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Funding open to international applicants

121 open now. Doctoral programmes, fellowships and research grants where the funder states that international applicants are eligible: EMBL and Max Planck graduate schools, FAPESP fellowships, learned-society awards and more. Each record links the funder's own eligibility page, and every entry is verified there before it is listed.

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121 open now, 251 records in total. Last verified 4 October 2026.

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Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI)

Burroughs Wellcome Fund · North America · Postdoc · United States and CanadaUSD 560,000 over 5 years14 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

Arturo Falaschi Short-term Postdoctoral Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · Postdoc · Italy (Trieste), India (New Delhi) or South Africa (Cape Town)EUR 2,300/month (Trieste), USD 1,749/month (New Delhi), ZAR 27,500/month (Cape Town)14 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship for All (AARFA)

Alzheimer's Association · North America · Postdoc · United States (open worldwide)Up to USD 200,000 over 2 to 3 years14 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

JCS-FocalPlane Training Grants

The Company of Biologists · Global · Multiple · WorldwideGBP 1,00014 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

Arturo Falaschi SMART Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · Multiple · Any ICGEB Member State other than your ownUSD 1,500/month (PhD) or USD 2,000/month (postdoc)14 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

Arturo Falaschi Short-term PhD Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · PhD · Italy, India or South AfricaEUR 1,500/month (Trieste), USD 1,122/month (New Delhi), ZAR 16,500/month (Cape Town)14 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

Arturo Falaschi Postdoctoral Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · Postdoc · Italy, India or South AfricaEUR 2,300/month (Trieste), USD 1,749/month (New Delhi), ZAR 27,500/month (Cape Town)14 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

Damon Runyon Fellowship Award

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 70,000 to 76,000 per year for four years14 August 2026Closed 51 days agoOpen to international Closed

Travelling Fellowships (Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology)

The Company of Biologists · Global · Multiple · Worldwide (the host laboratory must be in a different laboratory from your own)GBP 3,0007 August 2026Closed 58 days agoOpen to international Closed

American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2027 award year)

American Heart Association · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 63,480 to USD 77,076 per year plus USD 12,200 health insurance and USD 3,000 project support5 August 2026Closed 60 days agoOpen to international Closed

Rhodes Scholarship, Southern Africa

The Rhodes Trust · Global · Multiple · United Kingdom (University of Oxford)GBP 20,400 per year (2025-26 rate) plus full fees3 August 2026Closed 62 days agoOpen to international Closed

ASAB Conference Attendance Grants

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide)GBP 2,500Not statedOpen to international Closed

OBF Event Fellowships

Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) · Global · Multiple · United States (applications accepted worldwide)USD 1,500Not statedOpen to international Closed

Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation

The Rufford Foundation · Global · Masters · MultipleA staged ladder of four grants for conservation fieldwork in emerging and developing economies: first grant up to…RollingOpen to international Closed

Promotionsfoerderung fuer Auslaender:innen (doctoral scholarship for foreign nationals)

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 1,500/monthRollingOpen to international Closed

ESPRIT (Early-Stage Program: Research, Innovation, Training)

Austrian Science Fund (FWF) · Europe · Postdoc · AustriaThirty-six months of independent project funding covering the principal investigator's salary at the senior postdoc rate plus project…RollingOpen to international Closed

Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst Doctoral Scholarship (Promotionsstipendium)

Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst · Europe · PhD · GermanyThe foundation funds around 300 doctoral researchers a year across all disciplines, with stipends awarded under the guidelines…Not statedOpen to international Closed

Doctoral Scholarship for International (Non-EU) Doctoral Candidates in Germany

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung fuer die Freiheit (Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom) · Europe · PhD · GermanyUp to EUR 1,500/month, plus family allowances and paid health insuranceNot statedOpen to international Closed

Study Scholarship for International (Non-EU) Students in Germany

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung fuer die Freiheit (Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom) · Europe · Masters · GermanyEUR 992/month, plus family allowances and paid health insuranceNot statedOpen to international Closed

University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship (UoADS)

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland · Asia-Pacific · PhD · New ZealandUp to NZD 35,468 per year stipend (2026), plus tuition fees, for up to 42 months full-timeNot statedOpen to international Closed

IUPAB General Bursaries for Conferences

IUPAB (International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics) · Global · Multiple · AnyUp to EUR 1,500RollingOpen to international Closed

ISN Laboratory Exchange Grant

ISN (International Society for Neurochemistry) · Global · Multiple · Any country other than your ownUp to USD 5,000Not statedOpen to international Closed

ISN Career Support Grant (CSC Research Grant)

ISN (International Society for Neurochemistry) · Global · Postdoc · AnyUp to USD 10,000Not statedOpen to international Closed

PhD programs in Cancer Biology and in Cancer Engineering

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 55,620 per year (2026-2027), plus USD 54,139 tuition, health insurance and relocationNot statedOpen to international

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