DeadlineOctober 31, 2026
Award amount$20,000 plus travel expenses for the winner
Last checkedJun 24, 2026
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Opening dateOctober 1, 2026Award amount$20,000 plus travel expenses for the winnerAcademic levelGraduateDisciplineSTEMEligibilityMust be a doctoral candidate in computer science and engineering; Dissertation must have been filed with the writer's institution during the eligibility cycle (October 1st to September 30th); Only the writer's Ph.D. advisor may nominate; Dissertation may be nominated only once; Limit of one nomination per institution per cycle, unless the institution granted more than 10 PhDs in computing-related fields, then two are allowed; Dissertation must be in English Official source pages
2 trackedApplicationOfficial nomination guidelines and eligibility requirements for the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, which recognizes superior research by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering.
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