Solana Scholars is a funded research-internship programme for currently enrolled PhD students in distributed systems, networking, cryptography, economics or related fields. Announced by the Solana Developers account on X on September 30, 2026, the programme offers three-month placements, with a possible extension, alongside Solana engineers. Internships can be conducted remotely or on-site in Zurich or New York, and applications are accepted year-round without a deadline. Applicants must generally have published at relevant peer-reviewed conferences and can propose their own research topics. The programme page is signed by Anza researchers Quentin Kniep and Roger Wattenhofer, while the operating organisation is not otherwise identified beyond a Solana Foundation copyright line and its Typeform application account. No stipend amount, intake size, publication policy or intellectual-property terms are disclosed.