Fellows-to-Faculty Award

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November 5, 2025 Applications and Letters Due

January 14, 2026 Finalists Invited for Interviews

April 29, 2026 SCPAB Interviews

May 11, 2026 SFARI Interviews

May 18-20, 2026 Applicants Notified of Funding Decisions

June 30, 2026 Postdoctoral Award Start Date

September 1, 2026 Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)

Administrative Inquiries sfarigrants@simonsfoundation.org

Scientific Inquiries sciencerfa@simonsfoundation.org Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB)

Administrative Inquiries neurogrants@simonsfoundation.org

Scientific Inquiries agingbrain@simonsfoundation.org Technical Assistance

samsupport@simonsfoundation.org Office Hours

Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time Office Closures

The Simons Foundation offices will be closed November 26-November 28, 2025, and December 24, 2025-January 2, 2026.

The Fellows-to-Faculty Award program supports talented early career scientists and their research vision as they transition into tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. Fellows engage in a larger community of investigators, and receive funding toward the end of their postdoctoral career and a three-year faculty research grant.

The Simons Foundation’s Autism & Neuroscience division offers the program to nurture new talent and broaden the community of scientists contributing to our scientific mission. We drive innovation and collaboration by supporting scientists with a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences.

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D., or equivalent doctoral degree, be in a mentored research training position, and be actively seeking faculty appointments. We seek to support early career scientists whose scientific vision for their future independent laboratory is within following scientific areas: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB)

We welcome applications from scientists with a previous background in these areas and those newly applying their expertise to these areas.

Applicants are required to focus their scientific proposal on their plans for their future laboratory.

The scope of the application is similar to a faculty job application.

Applicants may submit to more than one scientific area, but should tailor applications to each program.

Applicants are limited to submitting applications to the Fellows-to-Faculty Award for a maximum of two (2) years (including its predecessor Simons Foundation Independence Programs). Applicants may submit to more than one science area each year. Informational Webinar

November 5, 2025 Applications and Letters Due

January 14, 2026 Finalists Invited for Interviews

April 29, 2026 SCPAB Interviews

May 11, 2026 SFARI Interviews

May 18-20, 2026 Applicants Notified of Funding Decisions

June 30, 2026 Postdoctoral Award Start Date

September 1, 2026 Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)

Administrative Inquiries sfarigrants@simonsfoundation.org

Scientific Inquiries…

Topic areas: Education and Training, General and Cross-cutting R&D, Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Fellows-to-Faculty Award is administered by Simons Foundation (Simons), listed via Simons Foundation.