ELIGIBILITY:

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 2026-2027 academic year (9 months) of the award—this means they should not be expecting to graduate sooner than May/June 2027.

Students must be available to complete an in-person summer internship prior to the start of their Fellowship year at one of NVIDIA’s research offices in the United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, and Taiwan.

International students are eligible to apply. Keep in mind, the Graduate Fellowship Award amount may vary by country, region, or location, and while NVIDIA has many international offices, we can only support fellowship internships in the United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, and Taiwan.

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

Research summary/thesis proposal—up to 2 pages, plus bibliography (bibliography does not count toward 2-page maximum for proposal)

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 an in-person summer internship

BENEFIT:

The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program provides funding in the amount of up to $60,000 per award to PhD students who are researching topics that will lead to major advances in accelerated computing and its applications.