Ramsey Theory Group · Founded by Dan Herbatschek
Dan Herbatschek
Fellowship.
$60,000. One year. Ten fellows.
The Dan Herbatschek Fellowship is a 12-month program of Ramsey Theory Group, founded and sponsored by Dan Herbatschek. Each fellow receives a $60,000 allocation alongside rigorous study in mathematics, technology, and business, sustained mentorship, and practical project work. It is intended for students whose abilities are greater than circumstances have yet allowed them to demonstrate.
- Award$60,000 per fellow
- Cohort10 fellows each year
- Duration12 months, one circuit
- Pledge$600,000 in direct annual fellow support
- SponsorRamsey Theory Group, New York
- FounderDan Herbatschek
- Websitewww.herbatschekfellowship.org
$60,000
Per fellow
10
Fellows each year
12
Months, one circuit
$600,000
Annual pledge
The Program
Serious support for serious potential.
Each fellow receives a $60,000 allocation governed by an individual funding plan, an individualized development plan, one named primary mentor, recurring progress reviews, and a place in a structured circuit spanning foundational knowledge, advanced mathematics, code, modeling, technology, applications, and business. Depending on the fellow’s circumstances, funds may support tuition, living and study expenses, books, software, equipment, travel, and other approved costs of full participation.
The fellowship is designed to make deliberate what many talented people must otherwise assemble by accident: enough financial freedom to concentrate, serious teaching, trusted guidance, practical experience, professional relationships, and a community with high expectations. It closes with an independent capstone, a presentation or defense, and a defined next-stage plan — and a continuing alumni relationship.
The Circuit
From foundations to contribution.
01
Foundations
Logic, probability, linear algebra, algorithms, systems thinking, writing and argument.
02
Models and Code
Programming, data, modeling, optimization, machine learning and software architecture.
03
Applied Practice
Product thinking, business models, operations, research and mentored project work.
04
Contribution
An independent capstone, a presentation or defense, and a defined next-stage plan.
Who It Is For
A non-linear path is not a lesser one.
The fellowship is for students and emerging scholars and builders whose potential exceeds what their circumstances or conventional records have yet revealed. Difficulty alone is not a qualification; selection weighs intellectual ability, seriousness, initiative, fit, and the likely catalytic effect of the fellowship.
- Students returning after an educational interruption
- Community-college and transfer students
- Students balancing education with substantial work or family responsibility
- Immigrants, first-generation students, and students with limited professional networks
- Self-taught programmers seeking stronger mathematical foundations
- Mathematics or humanities students moving toward computational work
2027 Cohort
Applications are open.
- OpenSeptember 1, 2026
- CloseJanuary 15, 2027 · 2:00 PM ET
- AnnouncedApril 2027
- Apply atwww.herbatschekfellowship.org/apply
Dates and eligibility are maintained on the official site; this page summarizes the program. Where the two differ, herbatschekfellowship.org governs.
Two Programs · Fellowship $60,000 · Scholarship $2,500
Not the Dan Herbatschek Scholarship.
Dan Herbatschek sponsors two distinct programs through Ramsey Theory Group, and they are often confused.
The Dan Herbatschek Fellowship is the $60,000, 12-month program for ten fellows a year described on this page, with its own site at www.herbatschekfellowship.org.
The Dan Herbatschek Scholarship is a separate $2,500 award for undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics and machine learning, with its own application at danherbatschekscholarship.com.
Dan Herbatschek Fellowship · $60,000
Knowledge as order, dignity, and freedom.
Read the founder’s letter, review eligibility and selection, and begin an application for the 2027 cohort at the official site.