Center for Astrophysics (CfA) Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Center for Astrophysics (CfA) Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship supports developing researchers pursuing independent astrophysics research, giving them access to CfA resources to advance innovative work.
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Funder: Smithsonian Institution
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (application) | November 17, 2026 (reference letters, if requested)
Funding Amounts: $84,600 stipend with annual cost-of-living adjustment; $18,000 annual research budget; three-year appointment
Summary: Supports independent, innovative astrophysics research through access to the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.
Key Information: Applicants may have no more than 24 months of full-time-equivalent post-PhD research experience at the fellowship start.
Description
The CfA Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship is part of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s postdoctoral fellowship program at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA). It gives developing independent researchers access to CfA facilities, research staff, and resources to pursue innovative astrophysics research. CfA is a joint institution of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard College Observatory.
The fellowship seeks researchers with demonstrated promise in theory, observation, instrumentation, engineering, or laboratory or experimental astrophysics. Fellows have research independence and are encouraged to collaborate across CfA. Their proposals must explain the research’s relevance to the Center.
