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Each year, PhD supervisors from academic institutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are invited to submit their proposals for collaborative research projects with Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK. In total 20 projects are selected for funding. What are you waiting for?
Note: Your PhD Supervisor should apply for you. If their project is selected, the supervisor has up to one year to find the best possible student for the project ( that means: you!)
* You have a PhD supervisor
* Your research must be closely related to:
PhD supervisors from academic institutions in EMEA are invited to submit their proposals for collaborative research projects with Microsoft Research Cambridge. Applications are then peer reviewed and a number of projects selected for funding. PhD students are appointed to the selected projects and begin their research in the following academic year under the supervision of their academic supervisor, with co-supervision from a researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge.
The Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) was launched in 2004 and has so far supported more than 430 PhD students at 127 institutions.
Our next call for proposals will be in 2021
Applications
Microsoft actively seeks to foster greater levels of diversity in our workforce and in our pipeline of future researchers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and celebrate individuality. We invite candidates to come as they are and do what they love.
Applications must not be made by students but by PhD supervisors, who must have been nominated by Microsoft Research prior to the submission deadline. Only applications from institutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will be considered.
For an application to be considered, the following key requirements apply:
Microsoft actively seeks to foster greater levels of diversity in our workforce and in our pipeline of future researchers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and pride ourselves on our individuality.
University PhD Supervisors wishing to submit an application to the Programme will need to have been nominated by Microsoft Researcher.
Applications must be submitted by academic institutions, such as from a PhD supervisor or departmental secretary as we do not accept applications from students directly.
Selection Criteria
Applications should contain the following:
A completed online application form that includes contact details of the main supervisor together with a named secondary supervisor who will be willing to take the project on if the main named supervisor leaves.
Funding requirements.
A project proposal of maximum six (6) A4 pages in 10-point font, including references. Accepted formats: plain text (.txt), .pdf, or Microsoft Office Word (.doc or .docx) only.
The research project proposal should address the following points:
Evidence that the research supervisor would be suitable to supervise a PhD student for the proposed research project. This may include a short list of the supervisor’s recent and relevant publications. Please consider including the URLs of the publications to make it easier for reviewers to find them.
How research relates to the Microsoft Research Cambridge lab’s current research themes.
Evidence that the department or laboratory offers a suitable environment for research in the proposed area.
Basis for the research (motivations and brief state-of-the-art, including key references).
Hypothesis under investigation and main aims.
Research strategy with significant milestones if identified.
Methods of research (for example, main techniques, experiments, and trials).
Details of any collaboration with other departments/research bodies.
Expected outcomes (for example, software tools).
Description of the department that you work in (e.g. number of faculty and PhD students in the department).
Applications are sent for a comprehensive review to Microsoft internal reviewers only. Ranking depends on review feedback. Other factors, such as relevance to Microsoft research themes, are taken into account for the selection.
Decisions are made solely at the discretion of Microsoft Research and all decisions are final.
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