Applications are currently being accepted for the Stanford University Science Fellowship 2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Stanford University Science Fellowship
Stanford Science Fellowship supports exceptional early-career scientists to pursue fundamental experimental or theoretical research; the Stanford Science Fellowship is a paid three-year appointment in the USA with stipend and research support.
The program is offered by Stanford University and places fellows within faculty research groups across natural science disciplines. Fellows receive professional development, community-building activities, and access to supplemental funds, relocation, and visa assistance where eligible.
Benefits of Stanford University Science Fellowship
- Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $98,000.
- Fellows will receive Stanford University benefits as part of their appointment.
- Fellows can receive up to $10,000 per year in supplemental funds for research and professional development.
- Fellows can receive up to $2,500 in relocation expenses.
- Eligible fellows can receive supplemental childcare assistance grants.
- Eligible fellows can receive visa expense assistance.
- Fellows will participate in the Stanford Science Fellows community-building and professional development activities.
- Fellows will have the opportunity to work with Stanford faculty and participate in one or more faculty research groups.
Stanford University Science Fellowship Requirements
- Applicants must be exceptional early-career scientists who want to pursue fundamental experimental or theoretical research in a natural science discipline.
- Applicants must have earned their PhD within the last three years at the start of the fellowship.
- Applicants must have no more than two years of prior postdoctoral experience at another institution.
- Applicants should have a strong record of scientific achievement and demonstrate clear intellectual drive.
- Applicants must show a commitment to collaboration and engagement with a diverse community of scholars.
- International scholars from all nationalities are eligible to apply.
- Applicants cannot hold a paid or unpaid position at Stanford during the selection process.
- Current Stanford graduate students and postdocs are not eligible to apply.
- Prospective postdocs who will begin their Stanford appointment before March 1, 2027, are also ineligible.
- Scholars whose proposals primarily address social sciences are not eligible for this Stanford fellowship.
- International applicants must meet the applicable US visa requirements.
- H-1B employment visa holders are not eligible.
Application Date and Process
- The application process for the Stanford Science Fellowships 2027 is online; applicants must submit their materials through Academic Jobs Online.
- Applicants must submit their application materials through Academic Jobs Online (AJO).
- Applicants should upload their CV, cover letter, career statement, research statement, and recommendation letters.
- Applicants should identify and contact potential Stanford faculty members with whom they wish to collaborate.
- At least one Stanford faculty member must agree to host the applicant before the fellowship can be awarded.
- All application materials, including recommendation letters, must reach Academic Jobs Online before the deadline.
Application Deadline
16 October, 2026
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