Meta Research PhD Fellowship Cohort
Offers a research fellowship stream for doctoral candidates in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and systems research.
The Meta Research PhD Fellowship is an annual competitive fellowship program that funds outstanding doctoral students pursuing research aligned with Meta's technology priorities. For the 2026–27 cohort, the fellowship provides winners with a $42,000 annual stipend to cover living expenses and conference travel, two full years of tuition and fees paid directly to the student's university, a paid vi…
AR/VR hardware, AI systems, privacy, security, distributed systems, computational social science, economics and computation, technology policy — 21 published research areas total.
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