Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty Program 2027

Deadline: January 13, 2027

Applications are open for the Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty Program 2027. The program helps early-career scientists transition into tenure-track faculty positions through funding, career development and mentorship. It is open to scientists with Ph.D. and/or M.D. degrees who are currently in mentored research training positions and plan to pursue faculty appointments in the coming academic year.

The Simons Foundation’s Autism & Neuroscience division offers the program to nurture new talent and to broaden the community of scientists contributing to the basic science missions of their programs. They drive innovation and collaboration by supporting scientists with a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences.

Awards

Faculty Research Award: $200,000 USD, inclusive of 20 percent indirect costs, per year, over three (3) years.

Optional Postdoctoral Award: $110,000 USD per year, for up to two (2) years.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to apply, applicants must

Hold at least one of the following or equivalent: Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;

Be in a non-independent mentored research training position in a faculty member’s research lab, e.g., postdoctoral position, physician-scientist research fellowship position;

Not accept a formal offer for a tenure-track faculty position or equivalent before receiving an award notification;

Not hold substantial federal grant funding as a Principal Investigator (PI), such as an NIH R01, or other PI-level faculty funding (e.g., SFARI Pilot Award);

Not hold other career development awards that facilitate a transition to an independent research career at the time of application or simultaneously with the Fellows-to-Faculty Award; and

Not have exceeded the resubmission limit: Applicants are limited to submitting applications to the Fellows-to-Faculty Award for a maximum of two (2) years. Applicants may submit to more than one science area each year. This policy applies to this program and its predecessor Independence Programs: SFARI Bridge to Independence Award, SCGB Transition to Independence Award and SCPAB Transition to Independence Award.

There are no citizenship requirements.

Application

Applicants must submit a full application via the Simons Award Manager (SAM) by 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Eastern time on January 13, 2027.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Fellows-to-Faculty Award.

In order to be eligible to apply, applicants must

Hold at least one of the following or equivalent: Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; Be in a non-independent mentored research training position in a faculty member’s research lab, e.g., postdoctoral position, physician-scientist research fellowship position; Not accept a formal offer for a tenure-track faculty position or equivalent before receiving an award notification; Not hold substantial federal grant funding as a Principal Investigator (PI), such as an NIH R01, or other PI-level faculty funding (e.g., SFARI Pilot Award); Not hold other career development awards that facilitate a transition to an independent research career at the time of application or simultaneously with the Fellows-to-Faculty Award; and Not have exceeded the resubmission limit: Applicants are limited to submitting applications to the Fellows-to-Faculty Award for a maximum of two (2) years. Applicants may submit to more than one science area each year. This policy applies to this program and its predecessor Independence Programs: SFARI Bridge to Independence Award, SCGB Transition to Independence Award and SCPAB Transition to Independence Award. There are no citizenship requirements.

Applicants must submit a full application via the Simons Award Manager (SAM) by 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Eastern time on January 13, 2027.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Fellows-to-Faculty Award.