Schmidt Science Fellows is a STEM postdoctoral fellowship awarded annually since 2018 by Schmidt Futures, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust.

[3] The program has Dr. Megan Kenna as the executive director and Professor Sir Keith Burnett as the chair of the academic council.

[4] The program invites a select group of the world's leading science and engineering institutions to nominate their "most exceptional" PhD students.

[5] Nominees then submit an application, consisting of a research proposal, a personal statement, current CV, and 4-7 recommendation letters.

[6] The stated selection criteria are extraordinary achievement, extraordinary degree of intelligence, scientific curiosity and innovation, collaborative spirit, leadership, and an ambition for social good.