The Stanford Bio-X Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is a pilot program designed to offer research support to postdoctoral scholars working with Stanford faculty at the Clark Center.

 

On this page:

• Fellowship Information
• Evaluation Criteria
• Application Components
• Submission Instructions and Required Templates

All components of the application are due May 8, 2026 by 5:00 PM PST. 

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Fellowship Information: 

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be a postdoctoral scholar employed at Stanford and working at the Clark Center for the entire funding period
• Applicant must a resident researcher of the Clark Center
• The research in your application does not need to be a new project or direction: it can be a project you are already working on that needs resources for completion

Funding:

• Up to $30,000 will be awarded to successful applicants
• Allowable expenses include: salary, research supplies, publication costs, career-building travel, and other negotiable expenses
• Please note: a maximum of 10% of the award (~$3,000 maximum) can be budgeted for travel expenses

Timeline:

• Complete proposals (including the Recommendation Form submitted separately by the Faculty) are due May 8, 2026 by 5:00 PM PST - no late proposals will be evaluated
• Applicants will be notified of results before July 31, 2026
• Funding must be spent within 1 year (end date: July 31, 2027)
• Awarded applicants will attend periodic check-in meetings with the Bio-X committee
• Awarded applicants will present on their research progress at a Bio-X symposium (tentatively scheduled for August 26, 2027)

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Evaluation Criteria: 

Applications will be evaluated as to:

• interdisciplinarity
• quality
• feasibility
• creativity
• impact
• Faculty recommendation form

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Application Components: 

1. A completed cover page (refer to cover page template available below):
    The Cover Page includes:
   • Applicant's Name, Email Address, and Department
   • Applicant's Faculty Lab 
   • Non-Confidential Project Title
   • Non-Confidential Lay Abstract
2. A one-page research description of the proposed project, including:
   • Specific aims
   • Project timeline (it is acceptable if the research is already underway: please just indicate the timeline for specific aims)
   • There is no required format or font. One page with approximately 1-inch margins is recommended for readability. Graphics or figures should be included within the 1-page limit. References or citations can be included separately.
3. A budget template and justification
   • Completed budget template (refer to budget template available below)
   • Brief written justification of the proposed budget
4. Supplementary materials
   • Applicant's CV including publications
   • Brief disclosure of other funding or financial support the applicant is receiving (including funding amount and award dates, if applicable)
5. Recommendation Form from Faculty (must be submitted by the Faculty via email to contact-biox@stanford.edu - deadline May 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST
   • The form must come from the faculty whose lab the work will be conducted in
   • It is the applicant's responsibility to coordinate with their Faculty and ensure that the form gets submitted on time

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Submission Instructions and Required Templates: 

We ask that all applications be sent electronically as a Word or PDF document to contact-biox@stanford.edu, no later than May 8, 2026 by 5:00 PM. No late applications will be evaluated.

If you have any questions about the appropriateness of your application, or if you need any additional information, please email contact-biox@stanford.edu well in advance of the deadline. Use Subject line "Bio-X Postdoc."

Completed applications (as well as Recommendation Form) must be received by Friday, May 8th, 2026 by 5:00 PM (PST).

 

Application Cover Page (to be submitted by applicant)

Budget Template (to be submitted by applicant)

Faculty Recommendation Form (to be submitted by Faculty)