OPEN 2027 Simons Dissertation Fellowship; submit complete application February 25, 2027 at noon Eastern Time. Fellowship begins September 1, 2027.
United States — Simons Foundation 2027 Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics ($38,400; February 25 at Noon ET)
Funding$38,400 USD individual award over 2 years ($19,200/year), inclusive of 20% indirect costs: each year $15,000 fellow research support, $1,000 mathematics department discretionary research support and $3,200 institutional indirect costs. Up to 40 awards expected; this is a count, not an individual applicant program pool.
DeadlineOPEN. Full SAM application deadline February 25, 2027, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time, as confirmed by official 2027 RFA and How to Apply. No LOI stage stated.
Last verified2026-11-06
Required next actionReview official 2027 Simons Dissertation Fellowship RFA https://www.simonsfoundation.org/funding/simons-dissertation-fellowship-in-mathematics-request-for-applications-2027/ and How to Apply https://www.simonsfoundation.org/funding/simons-dissertation-fellowship-in-mathematics-request-for-applications-2027/how-to-apply/ . In Simons Award Manager submit research plan, ORCID, biosketch, thesis-advisor confidential signed recommendation (must upload BEFORE submission), institution signing and financial officers by February 25, 2027, noon Eastern Time.
Broad Eligibility
Full-time mathematics Ph.D. students in their THIRD year of a FIVE-year Ph.D. program at a U.S. university with a Ph.D.-granting mathematics department. Applications made by student, funds administered by host institution. No citizenship restriction. Simons Foundation and Flatiron Institute staff ineligible as PI or for covered support.
Atlas Analysis
2026-11-06 checked official 2027 Simons Dissertation Fellowship RFA and detailed application instructions. Competitive individual graduate mathematics research grant administered by applicant's U.S. university, not procurement. $38,400 individual award over two years including 20% indirect ($15,000 fellow + $1,000 department + $3,200 indirect per year); do not confuse up to 40 expected awards with grant pool. Deadline 2027-02-25 noon ET. Eligibility third-year full-time math Ph.D. student of five-year program at U.S. Ph.D.-granting mathematics department; no citizenship restriction; employee exclusions. Advisor confidential signed letter must arrive before applicant can submit; SAM requires proposal statement, applicant biosketch, ORCID, signing/financial officers, contacts. No specific compulsory applicant match stated. Allowed research expenses and summer stipend, travel only for fellow, departmental discretionary, no personal travel for others. Official URLs source_url and https://www.simonsfoundation.org/funding/simons-dissertation-fellowship-in-mathematics-request-for-applications-2027/how-to-apply/ . No prior 2027 record found in WordPress draft/pending/published title and source URL checks.
Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics: 2027
Status: Open applications for the 2027 fellowship. Deadline: February 25, 2027, 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time.
Individual award: $38,400 in U.S. dollars over two years (September 1, 2027–August 31, 2029), including indirect costs. This comprises $15,000 each year in research support for the fellow, $1,000 each year in departmental discretionary support and $3,200 each year in indirect costs. Up to 40 awards are anticipated; 40 is not a funding amount or guaranteed applicant award.
Eligibility: Applicants must be in the third year of a five-year Ph.D. program, enrolled full time in a U.S. institution’s Ph.D.-granting mathematics department. No citizenship restriction. The home institution administers the award. Simons Foundation and Flatiron Institute employees cannot apply as PI or receive covered expenses.
Allowable expenses: Fellow summer stipend, research-related travel and professional-development visits, research supplies and publications, departmental research environment activities. The fellow’s travel funds may not be used for other travelers. Indirect costs are already included in the individual award, not added on top. No universal cost-share requirement is stated in the RFA.
Apply: Submit the complete application through Simons Award Manager (SAM) with the research statement, applicant biosketch, institutional signing and financial officer contacts, ORCID, and a signed confidential thesis-advisor letter uploaded directly in SAM. The application cannot be submitted before the advisor letter is uploaded. Official full application due February 25, 2027, at noon Eastern.
Authoritative sources: Simons Foundation 2027 call and application instructions. Research verified November 6, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.simonsfoundation.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-06. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
