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Verified funding for life-science students and early-career researchers worldwide: funded PhD positions, standalone fellowships, master's scholarships and postdoc calls. Every record is read from the funding organisation's own website, never from an aggregator, and carries the date it was last verified so you can judge for yourself how fresh it is. Anything that charges a fee to apply is never listed.

181 open now, 214 records in total. Last verified 24 August 2026.

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Human Technopole PhD positions via the Politecnico di Milano PhD in Data Analytics and Decision Sciences

Human Technopole (HT), Milan · Europe · Master's graduate, Doctoral student · ItalyEUR 1,40018 September 2026Closes in 25 daysOpen to international
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DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics

Genetics Society of America (GSA) · North America · Multiple · United StatesUSD 1,00018 September 2026Closes in 25 daysOpen to international
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AACR-World Cancer Research Fund International-Prevent Cancer Foundation Cancer Prevention Research Fellowship

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) · North America · Postdoc · United States (host institution may be anywhere in the world)USD 130,00022 September 2026Closes in 29 daysOpen to international
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SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme, PhD and Master’s Scholarships

South African Medical Research Council · Africa · Multiple · South AfricaZAR 250,000/year (PhD); ZAR 200,000/year (Master's)22 September 2026Closes in 29 daysDomestic applicants only
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National Health Research Enterprise Doctoral Programme PhD Scholarships

South African Medical Research Council · Africa · PhD · South AfricaZAR 250,000/year22 September 2026Closes in 29 daysDomestic applicants only
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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short-term Program PE, Open Call)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · JapanJPY 362,000/month for PhD holders, JPY 200,000/month for doctoral students25 September 2026Closes in 32 daysOpen to international
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EMBL-EBI and Sanger Postdoctoral Fellowship (ESPOD)

EMBL-EBI and Wellcome Sanger Institute · Europe · Postdoc · United Kingdom (Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton)A three-year project-based contract.27 September 2026Closes in 34 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

US National Science Foundation, Directorate for Biological Sciences · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 220,000 over two years29 September 2026Closes in 36 daysDomestic applicants only
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The Dennis Stanfield Memorial Fund

The Linnean Society of London · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomUp to GBP 2,00030 September 2026Closes in 37 daysEligibility not stated
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Short-term Fellowships 2026, autumn deadline (departures January to April 2027)

Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS · Europe · PhD · ItalyEUR 4,50030 September 2026Closes in 37 daysOpen to international
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Chamada Publica MCTI/CNPq numero 20/2026, Atlanticas: Programa Beatriz Nascimento de Mulheres na Ciencia

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil · Latin America · PhD · BrazilOverseas fellowships in three tracks, doctoral sandwich, senior and postdoctoral, covering a monthly stipend at the CNPq overseas…30 September 2026Closes in 37 daysEligibility not stated
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ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellowship

EMBL, co-funded by Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND · Europe · Postdoc · Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (EMBL sites)EUR 3,228.38 to EUR 4,118.45 per month, varying by site30 September 2026Closes in 37 daysOpen to international
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HDF Postdoctoral Fellowships

Huntington's Disease Foundation (formerly the Hereditary Disease Foundation) · North America · Postdoc · Worldwide (laboratories in any country)USD 100,000/year for 2 years1 October 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to international
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ASAB Research Grants

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) · Europe · Postdoc · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide, but rarely funded for applicants based in the Americas)GBP 15,0001 October 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to international
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ASAB Undergraduate Project Scholarships

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) · Europe · Undergraduate · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide, but rarely funded for applicants based in the Americas)GBP 4,9001 October 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to international
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ERS Short-Term Research Fellowships (October 2026 call)

European Respiratory Society (ERS) · Europe · Multiple · Switzerland (applications accepted from all nationalities)A one to three month research visit at a host institution outside the applicant's own country.1 October 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to international
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Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Travel Awards

Biophysical Society · Global · Multiple · United StatesUp to USD 750; Low-Income Country awards add registration plus USD 3,0001 October 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to international
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Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Life Sciences Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United States or abroadUSD 255,000 over three years1 October 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to international
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The Stephenson Exploration Advancement (SEA) Program

The Explorers Club and the Philip Stephenson Foundation · Global · Multiple · Any countryUSD 10,0002 October 2026Closes in 39 daysEligibility not stated
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RES Student Outreach Fund

Royal Entomological Society (RES) · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (the Society states no nationality rule for this fund; confirm your own case)GBP 5002 October 2026Closes in 39 daysEligibility not stated
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EDI and Outreach Grants

The Biochemical Society · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide)GBP 1,0005 October 2026Closes in 42 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Foundation Fighting Blindness · North America · Postdoc · Worldwide (domestic or international research institutions)USD 80,000/year for 2 years8 October 2026Closes in 45 daysOpen to international
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Society for Endocrinology Travel Grant

Society for Endocrinology · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomUp to GBP 7508 October 2026Closes in 45 daysOpen to international
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NEF Research Grant Programme

Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) · Asia-Pacific · Doctoral student, Early-career researcher · JapanJPY 1,000,00014 October 2026Closes in 51 daysDomestic applicants only

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