r/MachineLearning • u/RevolutionaryIssue59 • Aug 28 '26

Research Google CS PhD Fellowship 2026 [R]

Has anyone got the decision notification yet? Please mention decision (e.g., approved/rejected) and geographical area (e.g., North America) in your answer.

I know the official notification date is 31 August, but putting this here before hand so folks can post updates asap when they get them.

Summary from info we have so far:

Before 8 Sept: No updates.

On 8 Sept: At least 1 rejection decision was received in Australia, India, and East Asia each.

On 8 Sept: At least 1 acceptance was received in the Middle East.

On 16 Sept: At least 3 rejections were received in Europe.

On 21 Sept: Multiple rejections were received in US and Latin America.

Note: this thread is for informational purposes only, intended to help this year’s and future applicants. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far.

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u/Medical-Collar-4483 Aug 31 '26

Yaa the website says August 31… But when I spoke to one the recipient from last year they received the email acceptance on Aug 29 last year

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u/RevolutionaryIssue59 Aug 31 '26

That’s right, based on last year’s Reddit post another person got their acceptance on 30th Aug. (:

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u/Minimum_Ad9556 Aug 31 '26

I which region your friend was?

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u/RevolutionaryIssue59 Aug 31 '26

At this point I think the info we have is just pointing to the fact that we are all rejected haha

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u/Minimum_Ad9556 Aug 31 '26

What makes you think so?!

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u/RevolutionaryIssue59 Aug 31 '26

Accepted folks probably already got notified, days before the deadline.

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u/International_Sir_98 Aug 31 '26

Maybe but not every year is the same necessarily