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. Selected groups receive computing resources until the end of the program, with possible extension if scholars and supervisors aim for a peer-reviewed publication. Climatematch scholars access  LEAP Pangeo ; Neuromatch scholars get Colab Pro.
  • Mentorship. Each team is matched with a supervisor who meets synchronously or asynchronously at least twice a month to provide guidance, support, and feedback.
  • Professional development. Scholars will have access to tailored workshops and training sessions designed to build essential skills for their research careers.
  • Citable micropublication. At the end of the program, the scholars will write up their results in a  micropublication  that will be published on  Zenodo  with a DOI and shared on the program website. The scholars will also have the option to share their work in their native language to increase its impact in their community.
  • Seminar presentation. At the end of the program, scholars will give a 20-minute virtual seminar that will be advertised on Neuromatch and Climatematch social media and recorded for subsequent sharing on the Academies website.
  • Community support. Regular check-ins via email and the Impact Scholars Program Discord server allow participants to share successes and struggles.

Spiral Calendar Program Calendar

Title
Title
8 August 2025
Applications Open
2 September 2025
Application Deadline
19 September 2025
Application Decisions
21 October 2025
Match between Groups and Impact Scholars Supervisors Released
31 October 2025
Entrance Survey Deadline
Sunday, November 2 – 6:00–7:00 AM UTC&Monday, November 3 – 6:00–7:00 PM UTC
Welcome Event + Q&A Session(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 learning
LeapFROG Workshop – Module 4: The Scientific Paper of the Future
Tuesday, November 18 – 1.30-2:45 PM UTC
FAIR Principles Workshop – Computational Tools for Climate Science Workshop
20 – 21 November 2025
ISP Q&A Session with Supervisors and Scholars
Wednesday, December 10 – 4:00-5:30 PM UTC
LeapFROG Workshop – Module 7: Packaging Your Software for Sharing
Thursday, January 15 – 4:00-5:30 PM UTC
LeapFROG Modules 5 & 6 – Using GitHub for Research & Sharing Reproducible Workflows
Friday, 13 March
Workshop – Micropublication
Wednesday, 8 April - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM UTC
Workshop – Mastering Scientific Presentations 
27 April 2026
Micropublication and Summary for the General Public submission deadline
28-29-30 April 2026
Seminar Presentations
12 May 2026
Reviews on Micropublication Released
29 May 2026
Revised Micropublications Submission Deadline
June 2026
Micropublications Published on Zenodo