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National Academy of Sciences 2027 Awards: Sixteen Prizes From $15,000 to $200,000 — Including the $200,000 Arctowski Medal, the $100,000 Held Prize, and Two $75,000 Troland Awards — Nominations Close 5 October 2026
The National Academy of Sciences is accepting nominations for sixteen 2027 awards in fields from solar physics and microbiology to food and agriculture, experimental psychology, and combinatorial optimization, with prizes ranging from $15,000 to $200,000 and a single deadline of 5 October 2026.
National Geographic Society Grants and Investments: Apply Through Active RFPs
Project grants and investments offered through specific active requests for proposals across the society’s mission areas.
NCN DAINA 4: PLN 26 Million for Joint Polish–Lithuanian Basic Research Projects, With Up to PLN 1.3 Million per Polish Team and €200,000 per Lithuanian Team, Joint Proposals Closing 15 September 2026
Poland's National Science Centre and the Research Council of Lithuania have opened the fourth DAINA call, funding 36-month joint Polish–Lithuanian basic research projects in all 26 NCN panels, with the joint proposal due to the Lithuanian side by 15 September 2026 and the Polish national proposal due in OSF by 22 September 2026 at 2 pm.
NCN MAESTRO 18: A PLN 30 Million Call for Pioneering Basic Research Led by Poland's Most Established Scientists, Closing 15 September 2026
Poland's National Science Centre has opened MAESTRO 18, a PLN 30 million call for basic research projects of 36, 48 or 60 months led by well-established and outstanding researchers, with proposals due through the OSF system by 15 September 2026 at 2 pm CEST.
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award 2027: Up to $350,000 a Year for New Independent Researchers
NIH’s FY 2027 Early Independence Award will fund exceptional newly trained scientists to launch independent U.S.-based research programs, with applications due September 10, 2026.
NoFAR Life Sciences Bridging Program
Supports applied life-science and other academic R&D with a commercialization path toward Israeli industry through the Israel Innovation Authority Applied Research in Academia fund.
PA-25-303: NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) 2026-2027
Parent R01 NIH NOFO for basic experimental studies involving humans where the project is clinical-trial-based but still framed as basic research, with recurring NIH standard submission cycles and open competitive peer review.
Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering 2026: $875,000 in Unrestricted Research Funding for Early-Career Faculty, by University Nomination Only
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation awards 20 Packard Fellowships in 2026, each worth $875,000 over five years, to early-career science and engineering faculty nominated by 50 invited universities.
Pan African University Scholarships: 2026-2027 Call Closed, Next Student Intake Not Yet Announced
The African Union's Pan African University offers full scholarships for master's and PhD study across its institutes. The 2026-2027 call ran 15 November to 15 December 2025 and is closed; no newer student scholarship call has been published yet.
Pilot Programs in the Transportation Sector – Sector-Level Pilots - Pilots Fund
Historical reference for the Israel Innovation Authority 2026 transportation-sector pilot call, run with the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety; the submission window is closed.