Scientific Software Research Faculty Award

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Mathematics & Physical Sciences Home Mathematics & Physical Sciences Funding LOI Deadline (12 p.m. (noon) EST)

January 21, 2026 LOI Notification

March 31, 2026 Full Proposal Deadline:

No later than three months prior to the award start date Award Start Date:

By September 1, 2027 Program or Administrative Questions

Elizabeth Roy

Senior Manager for Programs and Administration

mps@simonsfoundation.org

212-524-6966 Technical Questions

samsupport@simonsfoundation.org

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November 26-28, 2025, December 24, 2025-January 2, 2026

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics & Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for its Scientific Software Research Faculty Award (SSRF Award) in the MPS program for new faculty appointments to start no later than September 1, 2027. Appointments must begin on the first of the month.

Please note that in the event of budgetary or other considerations, The Simons Foundation, Inc. (“the Foundation” or “SF”) reserves the right to refer an application to The Simons Foundation International, Ltd. (“SFI”) for consideration and funding. SFI and SF have entered into an agreement pursuant to which SF provides program operations and grant administration services, including payment processing, to SFI. SFI grant recipients are subject to SF Policies and Procedures. Rationale:

Scientific software is a critical component of research, enabling scientists to analyze and reduce data, perform simulations, automate tasks, and produce and visualize results. As such, the development and maintenance of broadly-applicable scientific software has become an increasingly important intellectual endeavor. While scientific software experts are crucial members of research ventures, their career prospects beyond postdoctoral-level positions are limited.

The Simons Foundation invites applications for funding to support new research professor positions (e.g., “clinical professor,” “professor of practice” or “research professor,” the titles and roles depending on the university) in existing academic departments (the “host institutions”) to be filled by scientific software-focused researchers. The SSRF Award will support researchers who have a strong track record of leadership in scientific software development. The aim of this program is to stimulate the development and maintenance of core scientific software infrastructure in academic environments through creating a new, long-term, faculty-level career path. Level and Duration of Funding:

A Scientific Software Fellowship provides five years of salary support for the awardee’s academic-year salary and fringe benefits, whether normally paid over 9 or 12 months, as follows: 100 percent salary for each of the first two years and then 50 percent each year for next three years. For the last three years, the host university is expected to provide the other 50 percent of salary support each year through existing department channels. Note: summer…

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Education and Training, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics.

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

Scientific Software Research Faculty Award is administered by Simons Foundation (Simons), listed via Simons Foundation.