University of California President Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026/2027 (Funded)

Deadline: November 1, 2026

Applications are open for the University of California President Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026/2027. The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will advance the research excellence and public service missions of the UC.

The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program awards approximately 30 postdoctoral fellowships annually. The award is intended to provide focused research time for the scholar to establish their independent research program and to prepare for the professoriate through participation in program activities.

Benefits

The fellowship provides a salary at $69,073 and $5,000 for research expenses and professional development.

The award also includes benefits (health, vision and dental), paid sick leave, family/medical leave, and 4 weeks of paid time off during the fellowship term.

Eligibility

Open to all scholars holding terminal degrees in their discipline. Applicants will be considered who:

Are engaged in new fields of research; or

engage in innovative approaches to research in existing fields; or

have developed scholarly perspectives or work on research topics that differ from those currently available in the University of California campus department where they would be placed to pursue this opportunity; or

whose life experiences and educational background would help to broaden the perspectives represented in the faculty of the University of California.

Application

All scholars interested in conducting postdoctoral research at any UC campus and pursuing an academic career at the UC are invited to apply.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit University of California President Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Open to all scholars holding terminal degrees in their discipline. Applicants will be considered who:

Are engaged in new fields of research; or

engage in innovative approaches to research in existing fields; or

have developed scholarly perspectives or work on research topics that differ from those currently available in the University of California campus department where they would be placed to pursue this opportunity; or whose life experiences and educational background would help to broaden the perspectives represented in the faculty of the University of California.

Application

All scholars interested in conducting postdoctoral research at any UC campus and pursuing an academic career at the UC are invited to apply.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit University of California President Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The fellowship provides a salary at $69,073 and $5,000 for research expenses and professional development. The award also includes benefits (health, vision and dental), paid sick leave, family/medical leave, and 4 weeks of paid time off during the fellowship term.

All scholars interested in conducting postdoctoral research at any UC campus and pursuing an academic career at the UC are invited to apply.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit University of California President Postdoctoral Fellowship.