$50,000 Jane Street PhD Research Fellowship
- Organization: Jane Street
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: November 13, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Jane Street, the quantitative trading firm, runs the Graduate Research Fellowship to fund exceptional PhD students in electrical engineering and computer science, mathematics, physics or statistics. Fellows get a year of full tuition and fees plus a $50,000 stipend, and the research does not have to be related to trading or finance. International students are welcome, as long as they study at a university in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Singapore. **What you get:** - Full tuition and fees covered for the upcoming academic year - A $50,000 USD stipend (or the equivalent in your local currency) towards living costs while you complete your PhD; the stipend is taxable - An optional invitation to visit a Jane Street office and give a talk on any topic to Jane Street staff and other Fellows, with all expenses paid - Finalists who are not named Fellows receive a $5,000 award **What you'll do:** - Apply with a CV and a research statement of about one to two pages written for a technical but non-specialist reader - Name one or two letter writers; Jane Street contacts them directly for recommendations - If selected, stay in good standing as a full-time PhD student for the award year **Key dates:** - Student applications close 13 November 2026, 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth - Recommendation letters due 1 December 2026, Anywhere on Earth - Award notifications in February 2027 **More information:** - Questions, and faculty nominations, go to graduate-research-fellowship@janestreet.com - Profiles of past classes (2023 to 2026) are on Jane Street's site - Programming languages and compilers researchers may also want Jane Street's Tools and Compilers Research Internship
