Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program

Application Deadline: January 16, 2022,

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the learning and development of children and youth worldwide. The relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to, education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, behavioral science, computer science, pedagogy, linguistics, neurosciences, and science of learning.

Particularly encouraged to apply are scholars who seek to combine multiple levels of analysis and engage in interdisciplinary work. A special focus lies on work to understand and embrace variability in learning; promote the generation, transfer, and practical application of evidence on human learning and development or increase the capacity to scale up effective education policies and practices.

The Jacobs Foundation is especially interested in the following questions:

• How do variations in individuals and contextual factors influence learning and development and learning outcomes?
• How can we design for learner variability at scale to enable all children to reach their potential as learners and in life?
• How can we produce interventions that reduce growing inequalities in children’s learning and overcome disparities in the impacts of digital technologies?
• How can we address the role of data to help learners and teachers make informed decisions about their learning and teaching?
• What school-level learning approaches, environments, and experiences are effective in improving learning outcomes in heterogeneous student groups?

Requirements

Target Group	Highly talented early career researchers. The ideal candidate has received his/her PhD or equivalent degree within the past 10 years.
Funding amount	CHF 150’000
Funding period	3 years
Number of fellowships per year	Up to 12
Use of funds to cover the  fellow’s salary	Up to 50% of the grant amount
Funding of overhead /  indirect costs	Up to 10% of the total amount of funding (i.e. CHF 15’000) in addition to the basic grant
Additional funding	Fellows may apply for additional funding at the end of the fellowship to conduct further projects with a focus on evidence to action and scientific capacity building.

Please note that the Jacobs Foundation is no longer offering an Advanced Research Fellowship.

Fellowships are awarded to highly talented and innovative early and mid-career researchers who have received their PhD within the past 10 years. Funding from Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowships is awarded directly to the fellow’s institution and may be used by the fellow over a three-year period to cover a portion of the fellow’s salary and for any purpose in support of the fellow’s research, such as assistants’ salaries, equipment, technical assistance, professional travel, or trainee support.

In addition to providing fellows with independent and competitive funding, the program offers a wide range of non-financial benefits.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The following selection criteria are weighted equally:

• Past research accomplishments and publication record
• Creativity and potential for serving as a leader in the scientific community
• Scientific quality of methods and data
• International relevance of the fellow’s planned work
• Potential for promoting human development and learning
• Alignment of planned projects with the goals of the Jacobs Foundation
• Willingness to support the Foundation’s aims and to engage with us

How to Apply

• How to Apply
• Selection Process

HOW TO APPLY

Technical information:

1. Click on Post Application.
2. Register on the Spigit website to gain access. If you already have an account, sign in directly.
3. Fill in the online application form. You may save your application at any time and finish later.
4. Applications must be completed by January 16, 2022, 23.59 CET. After this time, the application form will automatically close.

Three additional documents must be submitted:

To be uploaded in connection with the application form:

• The candidate’s curriculum vitae, including a list of the candidate’s scientific publications
• A published scientific paper by the candidate
  

To be sent separately to the Jacobs Foundation:

• A 1-page recommendation letter from a senior researcher, within or outside of the candidate’s department, supporting the candidate and describing his/her qualifications, initiative, and research. This letter should be sent directly to [email protected].
  
  Recommendation letters have to be sent by January 16, 2022, 23.59 CET.

Incomplete applications and applications not submitted via the online application form will not be considered.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program 2022