Microsoft Research Fellowship

Terms from the program's own pages

2026 terms

• Open to PhD students (may apply on own behalf), faculty with a named PhD student, and postdocs at accredited institutions in listed regions; criteria vary by research challenge. source
• Funding up to: $47,000 source
• Funding from: $17,000 source
• Amount: One-time unrestricted gift to the institution: US/Canada $47,000, Europe $27,000, other listed regions $17,000; includes travel funding source

This round

Opened in November last year; not confirmed for this year

Past editions

• 2026

  Deadline 11:59 PM ET; notifications 2026-02-27; payments March/April 2026. Third-party sites list 2025-12-02, official page used. Call title changed from PhD Fellowship to Research Fellowship.

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  Applications opened Nov 4, 2025

  Deadline Dec 16, 2025