Microsoft Research (MSR) India is involved in various efforts to make the research ecosystem in computer science in India more vibrant and to inspire our vast technical student population to consider careers in research. We believe that a robust research ecosystem can make significant contributions to the country’s development and also facilitate a healthy talent pipeline.

MSR India’s Student Travel Grant Program has been supporting research students at Indian universities producing high quality research. The travel grant supports students to defray costs of travel, fees, accommodation, meals, and incidental expenses, when attending top-tier computer science research conferences outside India. We believe that the exposure that the students get by attending and presenting papers at these conferences enhances the quality of their own research effort, facilitates peer review/feedback, and enhances their research careers.

Over the past decade, through the Student Grant Program we have supported over 500 students travel and present their work in top-tier conference across the world.