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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

NWO Rubicon Round 2026-3: A 12–24 Month Mobility Grant Paying €84,000 a Year Plus Research and Travel Costs for Newly Graduated Dutch PhDs, Closing 1 December 2026

The third and final 2026 round of the Dutch Research Council's Rubicon programme offers €3,145,000 for researchers who obtained their PhD in the year before 1 December 2026 to spend 12 to 24 months at a research institute outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Basic payment of €84,000 per 12 months adjusted by a country correction coefficient, plus €276 … Deadline: Dec 1, 2026 Location: Netherlands and Global

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: Deadline Passed 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)

NHLBI K22 career transition award for doctoral-level researchers in the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research who are preparing to lead an independent clinical trial, feasibility study, or ancillary clinical trial at an extramural institution.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Intramural phase: support based on postdoctoral experience and NHLBI intramural salary structure Deadline: Oct 12, 2026 Location: United States

PAR-25-234: NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

A closed NINDS F32 postdoctoral fellowship opportunity that supported mentored research training in neuroscience and related areas. NIH ended PAR-25-234 early; the final receipt date was 2026-06-09 and no replacement cycle is announced in the official notice reviewed.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: No fixed dollar amount in the NOFO Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States and International organizations

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: Deadline Passed 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: Deadline Passed 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: Deadline Passed 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