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Schmidt Science Fellows is a
The fellowship is supported by Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic initiative of Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt, Note that the author is the Executive Director of Schmidt Science Fellows. who pledged $25 million for the first three years as part of a broader $100 million drive to fund scientific research. The program has Dr. Megan Kenna as the executive director and Professor Sir Keith Burnett as the chair of the academic council.
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postdoctoral fellowship awarded annually since 2018 by Schmidt Futures
Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic venture founded by Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt in 2017. The philanthropy funds science and technology research and talent networking programs. The organization's grants include large-scale "moonshots". Schmidt ...
, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust
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. Former Google chairman and chief executive officer Eric Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and software engineer known for being the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, executive chairman of Google from 2011 to 2015, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 20 ...
, and his wife Wendy Schmidt
Wendy Susan Schmidt (''née'' Boyle) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the wife of Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, whom she met in graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley.
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, fund the fellowship award.
Structure
The fellowship is supported by Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic initiative of Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt, Note that the author is the Executive Director of Schmidt Science Fellows. who pledged $25 million for the first three years as part of a broader $100 million drive to fund scientific research. The program has Dr. Megan Kenna as the executive director and Professor Sir Keith Burnett as the chair of the academic council.
Selection and placements
The program invites a select group of the world's leading science and engineering institutions to nominate their "most exceptional" PhD students. Nominees then submit an application, consisting of a research proposal, a personal statement, current CV, and 4-7 recommendation letters. The stated selection criteria are extraordinary achievement, extraordinary degree of intelligence, scientific curiosity and innovation, collaborative spirit, leadership, and an ambition for social good.See also
* Schmidt Family FoundationReferences
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