Stanford Science Fellows 2027

Stanford Science Fellowships are intended for exceptional early career scientists who wish to pursue fundamental experimental and/or theoretical research in any natural science discipline. Scholars whose proposals primarily address issues in the social sciences are not eligible.  Successful candidates will have a strong record of scientific achievement, clear intellectual drive to advance scientific understanding, and a commitment to engage collaboratively with a diverse community of scholars and transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. 

At the start of the fellowship, eligible applicants will have been awarded their PhD within the last three years and will have no more than two years of prior postdoctoral experience at another institution. A Stanford Science Fellow will hold a primary appointment in an academic unit in any participating school appropriate to their research interests. Participating schools are the Doerr School of Sustainability and the Schools of Medicine, Humanities and Sciences, and Engineering.

• Table of Content
• About Stanford University
• Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship
• Requirements for Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship

• Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $98,000, benefits, up to $10,000 per year of supplemental funds to support research and professional development, and up to $2,500 in relocation expenses. Supplemental child care assistance grants and visa expense assistance are also provided to eligible fellows.  
• Fellows are expected to participate in the SSF program’s community-building and professional development activities, complete annual progress reports, and acknowledge SSF funding as appropriate.

Requirements for Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship Qualification

• Application is open to all nationalities.

Note:

• Eligible applicants may not be affiliated with Stanford in a paid or unpaid position throughout the duration of the selection process, which lasts through the end of February. Current Stanford graduate students and postdocs are therefore ineligible, as are prospective postdocs who will begin their Stanford appointments prior to March 1, 2027.
• International scholars are eligible to apply. Although Stanford Science Fellowships are awarded on the basis of a proposed research program, they are not awarded to accomplish a specific statement of work, and they do not lead to an employer-employee relationship. International scholars on an H-1B (employment) visa are therefore ineligible. In general, an international scholar must qualify for a J-1 visa, although an F-1 extension may be appropriate in some instances. Note: the Stanford Science Fellows program is open to applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants will be evaluated in conformance with applicable laws.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Stanford Science Fellows Fellowship

• All applications will be evaluated by a committee of Stanford faculty from departments across the natural sciences.
• Each applicant is encouraged to identify and contact potential host faculty members with whom they wish to collaborate.
• A Stanford Science Fellowship will not be awarded until at least one faculty member has agreed to host the applicant.
• Each fellow will participate in one or more faculty research groups.
• Based on review of the application materials, candidates will be invited to a Zoom interview with a panel of faculty.
• The majority of the interviews, but not necessarily all of them, occur in the first two weeks of December.

Documents Required for Application

• Curriculum Vitae (including publications, full legal name, contact information, and (expected) date of PhD, which must be received by the start of the fellowship).
• A cover letter.
• Three letters of recommendation (four letters maximum); one letter from the candidate’s PhD advisor is advised.
• A statement about the candidate’s career goals, relevant experience, and how the candidate would contribute to the goals of the Stanford Science Fellows Program (up to 2 pages).
• A research statement addressing the following questions (up to 2 pages including figures. An additional page may be used for references only):
  • What is the research problem?
  • What could be accomplished on a 3- to 5-year timescale?
  • How can Stanford enable these accomplishments?

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Chevening Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kindly visit Stanford University scholarship webpage.