NVIDIA Announces $60,000 Fellowships for PhD Researchers in Computing Innovation

The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program has unveiled its latest cohort of recipients, awarding up to $60,000 each to ten distinguished Ph.D. students engaged in pioneering research across various domains of computing innovation. As per the announcement on the NVIDIA blog, these awards aim to support projects at the forefront of accelerated computing, including autonomous systems, deep learning, and robotics.

Groundbreaking Research Areas

Selected from a competitive pool of applicants, the fellowship recipients are set to participate in a summer internship prior to their fellowship year. Their research endeavors span a wide array of cutting-edge fields:

• Anish Saxena from the Georgia Institute of Technology is innovating data movement strategies to enhance efficiency in large language model training and inference.
• Jiawei Yang at the University of Southern California is focusing on scalable models for autonomous systems, improving adaptability in technologies like robotics and digital twins.
• Jiayi (Eris) Zhang of Stanford University is developing tools to boost creativity and productivity in design and simulation.
• Ruisi Cai from the University of Texas at Austin is advancing AI security and privacy in large foundation models.
• Seul Lee at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is exploring generative models for drug discovery.
• Sreyan Ghosh from the University of Maryland is enhancing audio processing for AI systems.
• Tairan He from Carnegie Mellon University is advancing humanoid robotics through simulation-to-real learning.
• Xiaogeng Liu at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is focusing on robust AI systems to ensure consistent machine learning performance.
• Yunze Man at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is working on vision-centric models for AI agents.
• Zhiqiang Xie from Stanford University is building infrastructures for scalable AI systems.

Global Reach and Recognition

The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program, celebrating over two decades of supporting promising researchers, continues to attract applicants from around the globe. The program not only provides financial support but also facilitates opportunities for students to engage with NVIDIA's cutting-edge technological advancements.

In addition to the main awardees, NVIDIA also recognized several finalists for the 2025-2026 fellowship, including Bo Zhao from the University of California, San Diego; Chenning Li from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dacheng Li from the University of California, Berkeley; and Jiankai Sun and Wenlong Huang from Stanford University.

By fostering research in vital areas such as AI, computer graphics, and robotics, NVIDIA aims to drive innovation and inspire the next generation of technological leaders.