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Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann Doctoral Scholarship (Promotionsstipendium)
Up to EUR 1,650 per month plus EUR 100 per month research-cost allowance, normally for up to 36 months13 January 2027Closes in 142 daysOpen to internationalOpenScholarships for International Students and Doctoral Candidates
EUR 300/month study-cost allowance plus a monthly base rate set by the funding regulations15 January 2027Closes in 144 daysOpen to internationalOpenEMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships
Fellowships run up to two years and include a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance and support for…22 January 2027Closes in 151 daysOpen to internationalOpenNEF Commemorative Grant Fund for Capacity Building of Young Scientists (CGF) Programme
JPY 1,500,00031 January 2027Closes in 160 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenJane Coffin Childs Fellowship
A three-year fellowship with a USD 2,000 research allowance and a separate USD 1,800 travel fund awarded to…1 February 2027Closes in 161 daysOpen to internationalOpenSummer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
A summer research fellowship for undergraduates to carry out a plant biology research project early in their degree,…5 February 2027Closes in 165 daysOpen to internationalOpenMicrobiology Society Vacation Studentships
Up to GBP 3,958.80, of which GBP 444.85 per week is the student stipend10 February 2027Closes in 170 daysOpen to internationalOpenStudienförderwerk Klaus Murmann Study Scholarship (Studienstipendium)
EUR 300 per month study-cost allowance for everyone, plus a means-tested stipend of up to EUR 855 per month2 March 2027Closes in 190 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenBecas Internas Postdoctorales (Postdoctoral Fellowships)
The 2026 call allocates 800 postdoctoral fellowships of up to 36 months, starting 1 August 2027.5 March 2027Closes in 193 daysOpen to internationalOpenThe Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
Covers tuition and registration for a one-year Honours or two-year Master's degree at a recognised South African institution,…14 April 2027Closes in 233 daysOpen to internationalOpenACM SIGHPC Computational and Data Science Fellowships
USD 20,00030 April 2027Closes in 249 daysOpen to internationalOpenKAAD Scholarship Programme 1 (Stipendienprogramm 1)
A full scholarship for a Master's, a further degree, a doctorate, a post-doc or a two to six…Varies by programmeOpen to internationalOpenFuture For Nature Award
Three awards are made each year.Not statedOpen to internationalRollingIDEA WILD Equipment Grant
Equipment, with priority to requests under USD 1,500RollingOpen to internationalOpenDissertation Fieldwork Grant
Up to USD 25,000Not statedOpen to internationalOpenBMS Undergraduate Student Vacation Bursary
GBP 4,050Not statedEligibility not statedOpenBMS Research Grant
GBP 10,000Not statedEligibility not statedRollingBMS Eunice Jones Postgraduate Fund
GBP 1,500RollingEligibility not statedOpenASAB Conference Attendance Grants
GBP 2,500Not statedOpen to internationalOpenOBF Event Fellowships
USD 1,500Not statedOpen to internationalRollingRufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation
A staged ladder of four grants for conservation fieldwork in emerging and developing economies: first grant up to…RollingOpen to internationalRollingPromotionsfoerderung fuer Auslaender:innen (doctoral scholarship for foreign nationals)
EUR 1,500/monthRollingOpen to internationalOpenThe Barry Goldwater Scholarship
USD 7,500Varies by programmeDomestic applicants onlyRollingESPRIT (Early-Stage Program: Research, Innovation, Training)
Thirty-six months of independent project funding covering the principal investigator's salary at the senior postdoc rate plus project…RollingOpen to internationalWeekly funding email
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