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Thiel Fellowship 2026: $250,000 Over Two Years for Builders 22 and Under to Skip or Leave College and Work on Their Own Ideas

The Thiel Fellowship gives people aged 22 or younger $250,000 over two years, plus mentorship and a founder network, to stop out of college and build a company, research project, or movement — with rolling, year-round applications and no equity taken.

Status: Rolling Type: Fellowship Amount: $250,000 paid over two years Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: Worldwide

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

Tsinghua Amgen Scholars Program: The 2026 Round Closed 1 March 2026 and No 2027 Dates Are Published Yet

Historical reference for Tsinghua University’s eight-week Amgen summer research programme for undergraduates at Asian universities. The 2026 application closed on 1 March 2026; the published programme window was 4 June to 6 August 2026, and no 2027 application date is currently published.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: CNY 10,000 stipend Deadline: Historical reference Location: Beijing, China and Asia

UK AHRC “Design Generators” Round Two Grants: Up to £200,000 for Green Transition Design Projects

AHRC round-two research funding of £150,000 to £200,000 FEC for 9-12 month, design-led projects creating interventions in existing systems for a fairer green transition.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £150,000 to £200,000 full economic cost (FEC), with AHRC funding 80% Deadline: Sep 29, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Pre-announcement: Gambling harms research grants 2026

Cross-council UKRI pre-announcement inviting expressions of interest and later full applications for research that advances understanding or solutions for gambling-related harms.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: up to £2,000,000 FEC total; UKRI funds up to 80% of FEC Deadline: Dec 8, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for Young Scientists in STEM 2026: US$50,000 Each for Five Researchers Under 40, One From Every UNESCO Region — Nominations Close 30 November

UNESCO and the Al Fozan Foundation award US$50,000, a medal, and a diploma to five scientists under 40 — one from each UNESCO geographic region — for achievements in STEM research, STEM education, or international scientific cooperation; the third edition closes 30 November 2026.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: US$50,000 per laureate (five laureates) Deadline: Nov 30, 2026 Location: Worldwide

UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers' Fellowships Programme 2026 (Keizo Obuchi): Up to US$10,000 for a Three-to-Nine-Month Research Stay in Japan for Early-Career Scholars

UNESCO and the Government of Japan award ten fellowships of up to US$10,000 each for young researchers from invited Member States to carry out a three-to-nine-month research project at a Japanese host institution in 2027.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Up to US$10,000 lump sum per fellowship; 10 fellowships available Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 Location: Japan

United Nations–Nippon Foundation Fellowship on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 2027: A Fully Funded Nine-Month Fellowship at UN Headquarters and a Host University for Mid-Career Professionals From Developing States

A fully funded nine-month United Nations fellowship combining three months of training at UN Headquarters in New York with a six-month research placement at a host university, for mid-career government officials and professionals from developing States working on ocean affairs and the law of the sea.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Fully funded: travel, monthly stipend, housing, visa, medical clearance, and insurance Deadline: Sep 13, 2026 Location: Developing States (global), United States and United Nations Headquarters, New York

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

UNU-IAS PhD in Sustainability Science: 2027 Admission

The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability offers a three-year PhD in Sustainability Science in Tokyo. The 2026 entry round is closed, and applications for 2027 admission will open in December 2026; no 2027 deadline has been published.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: 2027 funding and fee terms are not yet announced Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global and Japan