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106 open now. Postdoctoral fellowships and funded research posts across the life sciences: Marie Curie actions, EMBL COFUND fellowships, AACR awards, and postdoc positions at ICGEB and India's BRIC institutes. Each record is verified on the funding organisation's own website and shows its deadline as a plain date.

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106 open now, 198 records in total. Last verified 23 October 2026.

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Postdoc in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience and Human Movement Perception

University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Department of Psychology, Section for Cognition and Brain Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkDKK 39,0001 December 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to international
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Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology (2027 start)

Simons Foundation, Life Sciences division · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 85,0003 December 2026Closes in 40 daysOpen to international
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Natural Products Chemistry, Molecular diversity in plant-herbivore interactions (FAPESP vacancy 9392)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Quimica, Universidade de Sao Paulo (IQ-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,5706 December 2026Closes in 43 daysOpen to international
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Research Manitoba Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2027 competition (including the Stephen Lewis Fellowship in HIV/AIDS Research)

Research Manitoba · North America · Postdoc · CanadaCAD 60,0007 December 2026Closes in 44 daysOpen to international
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in mathematical modelling of malaria (FAPESP vacancy 9931)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo (ICB-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilR$ 12.570,0010 December 2026Closes in 47 daysEligibility not stated
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Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to two years of salary or stipend support, additional support for certain fellowship-associated expenses, and tailored professional…15 December 2026Closes in 52 daysOpen to international
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University Assistant postdoctoral, Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology (cognitive neuroscience of language and spatial cognition)

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien), Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology · Europe · Postdoc · AustriaEUR 5.014,30 gross per month (full-time, 14 times a year)16 December 2026Closes in 53 daysEligibility not stated
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Max Planck-Weizmann Postdoctoral Programme, 7th round

Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) and Weizmann Institute of Science · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyA four-year appointment, with half of the time at the Max Planck Society and half at the Weizmann…21 December 2026Closes in 58 daysEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral researcher in vaccine immunology, dendritic cell subsets and memory T cells after mRNA vaccination (Guermonprez Lab)

Institut Pasteur, Paris (Dendritic Cells and Adaptive Immunity Unit) · Europe · Postdoc · FranceSalaried postdoctoral position in the Guermonprez lab; salary and contract length are not stated on the page.31 December 2026Closes in 68 daysEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuroimmunology, sympathetic regulation of immunity and organ injury in sepsis (FAPESP vacancy 9903)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo (ICB-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57031 December 2026Closes in 68 daysEligibility not stated
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AHRI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF/2026)

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) · Africa · Postdoc · South AfricaA 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 68 daysOpen to international
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Rheum for Kids: Pediatric Skin and Joint Grant (2027 cycle)

Arthritis National Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 50,000 for one year8 January 2027Closes in 76 daysOpen to international
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Psoriatic Arthritis / Ankylosing Spondylitis Research Grant (2027 cycle)

Arthritis National Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 250,000 over two years8 January 2027Closes in 76 daysOpen to international
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Arthritis and Related Autoimmune Disease Research Grant (2027 cycle)

Arthritis National Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 250,000 over two years8 January 2027Closes in 76 daysOpen to international
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Physiology, Opsin-dependent mechanisms in skin photoreception, thermoreception and photoaging (FAPESP vacancy 9905, 2 positions)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Biociencias e Instituto de Quimica, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57010 January 2027Closes in 78 daysOpen to international
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Lalor Foundation Postdoctoral Basic Research Fellowship, 2027 competition

The Lalor Foundation · Global · Postdoc · United StatesA one-year postdoctoral fellowship of USD 67,000 covering the fellow's stipend, fringe benefits and institutional overhead (overhead capped…15 January 2027Closes in 83 daysOpen to international
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The Branco Weiss Fellowship, Society in Science (2027 intake)

The Branco Weiss Fellowship, Society in Science (based at ETH Zurich) · Global · Postdoc · SwitzerlandUp to CHF 600,000 over up to five years15 January 2027Closes in 83 daysOpen to international
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Pediatric Ophthalmology Career-Starter Research Grants, award period 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2028

Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. (KTEF) · Americas · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 100,000 for one year, paid as USD 90,000 with a USD 10,000 holdout until the status report, no indirect costs15 January 2027Closes in 83 daysDomestic applicants only
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EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships

EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) · Europe · Postdoc · EMBC Member States, plus global partners Chile, India, Singapore and TaiwanFellowships run up to two years and include a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance and support for…22 January 2027Closes in 90 daysOpen to international
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Victor A. McKusick Fellowship, 2027 cycle

The Marfan Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United States (funder based in New York; host-country rule not printed on the page)USD 100,00025 January 2027Closes in 93 daysOpen to international
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Larry L. Hillblom Foundation Fellowship Grant, 2027 funding cycle

The Larry L. Hillblom Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 100,00031 January 2027Closes in 99 daysOpen to international
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MDA Development Grants 2027

Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) · North America · Postdoc · United Statesno more than $90,000 per year for 3 years1 February 2027Closes in 100 daysDomestic applicants only
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Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship

Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research · North America · Postdoc · United StatesA three-year fellowship with a USD 2,000 research allowance and a separate USD 1,800 travel fund awarded to…1 February 2027Closes in 100 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc.Mobility fellowships

SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandNot stated as a figure on the call page. The fellowship pays a subsistence grant, a flat rate for travel and a possible contribution to research and conference costs for in principle 24 months; the optional return grant pays salary and social security contributions for 3 to 12 months.2 February 2027Closes in 101 daysOpen to international

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