The Truman Fellowship aims to foster creativity and stimulate exploration of science and technology and high-risk R&D by enabling the fellows to lead their own innovative research project. This highly competitive three-year fellowship aims to attract exceptional new Ph.D. scientists and engineers from across the nation.

The Laboratory Director Jill Hruby Postdoctoral Fellowship is specifically designed to empower and cultivate early career researchers in the fields of engineering and science, fostering their passion for technical leadership careers in the realm of national security. Jill Hruby Fellows will embark on independent research endeavors that align with Sandia’s overarching mission: the development of cutting-edge technologies to ensure global peace. With the privilege of proposing their own research topics, fellows will gain unparalleled access to Sandia’s state-of-the-art facilities and collaborate with some of the nation’s most brilliant scientists and engineers.

What impact will you make during your Transition fellowship? Lead an investment thesis in an emerging scientific area of your interest (supported by the wider Transition team). Help us to build and engage with your community both on your campus, across campuses and beyond. Contribute to the end-to-end work of our investment team, pitching in with deal sourcing and due diligence where relevant. Work directly with some of Transition’s portfolio companies, using your knowledge, perspective and network to work through difficult problems collaboratively. Deadline: Please submit your application by September 30th. We’ll review applications on a rolling basis.

Activate transforms scientists and engineers into founders, empowering them to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market. The two-year Activate Fellowship provides early-stage science entrepreneurs with funding, technical resources, and unparalleled support from a network of scientists, engineers, investors, commercial partners, and fellow entrepreneurs.