IBM Masters Fellowship Program 2024 [Now Open]

Absolutely, collaboration with academia is essential for innovation and growth in IBM. The Masters Fellowship Program certainly does sound like one great initiative to engage with talented students across disciplines.

In giving support, IBM invests not only in them but also in gaining their vantage view and insight into new technologies that can be of help in enabling the creation of groundbreaking research and innovations that might benefit both parties.

This, therefore, makes it a win-win situation where knowledge is shared and enhances the frontiers of science and technology.

IBM Masters Fellowship | Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the IBM Masters fellowship award are quite straightforward and focused on picking out those students who can be adjudged to have been exceptionally outstanding in their academics and sustained interests in areas bordering on the focus areas of IBM.

Nomination by a faculty member ensures that the candidate will have the support and endorsement of someone who has known his or her academic achievements and potential. The requirement for one to be a full-time student in a Masters program ensures that recipients are committed to their studies and are in a position to contribute meaningfully to IBM’s goals.

This will ensure that IBM is funding students who have enough years of graduate studies remaining to truly benefit from the fellowship support and make meaningful progress toward the completion of studies and research.

Finally, the selection process, which examines overall potential for excellence, alignment of interests with IBM, and academic progress, makes sure that fellowship recipients are people of an all-round character who are able to ably contribute towards IB’s objectives.

In the light of the foregoing, these eligibility criteria, taken in aggregate, speak pointedly of a commitment done by IBM in talent development and collaboration with the academia in driving innovation and advancing the state of technology.

Eligible Areas:

Candidates may currently be enrolled in Masters programs in the sciences, arts, nursing, business, law among a few with focus areas in the following topics of particular interest:

Hybrid Cloud
Cybersecurity
Semiconductors

Artificial Intelligence

IBM Masters Fellowships Award Benefits:
The one-year IBM Masters Fellowships are awarded to students from historically Black colleges and universities in the United States.

US country award: $10,000 in one award year

Application Procedures

To apply for the IBM Masters Fellowship Program 2024, follow the steps below:

Inform Your Professor or Supervisor: If you are a Masters student interested in this fellowship, inform your professors or supervisors of your interest to be nominated to participate in this program. Share the information about the fellowship and why you feel that you will be a strong candidate for this opportunity.

RFP Deadline: October 27, 2023

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