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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.

267 open now, 348 records in total. Last verified 13 September 2026.

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UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme), Cycle 2026

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) · Global · Early-career · JapanUp to USD 10,000 as a lump sum for a stay of 3 to 9 months30 September 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI), Spring 2027 term

US Department of Energy, Office of Science (Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists) · North America · Undergraduate · United StatesUSD 65030 September 2026Closes in 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 daysOpen to international
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Matter to Life Undergraduate Research Opportunities (MtL-URO) 2027

Max Planck School Matter to Life (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · Undergraduate · GermanyA funded 10-week research internship for Bachelor's students in the lab of a Max Planck School Matter to…1 October 2026Closes in 18 daysEligibility not stated
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Doctorado Becas Chile ANID-DAAD 2026

ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo), Chile · Latin America · PhD · ChileA Becas Chile doctoral scholarship awarded under ANID's advanced human capital agreement with the German Academic Exchange Service…1 October 2026Closes in 18 daysDomestic applicants only
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Master’s Research Scholarships 2027-2028 (B1), Regular component and Re-Entering Research component

Fonds de recherche du Quebec (FRQ) · North America · MSc · CanadaA master's research scholarship of 20,000 Canadian dollars a year, paid in semester instalments, to a maximum of…1 October 2026Closes in 18 daysOpen to international
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CMRI Summer Student Scholarships 2026/27

Children's Medical Research Institute · Asia-Pacific · AustraliaSeveral summer scholarships for undergraduate science or medical science students to work in a CMRI laboratory at Westmead…1 October 2026Closes in 18 daysEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral Fellowship

Parkinson's Foundation · North America · Postdoc · Worldwide (US and international institutions)USD 140,000 over 2 years (USD 160,000 for clinical neurologists)1 October 2026Closes in 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 19 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 19 daysEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-I, regeneration and genome editing efficiency in groundnut and pigeonpea, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 58,000/month + 27% HRA5 October 2026Closes in 22 daysEligibility not stated
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Senior Research Fellow, characterization of chickpea germplasm for genomics-assisted crop improvement (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 42,000/month + HRA5 October 2026Closes in 22 daysEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow, Short-Term Research Fellowship programme, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 37,000/month + HRA5 October 2026Closes in 22 daysEligibility not stated
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Project Technical Support-III, pre-clinical model for India-specific Agarwal founder mutations in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A (Advt. No. 31/Project/2026/HR)

BRIC-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, funded by ICMR · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 28,000/month + 30% HRA5 October 2026Closes in 22 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 22 daysOpen to international

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