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David Berry Fellowship 2027: Up to £2,500 for Research on Scotland and the Scottish People
The Royal Historical Society offers up to £2,500 for a discrete research project on the history of Scotland or the Scottish people, including travel, accommodation, archive charges and research materials.
DSTI–NRF Honours Student Funding 2027: R180,000 a Year at Full Cost of Study or R140,000 at Partial Cost, Plus a R10,000 Device Allowance, Closing 23 November 2026
South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and the National Research Foundation are funding one year of full-time honours study at a South African public university, paying R180,000 a year at Full Cost of Study or R140,000 at Partial Cost of Study, with applications on NRF Connect closing 23 November 2026.
Dumbarton Oaks Fellowships 2027–2028: $25,000–$35,000 Plus Housing for a Full Year of Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape Research in Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks, a Harvard research institute in Washington, D.C., offers residential Fellowships ($35,000) and Junior Fellowships ($25,000) for a full academic year of study in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape Studies, with applications due November 1, 2026.
ERC Advanced Grant 2026 (ERC-2026-AdG): Up to €2.5 Million Over Five Years for Established Research Leaders, Closing 27 August 2026
The European Research Council's ERC-2026-AdG call funds established research leaders with up to €2.5 million over five years, plus up to €1 million in additional costs — doubled to €2 million for principal investigators relocating from a non-associated third country — with a hard deadline of 27 August 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time.
Folger Long-term Fellowships 2027–2028: Up to $70,000 for Early Modern Humanities Research
The Folger Institute offers five-month and nine-month residential research fellowships for scholars whose full-time projects draw on the Folger's early modern humanities collections and programs.
French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme 2027-2028
Historical reference for the closed FIAS 2027-2028 Fellowship Programme, which supported international researchers for ten months in one of seven French Institutes for Advanced Study with a net allowance of €2,200/month, research/training support, and relocation assistance.
FRIAS Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship for Researchers from Africa 2027/28: A Six-Month Funded Residency at the University of Freiburg for Senior Humanities and Social Science Scholars
FRIAS is offering six-month individual fellowships between 1 September 2027 and 31 August 2028 for senior humanities and social science researchers based in Africa working on sustainable governance, with a fellowship contract or equivalent compensation, a research cost contribution, and inbound and outbound travel; applications close 18 September 2026 at 13:00 CET.
Fung Global Fellows Program 2027–2028: One Year of Princeton Research Support for International Early-Career Scholars
Princeton's Fung Global Fellows Program brings six exceptional scholars employed outside the United States to campus for a year of research, writing, and discussion around a shared theme.
FWF–ISF Austrian–Israeli Joint Projects 2026: Uncapped 36- to 48-Month Bilateral Research Funding Decided by a Single FWF Lead-Agency Review, Closing 10 December 2026
The Austrian Science Fund and the Israel Science Foundation are jointly inviting bilateral research proposals in all scientific disciplines, with one integrated 20-page proposal reviewed by the FWF as acting Lead Agency for 2026, due to the FWF by 10 December 2026 at 2:00 pm Vienna time and to the ISF by 13 December 2026 at 1:00 pm Jerusalem time.
Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Scholarships 2027: Monthly Stipends of €2,760–€3,720 for Postdoctoral Study in the Historical Humanities
The Gerda Henkel Foundation funds individual postdoctoral researchers in the historical humanities with monthly stipends of €2,760 to €3,720 for one to twenty-four months, with a next application deadline of 20 November 2026.