Bloomberg Quantitative Finance Ph.D. Fellowship — Fellowship

Bloomberg’s Quantitative Finance Ph.D. Fellowship supports full-time doctoral students working on hard problems in quantitative finance. Run by Bloomberg L.P. through its Tech at Bloomberg group, the fellowship pairs a year of financial support for a fellow’s doctoral studies with a required 14-week paid summer research internship at Bloomberg in New York, where fellows work alongside the firm’s quantitative researchers on a research-focused project. It is aimed at students whose work advances the field of quantitative finance.

Benefits & funding

100% of tuition covered for the 2026-2027 academic year.
A USD 42,000 stipend for living expenses, professional conferences, and research costs such as computer hardware.
A paid 14-week summer research internship at Bloomberg in New York.

Eligibility

Full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) students during the 2026-2027 academic year.
Expected Ph.D. graduation date in or before the end of 2029.
Research focused on quantitative finance.
Must hold self-sponsored US work authorization (F-1 OPT or other EAD) covering the full internship and fellowship period — Bloomberg does not sponsor any US visa.
Open to applicants of any nationality who meet the above requirements.

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Application process

1
Prepare a CV and a two-page research proposal (excluding references), written for a technical quantitative-finance audience and formatted with Bloomberg’s required Overleaf template.
2
Arrange a reference letter from your advisor or proposed advisor (an optional second referee is allowed); referees email their letters to quantfinance@bloomberg.net with the subject line “Reference letter for (First Name) (Last Name)”.
3
Submit the application before the deadline.

Program timeline

Application deadline.
August 14, 2026 (11:59 PM AoE)
Fellowship funding period; recipients complete a 14-week paid summer research internship in New York.
2026-2027 academic year