NVIDIA International Graduate Fellowship Program 2025/2026

Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 NVIDIA International Graduate Fellowship Program. This is the twenty-fourth year that NVIDIA has invited PhD students to submit their research projects for consideration. Recipients are selected based on their academic achievements, professor nomination, and area of research.

Eligibility Requirements

• 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 2025-2026 academic year (9 months) of the award – this means they should not be expecting to graduate sooner than May/June 2026.
• 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.
• 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

Method of Application

Graduate Fellowship Applications Must Include:

• 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