The Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows Program is University-wide program that recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. Bringing together scholars across the natural sciences, engineering, social science, and the humanities, the program allows them to deepen their disciplinary expertise while interacting with scholars and engaging with ideas from other disciplines across the University.

These scholars contribute to the University’s excellence and its diversity, broadly defined. The program aims to appoint an average of twelve postdoctoral fellows per year, each holding a one-year appointment renewable for a second year.

Candidates must be nominated by a member of the Faculty who will serve as their sponsor or PI. 

All assistant, associate, and full professors may nominate a candidate and serve as their sponsor/PI. A call for nominations, along with the guidelines of the program and instructions for submitting a nomination, is distributed annually.