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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship 2027-28 (Stipend $60,000)

Up to $60,000 for your PhD research, mentorship from NVIDIA researchers, and a required summer internship inside the company — open to doctoral students worldwide.

Closed 30 Oct 2026 Closed Updated 31 Oct 2026 By NVIDIA Research
Award
Up to US$60,000 per award for the 2027–28 academic year (9 months), paid through the fellow’s university for stipend, tuition and required fees. Amounts can vary with country/region. Includes a mandatory paid in-person summer internship at an NVIDIA research office in summer 2027, plus access to NVIDIA researchers, products and technology.
Eligible
Full-time PhD students from any country who have completed at least the first year of PhD studies, majoring in computer science, computer engineering, system architecture, electrical engineering or a related field; actively engaged in thesis research; remaining a full-time student through the award year and not planning to graduate before May/June 2028. Full-time NVIDIA employees and immediate family members of NVIDIA employees are excluded.
How
Submit in the official submission portal: research proposal (max 2 pages + bibliography), CV/resume, and 2–3 recommendation letters (at least 2, including the thesis advisor). The university must administer the award — payment goes to the university, not the student. All materials including recommendations are due by the deadline.
Deadline
Closed 30 Oct 2026
Research fit
Research relevant to accelerated computing: AI/ML, autonomous vehicles, computer graphics, robotics, healthcare, high-performance computing, plus architecture, networking, security and scientific computing. The proposal should show a concrete link to NVIDIA’s technologies or research interests.

About the fellowship

The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program — running since 2002 and now in its 26th year, with more than 220 grants worth around $8 million awarded to date — supports doctoral students whose research advances accelerated computing. It is one of the most generous corporate doctoral awards in computing: fellows get funding, a mentor network inside NVIDIA, and a required summer internship at an NVIDIA research office before the fellowship year begins.

The current round covers the 2027–28 academic year (9 months). Each award provides up to US$60,000, paid through the fellow’s university to cover stipend, tuition and required fees. Applications — including all recommendation letters — close on 30 October 2026, 8 days from today (22 October 2026).

Eligibility

  • Be a full-time PhD student who has completed at least the first year of PhD-level studies at the time of application.
  • Major in computer science, computer engineering, system architecture, electrical engineering, or a related field, and be actively engaged in research as part of the PhD thesis.
  • Remain a full-time, active PhD student throughout the nine-month award year and not plan to graduate before May/June 2028.
  • Be available for the mandatory in-person summer internship at an NVIDIA research office in summer 2027 (offices listed include the US, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Israel, Taiwan and Singapore).
  • Be from any country — international students are explicitly eligible.
  • Not be a full-time NVIDIA employee or an immediate family member of a current NVIDIA employee.
  • Your university must be able to administer the award — funds are paid to the university, not directly to the fellow.
  • Past fellows may reapply.

Benefits

  • Up to $60,000 per award for the 2027–28 academic year (amounts can vary with country/region), administered through your university for stipend, tuition and required fees.
  • Mandatory paid summer internship at an NVIDIA research office before the fellowship year — real industry research experience, not an optional extra.
  • Mentorship from NVIDIA researchers and access to NVIDIA products, technology and technical staff.
  • A credential from one of the longest-running corporate research fellowship programmes (since 2002), with a network of 220+ past fellows.

Documents required

  • Research proposal — max 2 pages plus a bibliography (the bibliography does not count toward the limit). Put your name at the top; text and images must fit within 2 pages.
  • Resume or CV with contact information.
  • 2–3 recommendation letters — at least 2, including one from the thesis advisor/professor; no more than 3. Letters are submitted through the portal and are due by the same deadline.

How to apply

  1. Confirm eligibilityFirst year of PhD complete, thesis research active, full-time through 2027–28, internship availability in summer 2027, university able to administer the award.
  2. Sharpen the research questionWrite a proposal that links your research concretely to accelerated computing and NVIDIA’s technologies — a precise question, method and results achieved beats a broad "machine learning" label.
  3. Line up recommenders earlySecure 2–3 letters including your thesis advisor now — letters were due on the same 30 October deadline and cannot arrive later.
  4. Submit in the official portalManage the application and recommendation letters in NVIDIA’s fellowship submission portal before 30 October 2026.

FAQs

Is the NVIDIA fellowship open to international students?

Yes. The programme is open to PhD students from any country, as long as they meet the field, enrolment and internship requirements and their university can administer the award.

Is the $60,000 paid to me directly?

No. The award is disbursed to your university, which administers it for stipend, tuition and required fees. NVIDIA notes that amounts can vary with country or region.

Is the summer internship really mandatory?

Yes. An in-person summer internship at an NVIDIA research office before the fellowship year is a required part of the programme. Do not apply if you cannot be available in summer 2027.

Can I apply if I graduate in early 2028?

The terms require you to remain a full-time PhD student through the award year and not plan to graduate before May/June 2028.

What does the research proposal need?

A maximum of 2 pages plus bibliography, your name at the top, showing how the research connects to NVIDIA’s technologies or research interests. Be precise about the question, method and results so far.

Can past fellows apply again?

Yes — past fellows may reapply in a new cycle.

Verified 31 Oct 2026 across six corroborating sources: buddy4study.com (deadline 30-Oct-2026; up to $60,000; completed first year of PhD; CS/CE/system architecture/EE or related; full-time through award year; mandatory summer internship; not immediate family of NVIDIA employee; award paid to the university; documents: 2-page proposal + bibliography, CV, 2-3 letters incl. advisor), al-khwarizmi.com (2027-28 round; deadline 30 Oct 2026 incl. letters; international eligible; past fellows may reapply), scholargem.org (up to $60,000; deadline 30 Oct 2026; research relevant to accelerated computing), en.cryptonomist.ch (since 2002; 220+ grants, ~$8M; up to $60,000; deadline 30 Oct 2026), charityjournal.org (26th year; mandatory paid summer 2027 internship; internship offices US/Canada/Germany/Sweden/Finland/Switzerland/Israel/Taiwan/Singapore; must not graduate before May/June 2028), selibeng.com (2-3 letters; proposal format; university administration). Queue title "NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship 2026" was stale: the live round is the 2027-28 fellowship, so the article is titled accordingly. Research-area lists (AI/ML, autonomous vehicles, graphics, robotics, healthcare, HPC) are as reported by the trackers. No invented stipend breakdown or selection timeline is stated (corrected 31 Oct 2026 — applications closed 30 Oct 2026 including recommendation letters per the official NVIDIA Research fellowship page; no extension found).

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