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Impact Scholars Program

The Impact Scholars Program is a high-quality research program designed to support scholars.
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Jungjoon Park, Impact Scholar Alumni

Helping to unlock your potential

The Impact Scholars Program is a high-quality research program designed to support scholars to pursue a research project either by continuing work started during the Academies or by joining a project offered by one of our partner organizations.
This six-month program fosters a long-term commitment to research by providing scholars with invaluable hands-on research experiences that enhance their academic and professional development. Scholars will gain deeper insights into a specific sub-domain of their chosen field, develop critical research skills, and learn how to turn data into action.

Program Structure

The Impact Scholars program runs between November 2025 and May 2026. The program is designed to be part-time, requiring scholars approximately 5 hours a week. Regular participation and consistent progress are expected to ensure meaningful contributions to the project group.

What is involved?

Computing resources
Mentorship
Professional development
Citable micropublication
Seminar presentation
Community support

Scholars’ Program Timeline

  • 8 Aug 2025Applications Open

  • 2 September 2025Applications Deadline

  • 19 September 2025Applications Decisions

  • 21 October 2025Matches between Groups and Impact Scholars Supervisors Released

  • 31 October 2025Entrance Survey Deadline

  • 2 & 3 November 2025Welcome Event

    It will be offered in two identical sessions to accommodate different time zones, so scholars and mentors can participate at a time that works best for them

  • Asynchronous learningLeapFROG Workshop

    Module 4: The Scientific Paper of the Future

  • 18 November 2025FAIR Principles Workshop

    Computational Tools for Climate Science Workshop

  • 20-21 November 2025ISP Q&A Session with Supervisors and Scholars

  • 10 December 2025LeapFROG Workshop

    Module 7: Packaging Your Software for Sharing

  • 15 January 2026LeapFROG Modules 5 & 6

    Using GitHub for Research & Sharing Reproducible Workflows

  • February 2026Micropublication Workshop

  • 2026Mastering Scientific Presentations Workshop

  • 27 April 2026Micropublication and Summary for the General Public submission deadline

  • 12 May 2026Reviews on Micropublication Released

  • 25 May 2026 – 31 May 2026Seminar Presentations

  • 29 May 2026Revised Micropublications Submission Deadline

  • June 2026Micropublications Published on Zenodo