Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships
Schlumberger Foundation
Up to USD 50,000/yr (PhD) or USD 40,000/yr (post-doc) for women from developing and emerging economies, incl. Ghana, doing STEM research abroad who commit to return home to teach and research. Applications open each September; last round closed 7 Nov 2025.
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Eligibility
- Who can apply
- Developing countries
- Education required
- Bachelors completed
- Open to
- Women only
- Fields
- Stem
- Residency
- Host university or research institute must be outside the home country (except sandwich programmes where the final degree is issued by the foreign host). Citizens of eligible countries already residing abroad for study may apply.
- Also required
- Must be a woman and a citizen of an eligible low- or middle-income country (Ghana is on the list); not eligible if holding secondary citizenship of a developed country
- Must be pursuing, or have applied to/been admitted to, a PhD or post-doctoral research position in a STEM field abroad; applications where the candidate has not yet applied to a university are not accepted
- Excellent academic record
- Commitment to return to the home country to teach/research and demonstrated leadership, community engagement and encouragement of women and girls in STEM
- Awards in the biological sciences are limited
About this opportunity
Faculty for the Future, launched by the Schlumberger Foundation in 2004, funds women from developing and emerging economies to pursue PhD or post-doctoral research in STEM at universities abroad. Fellows must return home to build academic careers. Ghana is on the published list of eligible countries.
Grants are up to USD 50,000 per year for PhD study and USD 40,000 for post-docs, covering tuition and bench fees, accommodation, a living allowance (incl. medical insurance, child care, transport), initial travel, visa charges and conference costs. Awards run for one academic year and are renewed subject to progress. Applicants must have applied to, been admitted to, or be enrolled at a host institution outside their home country; women with secondary citizenship of a developed country are ineligible. The session opens in September and closes in November.
- Level
- PhD, Postdoc
- Where
- Multiple countries
- Duration
- Initial grant for one academic year, renewable annually subject to academic progress (typically for the length of the PhD or post-doc)
- Number of awards
- About 50-56 new grants per year (56 new grants in 2024-25 from 412 applications), plus renewals
- Difficulty
- High · about 8 weeks to prepare
Funding
Fully funded
- tuition
- stipend
- accommodation
- health insurance
- travel
- visa
- family allowance
- books
- research costs
Up to USD 50,000 per year for PhD; up to USD 40,000 per year for post-doctoral research. Covers university tuition and bench fees, accommodation, living allowance (food, books and supplies, medical insurance, child care, transport), initial travel to the host country, visa charges and conference expenses. Does not cover children's school fees.
What you will need
- Admission offer
- Reference letters
- Academic transcripts
- CV / résumé
Online application with document uploads; a reference from the host university supervisor is mandatory and references have their own deadline one week after the application deadline. The exact number of references and the full upload checklist are only visible inside the application portal.
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