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'''Schmidt Science Fellows''' is a post-doctoral fellowship funded by former Google chairman [[Eric Schmidt]] and his wife [[Wendy Schmidt]] and run in partnership with the Rhodes Trust: a non-profit organization who administer the [[Rhodes Scholarship]].<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The program is intended to foster interdisciplinary research and teach leadership skills in a select group of [[Postdoctoral researcher|post-doctoral]] scientists. <ref name=":0"></ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Structure ==
The fellowship is supported by Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic initiative of Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> who pledged $25 million for the first three years as part of a broader $100 million drive to fund scientific research.<ref></ref> The Rhodes Trust acts as a central partner and coordinates the selection process, mediates with partner universities, and assists in the post-doctoral placements of fellows.<ref name=":0" />
The program consists of an 11-month lab-based postdoctoral research study at a leading scientific research university, followed by four global meetings.<ref name=":0" />
== Selection, allocation, and stipend ==
In its inaugural year fellows were selected from a pool of 220 international applicants from natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences backgrounds; then whittled down to 31 finalists.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Successful applicants are given $100,000 to study in a field outside of their usual area of research and undertake a series of advanced courses and networking programs.<ref name=":0" /> In its first year 14 fellows were selected (eight men and six women) from twelve different universities.<ref name=":1" />
== Motivation ==
The fellowship came about due to a necessity to fund interdisciplinary research,<ref name=":3" /> which is often lacking grant money. Spending 11 or more months outside of their core areas of research is believed to give future scientific leaders more interdisciplinary skills.<ref name=":1" />
At least half of the first 14 Schmidt Science Fellows, will be pursuing projects which rely on computation, data, AI or machine learning: technologies which in which Schmidt has shown an interest.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":2" />
== References ==
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[[Category:Fellowships]]
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== Structure ==
The fellowship is supported by Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic initiative of Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> who pledged $25 million for the first three years as part of a broader $100 million drive to fund scientific research.<ref></ref> The Rhodes Trust acts as a central partner and coordinates the selection process, mediates with partner universities, and assists in the post-doctoral placements of fellows.<ref name=":0" />
The program consists of an 11-month lab-based postdoctoral research study at a leading scientific research university, followed by four global meetings.<ref name=":0" />
== Selection, allocation, and stipend ==
In its inaugural year fellows were selected from a pool of 220 international applicants from natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences backgrounds; then whittled down to 31 finalists.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Successful applicants are given $100,000 to study in a field outside of their usual area of research and undertake a series of advanced courses and networking programs.<ref name=":0" /> In its first year 14 fellows were selected (eight men and six women) from twelve different universities.<ref name=":1" />
== Motivation ==
The fellowship came about due to a necessity to fund interdisciplinary research,<ref name=":3" /> which is often lacking grant money. Spending 11 or more months outside of their core areas of research is believed to give future scientific leaders more interdisciplinary skills.<ref name=":1" />
At least half of the first 14 Schmidt Science Fellows, will be pursuing projects which rely on computation, data, AI or machine learning: technologies which in which Schmidt has shown an interest.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":2" />
== References ==
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[[Category:Fellowships]]
[[Category:Science]]
[[Category:Academia]]
[[Category:Philanthropic organizations]]
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