Published: 30 Jun 2025 21 views
The Apple Scholars in AI/ML PhD fellowship program recognizes the contributions of emerging leaders in computer science and engineering at the graduate and postgraduate level. The PhD fellowship in AI/ML was created as part of the Apple Scholars program to support the work of outstanding doctoral candidates from around the world, who are pursuing cutting edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Apple has announced the PhD Fellowships in AI/ML 2026 program. Nominees should be pursuing research in one or more of the following research areas:
The fellowship award comprises
All monetary gifts are disbursed to the nominating university annually at the beginning of each academic year, and are conditional upon the Apple Scholar’s full time enrollment with the university for the upcoming year to which the monetary gifts would apply and continuing to meet the eligibility criteria.
The award of the Apple Scholar in AI/ML PhD fellowship does not represent an employer/ employee relationship between Apple and the receiving university and/or student. Apple Scholars may separately be invited to apply for Apple internships; participating in an internship is not a requirement or a guarantee of the fellowship.
Please note, in order to be eligible:
All information submitted by TUM will only be used by Apple for the purposes of conducting the PhD Fellowship in AI/ML program, and will at all times be handled in accordance with Apple’s Privacy Policy.
Documents must be submitted as PDF’s with the file naming convention: “Last name, First name: Research Statement”; “Last name, First name: Resume”; “Last name, First name: Letters of recommendation” etc. (this document should include both letters of recommendation combined into a single PDF)
Nomination by TUM Graduate School only.
In order to apply, please submit the complete application documents in separate PDF files to Marina Schmidt [email protected], until 1 August 2025. Applications must be submitted by the primary thesis supervisor.
After the application deadline, the TUM Graduate School Prize Committee shall nominate the 3 most promising candidates for the Apple PhD Fellowship 2026 in AI/ML.
Contact: Marina Schmidt | [email protected] | 089 289 10624, TUM Graduate School, Boltzmannstr. 17, 85748 Garching b. München
For more information, kindly visit Technical University of Munich scholarship webpage.
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