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Pew Latin American Fellows

The Pew Charitable Trusts

The Pew Latin American Fellows Program was established in 1990. Since then, Pew has helped advance the scientific careers of nearly 300 past and present Pew fellows. Former Pew fellows can be found in leadership roles in research institutes throughout Latin America, where they are contributing to a vibrant and successful interdisciplinary scientific community. To learn more about the program and how to apply, view this FAQ.

2026 Program Details

Key application dates

The application portal opens on June 4, 2025.
- Please email fellowsapp@pewtrusts.org on this date or later for login information.
The application deadline is Aug. 19, 2025.

Application review

The 36th class of Pew Latin American Fellows will be selected after a competitive review process in April 2026. After the application deadline has passed, submitted applications will be reviewed by regional selection committees comprising former Pew fellows. The regional committees will invite finalists in their region to interview with committee members and select candidates to move on to the next stage of review.

Each committee will nominate six candidates to be reviewed by the program’s National Advisory Committee in the United States, which will then make the final selection of the 2026 class of Pew Latin American fellows by April 2026. Ten fellowship awardees will be chosen, and the grant will be issued by The Pew Charitable Trusts to their sponsoring institutions in the United States in August 2026.

Terms of the Award

Sponsoring lab

Applicants must identify and confirm a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of an established principal investigator (sponsor) in advance of applying. Many excellent scientists in major research institutions in the United States are interested in having Pew Latin American fellows come to their labs for postdoctoral training. Please see the To Apply page for assistance in finding a sponsor.

Funding terms

The Pew fellowship provides a $30,000 salary stipend in each of two years (24 months total) and an additional $70,000 payment to the sponsoring institution when the fellow confirms plans to return to Latin America.

The $70,000 portion of the award is only for the purchase of supplies and equipment to help establish the fellow’s independent laboratory upon his or her return to Latin America. These funds are not to be used for equipment for the sponsoring advisor’s lab. In order to receive these funds, the fellow must:

Have a confirmed research position and laboratory space in Latin America
Submit a written request to Pew at least four months prior to the fellowship end date

The $70,000 payment is made to the sponsoring institutions of the Pew fellows, who will use it to purchase equipment while completing their fellowships in the United States and ship the items to their labs in Latin America.

If the Pew fellows complete the first two years of the fellowship and are not ready to return to Latin America, they have the option to receive a no-cost extension of the Pew grant, continue research in the sponsor lab with financial support from the principal investigator, and remain eligible for the final $70,000 Pew payment should they secure a position in Latin America. The maximum time period of the Pew grant is 60 months. If the fellows do not plan to return to Latin America by the end of the fellowship (60-month maximum), they will forfeit the $70,000 portion of the grant.

No indirect costs are allowed.

Specialties

Biomedical Engineering

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must meet all of the following eligibility requirements for the 2026 application process:
Must have been awarded a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree between June 4, 2020, and Feb. 1, 2026.
- Preference will be given to applicants who received their undergraduate and graduate degrees from institutions in Latin America.
- Applicants may have obtained their undergraduate or graduate degrees from a school outside of Latin America but preferably not in the United States.
- M.D. candidates whose degree was completed prior to June 4, 2020, may contact the program office for a discussion about eligibility.
May not have started postdoctoral training in the U.S. prior to Sept. 1, 2024.
Must have a sponsorship commitment from a lab in the U.S. to conduct postdoctoral research in order to complete the application.
Applicants will not be considered if they have completed graduate work with their proposed Pew sponsor.
As part of their application materials, applicants are required to submit a written statement describing how they will further their research career in Latin America after the Pew fellowship and support the development of scientific communities and infrastructure there. Applicants intending to establish a lab in Cuba should contact the program office (fellowsapp@pewtrusts.org) for additional information.
At the time of application, candidates are not required to have a commitment of a position and laboratory space after the fellowship.

Eligible Countries:

United States

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: The Pew Charitable Trusts

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 901 E Street NW Washington, DC 20004-2008

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