Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
Offers early-career faculty in the Americas recurring support through computing fellowships in applied research.
The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship is a two-year cash fellowship of $100,000 per year — $200,000 total — awarded to early-career professors in the Americas conducting breakthrough research in computer science, artificial intelligence, or closely related fields. Funds are paid as a cash grant directly to the recipient's university. The program is administered by Microsoft Research and target…
Computer science, AI, and related fields; breakthrough research by early-career faculty in North and South America.
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