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Schmidt Science Polymaths

Schmidt Science Polymaths

Supports recently tenured faculty with fellowships that enable bold cross-domain research pivots and sustained interdisciplinary leadership.

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The Schmidt Science Polymaths award supports recently-tenured faculty who seek to make substantive research pivots into new scientific domains. Schmidt Sciences positions the program as enabling adventurous leaps across disciplines for mid-career researchers with proven cross-field track records. Awards total $500,000 per year for up to five years — a maximum of $2,500,000 per awardee — paid throu…

Adventurous research pivots by recently-tenured faculty into new domains across mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, or engineering, funded at $500K per year for up to five years.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.31 Oct 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12–60 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.schmidtsciences.org