Google PhD fellowship program 2026

Applications are open until 30 April 2026.

Google PhD Fellowships provide direct support to PhD students as they pursue their studies. The Google PhD Fellowship programme was created to recognise outstanding PhD students conducting innovative research in fields related to computer science and related disciplines. These fellowships support promising PhD students from all backgrounds who wish to shape the future of technology.

Research areas:

• Computer Architecture
• Algorithms and Optimization
• Health Research
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Machine Learning and ML Foundations
• Machine Perception
• Natural Language Processing
• Privacy, Safety, and Security
• Quantum Computing
• Software Engineering and Programming Languages
• Systems, Networking, and Cloud Computing

Further information, FAQs and eligibility criteria can be found on the Google Research website.