# Fellows-to-Faculty Award

**Funder:** Simons Foundation
**Budget:** $600,000 USD
**Deadline:** 13 January 2027
**Duration:** 3 years
**Consortium:** No - individual applicant, hosted by a faculty institution
**Official call:** https://www.simonsfoundation.org/autism-neuroscience/fellows-to-faculty/
**Last updated:** 25 Oct 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Supports talented early career scientists in facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions, with a $600,000 three-year faculty research grant focused on autism and neuroscience research.

## Summary

The Fellows-to-Faculty Award from the Simons Foundation provides $600,000 over three years to support early career scientists transitioning from postdoctoral positions into tenure-track faculty roles. The award targets researchers working in autism and neuroscience research who are establishing their first independent lab.

## Who should apply

- Postdoctoral researchers transitioning to tenure-track faculty positions
- Early career scientists in autism or neuroscience research
- Applicants establishing an independent research program
- Candidates securing or recently starting a faculty appointment

## Key dates

- Application deadline: 13 January 2027
- Three-year award duration

## Tips for applicants

- Frame the research plan around the transition to independence, reviewers want to see a distinct line of inquiry from your postdoc work.
- Emphasize relevance to autism and neuroscience explicitly, even if your training was in an adjacent field.
- Confirm your faculty start timeline aligns with the award's eligibility window before applying.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the Fellows-to-Faculty Award pay?

It provides $600,000 total over three years.

### Who is eligible for the Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty Award?

Early career scientists transitioning from postdoctoral positions into tenure-track faculty roles, working in autism or neuroscience research.

### What is the deadline for the Fellows-to-Faculty Award?

The application deadline is 13 January 2027.

### How long does the Fellows-to-Faculty Award last?

The award funds research for three years.

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