Social Networking giant, Facebook is the fastest growing Social network with its user base crossing 350,000,000 mark. With such a large user base, its really no surprise that Facebook often encounters the most complex technical problems.
To address those problems facebook is now promoting Social computing research by offering Fellowship program for Ph.d students across united states.
The Facebook Ph.d fellowship program is available for wide range of academic topics such as Internet economics, cloud computing, social computing, data mining, machine learning, and systems and information retrieval.
Facebook Fellowship Award Value: The facebook fellowship will cover
- Tuition and fees for the academic year.
- $30K stipend (paid over 9 months of the academic year).
- $5K per year toward conference attendance and travel.
- $5K toward a personal computer.
- Opportunity to apply for a paid summer internship.
- Recipients are responsible for the taxation on any funds
Important Dates for Facebook Ph.d Fellowship Program:
The deadline of this fellowship program is Feb. 15 and award recipients will be notified by email of their acceptance on March 29. For eligibility criteria, selection criteria and other details on Facebook Ph.d fellowship program, go to www.facebook.com/careers/fellowship.php.
Shahab khan is a Tech blogger from India & a founder of VirginTech. He blogs about Technology, internet, Social media, computer tips & tricks and Web 2.0. 
