IBM PhD Fellowship Awards

About this scholarship

The IBM PhD Fellowship Awards recognize doctoral students whose research aligns with IBM strategic directions, including artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, quantum computing, security, semiconductor technology, and responsible computing. The official IBM fellowship page states that fellowship stipends vary by country and that all awardees are mentored by an IBMer to collaborate on a research or technology project for the duration of the award period. Awardees are also strongly encouraged to complete an internship during the first or second year of the award. The fellowship is partial funding because the official page describes a stipend rather than a full cost-of-attendance guarantee, and amount_value is null because country-specific stipend amounts are not published as one global figure. Students must be nominated by a doctoral faculty member, be full-time PhD students over the two consecutive academic years of the award, and generally should have three years remaining in their graduate program. Students from U.S.-embargoed countries are not eligible.

Eligibility

• Be nominated by a doctoral faculty member
• Be a full-time student in a PhD program for the two academic years of the award
• Generally have three years remaining in the graduate program at nomination
• Conduct research aligned with IBM strategic research directions
• Not be from a U.S.-embargoed country
• Be available for IBM mentorship and possible internship participation
• Avoid conflicting comparable fellowships or company internships during the same academic period if prohibited