Early-Career

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Apply for the Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism 2027

The Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism combines a Reuters newsroom placement with Durham University support and a nine-month stipend package for early-career investigative journalists.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to about £4,444/month stipend + £1,250/month living stipend + £1,800 travel one-off Deadline: Jul 10, 2026 Location: United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Global

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

A three-year Australian Research Council fellowship for early-career researchers to build independent research programs.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: AUD $389,202 to $539,202 (estimated) Deadline: Mar 11, 2026 Location: Australia

Biota Awards for Independent Investigators 2027: $300,000 Over Three Years for Early-Career Biodiversity Researchers Connected to Chicago

The Walder Foundation's 2027 Biota Awards provide $300,000 over three years to early-career independent investigators at Illinois research institutions pursuing conservation science with a meaningful connection to the Chicago region.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $300,000 over three years ($100,000 per year) Deadline: Oct 8, 2026 Location: United States

Branco Weiss Fellowship 2027: Up to CHF 600,000 Over Five Years for Postdoctoral Researchers Pursuing Unconventional Science Beyond the Mainstream

The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science awards early-career postdoctoral researchers up to CHF 600,000 over five years to pursue independent, unconventional research in any discipline at a host institution of their choice, with a January 15, 2027 deadline.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to CHF 600,000 over five years (roughly CHF 120,000 per year) Deadline: Jan 15, 2027 Location: Worldwide

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027: A Three-Year Funded Research Post in the UK for Early-Career Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars

The British Academy funds a three-year postdoctoral fellowship for outstanding early-career humanities and social sciences researchers at a UK university, covering 80% of salary and indirect costs plus a research expenses allowance, with an outline-stage deadline of 30 September 2026.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: 80% of full economic costs (salary and indirect costs) over three years, plus a research … Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

CARN/Bochco Pangolin Conservation Grant 2026: Up to $10,000 for Early-Career African Scientists Doing Field Research to Save the White-Bellied, Giant, Black-Bellied, and Ground Pangolin

The Conservation Action Research Network's Bochco Pangolin Conservation Grant awards up to US$10,000 to graduate students and early-career professionals who are citizens of eligible African countries for field-based research protecting the continent's four threatened pangolin species, with applications open through 1 August 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to US$10,000 per project Deadline: Aug 1, 2026 Location: Africa

Community Track: Early-Career Research Fellowship 2026-2028 (National Academies Gulf Research Program)

The Gulf Research Program’s Community Track Early-Career Research Fellowship supports independent early-career researchers with a $76,000 two-year award focused on climate-related stressors and community resilience in the U.S. Gulf region.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $76,000 total fellowship award per fellow Deadline: Mar 25, 2026 Location: United States (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

Conservation Nation Grant Program 2026: Up to US$5,000 in Flexible Funding for Eight Early- to Mid-Career Wildlife Conservationists Worldwide

Conservation Nation's annual Grant Program awards eight early- to mid-career conservationists up to US$5,000 each in flexible funding for hands-on projects that protect threatened wildlife and the ecosystems they depend on, with a deliberate focus on people historically underrepresented in conservation.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to US$5,000 per grant (eight grants, roughly US$40,000 total) Deadline: Jul 15, 2026 Location: Worldwide

Dan David Prize 2027: Up to Nine $300,000 Awards for Early- and Mid-Career Scholars and Practitioners Who Study the Human Past

The world's largest history prize awards up to nine annual prizes of $300,000 each to outstanding early- and mid-career scholars and practitioners of the human past, with nominations for the 2027 cycle open until October 13, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: $300,000 per winner (up to nine winners a year) Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 Location: Global

DE-FOA-0003624: IGNIITE 2026 (Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy)

ARPA-E’s DE-FOA-0003624 is a 2026 cohort-focused energy innovation grant path for early-career researchers, with up to $500,000 per award and possible follow-on support.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Approximately $10,000,000 in total program funding Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States