2022 Mistletoe Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD Candidates in STEM
Mistletoe Research Fellowship application is now open!
DEADLINE: Sunday, June 19 2022, 11:59pm Pacific Time
The Momental Foundation is a grantmaking foundation and impact-focused startup accelerator. Our mission is to build bridges between the academic, entrepreneurial, and civil communities to create a more human-centered and sustainable future through technology.
Each of our Mistletoe Research Fellows is also a participant in our Unfettered Research Grant Program and the recipient of a $10,000 research funding award. This rare, unrestricted funding opportunity offers these academic scientists a rare chance to engage in independent research, encouraging meaningful growth, independent exploration, and risk - even serendipity and play - in their scientific research.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: Mistletoe Research Fellowships (MRF) are open to full-time postdoctoral fellows and advanced PhD candidates in most STEM fields and a few quantitative social science fields.
These disciplines broadly include:
- Engineering
- Physics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Health Science
- Environmental Studies / Ecology / Earth Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Statistics / Data Science / Informatics
- Experimental Psychology
If you are unsure as to whether your field is classified under a broad area, please reach out to our program for clarification after checking the FAQ - Eligibility on our website. In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Momental Foundation will award up to thirty-six (36) competitive Mistletoe Research Fellowships.
FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW APPLICANTS: If accepted into the program, you will need documentation of full-time postdoc employment at your university. Postdocs who are funded by external agencies are eligible as long as their primary employment relationship is with their university. Your full-time employment status must be maintained for the duration of your institution’s 2022-2023 academic calendar year and should extend through May 31, 2023.
FOR PHD CANDIDATES: Although this fellowship is primarily directed at postdocs, it is also open to full-time PhD candidates who are “all but dissertation,” meaning all your coursework is completed and a dissertation proposal has been approved. Here, full-time refers to individuals whose enrollment status is as a full-time student with stipend support. Your full-time enrollment status must be maintained for the duration of your institution’s 2022-2023 academic calendar year and should extend through May 31, 2023.
Join Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, Director of University Relations at the Momental Foundation, to learn about our $10,000 "unfettered" research grant and professional development opportunity for postdoctoral scholars and PhD candidates. There will be a brief overview followed by a live forum for your grant application questions!
We encourage you to begin your application before attending the session and come prepared with questions. This will ensure we make the most of our time together and empower you to submit the best application possible!
Session 1 @ Thursday, May 19 at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT Register HERE for Session 1!
Session 2 @ Wednesday, May 25 at 5:30pm PDT/8:30pm EDT Register HERE for Session 2!
These 45-minute sessions will be held on Zoom. Advanced registration is required.
Download the application instructions HERE.