Vacancy title:
Google PhD Fellowship Program 2026

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Media, Category: Science & Engineering, Education, Computer & IT]

Jobs at:
Google

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, April 30 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 27 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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About Google PhD Fellowship Program

Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD. Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields. Fellowships support promising PhD candidates of all backgrounds who seek to influence the future of technology. Our research teams impact technology used by people all over the world and we encourage people of a wide range of backgrounds to apply. They currently offer fellowships in Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States.

Benefits of Google PhD Fellowship Program

Africa

• Up to 3 year Fellowship
• US $15K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Australia and New Zealand

• 1 year Fellowship
• AUD $20K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Canada and the United States

• Up to 2 year Fellowship
• US $85K per year towards education costs (tuition and fees), living expenses, travel, and personal equipment (effective from 2025 for new recipients)

East Asia

• 1 year Fellowship
• US $10K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Europe and the Middle East

• Up to 2 year Fellowship
• Yearly bursary towards stipend / salary, health care, social benefits, tuition and fees, conference travel and personal computing equipment. The bursary varies by country.

India

Early-stage PhD students

• Up to 4 year Fellowship
• US $50K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Late-stage PhD students

• 1 year Fellowship
• US $10K to recognize research contributions, cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Latin America

• Up to 2 year Fellowship
• US $15K per year to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Southeast Asia

• Up to 3 year Fellowship
• US $10K per year for up to 3 years (or up to graduation, whichever is earlier) to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Google PhD Fellowship Program Requirements

General Eligibility Requirements (All Regions):

• Students must remain enrolled full-time in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
• Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household are not eligible.
• Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible. Government or non-profit organization funding is exempt.
• Past awardees from the PhD Fellowship program are not eligible to apply again.

Region-Specific Eligibility Requirements:

Universities should only nominate students that meet the following requirements

Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia

• Incoming or early-stage PhD students can be nominated by their university; however, the Fellowship award is contingent on the awardee registering for a full-time PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) within the academic award year of the Fellowship award, or the award shall be forfeited.
• Grant of the Fellowship does not mean admission to a PhD program. The awardee must separately apply and be accepted to a PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) at an eligible institution.
• Grant of the Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines applicable in the institution where the awardee registers for the PhD program.

Australia and New Zealand

• Early-stage students enrolled in the first or second year of their PhD (no requirement for completion of graduate coursework by the academic award year).

Canada and the United States

• Students who have completed graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins.

East Asia

• Students who have completed most of their graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins. Students should have sufficient time for research projects after receiving a fellowship.

Europe and the Middle East

• Students enrolled at any stage of their PhD are eligible to apply.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure

PhD students from Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States, must be nominated for the fellowship by their university. Applications must be submitted by an official representative of the university during the application window. Please contact your department or graduate school for more information on the internal nomination process.

Application Deadline

30 April, 2026

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