Simons Fellows in Mathematics

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

July 1, 2026 Application Deadline (Noon Eastern Time):

October 1, 2026 Notification By:

January 31, 2027 Earliest Award Start Date:

July 1, 2027 General Inquiries:

mps@simonsfoundation.org Technical Assistance:

samsupport@simonsfoundation.org Office Hours:

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

November 25-27, 2026, December 24, 2026-January 1, 2027

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division is accepting applications for the Simons Fellows in Mathematics program.

Deadline for application submission: 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time on October 1, 2026 Opportunity

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for the Simons Fellows in Mathematics program to make sabbatical research leaves more productive by extending them from a single term to a full academic year. Sabbatical research leaves from classroom teaching and administrative obligations can provide strong intellectual stimulation and lead to increased creativity and productivity in theoretical research.

Awards will be based on the applicant’s scientific accomplishments in the five-year period preceding the application and on the potential scientific impact of the work to be done during the leave period. Eligibility

Eligibility is restricted to _sabbatical or equivalent leave-eligible_ faculty who wish to use the Simons Fellowship award for the purpose of extending at least a single-term sabbatical research leave to a full academic year without teaching or administrative responsibilities. The fellowship program will not support the extension of a full year of sabbatical research leave to an additional term. In order to receive the fellowship, you must be approved by your institution for a full year of sabbatical research leave, consisting of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters with at least 50 percent of the year fully paid by the home university and no more than 50 percent fully or partly supported by the fellowship. Note: A research leave provided by a unit of a university, rather than the university-level sabbatical leave, would not normally be considered as equivalent to a sabbatical. Please contact mps@simonsfoundation.org with any questions.

If funds from the foundation are insufficient to cover the salary needs for the period supported by the fellowship, other resources can be used for this purpose. The foundation will consider circumstances where, for example, the university covers 80 percent of a full year of leave and the fellowship covers the remaining 20 percent.

Verification of sabbatical approval is not required at the time of application but must be provided to the foundation at least three months prior to the start of the applicant’s award. Please see the How to Apply tab for further information.

A Simons Fellow in Mathematics must have a teaching or administrative tenured position at the same U.S. or Canadian college or…

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Education and Training, 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

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