Global PhD Student Fellowship in Music Technology

Music Technology PhD candidates through NYU Steinhardt may apply to become NYU Abu Dhabi Fellows.

NYUAD Fellows commence their degree work in New York, taking full-time coursework for a year before continuing on to Abu Dhabi to complete coursework, research, and their dissertation, all while maintaining close contact with faculty in New York, including regular research visits. 

Opportunities in Abu Dhabi include extensive facilities, world-class faculty in computer music, recording, machine learning, ethnomusicology, and musicology.

 

Key Features of the Fellowship

  • Opportunities to work with music technologies that are applied to non-western music both in the recording of traditional music and on the computational analysis of music from the western Indian Ocean
  • Access to the extraordinary resources of the NYU Steinhardt and NYU Tandon schools
  • Cutting-edge research opportunities in NYU Abu Dhabi’s labs
  • Tuition, fees, and health insurance provided throughout the program
  • Generous research assistantship and stipend provided by NYU Abu Dhabi throughout the program
  • Campus accommodation at no cost in Abu Dhabi
  • Career development assistance
  • New York University degree upon graduation

Our Research

See where you can do music technology research at NYU Abu Dhabi.

What is Music Technology at NYU?

Students in Music Technology at NYU Steinhardt are prepared for careers in a range of fields, including sound engineering, film scoring, multimedia, and software development.

Music Technology PhD at NYU

Research and teaching careers in academia and industry at the constantly changing intersection of music, sound, and technology.