Welcome to apply for the 2022 Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship Program!
Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship 2022 has been launched.
The MSRA Fellowship Program aims to build the next generation of research leaders with a unique program offering a combination of scholarship, mentorship, research, networking and academic opportunities to promising young candidates. Moreover, Fellows and their advisors could enjoy long-term close engagement with Microsoft Research Asia, one of the leading computer science research labs in the world. Please visit the program homepage to learn more about it and read the feedbacks from previous recipients of the fellowship.
About Program
The Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship Program aims to empower and encourage PhD students in the Asia-Pacific region to realize their potential in computer science-related research.
The Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship Program identifies the next generation of research leaders through a unique program that offers a combination of mentorship, research, networking, and academic opportunities to promising young candidates. Since its inception in 1999, the program has attracted over one thousand PhD candidates from top universities in the Asia-Pacific region, and 452 outstanding PhD students have been awarded the Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship honor. Fellows have gone on to become prominent researchers and influential individuals in academia and industry.
Fellows earn more than a simple scholarship; they enjoy long-term close engagement with Microsoft Research Asia, one of the leading computer science research labs in the world. Each winner has the opportunity to complete an internship, during which they participate in hands-on, advanced research at Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing, China.
Provisions of the award
- – Cash awards of $10,000 USD
- – Guaranteed, but not required three-month internship at Microsoft Research Asia.
- – Opportunity to attend Microsoft academic conferences in computer science in the Asia-Pacific region.
- – At the discretion of Microsoft Research Asia, advisors of fellows might be invited to participate in collaborative research projects and academic exchange events.
Eligibility criteria
- – Applicants must attend a university in China Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea or Singapore, and do research work that relates to computing topics in which Microsoft Research is concerned with.
- – According to the definition of the normative period of PhD program of the applicants’ university and region, the applicant must graduate in 2024 or later. The applicants and their advisors would be asked for supporting documents if needed.
- – Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship Committee owns the final interpretation of above clauses.
How to apply
- – The 2022 Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship application period closes on June 10, 2022
- – PhD students must apply directly for the scholarship via online application tool
- – Materials required: 1) Application form; 2) Curriculum vitae; 3) Research Statement; 4) At least two letters of reference.
For more detailed requirements on “How to Apply”, and more information on Eligibility criteria, Award provisions, and Program timeline, please kindly visit 2022 MSRA Fellowship homepage: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/fellowships-microsoft-research-asia/
