Introducing the EF Academic Secretariat 2026 PhD Fellowship

The EF's Academic Secretariat squad is arrogant to denote the motorboat of the inaugural PhD Fellowship Program, a pioneering inaugural aimed astatine empowering and expanding the frontiers of Ethereum-related world research, by supporting Ethereum-related world enactment led by PhD students.

Round Scope

The scope of this circular includes enactment that is broadly applicable to students funny successful pursuing probe that are astatine the intersection of Institutional Design, Corporate Governance, Political Economic, Decentralized AI, and Ethereum. We are seeking proposals that align with the RFP topics listed connected our webpage.

We promote researchers to usage these RFPs arsenic a starting point, and to deliberation creatively astir however their enactment tin make meaningful insights and contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem.

Application Essentials

• The programme volition grant 7-8 Fellowships, each with a $24,000 USD stipend implicit 1 year.
• Proposals are owed 23:59 AoE April 1st, 2026.
• All applicants indispensable beryllium actively enrolled into a PhD Program from a assemblage oregon world institute.
• Projects indispensable nutrient ceremonial world probe published successful venues specified arsenic conferences oregon journals.
• Research output indispensable beryllium open-access with a escaped and permissive license.
• All applications indispensable person a written connection successful PDF format:
• Proposals indispensable beryllium successful English.
• Proposals adhere to this template.
• Proposals indispensable see an applicant profile.
• Proposals indispensable see a nationalist repository oregon nexus to published work.
• Applications are selected for backing connected a case-by-case basis. You whitethorn taxable much than 1 exertion arsenic agelong arsenic each connection is unsocial and meets the requirements of the RFP point that they’re linked to.
• Decisions volition beryllium emailed 6 weeks aft the exertion deadline.
• For further enactment oregon inquiries astir the submission process, delight scope retired to [email protected]. For further information, sojourn our website.