Overview
Join us for one of our Hertz Fellowship Application Information Sessions to learn more about the 2027 Hertz Fellowship application and experience as a fellowship recipient.
Applications for the 2027 Hertz Fellowship are now open through October 30, 2026. We want every prospective applicant to fully understand the fellowship and feel confident putting together a strong application.
On Thursday, September 10, at 6:00 p.m EDT -or- Monday, September 14 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, join our Hertz Fellowship Director Derek Haseltine and Hertz Fellows for an online information session to learn more about this unique doctoral funding opportunity.
The information sessions will include a short introduction to the fellowship and components of the application. Participants can then join breakout rooms for additional Q&A facilitated by Hertz Fellows. In addition to providing application advice, each breakout room will offer individual perspective on a variety of topics, including:
- applying to the Hertz Fellowship as a college senior, during gap year(s) or as a first-year graduate student
- dual applicant MD/PhD (Sept 10 only)
- how to choose a grad school that aligns with your research interest
- choosing a research project as a Hertz Fellow
- building resiliency in grad school
- underrepresented in STEM
- coordination with other fellowships
For other questions about the fellowship or event, please email us at fellowshipinfo@hertzfoundation.org.
Registration
Please register for only ONE of the two information sessions. Upon registering, you will be provided with information to attend that session.
Thursday, September 10 MONDAY, September 14SPEAKERS
Derek Haseltine
Senior Director of the Hertz Fellowship Program, Hertz Foundation
Hannah Barsouk
PhD Student, Stanford University
Tyler Hou
Senior, University of California, Berkeley; Incoming PhD Student, Princeton University
David Hoyos
Weill Cornell Medicine, Quantitative Biology
Zachary S. Siegel
PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shuvom Sadhuka
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computational Biology
Your Questions. Answered.
We have resources to guide you as you navigate the application process, including FAQs, advice from Fellows, and more.
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