The Hertz Fund
Support our most urgent needs and priorities
Our highest fundraising priority is to secure unrestricted gifts supporting our annual Hertz Fund. Your gift provides us with the flexibility to empower Hertz Fellows to take intellectual risks, explore audacious ideas and collaborate within an influential community that impacts the lives of millions. Gifts of all sizes make a difference and combined, even small gifts can have a big impact.
What Matters to You?
We invite you to contribute to the Hertz Fund and help us expand our impact. While all gifts to the Hertz Fund bolster our core mission, you may select a preference from the following foundation priorities.
Our annual giving campaign runs each year from July 1–June 30. Your annual support by June 30, the end of our fiscal year, is greatly appreciated.
WHERE IT’S NEEDED MOST
Your unrestricted gift helps us stay nimble and responsive to the needs of our Hertz Fellows and the Hertz Community.
HERTZ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Your gift strengthens the Hertz Fellowship Program, the nation’s most competitive award for doctoral students in applied science, engineering and mathematics. You will directly impact Hertz Fellows by providing the flexibility and intellectual freedom they need to take risks and pursue their boldest ideas without limits.
HERTZ COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Some of the world’s most brilliant minds are united in the Hertz Community, exchanging ideas and inspiring one another to do what some would consider impossible. Your gift enhances the careers of all Hertz Fellows in our community by supporting online and in-person events, professional development and networking opportunities.
Diversity in STEM
Transformational scientific and technological advancements require an open, robust collaboration among the best innovators — regardless of background — who ask challenging questions and develop solutions informed by a variety of perspectives. Your gift ensures we can identify the most promising doctoral students in the nation and support their lifelong career success, regardless of background, perspective or scientific discipline.
Meet our fellows
Hertz Fellows are leaders and innovators working across disciplines. Use the directory to explore their profiles, projects, and contributions to science and society.
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