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##  Now accepting nominations for the Junior Fellowship starting in 2027 

The deadline for receiving nominations for this application cycle is Tuesday, August 4, 2026.



 

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##### About the Society of Fellows 

 

The purpose of the Society of Fellows is to give scholars at an early stage of their scholarly careers an opportunity to pursue their studies in any department of the University, free from formal requirements. They must be persons of exceptional ability, originality, and resourcefulness, and should be of the highest calibre of intellectual achievement, i.e. manifesting extraordinary creativity and shaping the future direction of their chosen field. Those elected to the Society receive three year fellowships.



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### Learn about our current Junior Fellows 

 

 [ Meet the Fellows arrow\_circle\_right ](/current-junior-fellows) 

 



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##  Recent News 

 



  [### Former Junior Fellow Jacob Tsimerman Awarded Fields Medal

 ](/news/2026/07/former-junior-fellow-jacob-tsimerman-awarded-fields-medal) July 23, 2026 

 

   ![Photo of mathematician Jacob Tsimerman](/sites/g/files/omnuum12196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/23sci-math-fields-medals-tsimerman-bjqh-superJumbo.jpg.jpeg?h=fe100347&itok=r1JiuFN5) 

 



 

 

   [### Senior Fellow Greg Nagy named 'Great Immigrant, Great American' by Carnegie Foundation

 ](/news/2026/07/senior-fellow-greg-nagy-named-great-immigrant-great-american-carnegie-foundation) July 17, 2026 

 

   ![Headshot of Greg Nagy](/sites/g/files/omnuum12196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-07/Banaji_Nagy_black-bkgd.jpg?h=dccaa743&itok=Plagdg_d) 

 



 

 

   [### Junior Fellow Linda Kinster wins Commonweal Short Fiction Prize

 ](/news/2026/06/junior-fellow-linda-kinster-wins-commonweal-short-fiction-prize) June 25, 2026 

 

   ![Headshot of Linda Kinstler](/sites/g/files/omnuum12196/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Linda.jpg?itok=kMCJ0-6E) 

 



 

 

  

 

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