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Pursuit Award 2026: Cash Prizes of Up to CAD $3,000 and an International Platform for PhD Students and Early-Career Researchers in Childhood Disability

Holland Bloorview's 16th Annual Pursuit Award recognizes PhD students, postdoctoral trainees, and recent graduates worldwide doing outstanding pediatric disability research, with cash prizes and a presentation slot at the Bloorview Research Institute Symposium.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: CAD $3,000 (first), $2,000 (second), $1,000 (third) Deadline: Sep 11, 2026 Location: Global

Royal Society – Research Ireland University Research Fellowship 2026: Up to Eight Years of Salary, €90,000 a Year in Research Costs, and Overheads to Launch an Independent Lab in Ireland

The Royal Society – Research Ireland University Research Fellowship funds outstanding early-career natural scientists in the Republic of Ireland for up to eight years, covering salary on the Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow scales, up to €90,000 a year in research expenses, and institutional overheads, with a 9 September 2026 deadline.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Salary on the Research Ireland Research Fellow (Level 3) scale for years 1–5 and Senior Research … Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Location: Republic of Ireland

SARAO Freestanding Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027: R488,000 Research Fellowship in South Africa

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory offers three-year postdoctoral fellowships in radio astronomy and related engineering, with R488,000 per year plus travel and equipment support for research hosted at a South African university.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: R488,000 per year, plus R67,000 annual travel grant and a once-off R40,000 equipment grant Deadline: Aug 31, 2026 Location: South Africa

Schmidt Science Fellows 2027: $110,000-a-Year Fellowship — Applications Closed

Schmidt Science Fellows offers a global postdoctoral fellowship worth $110,000 per year for up to two years, supporting an interdisciplinary move into a different research area. Applications for the 2027 cohort are closed; the official timeline places submitted applications in academic review before March 2027 selection.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: $110,000 per year for up to two years of postdoctoral research Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2027: Up to $60,000 a Year for Museum-Based Research

The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program supports graduate, predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior researchers with stipends, research allowances for eligible tiers, and in-residence access to Smithsonian staff, collections, facilities, and libraries.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $10,000 for a ten-week graduate student fellowship; $45,000 a year for predoctoral fellows Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 Location: United States, Washington, D.C. and Smithsonian field stations

SNSF Ambizione 2026: The Final Call for Switzerland's Flagship Early-Career Grant — Four Years of Salary Plus up to CHF 250,000 in Project Funds, Closing 3 November 2026

The Swiss National Science Foundation's last-ever Ambizione call opened on 3 August 2026 and closes on 3 November 2026, funding early-career researchers for up to four years with a salary averaging around CHF 115,000 a year plus project funds capped at CHF 250,000.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to four years of funding covering the grantee's salary plus project costs. The average gross … Deadline: Nov 3, 2026 Location: Switzerland

The Africa Institute Research Fellowships 2027: Senior and Postdoctoral Residencies in Sharjah

The Africa Institute’s 2027 Research Fellowships offer full-time senior and postdoctoral residencies in African and African diaspora studies at Global Studies University in Sharjah, with applications open through 30 September 2026.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Location: United Arab Emirates

Transfyr AI Fellowship 2026–2027: $125,000 Plus Benefits, GPUs, and Compute for One Year of Full-Time Machine Learning Research on How Science Is Actually Executed

Transfyr is funding a one-year, full-time research fellowship in Boston/Cambridge paying $125,000 plus benefits and compute for graduate students, recent PhDs, and postdocs who want to lead a frontier machine learning project on multimodal scientific-execution data.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: $125,000 annual compensation plus benefits, compute, GPUs, and data access Deadline: Aug 15, 2026 Location: United States and Boston, Massachusetts

Trinity College Cambridge Junior Research Fellowships 2027: £36,128 Stipend Plus Housing Support, Deadline 27 August 2026

Trinity College Cambridge is accepting applications for 2027 Junior Research Fellowships, offering up to four years of independent research with a £36,128 annual stipend, housing support, and College benefits across all university subjects.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: £36,128 annual stipend plus a £10,800 housing allowance, or rent-free College accommodation … Deadline: Aug 27, 2026 Location: United Kingdom and Cambridge, England

University of Michigan SEAS Postdoctoral Research Associate 2026: Applications Closed

The University of Michigan SEAS Postdoctoral Research Associate posting with Dr. Nina Brooks closed on February 28, 2026. This page preserves the verified salary, research scope, eligibility, and application requirements as a historical reference; no successor cycle is announced on the official pages checked.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: $75,000 annual salary plus University of Michigan benefits Deadline: Historical reference