Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Who can apply: Postdoctoral scientists with no more than seven years of postdoctoral training experience as of 15 December 2026, at an HHMI-eligible institution. There is no citizenship requirement: HHMI instead requires that you are authorised to work in the US or eligible to obtain work authorisation for the duration of the… What is funded: Up to two years of salary or stipend support, additional support for certain fellowship-associated expenses, and tailored professional development including personalised support for the faculty search. No dollar figure is published. Deadline: 15 December 2026, 11:59 pm Eastern Time (applications open 3 November 2026). Round: 2028 competition. The programme runs every other year..

Read the full call and apply on the official page: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, official page.

Who can apply

• Postdoctoral scientists with no more than seven years of postdoctoral training experience as of 15 December 2026, at an HHMI-eligible institution. There is no citizenship requirement: HHMI instead requires that you are authorised to work in the US or eligible to obtain work authorisation for the duration of the appointment. From this competition the Hanna Gray Fellows and Freeman Hrabowski Scholars competitions are combined.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

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