2030STEM is accepting applications for five Fellows in 2026. Each selected Fellow receives US$10,000 to address career-development needs such as conference travel, research costs, childcare, and other barriers to professional advancement.
Eligible applicants are early- to mid-career researchers and professionals across STEM fields who show leadership, community building, and knowledge translation.
Funds can cover conference travel, research expenses, childcare and a range of costs tied to career advancement.
The application is online, requests three references, a CV/resume, and does not display a formal closing date on the current form—submit early after confirming eligibility.
# What the 2030STEM Fellowship offers
2030STEM is running a 2026 Fellowship to support early- to mid-career researchers and professionals working in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and related fields. For this cycle the program will select five Fellows and award each recipient US$10,000. The award is intended as flexible career-development support rather than prescriptive project funding.
# Who should apply
The fellowship targets early- to mid-career STEM researchers and professionals who combine technical competence with demonstrated work in three areas: building professional or community networks, translating knowledge to broader audiences or settings, and showing innovative leadership within STEM. Applicants should present evidence that their work has influenced colleagues, communities, institutions, research environments, or wider audiences.
# What the money can pay for
2030STEM lists a range of eligible uses, emphasizing needs that typical research grants or employer budgets may not cover. Examples provided include:
The program explicitly recognizes that applicants face different financial, institutional and personal barriers at different career stages and therefore allows flexibility in how award funds are used.
# Selection priorities
Selection centers on applicants' histories in community building, knowledge translation, and innovative leadership. The fellowship seeks candidates whose professional advancement also contributes to systemic improvements across STEM—especially increasing representation and leadership opportunities for Black, Latino/a/x, Indigenous and other people of color. The application asks for names and email addresses of three references and a CV or resume.
# Applying: method and timing
Applications are submitted via an online form. When reviewed on September 4, 2026, the online form was live but did not display a formal closing date. Applicants should not assume the application will remain open indefinitely and should consider submitting as soon as they confirm they meet the intended profile.
# About 2030STEM
2030STEM is an initiative focused on systems-level change in STEM. Its broader objectives include increasing full inclusion, leadership development, access to capital, strengthening professional networks, and improving institutional pathways for historically underrepresented STEM professionals. The fellowship is one component of these efforts, designed to fund individual professional advancement that can influence broader institutional and cultural change.
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