Fellows-to-Faculty Award
The Simons Foundation’s Autism & Neuroscience division offers the Fellows-to-Faculty Award program to identify scientists with extraordinary potential to advance our scientific areas of interest and bring new perspectives and approaches to our scientific community.
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 receive funding toward the end of their postdoctoral career and a commitment of a $600,000 USD three-year faculty research grant. Fellows engage in a lively, interdisciplinary scientific community and participate in career development activities. These resources enable fellows to confidently negotiate a supportive faculty job offer, build an independent research lab and assertively pursue their research interests.
The program is intended for senior postdoctoral scholars or equivalent researchers who bring new perspectives to our community. Applicants must be ready to apply for faculty positions. Fellows are expected to transition to a tenure-track or equivalent faculty position within 24 months of being notified of the award. Fellows may activate the award funding at institutions located within or outside the United States.
We seek to support scientists whose scientific vision for their future independent laboratory contributes to the mission of either or both of the following scientific areas:
- Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
- Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB), consistent with the SCPAB’s mission