Hertz Fellowship (2027 cohort)
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Who can apply: US citizens and permanent residents only, so most international students are excluded outright. You must also be a college senior, a first-year graduate student, or in a gap period preparing to apply to graduate school, and you must intend to pursue a full-time, in-person PhD at a US institution in the applied… What is funded: Up to five years of PhD funding valued at up to USD 250,000, plus a dedicated mentor and access to the Hertz Fellows community. The Foundation holds standing stipend and tuition agreements with more than 50 US universities, and applicants at other US institutions can ask for their school to be added. Deadline: See official page. Round: 2027 Fellowship cycle. Application opens 31 August 2026, information sessions September 2026, reference deadline November 2026, round 1 interviews December 2026 to January 2027, round 2 February 2027, recipients notified April 2027..
Read the full call and apply on the official page: Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, official page.
Who can apply
- US citizens and permanent residents only, so most international students are excluded outright. You must also be a college senior, a first-year graduate student, or in a gap period preparing to apply to graduate school, and you must intend to pursue a full-time, in-person PhD at a US institution in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics or engineering. Professional degrees are not funded (MD, JD, MBA, DPH, DVM), although the PhD half of an MD/PhD is. Applicants make a non-binding moral commitment to make their skills available to the United States in a national emergency. No application fee appears on the apply, eligibility or application-help pages.
Stage dates
The Foundation prints "Late October 2026" with no day, so no ISO date is stored.See the official page
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.