Postdoctoral
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NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00, Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
NIH K99/R00 parent-track career transition award for mentored early-stage postdocs proposing independent basic experimental studies with humans, with recurring submission windows into 2027.
NIH PA-24-193: Pathway to Independence (K99/R00, Independent Clinical Trial Required)
A parent NIH career-development mechanism for mentored postdoctoral candidates transitioning to independent investigator status while proposing an independent clinical trial, with recurring annual review cycles into 2027.
NIH PA-24-194: Pathway to Independence (K99/R00, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Parent NIH Pathway to Independence award for mentored postdoctoral investigators moving toward an independent research position without requiring an independent clinical trial at the application stage.
NSF 26-504: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) 2026-2027
NSF's PRFB program supports early-career postdoctoral researchers with 24-month AI-and-biology fellowships, a direct individual award, and a stipend plus allowance package.
PA-25-423: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
NIH NRSA Parent F32 supports U.S. and permanent resident postdoctoral researchers with stipend, tuition/fees, and institutional allowance support for mentored research training.
PAR-24-211: NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22 Clinical Trial Required)
NIH Career Development K22 program for intramural NHLBI postdocs and research trainees transitioning to independent extramural investigators, with two required review/training phases and a full-project duration of up to five years.
PAR-25-234: NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
A 2026/2027 NIH Fellowship program for early postdoctoral researchers at NINDS that supports mentored research training in neuroscience and related areas under the F32 mechanism, with no independent clinical trials allowed.
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan 2025: How to Secure a Fully Funded JSPS Research Stay
If you are a postdoc dreaming of doing serious research in Japan but your bank account is stubbornly saying “absolutely not,” the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships are the funding line you should be obsessing over.
Secure JPY 362,000 per Month for Sustainability Research: JSPS‑UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2026
The JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship is a fully hosted two-year sustainability postdoc path with a strong policy-orientation, open to early-career scholars from countries with diplomatic relations with Japan.