HERTZ COMMUNITY
Create Your Lasting Legacy
Many of our donors seek a deeper, long-term connection to the Hertz Fellows they support. An endowed or named fellowship or a fund enables you to honor a person or organization while directly funding people working in areas you’re passionate about. Individuals, families, groups or organizations can establish fellowships and funds.
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Individuals, families, groups or organizations can establish fellowships and funds. All options offer you the unique opportunity to develop relationships with Hertz Fellows, receive direct updates on their groundbreaking research and careers, and be recognized in publication citations for your critical role in enabling their bold ideas.
An investment of $1 million funds one new Hertz Fellow every five years, in perpetuity. This creates a powerful, lasting legacy in your chosen name.
An investment of $250,000, or $50,000 annually for five years, fully funds one Hertz Fellow for their entire fellowship.
An endowed fund is a permanent fund where the principal is invested, and only the earnings are used to provide long-term financial support for an organization or its programs, such as fellowships or events. The goal is to create a sustainable source of income that lasts in perpetuity.
Endowed Fellowships
Chan Velasquez Endowed Fellowship
Sherman Chan and Irma Velasquez
Soyoun (Soy) Choi | 2025 Hertz Fellow
Harold J. Newman Memorial Fellowship
Hertz Board of Directors, Family and Friends
Madeleine Urbanek | 2023 Hertz Fellow
John Soehrens Endowed Fellowship
Shanahan Family Charitable Foundation
Isabelle A. Quaye | 2025 Hertz Fellow
Lee A. Swanger Fellowship in Engineering and Applied Science
Lee A. Swanger
Annika Marschner | 2026 Hertz Fellow
Lowell Wood Endowed Fellowship
Hertz Fellows and Friends of Lowell Wood
April Qiu Cheng | 2025 Hertz Fellow
Nathan P. Myhrvold Fellowship
Anonymous
Tyler Hou | 2026 Hertz Fellow
David Hoyos | 2024 Hertz Fellow
Benjamin Lou | 2025 Hertz Fellow
James Sunseri | 2023 Hertz Fellow
Nathan Myhrvold and Rosemarie Havranek Family Fellowship
Nathan Myhrvold and Rosemarie Havranek
Albert Qin | 2025 Hertz Fellow
Professor Yaser S. Abu-Mostafa Fellowship
Ray Sidney and John Wakerly
Kaylie Hausknecht | 2024 Hertz Fellow
Thomas Weaver - Philip Welkhoff Endowed Fellowship
Lee A. Swanger and Anonymous
Eric Tao | 2025 Hertz Fellow
William J. and Sharon K. Dally Fellowship
William J. and Sharon K. Dally
Zachary S. Siegel | 2026 Hertz Fellow
Named Fellowships
Alfred Spector and Rhonda Kost Family Fellowship
Alfred Spector and Rhonda Kost
Jeffrey Brown II | 2023 Hertz Fellow
Elizabeth and Stephen Fantone Family Fellowship
Stephen and Betsy Fantone
Sahil Pontula | 2023 Hertz Fellow
Future Leaders Fellowship
Shanahan Family Charitable Foundation
Anna Soper | 2023 Hertz Fellow
Isabel Orlanes Gallegos | 2023 Hertz Fellow
Hertz Fellowship
By recommendation of Eric and Wendy Schmidt
Hannah Barsouk | 2026 Hertz Fellow
Emmy Blumenthal | 2024 Hertz Fellow
Lillian Brixi | 2025 Hertz Fellow
Sam Foxman | 2026 Hertz Fellow
James Roney | 2024 Hertz Fellow
Jason Yang | 2024 Hertz Fellow
Hertz Named Fellowships
Anonymous Donors
Chance Bowman | 2025 Hertz Fellow
Elizabeth Chung | 2026 Hertz Fellow
Charles Colvin | 2026 Hertz Fellow
Amani Maina-Kilaas | 2024 Hertz Fellow
Tuan Anh Nguyen | 2025 Hertz Fellow
Zijian (William) Niu | 2024 Hertz Fellow
Matthew Wanta | 2026 Hertz Fellow
Zain Zaidi | 2026 Hertz Fellow
To Be Announced (3)
The William and Maria Spears Fellowship
William and Maria Spears
Signature Funds
Supporting science communicators
The Robbee Baker Kosak Leadership Fund provides new funds for securing world-class speakers for our signature events and an annual prize to recognize speakers’ leadership. It honors Kosak, former president of the Hertz Foundation, who guided the organization into a new era of philanthropic leadership.
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Deepening the fellowship experience
The David Galas Fund for Fellows supports and celebrate Hertz Fellows and deepens their experience through mentorship activities, events and professional development opportunities.
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Supporting Fellows and Families
Groundbreaking research doesn’t wait — and Hertz Fellows shouldn’t have to choose between their families and their work. Gifts to the Childcare Stipend Endowed Fund give Fellows the support they need to stay focused on the ideas that will shape our future, no matter what life brings. To learn more, contact Katie Coggeshall Myers, Sr. Director of Development.
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Hertz Fellows in the military are uniquely positioned to turn breakthrough science into solutions that protect and strengthen our nation. Gifts to the Ellen M. Pawlikowski Military Fellowship Fund fuel the leaders and ideas our future depends on.
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