Overview
A two-year clinician-scientist fellowship for MD and/or PhD clinicians to conduct hypothesis-driven human-performance research with a Stanford mentorship team.
Complete fellowship details
The programme supports basic or translational research related to physical or cognitive human performance. Fellows commit to two full years, with 75% research time referenced in the programme FAQ, and are paid commensurate with postgraduate training level. Mentor teams include a physician and a scientist and provide research support and workspace.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must hold an MD and/or PhD, be actively engaged in patient care and not hold a faculty position during the fellowship; clinical instructors are eligible. The sports and performance psychiatry fellowship is open to candidates inside and outside Stanford. Applicants select a mentor and co-mentor team including a physician and a scientist.
Tips for this fellowship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Identify a mentor and co-mentor early and ensure the team includes both a physician and a scientist.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified on Stanford's official Human Performance Alliance page on 2 Sep 2026. The 2027 call opened 7 Jul 2026 and closes 12 Oct 2026. Funding is described as pay commensurate with postgraduate training; no numeric salary is published.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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