Funder: Simons Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Full application) | June 2027 (LOI)
Funding Amounts: $265,800 total, including indirect costs, for three years of support over five years
Summary: Supports incoming U.S.-based Ph.D. students conducting ecology and evolution research, particularly interdisciplinary work.
Key Information: Fellows must remain enrolled at a U.S. campus and cannot receive concurrent salary support elsewhere.
Description
The Simons Foundation’s Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution support students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with plans to conduct research in ecology and evolution. All projects in these fields will be considered, with particular interest in interdisciplinary research that jointly examines processes operating on ecological and evolutionary timescales.
The program also prioritizes work connecting ecology and evolution with other STEM fields, including physics, computer science, mathematics, chemistry and other areas of biology, especially genetics. Fellowships provide stipend, education and research support through the institution where the fellow enrolls. Fellows choose when to draw on their three years of financial support within the five-year fellowship period.
