Early-Career-Researchers

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AAN Research Program 2027: Early-Career Neurology Awards

The 2027 application round closed September 10, 2026; no later cycle has been announced on the official program page.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $150,000 to $450,000, depending on the award Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

Africa Health Collaborative Research Fund 2026: Up to $22,000 for Collaborative Early-Career Research Teams

The 2026 Africa Health Collaborative Research Fund supports up to nine collaborative projects on primary health care workforce or financing policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. The expression-of-interest stage is closed; only approved EoI teams may submit an invited full proposal by 7 November 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $22,000 USD for bilateral projects ($11,000 USD per participating institution) Deadline: Nov 7, 2026 Location: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa

All Souls College Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships: 2026–27 Competition Archive

Historical reference for All Souls College's closed 2026–27 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship competition, which offered up to five five-year Oxford research posts beginning in October 2027.

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Type: Fellowship Amount: £53,234–£57,341 per year including housing allowance, or £41,523–£45,630 without it Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom and Oxford

American Lung Association Research Awards and Grants 2027–2028: Up to $100,000 a Year for U.S. Lung Health Research

The American Lung Association Research Institute's 2027–2028 awards and grants cycle supports eligible researchers at U.S. nonprofit institutions with mechanism-specific funding for basic, clinical, translational, public-health, policy, lung-cancer, respiratory-pathogen, and indoor-air research.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Award amounts vary by mechanism from $50,000 to $100,000 per year Deadline: Dec 1, 2026 Location: United States

Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027: Historical Reference for Chemical Researchers

Historical reference for the 2027 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship LOI round, which closed to new applicants on September 4, 2026. Invited full applications remain on the published schedule; no subsequent cycle has been announced.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: $224,000 over two years Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States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

Finland Academy Research Fellowship 2027: Up to €700,000 for Early-Career Researchers

The Research Council of Finland’s 2027 Academy Research Fellowship offers eligible early-career researchers four years of project funding at a Finnish research organisation.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to €700,000 Deadline: Nov 11, 2026 Location: Finland

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