Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics

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Mathematics & Physical Sciences Home Mathematics & Physical Sciences Funding Application Opens:

October 1, 2025 Application Deadline:

12 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time

February 25, 2026 Award Start Date:

September 1, 2026 Program or administrative questions:

mps@simonsfoundation.org Technical questions:

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Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, except designated holidays. Office Closures:

November 26, 2025, November 30, 2025, and December 24, 2025 -January 4, 2026

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for the Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics to provide research support to excellent graduate students in the final years of their Ph.D. studies. This program was created to honor the work of our late founder, Jim Simons, and his commitment to supporting the field of mathematics. Basis for Awards

Funding will be based on the quality of the applicant, significance of the applicant’s previous research and promise of the pursued research program. Funding Details

The grant will commence September 1, 2026, for a two-year period, to coincide with the final fourth and fifth years of the Fellow’s Ph.D. program. The grant will provide $19,200 per year for a total of $38,400 USD as follows:

$15,000 per year in general research support, to be used at the sole discretion of the Fellow, in such areas as: Fellow summer stipend; Domestic or international scientific travel to conferences and meetings that further the Fellow’s research and professional development, as well as visits to other institutions to pursue research. These funds cannot be used for the travel of others, whether collaborators or visitors. Research related expenses for the Fellow, such as computers, computer support, publication expenses, stationery, supplies, books and membership fees to professional organizations.

$1,000 per year to the Fellow’s department as discretionary funds, to be used at the sole discretion of the department chair, to enhance the research atmosphere of the department. Funds may be used for such expenses as: Support for departmental colloquia and seminars, as well as refreshments and other research-related amenities; Support for student orientations, prospective student visits and other departmental activities; Subsidizing meals for faculty, students and visitors; Furniture and research infrastructure, such as copiers, computers and software.

$3,200 per year for indirect costs, equal to 20% of direct costs per the foundation’s indirect costs policy. Eligibility Requirements

An applicant must be enrolled as full-time Ph.D. student in a Ph.D. granting mathematics department at an institution in the United States, and must be in their third year of study of a five-year Ph.D. program. Applicants must apply in the third year of their Ph.D. program. There are no citizenship requirements.

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Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Education and Training, Mathematics and Statistics, Physical Sciences.

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

Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics is administered by Simons Foundation (Simons), listed via Simons Foundation.