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**2026 Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Deadline: February 1, 2026**  
  
**PURPOSE**  
  
This generally two-year award is intended to fund a postdoctoral fellow (in accordance with NIH stipend guidelines) who wants to examine MBB-related issues through interdisciplinary research and experiences. Note that funding for the second year is conditional upon satisfactory progress at the completion of the first year.  
  
[Recent MBB Postdoctoral Fellows](/mbb-postdoctoral-fellow-two-year-award-recipients)  
  
**ELIGIBILITY**

- Ph.D., M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in an MBB-related field and no more than 1 year of postdoctoral experience
- Research project must bridge at least two classical fields of study.

**REQUIREMENTS**

- Fellow must be sponsored by two Harvard faculty members from different departments or schools.
- Play an active role in MBB postdoctoral community.
- Participate in MBB activities and events.
- Communicate the results of the interdisciplinary research at MBB events.
- Submit annual reports to MBB, including relevant publications and presentations, other activities related to MBB, and financial summary.
- Acknowledge MBB in publications and presentations.

**APPLICATION**

- Application form
- Current CV of postdoc
- Research proposal (3 page maximum, not including references): Please include abstract, background and rationale, specific aims, and methods.
- Personal Statement (1 page maximum): Statement written by the candidate about how the project fits into the mission of the MBB Initiative and his/her career goals.
- Letters of support from two postdoc advisors (sent directly to <mbb@harvard.edu> by deadline)

**Please combine application form, CV, research proposal, and personal statement into a single pdf and email to** [**mbb@harvard.edu**](mailto:mbb@harvard.edu) **by the deadline.** Funds are intended to support projects that align with Harvard's fiscal year, i.e., July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028.  
  
[MBB Postdoctoral Fellow Award Application](/resource/mbb-postdoctoral-fellow-award-application "MBB Postdoctoral Fellow Award Application")



 

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