Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics supports graduate students in the final years of their Ph.D. studies, funding doctoral mathematics research to honor Jim Simons’s commitment to the field.
Funder: Simons Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Summary: Supports mathematics research by graduate students in the final years of their Ph.D. studies.
Key Information: The fellowship focuses specifically on graduate students pursuing doctoral research in mathematics.
The Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics provides research support to excellent graduate students in the final years of their Ph.D. studies. Administered by the Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences division, the program was created to honor the foundation’s late founder, Jim Simons, and his commitment to supporting mathematics research.
The fellowship places emerging mathematicians at the center of this tribute, with a specific focus on doctoral research in mathematics. It forms part of the foundation’s broader support for discovery across mathematics and the physical sciences.