Early-Career-Researchers
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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.
NAAF Early Career Award 2026: Up to $150,000 for Worldwide Alopecia Areata Researchers
The National Alopecia Areata Foundation's 2026 Early Career Award supports junior investigators studying alopecia areata with up to $150,000 over two years. NAAF has stated it is still accepting applications after the published deadline; see the official page and contact [email protected] to confirm current submission details.
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 Junior Research Fellowships: 2028 Cycle Announced
Archive of Newnham College's closed 2027 Research Fellowship competitions: three-year posts starting 1 October 2027, with a Point 42 stipend listed at £38,784 for 2026-27 (pay award pending) and up to £10,000 for an approved College research event. The College says the next Junior Research Fellowship applications will open in late August 2027.
NSF Engineering Research Initiation 2026: Up to $200,000 for New Engineering Investigators at Non-R1 Institutions
The National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Initiation program supports new engineering investigators at eligible non-R1 U.S. colleges and universities with two-year research awards of up to $200,000.
Paul Mellon New Narratives Early Career Fellowship 2027: £35,000–£70,000 for British Art Research
The Paul Mellon Centre New Narratives Early Career Fellowship supports international postdoctoral-level researchers undertaking a major British art project with £35,000 for one year or £70,000 for two years.
Royal Astronomical Society Fellowships 2027: Up to Three Years of Salary Support and £5,000 Annual Research Costs
The Royal Astronomical Society's 2027 fellowship call supports early-career researchers at UK host institutions with salary funding on UCU points 30–36, employer contributions, and up to £5,000 a year for research-related costs.
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.