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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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Alzheimer’s Disease Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (FY27)

BrightFocus Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 100,000 per year for two years (USD 200,000 total)1 September 2026Closed 53 days agoOpen to international
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Reintegration Fellowships, Autumn Call 2026

The Carlsberg Foundation (Carlsbergfondet) · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkTwo-year postdoctoral fellowship covering full salary plus operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month, with up to DKK…1 September 2026Closed 53 days agoOpen to international
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The 2027 Postdoctoral Scholar Program (First Round)

Academia Sinica, Taipei · Asia-Pacific · Postdoc · TaiwanA full-time postdoctoral appointment at Academia Sinica running 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028, renewable to a…1 September 2026Closed 53 days agoOpen to international
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CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship

Cancer Research Institute · North America · Postdoc · United States or abroadUSD 243,000 over three years1 September 2026Closed 53 days agoOpen to international
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Research Associate-III, image-based disease screening in chickpea (advertisement dated 14-08-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Postdoc · IndiaINR 67,00028 August 2026Closed 57 days agoEligibility not stated
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Estancias Posdoctorales por Mexico 2026 (Postdoctoral Stays in Mexico)

Secihti (Secretaria de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnologia e Innovacion), Mexico · Latin America · Postdoc · MexicoPostdoctoral fellowships to carry out a research project at a Mexican public higher education institution or public research…28 August 2026Closed 57 days agoOpen to international
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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard Program, Open Call)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) · Asia-Pacific · Postdoc · JapanJPY 362,000/month plus airfare and a JPY 200,000 settling-in allowance28 August 2026Closed 57 days agoOpen to international
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Research Associate-I, climate-resilient rice for direct-seeded cultivation using CRISPR (Advt. No. 27/Project/2026/HR)

Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, funded by DBT · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs 58,000/month + 30% HRA27 August 2026Closed 58 days agoEligibility not stated
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AMBER Postdoctoral Fellowship: Next generation vitrification workflows for cryo-ET

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), AMBER MSCA COFUND programme · Europe · Postdoc · FranceA three-year employment contract at EMBL Grenoble under the EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions COFUND scheme, with a monthly…24 August 2026Closed 61 days agoOpen to international
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AMBER Postdoctoral Fellowship: Development of AI-assisted sample optimisation workflows for cryo-EM

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), AMBER MSCA COFUND programme · Europe · Postdoc · FranceA three-year employment contract at EMBL Grenoble under the EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions COFUND scheme, with a monthly…24 August 2026Closed 61 days agoOpen to international
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AMBER Postdoctoral Fellowship: PRISM: Platform for Robotic Imaging and Synchrotron Microscopy

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), AMBER MSCA COFUND programme · Europe · Postdoc · FranceA three-year employment contract at EMBL Grenoble under the EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions COFUND scheme, with a monthly…24 August 2026Closed 61 days agoOpen to international
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Hillel Friedland Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Genomics, Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg · Africa · Postdoc · South AfricaA two-year funded fellowship in the Cancer Genetics Group at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, extendable…20 August 2026Closed 65 days agoOpen to international
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ICGEB-AICAD Short-Term Postdoctoral Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · Postdoc · Italy, India or South AfricaEUR 2,300/month (Trieste), USD 1,749/month (New Delhi), ZAR 27,500/month (Cape Town)14 August 2026Closed 71 days agoOpen to international
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Biotechnet Short-term Advanced Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · Postdoc · Italy, India or South AfricaEUR 2,300/month (Trieste), USD 1,749/month (New Delhi), ZAR 27,500/month (Cape Town)14 August 2026Closed 71 days agoOpen to international
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Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI)

Burroughs Wellcome Fund · North America · Postdoc · United States and CanadaUSD 560,000 over 5 years14 August 2026Closed 71 days agoOpen to international
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Arturo Falaschi Short-term Postdoctoral Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · Postdoc · Italy (Trieste), India (New Delhi) or South Africa (Cape Town)EUR 2,300/month (Trieste), USD 1,749/month (New Delhi), ZAR 27,500/month (Cape Town)14 August 2026Closed 71 days agoOpen to international
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Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship for All (AARFA)

Alzheimer's Association · North America · Postdoc · United States (open worldwide)Up to USD 200,000 over 2 to 3 years14 August 2026Closed 71 days agoOpen to international
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Arturo Falaschi Postdoctoral Fellowships

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology) · Global · Postdoc · Italy, India or South AfricaEUR 2,300/month (Trieste), USD 1,749/month (New Delhi), ZAR 27,500/month (Cape Town)14 August 2026Closed 71 days agoOpen to international
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Damon Runyon Fellowship Award

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 70,000 to 76,000 per year for four years14 August 2026Closed 71 days agoOpen to international
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American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2027 award year)

American Heart Association · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 63,480 to USD 77,076 per year plus USD 12,200 health insurance and USD 3,000 project support5 August 2026Closed 80 days agoOpen to international
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FAPESP Bolsa de Pos-Doutorado (Postdoctoral Fellowship)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilA postdoctoral fellowship that places recent doctorate holders in an active research group at an institution in Sao…RollingOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF)

American Cancer Society · North America · Postdoc · United States (host institution); non-US citizens with an appropriate visa or lawful immigration status may applyUSD 66,000, USD 68,000 and USD 70,000 across years one to three, plus USD 4,000 a year in allowancesNot statedOpen to international
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Wellcome Early-Career Awards

The Wellcome Trust · Europe · Postdoc · United KingdomYour salary plus up to 400,000 pounds for research expenses, usually over five years, shorter in some disciplines…RollingOpen to international
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Walter Benjamin Programme

DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, German Research Foundation) · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyFunds an early-career postdoc to carry out their own research project, abroad as a fellowship or in Germany…RollingDomestic applicants only

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