Heising-Simons Faculty Fellows Program
UC Berkeley’s Heising-Simons Faculty Fellows Program funds high-risk, high-reward research by early- and mid-career faculty in astronomy, physics, geology, geophysics, materials science, and physical/materials chemistry.
Funder: University of California Berkeley
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Two awards annually; $1,000,000 per Fellow over five years ($200,000/year)
Summary: Supports early- and mid-career UC Berkeley faculty pursuing high-risk, high-reward research in the physical and material sciences.
Description
The Heising-Simons Faculty Fellows Program at UC Berkeley is designed to catalyze transformative scientific discovery by supporting high-risk, high-reward research projects. The program targets exceptional early- and mid-career faculty whose work advances fields such as astronomy, physics, geology and geophysics, materials sciences (including both physics and engineering), and physical and materials chemistry. Emphasizing creative and novel approaches, the program seeks proposals that promise significant scientific breakthroughs and the development of new investigative tools, techniques, or measurements. Each year, two Fellows are selected to receive substantial support for ambitious research efforts that deepen our understanding of the universe, from atomic and molecular to planetary scales.
