023.
- Communicate with the recommenders to complete their letter upload on time – it is the student’s responsibility to ensure their letters are received into the system.
Click this link to apply for the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 2023.
Application Deadline
September 7, 2023.
For more details, visit this link.