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47 open now, 74 records in total. Last verified 13 September 2026.
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NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)
A guest-researcher associateship at a sponsoring US federal laboratory, awarded for self-directed research agreed with that laboratory.2 November 2026Closes in 50 daysOpen to internationalOpenLewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology
USD 5,0002 November 2026Closes in 50 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenPostdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grant (2026 grant cycle)
Up to USD 140,000 over two years (USD 56,000 a year salary plus USD 14,000 a year institutional allowance)15 November 2026Closes in 63 daysEligibility not statedOpenDKMS John Hansen Research Grant 2027
EUR 240,000 over three years (maximum EUR 80,000 a year)16 November 2026Closes in 64 daysOpen to internationalOpenBaruch Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology
USD 7,00016 November 2026Closes in 64 daysOpen to internationalOpenPost-doctoral Fellowship Award
USD 40,000 for 1 year18 November 2026Closes in 66 daysOpen to internationalOpenBen J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program (2027)
USD 50,000 per year for up to two years19 November 2026Closes in 67 daysOpen to internationalOpenHanna H. Gray Fellows Program
Up to two years of salary or stipend support, additional support for certain fellowship-associated expenses, and tailored professional…15 December 2026Closes in 93 daysOpen to internationalOpenAHRI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF/2026)
A one-year renewable postdoctoral research fellowship at AHRI's KwaZulu-Natal campuses, meant to give an early-career scientist a period…31 December 2026Closes in 109 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 131 daysOpen to internationalOpenMDA Development Grants 2027
no more than $90,000 per year for 3 years1 February 2027Closes in 141 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 141 daysOpen to internationalOpenBecas Internas Postdoctorales (Postdoctoral Fellowships)
The 2026 call allocates 800 postdoctoral fellowships of up to 36 months, starting 1 August 2027.5 March 2027Closes in 173 daysOpen to internationalRollingFAPESP Bolsa de Pos-Doutorado (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
A postdoctoral fellowship that places recent doctorate holders in an active research group at an institution in Sao…RollingOpen to internationalOpenPostdoctoral Fellowships (PF)
USD 66,000, USD 68,000 and USD 70,000 across years one to three, plus USD 4,000 a year in allowancesNot statedOpen to internationalRollingWalter Benjamin Programme
Funds an early-career postdoc to carry out their own research project, abroad as a fellowship or in Germany…RollingDomestic applicants onlyOpenFARA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Trainee salary for up to two years.Not statedOpen 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 internationalRollingESPRIT (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 internationalOpenISN Career Support Grant (CSC Research Grant)
Up to USD 10,000Not statedOpen to internationalRollingHumboldt Research Fellowship
EUR 3,000 per month (postdocs) or EUR 3,600 per month (experienced researchers), plus allowancesUntil filledOpen to internationalOpenRuth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32), NCI
USD 63,480 to 77,076/year stipend (FY 2026)Not statedDomestic applicants onlyRollingYoung Investigator Programme (TIFR Advt. 2026/16)
NCBS states that salary and benefits are attractive and that accommodation is provided at nominal rent.RollingOpen to internationalClosedResearch Associate-I, climate resilient chickpea and brassica by gene editing, Dr Senthil-Kumar Muthappa (advertisement dated 27-08-2026)
Rs 58,000 per month plus 27 per cent HRA11 September 2026Closed 2 days agoEligibility not statedWeekly funding email
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