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Schmidt Science Polymaths
Awarded forResearch funding to support substantial new research directions after tenure
Sponsored bySchmidt Sciences
CountryInternational
RewardUp to US$2.5 million over five years (US$500,000 per year)
First award2021
Websitewww.schmidtsciences.org/schmidt-science-polymaths/

Schmidt Science Polymaths (also known as the Schmidt Science Polymath Program and informally as Schmidt Polymaths) is a research funding program that provides up to US$500,000 per year for up to five years to recently tenured university faculty to pursue new research directions that differ substantially from their prior work.[1][2] The program began making awards in 2021.[3]

Background and program design

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The program is intended to support mid-career researchers seeking to pivot into new disciplinary or methodological areas, using flexible, multi-year funding that is not tightly bound to a single predefined project.[1] In a National Academies workshop discussion of experimental research-funding mechanisms, a representative of Schmidt Futures described the Polymath program as providing recently tenured researchers approximately US$2.5 million over five years to pursue research in a different field.[2]

A 2025 feature in Nautilus described the program’s selection pathway as nomination (e.g., via partner universities or individuals in Schmidt Sciences’ network), followed by invitation to apply; it also reported that, for the 2025 cohort, 130 applications were reviewed and eight awardees selected.[1]

Award structure

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Awardees receive up to US$500,000 per year for up to five years, paid through their institution, to support research staff and project costs.[1][4] Media reporting on the early awards described the funding as “unrestricted” and oriented toward enabling recipients to pursue substantially new directions.[5]

Recipients

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Recipients are listed below by cohort year.[4]

2021

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2022

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2023

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2024

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Six awardees were announced in 2024.[3]

2025

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Williams, Shawna (October 8, 2025). "High-Tech Lollipops That Detect Disease". Nautilus. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Nongovernmental Perspectives on Experiments". NCBI Bookshelf. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Schmidt Sciences Polymath Program Awards $2.5M Grants to Six Pioneering Researchers". SynBioBeta. September 19, 2024. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Schmidt Science Polymaths". Schmidt Sciences. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Siegal, Tobias (October 25, 2020). "TAU prof. receives rare, unrestricted grant of $2.5 mil". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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Category:Science and technology awards Category:Research funding programs Category:Interdisciplinary research

References

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Category:Science and technology awards Category:Research funding programs Category:Interdisciplinary research