Grants for Students / PhD
31 funding opportunities for PhD students, undergraduate researchers, and young scholars.
Global Fellowships
Open to students worldwide
Thiel Fellowship
| Organization: Thiel Foundation | Amount: $100,000 over 2 years | Deadline: Typically summer |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Life Sciences & Biomedicine
For young people to pursue ideas outside traditional education
O’Shaughnessy Fellowships
| Organization: O’Shaughnessy Ventures | Amount: $100,000 | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Open Tech / OSS / Internet
For ambitious individuals working on breakthrough ideas
Google PhD Fellowship
| Organization: Google | Amount: $85,000/year for up to 2 years (US/Canada); varies by region | Deadline: April-May annually |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
Supports exceptional PhD students in computer science and related fields. Must be nominated by university
Meta Research PhD Fellowship
| Organization: Meta | Amount: Tuition + $42,000/year for 2 years | Deadline: Typically September |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
Supports PhD students in AR/VR, AI, ML, computer vision, NLP, and related areas
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship
| Organization: NVIDIA | Amount: Up to $60,000 per award | Deadline: September 15 annually |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Physical Sciences
For PhD students in CS, CE, System Architecture, EE. Includes mandatory summer internship at NVIDIA
Adobe Research Fellowship
| Organization: Adobe | Amount: $10,000 + Creative Cloud subscription | Deadline: September (5pm PT) |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
For full-time PhD students in computer graphics, computer vision, HCI, ML, NLP, AI
Apple Scholars in AIML
| Organization: Apple | Amount: 2-year funding, varies by country | Deadline: Nomination-based |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
For PhD students in AI/ML. Nomination-based program supporting exceptional researchers
Outreachy Internships
| Organization: Software Freedom Conservancy | Amount: $7,000 stipend | Deadline: February and August |
Domains: Open Tech / OSS / Internet, Computer Science & AI
Diversity initiative for open source internships
United States
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
| Organization: National Science Foundation | Amount: $37,000/year stipend + $12,000 cost of education | Deadline: October (annually) |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Data & Math, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Environment & Earth, Social Sciences & Policy
Fellowship for graduate students in STEM and social sciences
NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship
| Organization: National Institutes of Health | Amount: $25,000-$27,000 stipend + tuition | Deadline: April, August, December |
Domains: Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Individual predoctoral fellowship for biomedical research
Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
| Organization: Microsoft | Amount: Full tuition + $42,000/year for 2 years | Deadline: October (department chair submissions) |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
For PhD students in systems, networking, AI, ML, computer vision, and robotics. Must be in third year of PhD
IBM PhD Fellowship
| Organization: IBM | Amount: $60,000 first year, $35,000 second year | Deadline: October |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
For outstanding PhD students in computer science and related technical fields
Amazon AI PhD Fellowship
| Organization: Amazon | Amount: $10M annually distributed across 9 partner universities | Deadline: Varies by institution |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
Supports PhD students at partner institutions (Caltech, CMU, Georgia Tech, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Washington, UT Austin)
North America
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
| Organization: Qualcomm | Amount: $100,000 per two-student team | Deadline: November/December |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Physical Sciences
For teams of two PhD students at 26 invited universities. Supports autonomous driving, ML, multimedia computing, NLP, secure systems, wireless
Canada
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
| Organization: Tri-agency (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC), Canada | Amount: CAD $50,000/year for 3 years | Deadline: Institutional nomination required |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Social Sciences & Policy
Supports world-class doctoral students demonstrating academic excellence, research potential, and leadership. 166 scholarships awarded annually
Asia-Pacific Travel Grants
Primarily for students in India
Microsoft Research India Travel Grants
| Organization: Microsoft Research India | Amount: Up to $2,500 USD | Deadline: Apply 45+ days in advance |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
Travel grants for Indian students attending top-tier CS conferences
Google Conference and Travel Scholarships
| Organization: Google | Amount: $1,000-$3,000 USD | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
Travel scholarships for students in India, Africa, and APAC regions attending top-tier CS conferences
ACM India-IARCS Travel Grants
| Organization: ACM India-IARCS | Amount: ₹60,000-₹1,00,000 INR | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
Travel grants for students and faculty at Indian institutions attending computing science conferences
ANRF International Travel Support (ITS)
| Organization: Anusandhan National Research Foundation | Amount: ₹1,50,000 INR + Registration up to ₹50,000 | Deadline: Apply 60-90 days before event |
Domains: Multiple
International travel support for Indian researchers in all science & engineering fields
CSIR Travel Grant
| Organization: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research | Amount: ₹50,000 INR | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Multiple
Travel grants for CSIR-affiliated researchers in India
UGC Travel Grant Scheme
| Organization: University Grants Commission | Amount: ₹1,00,000 INR | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Multiple
Travel grant scheme for faculty and researchers at Indian universities
AICTE-INAE Travel Grant Scheme
| Organization: AICTE-INAE | Amount: ₹50,000 INR | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Engineering & Physical Sciences
Travel grants for faculty and students at AICTE-approved institutions in India
Sir Ratan Tata Trust International Travel Grants
| Organization: Sir Ratan Tata Trust | Amount: Varies | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Multiple
International travel grants for Indian researchers in various fields
Inlaks Research and Travel Grant
| Organization: Inlaks Foundation | Amount: Up to $1,000 + $2,000/month (max 3 months) | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Humanities & Arts, Social Sciences & Policy
Research and travel grants for PhD students at Indian universities in Humanities & Social Sciences
NBHM Travel Grant
| Organization: National Board for Higher Mathematics | Amount: Partial/Full travel support | Deadline: Apply 3+ months in advance |
Domains: Data & Math
Travel grants for mathematicians in India
Global Travel & Microgrants
IEEE WIE Travel Grants
| Organization: IEEE Women in Engineering | Amount: Varies | Deadline: Rolling deadlines |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Physical Sciences
Travel grants for IEEE WIE members (women) attending any IEEE-sponsored conference
AI Grant
| Organization: AI Grant | Amount: $2,500-$5,000 | Deadline: Varies |
Domains: Computer Science & AI
Supporting AI researchers and builders
Google Summer of Code
| Organization: Google | Amount: $1,500-$3,000 (stipends) | Deadline: March-April (annually) |
Domains: Open Tech / OSS / Internet, Computer Science & AI
Summer program for students contributing to open source
Emergent Ventures
| Organization: Mercatus Center | Amount: $1,000-$50,000 (median $15-20K) | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Social Sciences & Policy, Open Tech / OSS / Internet
Supporting innovative ideas and moonshot projects
1517 Fund
| Organization: 1517 Fund | Amount: Variable (equity investment) | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Open Tech / OSS / Internet
Supporting young founders dropping out to build companies
Internet Archive Scholar Program
| Organization: Internet Archive | Amount: Free access to resources | Deadline: Rolling applications |
Domains: Computer Science & AI, Humanities & Arts, Social Sciences & Policy
Free access to books and resources for scholars