IBM Masters Fellowship Awards 2024

Strong collaboration with faculty, students and universities is vital to IBM. The IBM Masters Fellowship Program advances this collaboration by recognizing and supporting exceptional Masters students who want to make their mark in promising and disruptive technologies, regardless of their field of study. 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

In the 4th year of the IBM Masters Fellowship, the program seeks to increase the number of underepresented minority students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the referenced science topics of interest by encouraging a diverse applicant pool from historically Black colleges and universities, in the United States.

• Table of Content
• About IBM Research Africa
• Masters Fellowship Awards
• Aim and Benefits of Masters Fellowship Awards
• Requirements for Masters Fellowship Awards Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Fellowship Awards
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About IBM Research Africa

IBM Research– Africa is IBM’s 12th global research lab and the first industrial research facility on the continent of Africa. With facilities in Kenya and South Africa, IBM Research– Africa is driving innovation by developing commercially-viable solutions to transform lives and spark new business opportunities in key areas such as water, agriculture, transportation, healthcare, financial inclusion, education, energy, security and e-government. IBM Research– Africa is actively engaging with Africa’s innovation ecosystem to kick start new business opportunities a... continue reading

Masters Fellowship Awards

Aim and Benefits of Masters Fellowship Awards

• 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 a single award year

Requirements for Masters Fellowship Awards Qualification

• Students must be nominated by a faculty member and must be a full-time student in a Masters program.
• Students should have at least 6 months remaining in their graduate program at the time of nomination.
• Award recipients will be selected based on their overall potential for excellence, the degree to which their interests align with those of IBM, and their academic progress to-date, as evidenced by endorsements from their faculty advisor and department head.
• Students receiving a comparable fellowship from another company or institution (does not include academic scholarships) during the same IBM funded academic period may not be eligible for an IBM Masters Fellowship.
• The university credential email addresses must be entered in the nomination form

Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Fellowship Awards

Award recipients will be selected based on their overall potential for educational excellence, the degree to which their technical interests align with those of IBM, and their progress to-date, as evidenced by publications and endorsements from their faculty advisor and department head.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit IBM website