The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its latest Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution request for applications (RFA). These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary research that jointly considers processes on both ecological and evolutionary timescales, or that links studies of ecology and evolution to other STEM fields, including physics, computer science, mathematics, chemistry and other areas of biology, especially genetics.
Key Dates
- Fellowship application deadline: June 30, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern time
- LOI notification: October 30, 2026
- Acceptance deadline (finalists only): April 15, 2027
- Full proposal deadline (finalists only): May 27, 2027
- Award notifications: July 1, 2027
- Fellowship start date: August 1, September 1 or October 1, 2027
All LOIs must be submitted electronically through the Simons Award Manager (SAM).