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Find similar grantsQualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2025 India is sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.. A fellowship program supporting innovative PhD and Masters students in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and related fields at selected Indian universities.
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Submissions will be open from March 06, 2025. Template is provided on this website for proposal submission by the teams. **The team can be comprised of up to 2 students, wherein at least one student member of the team has to be enrolled as a Masters (M.
S. / M. Tech.)
, Dual degree (B. Tech. + M.
Tech/M. S.) or Ph.
D. student in the Electrical Engineering or Computer Science department (or related department) for the entire 2025-26 academic year. In case of dual degree, the student should have completed his/her bachelor’s degree requirements by the end of 2024-2025 academic year.
A second student team member is optional and may even be a final year under-graduate, i.e., enrolled in the final year of the under-graduate program in 2025-2026. Each student on a team is an “Entrant” and needs to be enrolled as a full- time student in one of the participating institutes for the entire 2025-26 academic year.
Also, each team must have one or more faculty advisors supporting the proposal and all the team members, and the faculty advisor(s) should be from the same institute. The Masters or PhD entrants from each team may elect to choose ideas from their on-going or planned research and/or thesis projects in accordance with their university policies.
** **Each team shall submit an innovation proposal (download the template) that must include the following:** * Three page innovation proposal (plus optional page for bibliography/references) * Introduction and problem definition * Innovation proposal and relation to the state of the art * The one-year horizon of the project, even if the proposal is a multi-year project * Submission exceeding 4 pages will not be considered.
* Letter from one or more faculty members recommending the innovation including: * Why the proposal is innovative * Why the proposal is important * Why the current team is likely to succeed in their proposal * Each student's Curriculum Vitae * Signed agreement form by the team members and the faculty advisor (acknowledging the official rules of Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship program in India).
Download the official rules, and sign at the marked location in the rules document thus agreeing to the competition rules. * Student signed and completed FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) form.
(download the Student-FCPA) form * Note: If selected as a finalist, you will be required to provide a completed FCPA form which must be filled and signed by any authorized person in the Institute who does not have a financial interest in the Fellowship Program. Failure to provide this form by the due date will result in disqualification. The same form can be utilized for multiple teams if represented by the same faculty.
(Download University-FCPA form **SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE IN A ZIP FILE. THE SUBMISSION SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH AN ONLINE SUBMISSION PORTAL, FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE QIF 2025 INDIA PROGRAM. THE ONLINE SUBMISSION PORTAL WILL BEGIN ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FROM MARCH 06, 2025.
** See FAQs for more details. ## Winners will be selected through a multi-stage process: 1. Idea selection for presentation: Applications must be submitted online by the specified deadline (see Timeline tab).
All proposals will be reviewed internally by a team of Qualcomm researchers. A subset of teams will be selected as Program Finalists and notified according to the timelines mentioned in the Timelines tab of this website. Selected (“finalist”) teams will be invited to make a virtual presentation of the research proposal described in their Application to a judging panel.
2. Final proposals selection: Each selected (“finalist”) team must prepare a presentation for the judges. The format of the finalist presentation will be provided at a later date.
The presentation generally includes > * The differentiating factors from state of the art > * The execution plan / strength of the team At least twelve winning teams will be chosen from this pool of selected teams after they present to the judging panel. All QIF-related information will be announced on this webpage. Please check back regularly for updates.
In addition to the faculty advisor(s) guiding the fellowship research, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. will help with assigning mentor(s) to facilitate periodic interaction opportunities with Qualcomm Research.
## Funding Renewal Opportunity The QIF India 2025 winning proposals will be re-evaluated in Apr/May 2026 in the form of a project presentation, with atleast one team being granted a funding renewal from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Do you need further information? Please direct your questions to: innovation. fellowship.
india@qti. qualcomm. com
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: PhD and Masters students in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and related departments at participating Indian universities. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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