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title: "QIF East Asia 2026"
url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/research/university-relations/innovation-fellowship/2026-east-asia"
description: "QIF 2026"
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# QIF East Asia 2026

## 2026 East Asia Program Details

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. proudly announces the launch of Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2026 - East Asia program. The fellowship program is a qualified paper scholarship selection program and open to Faculty at specific universities invited. Each winning fellowship award is in the amount of $40,000 for one year

- Application and Proposal Phase
- Participating Universities
- Areas of Interest

**APPLICATION**

**The Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship East Asia (the “Program”) is a research program open to universities listed by the Program. Each team should apply by August 31, 2026 and the application materials must include documents described below:**

1. One page abstract of the proposal
2. Description:
   - Why the proposal is innovative
   - Why the proposal is important to consider
   - Why the current team is likely to succeed
3. Three-page innovation proposal (plus one page for reference/bibliography) highlighting:
   - Introduction and problem definition
   - Innovation and relation to the state of the art
   - One-year horizon of the project, even if the proposal is a multi-year project
   - Strength of the team to achieve the proposal milestone

**REVIEW CRITERIA:**

- Novelty and innovation
- Technical depth and feasibility
- Potential for commercialization
- Strength of the proposing team

**Application Submission**

- A link to the web submission portal will be posted here 4 weeks prior to the application deadline.
- Upload your proposal in zip format to the [submission portal](https://extsfdccos.qualcomm.com/extsfdccos/QInFProposalSubmission/qInFProposalSubmission?program=QIFEA2026) prior to the deadline
- Download the [rules](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/Qualcomm-QIF-East-Asia-Guidelines.pdf)

**TEAM COMPOSITION**

- In addition to the faculty PI, students can be included as part of the team working on the research

**SELECTION AND AWARD**

Proposals will be evaluated by Qualcomm researchers to determine Winners, who will be notified by email and announced on the Website

$40,000.00 USD per selected winner will be awarded to the Applicant’s affiliated university department. The terms will be governed by the active University Research Collaboration Agreement in place with the primary Applicant’s university

By submitting the proposal you accept the above terms & conditions.

Do you need further Information? Please direct your questions to: [innovation.fellowship.taiwan@qti.qualcomm.com](mailto:innovation.fellowship.taiwan@qti.qualcomm.com).