About The Brinson Prize Fellowship Program

The Space Telescope Science Institute is collaborating with The Brinson Foundation to support the Brinson Prize Fellowship Program. These fellowships are awarded to early career astrophysicists and cosmologists who are committed to chasing bold ideas with creative, nimble, and innovative research.
These awards focus on supporting research in observational cosmology, in particular that which complements and capitalizes on space science, including topics such as the first stars, the cosmic distance scale, and the development of large-scale structure. The proposed research can include a theoretical or instrumental component, but must have a clear link to observational activities from either ground or space. This may encompass the analysis of large survey datasets.
Brinson Fellowships are tenable at the U.S. institutions listed below. The fellowship provides up to three years of support for independent research, including an annual research stipend.
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Application Information
Applications for the Brinson Prize Fellowship Program will open on September 10, 2026.
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Important Dates and Deadlines
- September 9, 2026: Announcement of opportunity issued
- September 10, 2026: Application website opens
- November 5, 2026, 7:00 p.m. EST: Applications due
- November 19, 2026, 7:00 p.m. EST: Letters of reference due
- February 2027: Offers made
Participating Institutions
- California Institute of Technology
- Cornell University
- Harvard University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Northwestern University
- Princeton University
- Stanford University
- The Ohio State University
- University of Arizona
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Chicago
- University of Hawaii
- University of Michigan
- University of Washington

