Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Korea 2026
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Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Korea 2026 supports graduate students at South Korean universities by recognizing research papers in on-device AI, autonomous driving and physical AI, and agentic AI.
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Funder: Qualcomm
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 4,000,000 KRW per selected paper, awarded to the affiliated university
Summary: A paper-based scholarship program recognizing student research in on-device AI, autonomous driving and physical AI, and agentic AI.
Key Information: Applicants must be first authors; the published 2026 rules require full-time MS or PhD enrollment throughout the 2026–2027 academic year.
Description
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. runs the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Korea as a paper-based scholarship selection program for MS and PhD students at universities in South Korea. Established by Qualcomm AI Research Korea in 2019 as the Qualcomm Innovation Award, the program recognizes research in on-device AI, autonomous driving and physical AI, and agentic AI.
Areas of interest include efficient on-device training and inference, model compression and hardware; autonomous driving systems, simulation, perception and planning; and agentic systems involving voice, multimodal interaction, personalization, reasoning and action. Qualcomm AI Research members review papers for innovative ideas, understanding of the research area, realistic implementation and potential for further research.
