PhD Fellowships

Microsoft Research Asia Fellowships open a window of opportunity for outstanding PhD students in our region, providing a head start for future research careers.  

• Application and FAQ 
• News and Testimony from Fellows

Background: PhD Fellowship Program

The program began in 1999, and since then it has attracted 476 PhD candidates from 45 universities in the Asia-Pacific region. From its inception to 2007, 227 outstanding PhD students have been awarded Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship honors or scholarships.

These fellows were from top universities and research institutes throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tokyo University, and Korea University, among others.

The Fellowship Program provides each fellow winner a unique opportunity to experience hands-on research at Microsoft Research Asia. During the 3 or 6 month-long internships at the Beijing lab, students work with outstanding researchers on an advanced research project, gaining valuable research experience, and becoming familiar with the corporate research environment while expanding their network connections.

From 1999 to 2007, there have been 124 fellows who have participated in internships at Microsoft Research Asia, and 25 fellows have joined Microsoft Research as researchers after graduation.

Faculty Programs

Microsoft Research Asia Young Professorship Program
Developing promising faculty for research and teaching.

Faculty-Specific Projects
We provide an opportunity to bring together an academic with a Microsoft Research Asia researcher with mutual interests in a project that could have significant impact in Computer Science.

Internships and Student Programs 

We offer unique opportunities for students to work directly with Microsoft researchers.

Internships at Microsoft Research 

Microsoft Technology Club
The community of talented peers, with lifetime membership

See also Microsoft Research Careers