Schmidt Science Fellows 2027 Informational Session

  March 18, 2026 @ 11:00 am

  Zoom
  University Park

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Students who have conducted their graduate degree in the natural sciences (Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Sciences), Engineering, Mathematics, or Computing, and all sub-disciplines therein, and have completed, or expect to complete, all of the requirements for the conferral of their PhD in one of these fields between May 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027, may potentially secure a foundation-funded postdoctoral experience that will allow them a significant technical or disciplinary pivot from their PhD topic in order to foster interdisciplinarity.

Penn State will select four nominees to put forth after receiving internal submissions, including one reference letter from the primary academic adviser, no later than Tuesday, April 10, 2026, 12:00 PM (NOON).

Students may self-nominate at Schmidt Science Fellows 2026

Nominations are due April 10, 2026

**A virtual information session about the application process will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 11 AM. This session will be hosted by team at Schmidt Science Fellows and will include a Q&A session with current Schmidt Science Fellows

Please register for the webinar here.

Contact

  Sarah Moryken
  skm23@psu.edu