Schmidt Science Fellows
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Schmidt Science Fellows is a STEM postdoctoral fellowship awarded annually since 2018 by Schmidt Futures, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust.[1] Former Google chairman and chief executive officer Eric Schmidt, and his wife Wendy Schmidt, fund the fellowship award.
The fellowship is supported by Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic initiative of Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt,[2] who pledged $25 million for the first three years as part of a broader $100 million drive to fund scientific research.[3] The program has Dr. Megan Kenna as the executive director and Professor Sir Keith Burnett as the chair of the academic council.[4]