Sponsor
Microsoft
Description
The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship recognizes innovative, promising new faculty, whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identifies them as emerging leaders in their fields.
Eligibility
Full eligibility criteria and nomination guidelines can be found on the Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship website.
- Professors, Assistant Professors or Associate Professors from a degree-granting, accredited institution may submit a proposal on their behalf.
- Proposals submitted by eligible faculty should also identify a student (actively pursuing a PhD or relevant terminal degree) to be involved in the collaboration. If selected, both the faculty member and student will be named as Fellows.
- Faculty must have received their terminal degree (e.g., PhD, DSc). A terminal degree is defined as the highest-level college degree that can be achieved within your academic discipline or professional field.
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All faculty members and students listed in the proposal must be employed or enrolled at a degree-granting university located in one of the following regions:
- Africa;
- Australia & New Zealand;
- Canada;
- Europe;
- India;
- Hong Kong;
- Japan;
- Korea;
- Singapore;
- Taiwan;
- Argentina;
- Brazil;
- Chile;
- Colombia;
- Mexico;
- Puerto Rico; or
- the United States.
Research challenges carried out by Microsoft can be found on their dedicated research challenges website.
Prize
Selected candidates will be named Fellows and receive a monetary award in the form of an unrestricted gift to their institution, intended to serve as a stipend. Fellows will also collaborate with Microsoft researchers on the selected challenge. This award does not affect eligibility for future internships or employment at Microsoft, nor does it increase the likelihood of receiving them. Fellows may also accept funding from other organizations.
All funds are distributed as unrestricted gifts as a one-time payment made directly to the institution/university and disbursed according to the institution/ university policies. Direct payments to individuals are not made by the program.
Funding amounts vary by the region a fellows’ organization/institution of employment is located in.
- Africa – $17,000 (USD)
- Australia & New Zealand – $17,000 (USD)
- Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico – $17,000 (USD)
- Canada – $47,000 (USD)
- Europe – $27,000 (USD)
- India – $17,000 (USD)
- Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan – $17,000 (USD)
- United States – $47,000 (USD)
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | If you wish to be considered for VPR nomination:
Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness, or community responsibilities will not negatively impact the committee’s assessment of a candidate’s research productivity. These will be taken into consideration when EOIs are assessed. | |
External Deadline | If your nomination will be submitted by a nominator other than the VPR, please submit directly to the sponsor by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca. If not nominated by their university, faculty must be nominated by a Microsoft Research lab member or a researcher within an applied research group in other parts of Microsoft. |
How to Apply
The Vice-President (Research) encourages nominations for this prestigious award, and will serve as nominator for those nominees recommended by the Honours and Awards Advisory Committee. If you wish to nominate a colleague or to be considered for VPR nomination:
- We recommend discussing your interest in this award with your College Research Manager and Associate Dean (Research).
- Complete the Expression of Interest document.
- Send the completed Expression of Interest document and a CV to kkariyap@uoguelph.ca and copy your College Research Manager by the internal deadline.
As this is an international prize, the University may engage the Global Excellence Initiative to coordinate external review of nominations.
Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness, or community responsibilities will not negatively impact the committee’s assessment of a candidate’s research productivity. These will be taken into consideration when EOIs are assessed.
If your nomination will be submitted by a different nominee, and therefore does not require the Vice-President's endorsement, please submit a complete nomination and signed OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline. If not nominated by their university, faculty must be nominated by a Microsoft Research lab member or a researcher within an applied research group in other parts of Microsoft.
For More Information
For more information contact kkariyap@uoguelph.ca or msfellow@microsoft.com.