Facebook Fellowship Program 2022: Applications Invited from Students, Stipend $42,000

Facebook Fellowship Program 2022 has been announced for students across the world who are pursuing research in select fields. The social media giant says that this fellowship is a global program designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering at an accredited university.

The fellowship program is open to students pursuing any year of their PhD degrees, and applications will be evaluated based on the strength of the student’s research statement, publication record, and recommendation letters. Those who get selected for the fellowship will be given two years of paid tuition and fees, a $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs, a paid visit to Facebook headquarters for the annual fellowship Summit, and various opportunities to engage with Facebook researchers.

Who Can Apply for the Facebook Fellowship Program 2022

To apply for the fellowship program, participants need to have the following qualifications:

• Applicants must be full-time PhD students who are enrolled in a recognised university in any country by the start of the Fellowship.
• Students must be involved in ongoing research related to one or more relevant disciplines.

• Students must remain enrolled full-time for the duration of the fellowship to receive program benefits.

• Students being funded by other organisations or Facebook at present need not apply for the fellowship.

Areas of Research Available Under Facebook Fellowship Program 2022

Students pursuing research in the following fields can apply for the Facebook Fellowship Program:

AI System HW SW co-design, applied statistics, AR/VR computer graphics, AR/VR future technologies, AR/VR human computer interaction, AR/VR human understanding, AR/VR perception, cognition and action, AR/VR photonics and optics audio presence, augmented reality audio, blockchain and cryptoeconomics, computational social science, database systems, distributed systems, economics and computation, networking, privacy and data use, programming languages, and security and privacy.

How to Apply for Facebook Fellowship Program 2022

Interested students need to submit applications before 20 September 2021, along with a 500-word research summary that clearly identifies the area of focus, importance to the field, and applicability to Facebook of the anticipated research during the award. Furthermore, two letters of recommendation including one from an academic advisor will have to be provided along with the contact details of references. Those who wish to know more can visit the official website for further information.