The one-page summary of the aforementioned thesis proposal or research statement should also include references. Given you have three letters, it would be good to include a letter from one person who can speak about your current research and one person who has known you longer, even if it may not be in your current research area.
The longer-term perspective is definitely important and valuable. The value of a letter is evaluating how you work, how you collaborate with people, and what your process is as a researcher. This transcends what your particular topic is. The purpose of a letter of recommendation is to provide us with the bigger picture of what you are doing, how you work as a researcher, how you learn, how you approach projects, and how you collaborate with others.
The letter will also provide us with insight from people who have been working with you and observing you for some amount of time.
We are looking for people who can speak to you, your work as a researcher, and your character. Those you provided as recommenders in our system will be sent an auto-generated email with instructions to upload their letters of recommendation.
Proposals will be reviewed by Microsoft Research lab members and researchers within an applied research group in other parts of Microsoft whose expertise covers a wide range of disciplines. We look at how cutting edge your research is as well as the significance and impact of the research. We carefully read through your five-page thesis proposal or research statement, three letters of recommendation, and your CV to try to gauge this. Nominees will be contacted by the end of September regarding the outcome of their submission.
Due to the volume of submissions, Microsoft cannot provide individual feedback on proposals. Persons awarded a fellowship in October will receive their financial awards by September of the following year. Tuition and fees are covered from the fall term through the end of the spring term. Microsoft sends payment directly to the university, who will disperse funds according to their guidelines. This award will be provided as an unrestricted gift with no terms and restrictions applied to it.
No portion of these funds should be applied to overhead or other indirect costs. The tax implications for your tuition and fees and stipend are based on the policy at your university and applicable tax laws.
The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship is not subject to any intellectual property IP restrictions unless and until the fellowship recipient also accepts an internship. If you accept an internship, you will be subject to the same restrictions as any other Microsoft intern.
If a fellow is interested, applying for an internship at Microsoft is strongly encouraged, but not guaranteed or required. If you accept a Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship, you may not receive another fellowship from another technology company or institution during the same academic period.
Fellows accepting multiple fellowships will become ineligible to receive continued funding from Microsoft. Please contact msfellow microsoft. You may not hold more than one student award at a time from Microsoft Research.
For questions not found above, contact Microsoft Research Fellowships at msfellow microsoft. For the purposes of this fellowship, those students submitting a proposal must attend a university in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. Students should support this mission and embrace opportunities to foster diverse and inclusive cultures within their communities.
Proposed research must be closely related to one of the themes at Microsoft Research Cambridge: Cloud Infrastructure Confidential Computing Future of Work Health Intelligence Machine Intelligence Students must be entering their third year or beyond of their PhD program sometime between August — July having taken into account transfers, approved leaves of absence, etc.
PhD students must continue to be enrolled at the university in the beginning of academic year or forfeit the award. PhD students submitting a proposal should be able to communicate about their research both in writing and verbally in English. The below outlines the information necessary to submit your proposal in our submission portal.
Your curriculum vitae, thesis proposal or research statement, and one-page summary will be uploaded separately. Proposals must be submitted in English, and accepted formats are docx, doc, and pdf. You will be asked to request 2 letters of recommendation third one being optional via the submission portal:. Students must be entering their third year or beyond of their PhD program sometime between August — July having taken into account transfers, approved leaves of absence, etc.
The summary research statement and the two-page research statement should not contain different content; one should be a shorter version of the other. The purpose of the shorter version is to help us triage where proposals go to get reviewed. Your research statement should be no more than 2 pages including references with font no smaller than point. Given you have two with an option of three letters, it would be good to include a letter from one person who can speak about your current research and one person who has known you longer, even if it may not be in your current research area.
Accomplishment, impact, and alignment with the work that we are doing at Microsoft Research. Highlight papers you have published and any awards you have received.
Describe the impact that your research will have on others and how this award will enable your research. Students will be contacted by the end of September regarding the outcome of their submission. Persons awarded a fellowship in October will receive their financial awards at the beginning of their fourth academic year or beyond.
Microsoft sends the payment directly to the university, which then disperses funds according to its guidelines. For example, if your academic year begins in September, your university will receive your funding by September.
If your academic year begins in March, your university will receive your funding by March. The tax implications for the fellowship are based on the policy at your university and applicable tax laws. If you accept a Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship, you may receive another fellowship from another company or institution during the same academic period. We offer it as part of the fellowship, but it is up to you if you wish to accept the internship. We will do our best to connect you with the researcher that you requested, but that cannot be assured.
Internships are typically for 12 weeks. We will work with you to determine the optimal timing for your internship. For the purposes of this fellowship, those students submitting a proposal must attend a university in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, or Puerto Rico.
Persons awarded a fellowship in October will receive their financial awards at the beginning their fourth academic year or beyond. Joshua Brakensiek Stanford University. David Acuna University of Toronto. Shijie Cao. Follow us:. Share this page:. Timeline For the next round of fellowships, check back the first week of May The guarantee of an optional three-month internship at Microsoft Research Asia. At the discretion of Microsoft Research Asia, advisors of fellows might be invited to participate in collaborative research projects and academic exchange events.
PhD students must apply directly for the scholarship. Applications must include: An application form download template here Curriculum vitae Research Statement. This statement of approximately 1, words provides a summary of your research accomplishments and current work, and highlight your most outstanding contribution to the academia.
It must discuss the future direction and potential of your work, especially your research plan for the next few years of PhD study. At least two letters of reference from established researchers familiar with your research. Of these, one letter should come from your advisor.
Scanned copies of the signed recommendation letters should be sent, by those recommending you, directly to fellowra microsoft. Applications must be submitted via the online application tool in any of the following formats: Word document, text-only file, PDF or ZIP. Email or hard copy applications will not be considered. Applications submitted to Microsoft will not be returned.
Microsoft cannot assume responsibility for the confidentiality of information in submitted applications. Therefore, applications should not contain information that is confidential, restricted, or sensitive. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Submit an application.
Some general advice: The goal of the research statement is to introduce yourself to a search committee and make them excited about your research. This committee will likely contain scientists both in and outside of your subdiscipline.
Think of the overarching theme guiding your main research subject area. Write an essay that lays out: The main theme s , why it is important, and what specific skills you will use to attack the problem. A couple of specific examples of problems you have already worked on with success — to build credibility and give people an idea of what it is you do.
A discussion of the future direction of your research. This section should build on the above and be exciting to people both in and outside your field. If you think that your research could lead to answers for big, exciting questions — say so and reach for the stars. Tie it all off with a final paragraph that leaves the reader with a good overall impression of your research.
There is no need to mention all of your projects; stick to those that align with your overarching theme. Introducing no more than three 3 research works is strongly recommended. Pay attention to jargon. You want reviewers to understand everything in your statement.
If you have something that sets you apart e. There are no excuses for spelling errors. Who should submit the applications?
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