Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program
Three-year fellowship for early- and mid-career researchers working on the learning and development of children and youth, with funds paid to the fellow's institution and usable for salary, staff, equipment or travel.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)The page states funding is awarded to the fellow's institution for use over three years toward salary, assistants, equipment, technical assistance, travel or trainee support, but publishes no dollar figure.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The call for applications is posted each year by the end of November with a deadline in early February; no specific future date is published on the page.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior
- Eligibility
- Applicants must have received their PhD within the past 10 years. Open internationally across education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, behavioral science, computer science, pedagogy, linguistics and neuroscience; funding is awarded to the fellow's institution.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- child development · learning variability · youth · interdisciplinary research
- Apply at
- https://jacobsfoundation.org/en/activity/jacobs-foundation-research-fellowship-program/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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