Simons Fellows in Mathematics – Request for Applications 2027: FAQs

You are eligible to apply for the Simons Fellows program if you are eligible for a leave equivalent to a sabbatical, you will be granted a yearlong leave and at least 50 percent of the year’s salary is provided by your university.

No, only those with tenured positions are eligible for the fellowship.

Yes, the foundation allows holding both awards simultaneously.

Yes, the fellowship can support this type of sabbatical.

Yes, this is allowable.

Yes, this is acceptable.

No, applicants to the Simons Fellows in Mathematics program must have a tenured, primary position in the mathematics department.

It is not our intent to support computer science with this program.

Yes, math bio and other related fields would be an eligible field for the fellowship. Note that applicants will be evaluated based on their contributions to the field of mathematics.

No, you would not be eligible to apply. The program is intended to support theoretical mathematics research.

No, the Simons Fellowship cannot be used to match another external fellowship.

Yes, as long as your total salary, including foundation support for the period of the leave, is less than or equal to your academic year salary.

No, there is no limit.

Retired and emeriti faculty are not eligible.

The intent of the program is to support scientists at academic institutions. A scientist whose primary appointment (as determined by source of salary and level of teaching commitments) is at a national laboratory or other research institute but who has an adjunct, courtesy or backup appointment at an academic institution is not eligible. Adjunct faculty members whose primary employers are academic institutions, and who are eligible on the basis of their research, are eligible for the Simons Fellowship.

U.S. or Canadian citizenship is not required, but a grantee’s primary appointment must be at a U.S. or Canadian institution in order to apply to or hold the grant.

There is no limit on the number of times one can apply, as long as one is eligible for a sabbatical.

The grant is awarded to the Simons Fellow’s home institution.

As the grant is made through the awardee’s institution, one should submit requests for reimbursement and purchases as prescribed by the awardee’s department.

No. Please be advised that all deadlines are in Eastern Time. We recommend registering early and submitting with ample time for corrections prior to the deadline hour. Site traffic can slow page-load times. You will not be able to submit after the deadline has passed.

If changes are required to the application after submission, you must first contact [email protected]. Applications can only be changed prior to the deadline. Once revised, the application must be sent for sign-off and signed by the Signing Official again in order to resubmit.

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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.