Hertz Community
Career Support & Mentorship
Throughout their doctoral training, Hertz Fellows have access to career development curricula, individualized mentorship, and networking opportunities that accelerate their growth and help launch their careers.
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Hertz Fellows pursue impactful careers in a wide range of scientific and administrative leadership roles across academic, government, nonprofit and private sectors. At all career stages, fellows have access to career development programming, mentorship and networking opportunities that provide insights into diverse pathways. Whether exploring options during graduate school, navigating a career transition, or leading at the highest levels of a field, Hertz Fellows can access resources and peer connections to help you achieve their goals.
A commitment to mentoring
Mentorship is a cornerstone of the Hertz community offered to Hertz Fellows at every career stage. During the first year of the fellowship, each Hertz Fellow is assigned a mentor (senior fellowship interviewer) who they meet with annually throughout their doctoral training. These meetings provide the opportunity to share short and long-term career goals, solicit career advice and gather feedback to help navigate graduate school. Having an established mentor outside the primary research has proved to be an impactful part of the Hertz Fellowship.
Beyond graduate school, Hertz Fellows can request a mentor to support them through pivotal moments in their careers, such as pursuing leadership roles, shifting into new fields, writing a grant application or bringing innovations to market. These relationships connect Hertz Fellows with peers who have relevant expertise, enabling them to tap into the deep knowledge of our community and gain insight from someone who has navigated a similar path.
“The fellowship gave me the resources to tackle a problem that involves a multitude of techniques, which cannot be found in any one laboratory.”
Elizabeth Hong
Internship Opportunities
The Hertz Fellowship’s 9-month stipend model encourages fellows to leverage the non-funded summer months to pursue research experiences or internships beyond their thesis project.
Internships offer countless opportunities to strengthen the graduate school experience, whether by expanding expertise within their field, developing new skills or exploring avenues outside their thesis work.
Hertz Fellows have interned at a variety of organizations and receive exclusive access to a number of internships and short-term projects, including at companies founded by other Hertz Fellows (indicated by asterisk below).
23andMe
Citadel
Concerto Biosciences*
D.E. Shaw
Google
Intel
Intellectual Ventures*
Meta AI
Microsoft Research
Modern Hydrogen *
NASA
Tesla
Toyota Research Institute
Voxa*
Powerful partnerships
Partner organizations enhance the fellowship experience through internships, professional development and networking, helping to bridge the gap between groundbreaking research and real-world solutions.
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“When institutions like Breakthrough Energy and the Hertz Foundation align, we create something greater than the sum of our parts. By opening up our networks, sharing resources, and connecting extraordinary talent, we believe we can accelerate innovation at a scale that no one organization could achieve alone.”
Ashley Grosh
A powerful, connected community
Hertz Fellows are part of a lifelong community of more than 1,300 peers, spanning scientific disciplines, geography, and multiple generations. This network of friends and collaborators help one another develop ideas and offer professional support at every stage of their careers.
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