Early-Career-Researchers

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AAN Research Program 2027: Early-Career Neurology Awards

Applications opened June 2 and close September 10, 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $150,000 over two years or $450,000 over three years Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 Location: United States

Africa Health Collaborative Research Fund 2026: Up to $22,000 for Bilateral Early-Career Teams Working on Primary Health Care Workforce and Financing Policy, With Expressions of Interest Closing 15 August 2026 at 12:00 GMT

The Africa Health Collaborative will fund up to nine 18-month collaborative research projects led by early career researchers at nine member universities, paying up to $11,000 USD per participating institution for work on health human resources policy or health financing policy in primary health care in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $22,000 USD for bilateral projects ($11,000 USD per participating institution Deadline: Aug 15, 2026 Location: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa

All Souls College Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships 2027: Five-Year Oxford Research Posts Paying Up to £57,341 a Year

All Souls College, Oxford is inviting applications for up to five five-year, non-renewable post-doctoral research fellowships beginning in October 2027, with annual pay of £53,234–£57,341 including housing allowance and research support.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: £53,234–£57,341 per year including housing allowance, or £41,523–£45,630 without it Deadline: Sep 4, 2026 Location: United Kingdom and Oxford

Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027: Up to $424,000 for Early-Career Chemical Scientists and Instrumentation Researchers

The 2027 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship supports U.S.-eligible early-career chemical researchers with $224,000 over two years, plus up to $200,000 in instrumentation-track development costs, with Letters of Intent due September 4, 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: $224,000 over two years Deadline: Sep 4, 2026 Location: United States

CRI IGNITE Award 2027: Up to $1.05 Million Across Five Years to Carry a Cancer Immunology Postdoc Through to a Tenure-Track Lab of Their Own

The Cancer Research Institute's IGNITE Award funds two years of mentored postdoctoral work at $150,000 a year, then three years of independent faculty support at $250,000 a year, for immunology and cancer immunotherapy researchers making the jump to their own lab — applications close 11 January 2027.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to $1,050,000 over five years Deadline: Jan 11, 2027 Location: Worldwide

EFIC-Grünenthal Grant 2027: Up to €37,000 for Independent Human Pain Research

The European Pain Federation's EFIC-Grünenthal Grant supports early-career healthcare professionals and researchers in EFIC member countries with up to €37,000 for an independently led, human-focused pain research project lasting up to two years.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to €37,000 per project; €110,000 total funding available in the 2027 cycle Deadline: Sep 7, 2026 Location: Europe and EFIC member countries

George Lucy International Fellowship 2027: Up to £9,000 Plus Travel for Early-Career Physicists

The Institute of Physics George Lucy International Fellowship supports eligible early-career physicists who are IOP members to undertake research placements of up to three months at host organisations outside their current country of employment.

Status: Rolling Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to £9,000 plus a travel allowance of up to £1,000 Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: International

Green Talents Award: The BMBF International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development

The Green Talents Award was Germany's federal research ministry program for outstanding young sustainability researchers, offering the 2022 Virtual Science Forum, expert appointments, a fully funded research stay of up to three months, and access to its international alumni network.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: Invitation to the 2022 Virtual Science Forum plus a fully funded research stay of up to three … Deadline: Historical reference Location: Germany

IBSA Foundation Fellowships — Call 2026: Seven €32,000 Awards for Researchers Under 40 in Dermatology, Endocrinology, Fertility and Urology, Orthopaedics and Pain Medicine, and Healthy Ageing, Plus a €5,000 Research Equity Prize

The IBSA Foundation for scientific research is offering seven fellowships of €32,000 each, covering salary and mobility costs for a 12-month project starting in 2027, open to researchers of any nationality under 40 with a degree in medicine, biology, pharmacy, biotechnology or bioengineering, with applications closing 31 January 2027.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: €32,000 per fellowship (seven awards), plus a separate €5,000 Research Equity Prize Deadline: Jan 31, 2027 Location: Worldwide

LMS Joint Research Groups in the UK (Scheme 3), 2026 Round: Up to £2,400 a Year to Run a Rotating Seminar Series Across Three or More Institutions, Closing 30 September 2026

The London Mathematical Society's Scheme 3 funds mathematicians at three or more separate institutions to run at least two open, rotating research meetings a year, with a maximum award of £2,400 for one financial year, a £160 daily cap on accommodation and subsistence, and applications closing on 30 September 2026 for an October decision.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £2,400 for meetings over one year, with a daily limit of £160 for accommodation and … Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Location: United Kingdom