Early-Career-Researchers
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Zealand Transition Research Fund 2027: Up to NZ$84.8 Million a Year Replacing Marsden and Endeavour, With Programme Registrations Closing 9 December 2026
MBIE's 2027 Transition Research Fund consolidates the contestable funding that would have run through future Marsden and Endeavour rounds into a single investigator-led fund worth up to NZ$84.8 million a year, with Programmes registrations opening 30 September 2026 and closing 9 December 2026.
Newnham College Research Fellowships 2027: Three-Year Stipendiary Posts at Cambridge for Early-Career Women Researchers
Newnham College, Cambridge is inviting applications from women with doctorates for three-year stipendiary Research Fellowships starting 1 October 2027, paying Point 42 on the University Scale (£38,784 for 2025-26) plus a £10,000 research-event award, with September 2026 closing dates.
Whitehall Foundation Research Grants: Up to $100,000 a Year for Three Years of Basic Neurobiology by US Assistant Professors, With Letters of Intent Closing 1 October 2026
The Whitehall Foundation funds basic vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology in the United States, awarding research grants of up to $100,000 per year for two or three years and one-year Grants-in-Aid of up to $30,000, restricted exclusively to independent Assistant Professors with no more than $200,000 a year in extramural direct funding.