Google Faculty Research Scholarships for International Faculty Members, USA

Scholarship Description:

Google Faculty Research Scholarships for International Faculty Members, USA is open for . The scholarship allows level program(s) in the field of taught at . The deadline of the scholarship is .

2013 Google offers Research Awards to full-time faculty members from  universities worldwide  to serve as Principal Investigators. These  research awards supports academic research in computer science, engineering and  related fields in USA.  The award amount may differ by university and by region. The median award amount  is around 50,000 to 60,000 USD. Applicants must be full-time professors at  universities around the world. Researchers are notified within 4 months.

Study Subject(s): The scholarship is provided to study  computer science, engineering and related fields. Course  Level: This scholarship is for pursuing research degree  level. Scholarship Provider: Google Scholarship  can be taken at: USA

Eligibility:-We accept applications from full-time  professors at universities around the world. Our funding is focused on  supporting PhD students, so we do allow applications from professors at research  institutions that award research degrees to PhD students. -We do not allow  applications from professors, researchers, or faculty members at  non-degree-granting research institutes. Researchers at such institutes who are  also professors on the faculty of a university may apply through that  university. -Our funding is structured as unrestricted gifts to  universities. -We cannot process awards to other institutions (e.g.  not-for-profits institutions, hospitals, non-degree-granting research  institutes, etc) even if they are affiliated with a university. -A PI must  apply in his or her capacity as a university professor and must be able to  accept an award through that university. -Each PI on a proposal must be a  full-time professor at a university or a degree-granting research  institution. -We allow assistant professors, associate professors, and full  professors to apply. -We do not allow applications from professors on behalf  of students, postdocs, or others who are not eligible to apply themselves the  research must be directed primarily by a full-time faculty member.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries:   Full-time faculty members at top universities around the world can apply for  this scholarship.

Scholarship Description: Google Research Awards are  one-year awards structured as unrestricted gifts to universities to support the  work of world-class full-time faculty members at top universities around the  world. Faculty members can apply for Research Awards  by submitting a proposal to one of our two 2013 funding rounds. 2013 deadlines  are April 15 and October 15. Recipients are selected through a comprehensive  internal review process and notified of their awards within 4 months of the  initial submission. Faculty members can apply for up to 150,000 USD in eligible  expenses, but actual award amounts are frequently less than the full amount  requested. Most awards are funded at the amount needed to support basic expenses  for one graduate student for one year.

Number of awards offered: Not Known

Duration of award(s): Research Awards are designed to  support one year of work. Google on occasion choose to fund a second year for a  Research Awards project that has seen great success in year one.

What does it cover? Research Awards are designed to be in an  amount approximately equivalent to the amount necessary to support 1 graduate  student for 1 year. While costs differ by university and by region, the median  award amount is around 50,000 to 60,000 USD. We expect that most budgets for the  Research Awards will be limited to the cost of 1 PhD student for 1 year (defined  as salary plus tuition, or research salary in regions where PhD tuition is  covered through other means) as well as modest conference travel for the student  (1,500 USD for US universities, 3,000 USD for universities outside the US).  Budgets with additional items are almost always cut to the level of 1 PhD  student for 1 year plus modest travel. The maximum amount a PI may request is  150,000 USD.

Selection Criteria: We select Google Research Awards  recipients through a thorough and competitive review process.

Notification: Recipients are selected through a  comprehensive internal review process and notified of their awards within 4  months of the initial submission.

How to Apply: The mode of apply is online.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application closing  date is April 15, 2013.

Further  Scholarship Information and Application

Degree Level:

Google Faculty Research Scholarships for International Faculty Members, USA is available to undertake level programs at .

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.