LEGO Foundation Fellowship 2026

The LEGO Foundation Fellowship is a global initiative supporting researchers to deepen understanding of how children thrive. Fellows receive three years of flexible funding and join a cohort across disciplines, with opportunities for exchange with researchers, practitioners, and policy audiences. The program is developed in partnership with the LEGO Foundation and administered by SSRC, fostering research that bridges scholarship and real-world impact.

Flexible research funding over three years, access to a fellows cohort, opportunities for exchange with fellows and partners, media dissemination channels, and recognition within the LEGO Foundation network.

Open to early- and mid-career researchers from around the world employed by a university or research institute with a PhD or equivalent earned within the past 10 years.

Standard online application form, including CV, research abstract, personal statement, and a research proposal.