Research ScholarS

Lead original research

Research Scholars

Receive ongoing, custom mentorship, research and publication support, uni. and career guidance, and more!

$10,000

for top three winners;
other Scholars receive at least $2,000

Connect with leading researchers and experts

Complete your research

and pursue publication

Career mentorship

to connect your research interests to your future paths and plans

Prizes from Partners

In addition to the Research Scholars awarded and supported by Non-Trivial, further awards for exceptional Fellowship projects are made available by trusted organizational partners doing frontier work in high-impact fields.

These awards include research publication and translation support and career mentorship, cash or book prizes of up to $1,500, and public recognition and validation that Fellows can leverage for future university and professional applications.

Thank you to our Summer 2026 award-granting organizations! (Click each to learn more.)

Now, as a college freshman, I feel like the next four years have more direction than they did a few months ago. Above all, I've learned how fun it is to have a cool, academic, independent project to work on.

ELiana, Princeton University ‘27

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