The SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Fellowship provides an annual award of US$100,000 to translate new biomedical optics and biophotonics technologies to clinical practice for improving human health.
Young investigators with a PhD, MD, equivalent degree, or who are soon to receive their doctoral degree are eligible to apply. There are no restrictions on geographical location; however, applicants, and hosting labs must propose original research in biomedical optics that is expected to lead to new diagnostics and/or therapeutics in medicine and biology. The annual award of US$100,000 will support the interdisciplinary problem-driven research and training opportunities.
The applications for the SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship are composed of three distinct elements:
1. Hosting Lab
2. Project
3. Candidate
If awarded, the candidate must be a member or become a member of SPIE.
Hosting labs must be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
All supporting documents and a completed application must be received by 5:00pm (Pacific Time) on Tuesday 15 September 2026.
**IMPORTANT**: Please sign in with your SPIE username and password to access the application. If you have forgotten your account information, please open this link and click "Forgot Username" and/or "Forgot Password" or contact scholarships@spie.org.
2027 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship
The SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Fellowship provides an annual award of US$100,000 to translate new biomedical optics and biophotonics technologies to clinical practice for improving human health.
Young investigators with a PhD, MD, equivalent degree, or who are soon to receive their doctoral degree are eligible to apply. There are no restrictions on geographical location; however, applicants, and hosting labs must propose original research in biomedical optics that is expected to lead to new diagnostics and/or therapeutics in medicine and biology. The annual award of US$100,000 will support the interdisciplinary problem-driven research and training opportunities.
The applications for the SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship are composed of three distinct elements:
1. Hosting Lab
2. Project
3. Candidate
If awarded, the candidate must be a member or become a member of SPIE.
Hosting labs must be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
All supporting documents and a completed application must be received by 5:00pm (Pacific Time) on Tuesday 15 September 2026.
**IMPORTANT**: Please sign in with your SPIE username and password to access the application. If you have forgotten your account information, please open this link and click "Forgot Username" and/or "Forgot Password" or contact scholarships@spie.org.