Schmidt Science Fellowship
The next round of Schmidt Science Fellowships has now been announced. The MPLS deadline is 12 noon, Monday 29 April, and the Department can only put forward 1 candidate. This candidate will be selected by a single internal sift panel, convened by Director of Graduate Studies.
Selection criteria
- currently doing a DPhil at Oxford
- completed / expect to complete all of the requirements for the conferral of their DPhil between 15 May 2025 and 30 June 2026 (Successful candidates must be able to start the Fellowship in July 2026 or October 2026.)
- Significantly shifting their research focus – more guidance on this is provided by the funder here
- Strong verbally as well as in written format
- Has the support of their DPhil supervisor.
Candidates should also have the support of a departmental sponsor.
Timeline
- 12 noon Friday 28 March: EOI deadline (submit to fellowships@physics.ox.ac.uk)
- Friday 11 April: Selected applicant notified, and given support to revise EOI ready for MPLS submission
- 12 noon Monday 29 April: MPLS division deadline for selected candidate
EOI format
Interested candidates should email the Fellowships team (fellowships@physics.ox.ac.uk) the following information by 12 noon Friday 28 March:
- Research proposal (maximum 1-page)
- why you wish to apply to the Schmidt Fellowship;
- what is the disciplinary pivot from your DPhil work and
- what you wish to achieve with a Schmidt Fellowship, including new skills you would intend to gain.
- CV and outputs (maximum two sides A4, including evidence of verbal presentation skills)
- Letter of support from DPhil supervisor (maximum two sides A4, including comment on verbal presentation skills, and likelihood of completion of DPhil within the timeframe)
- Cc in a departmental sponsor.