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The 2026 Leading Edge cohort application is now closed.
Fellows will be announced in May. This cohort will be named the Zara Weinberg Cohort, in honor of 2021 Leading Edge Fellow, Zara Weinberg.
Applications for the 2027 cohort will open in November.
Eligibility
You do not need to be planning to apply for jobs at this time, and many Fellows often wish they had applied earlier in their postdocs!
Postdocs who are currently on the faculty job market are not eligible. Specifically, postdocs who have submitted, or planned to submit, more than 3 faculty applications by May 2026, are not eligible.
Application instructions
Application
The application consists of
1) Personal statement
2) Abstract of the work to be presented
3) List of publications
4) 2 letters of recommendation from people with extensive knowledge of you and your work
Questions?
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page, or email [email protected] with additional questions.