2026 NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program
The 25th edition of the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program has opened for applications.
NVIDIA has long believed that investing in university talent is beneficial to the industry and key to our continued growth and success.
NVIDIA particularly invites submissions from students pushing the envelope in artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields.
The company selects students each year who have the talent, aptitude, and initiative to work closely with us early in their careers.
2026 NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program Synopsis
- Type: Fellowships/Internship
- Host: NVIDIA, USA
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Benefits: Full research funding worth $60,000, In-person summer internship, Living Stipend, Access to NVIDIA products and technology…etc
- Deadline: September 15, 2025
2026 NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program 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 2026-2027 academic year (9 months) of the award – this means they should not be expecting to graduate sooner than May/June 2027.
- 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.
2026 NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program Benefits
- The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program provides funding in the amount of up to $60,000 per award to PhD students who are researching topics that will lead to major advances in accelerated computing and its applications.
- Recipients not only receive crucial funding for their research, but are able to conduct groundbreaking work with access to NVIDIA products, technology and some of the most talented minds in the field.
- In addition, the Fellowship includes a mandatory in-person summer internship preceding the Fellowship year.
Application Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- 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.
Application Procedures for the 2026 NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program
- Complete the student profile – start this now; you can go back to the portal repeatedly until you submit the final application
- Complete your application input including research summary thesis proposal and resume (CV)
- Add contacts for the letters of recommendation — an email will automatically be sent on your behalf to each recommender you add — be sure to add and notify your professors/recommenders early in the process! Do not wait until close to the deadline!
- Monitor the status of your recommendation letters in the portal — do not click on the final submission until the recommendation status shows “completed” for each recommendation you are expecting —
- Communicate with the recommenders to complete their letter upload on time (by noon on September 15, 2025) – it is the student’s responsibility to ensure their letters are received into the system.
- Submit the final application when all items are complete, and prior to the application deadline: 3pm Pacific Time, September 15, 2025.
- Notifications of final decisions will be emailed by the end of November.
