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.

Status: Open 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

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

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Amount: Invitation to the 2022 Virtual Science Forum plus a fully funded research stay of up to three … Deadline: Historical reference Location: Germany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

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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to NZ$84.8 million (excluding GST) in annual funding Deadline: Dec 9, 2026 Location: New Zealand

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.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Stipend at Point 42 on the University Scale Deadline: Sep 3, 2026 Location: United Kingdom and Cambridge

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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $100,000 per year for two- and three-year research grants Deadline: Oct 1, 2026 Location: United States