Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2026 - East Asia supports faculty-led research teams at participating universities to develop novel technical ideas and advance the state of the art through a one-year milestone.
Funder: Qualcomm
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $40,000 per winning fellowship for one year
Summary: Supports faculty-led research proposals from invited East Asian universities that advance a novel technical idea.
Key Information: Only faculty at universities invited to the East Asia program may apply.
The Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2026 – East Asia is run by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. as a research program and qualified paper scholarship selection program. It invites faculty at participating universities to propose an innovative technical idea, explain why the problem matters, and show how the work advances the state of the art. Students may join the faculty principal investigator’s research team.
Proposals should identify a milestone achievable within a one-year research horizon, even when the broader project may take longer. Qualcomm researchers assess novelty and innovation, technical depth and feasibility, potential for commercialization, and the team’s ability to achieve its proposed milestone.