Qualcomm | Innovation Fellowship Program, Apply by 15th April 2024!

March 31, 2024, 10:36 a.m., Posted by: Sonam Yadav

Overview:

Qualcomm is inviting applications for the Innovation Fellowship Program. Interested ones can apply. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. proudly announces the launch of the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2024-2025 program for selected Indian universities. The Program is sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. headquartered at 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, U.S.A.

 

 

Eligibility:

• The team can comprise up to 2 students, wherein at least one student member has to be enrolled as a Master (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 2024-25 academic year.

• A second student team member is optional and may even be a final year undergraduate, i.e., enrolled in the final year of the undergraduate program in 2024-25. Each student on a team is an "Entrant" and needs to be enrolled as a full-time student in one of the participating institutes.

• Also, each team must have one or more faculty advisors supporting the proposal, and all the team members, and faculty advisors should be from the same institute.

• The Master or PhD entrants from each team may elect to choose ideas from their ongoing or planned research and/or thesis projects according to their university policies.

 

 

Selection Process:

• Idea selection for presentation: Applications must be submitted online by the specified deadline. All proposals will be received 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 Timeline.

• Final proposal 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:

1. The proposal idea
2. The differentiating factors from the state-of-the-art
3. The execution plan/ strength of the team.

 

 

Topics:

• Advanced Semiconductor Electronics

• Advances in Communication Techniques and Theory

• Autonomous Driving

• Machine Learning

• Machine Learning Compilers

• Multimedia Computing

• SoC / Processor Architecture and Design

• Secure System Design

 

 

Important Dates:

• Call for proposal opens: Feb 26, 2024

• Info Sessions: Mar 2024

• Proposal submission deadline: Apr 15, 2024

• Proposal presentation by selected ideas: May 31, 2024

• Winning team announcements: Jun 26, 2024

• QIF India Day: Jun 2024

• Funding renewal announcement: Jun 2024