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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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: K99 phase: up to 2 years of mentored award; R00 phase: up to 3 years independent support Deadline: Jun 15, 2026 Location: United States

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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: R00 phase: up to $249,000 total cost per year Deadline: Jun 12, 2026 Location: United States

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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: R00 phase: up to $249,000 total cost per year Deadline: Nov 12, 2026 Location: United States

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.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $110,000 per year for 24 months total ($220,000), plus up to two months paid leave Deadline: Sep 29, 2026 Location: United States and International host institutions

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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Variable: stipend, tuition/fees, and institutional allowance rates published in NIH policy … Deadline: Aug 8, 2026 Location: United States and International (with documented scientific justification for foreign 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.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Intramural phase: salary based on NHLBI intramural scale Deadline: Jun 12, 2026 Location: United States

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.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 Location: United States and International organizations

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.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: Monthly stipend of JPY ¥362,000 plus settling-in, travel, and research support allowances Deadline: Sep 1, 2025 Location: Japan
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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.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Fellowship Amount: JPY 362,000 per month maintenance allowance; JPY 200,000 settling-in allowance Deadline: 31 January 2026, 23:59 JST