NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship 2027–2028: Up to $60,000

NVIDIA has opened applications for its 2027–2028 Graduate Fellowship Program, offering awards of up to $60,000 to doctoral researchers whose work is relevant to its technologies. The company says the program combines funding with mentorship and technical support and is now in its 26th year.

For prospective applicants, the announcement establishes the funding opportunity. Several practical details—including the application deadline and an internship requirement—appear in secondary coverage but are not confirmed by the official announcement excerpt available for this article.

What the fellowship offers

In its announcement, NVIDIA describes support for doctoral students conducting research relevant to NVIDIA technologies. The award ceiling is $60,000; that figure should not be read as a guaranteed amount for every recipient.

The support also includes mentors and technical assistance. The available announcement does not specify how those components are delivered or how the funding is allocated.

Hyper.AI’s coverage identifies artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous vehicles, computer graphics, robotics, healthcare and high-performance computing as focus areas. That list gives researchers a starting point for assessing whether their work fits the program, although the detailed fields are supported here by secondary reporting alone.

Reported eligibility and internship requirements

Hyper.AI reports that applications are open internationally and that candidates must have successfully completed the first year of their doctoral studies when they apply.

The same report describes a mandatory in-person internship at an NVIDIA research center in summer 2027, before the fellowship year. For applicants, that would make availability during the preceding summer a practical consideration alongside the research itself.

These conditions warrant checking against NVIDIA’s official program information before applying. The evidence available for this article does not establish additional enrollment restrictions, geographic exceptions or internship arrangements, and the eligibility and internship claims remain unconfirmed by the supplied official excerpt.

Deadline and application details

Hyper.AI gives October 30, 2026, as the application deadline for the 2027–2028 fellowship period. That date is supported by its report alone; the available NVIDIA excerpt does not independently confirm it or provide a submission time or time zone.

The source material also does not specify the required application documents, recommendation requirements, submission procedure or selection timetable. Applicants should consult NVIDIA’s official program information for those instructions and confirm the reported deadline and summer internship requirement before planning a submission.

The opportunity is clear at the announcement level: doctoral research relevant to NVIDIA technologies can receive financial support, mentorship and technical assistance. The remaining task for candidates is to establish their eligibility and the full application requirements from the program’s official instructions.