The LEGO Foundation Call for Applications: LEGO Foundation Fellowship
The Foundation welcomes applications from researchers across disciplines, methods, and geographies. Relevant fields may include, but are not limited to, education, psychology, child development, public health, economics, sociology, neuroscience, data science, humanitarian studies, disability studies, human-computer interaction, and implementation science.
The fellowship offers:
- Flexible research funding of USD 300,000 over three years, inclusive of 15% indirect costs.
- Funding administered by the fellow’s host institution.
- Support for eligible research costs, including research personnel, professional travel, equipment, dissemination, trainee support, and related project costs.
- Access to a cohort of fellows working on children’s thriving across disciplines and contexts.
- Opportunities for exchange with other fellows, researchers, practitioners, and partners including at convenings hosted by the LEGO Foundation.
- Media channels to disseminate your work to a broader audience.
- Recognition as part of the LEGO Foundation’s network.
Who can apply?:
The fellowship is open to early- and mid-career researchers from around the world who are employed by a university or research institute and have received their PhD or equivalent research doctorate within the past 10 years.
Applicants must:
- Hold a PhD or equivalent research doctorate by July 31, 2026.
- Have received their PhD no earlier than January 1, 2016, subject to any approved career-break policy.
- Be employed by a university or research institute at the start of the fellowship.
- Be able to have fellowship funds administered by their host institution.
- Submit an individual application.
- Propose work that aligns with one or more fellowship themes.
For questions about the fellowship or application process, contact legofellowship@ssrc.org.
Read more here.
Application deadline, 31 July 2026, at 11:59.
