Early-Career

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Alzheimer's Association Research Grant For All (AARGA) 2026: Up to $200,000 Over Three Years for Newly Independent Dementia Researchers

AARGA gives assistant professors within seven years of appointment up to $200,000 over two to three years to generate the pilot data behind a future federal grant, with a letter of intent due 14 August 2026 and full applications due 14 October 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $200,000 total, capped at $70,000 per year including indirect costs Deadline: Aug 14, 2026 Location: United States and Global

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

A historical reference for the closed DECRA 2027 round, a three-year Australian Research Council award for early-career researchers.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Salary and on-costs plus up to AUD $50,000 per year in project costs Deadline: Historical reference Location: Australia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

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists 2027: Israel Nominations Open Through August 11, 2026; US and UK Programs

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists are nomination-only prizes administered by The New York Academy of Sciences. The 2027 Israel round is open through August 11, 2026 and awards US$100,000 to one Laureate in each of three scientific categories; the US and UK programs are covered as separate cycle-specific references.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Prize Amount: Israel 2027: US$100,000 per Laureate in each of three categories Deadline: Aug 11, 2026 Location: Israel, United States and United Kingdom

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: Deadline Passed 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)

Historical reference for the Gulf Research Program's Community Track Early-Career Research Fellowship 2026-2028, a closed two-year award supporting applied research on climate risk, health, and decision making in U.S. Gulf communities.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $76,000 total two-year grant paid to the fellow's institution Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

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

Conservation Nation’s 2026 Grant Program offered eight early- to mid-career conservationists grants of up to US$5,000 for wildlife conservation, biodiversity protection, habitat preservation, ecosystem stewardship, and community engagement. The application period ended on July 15, 2026, and the portal is closed.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to US$5,000 per grant; eight grants Deadline: Historical reference Location: Worldwide

Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs 2026: Closed Application Cycle and Historical Reference

Historical reference for the closed Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs application cycle with a written-application deadline of January 11, 2026. The full-time, tuition-free program offers immersive cross-sector leadership training, with stipends for qualifying candidates and center-specific policies.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: Tuition-free Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States