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Cancer Foundation Finland Grant Call 2026: Three €600,000 Major Grants, Multi-Year Research Grants and €4,000 Dissertation Grants, Closing 19 August 2026
Cancer Foundation Finland's annual call is open from 1 June to 19 August 2026 for cancer research carried out in Finland, offering three major grants of €600,000 over three years, research grants for one to three years, and €4,000 dissertation grants, with decisions announced in December 2026 and first payments in January 2027.
ERC Advanced Grant 2026 (ERC-2026-AdG): Up to €2.5 Million Over Five Years for Established Research Leaders, Closing 27 August 2026
The European Research Council's ERC-2026-AdG call funds established research leaders with up to €2.5 million over five years, plus up to €1 million in additional costs — doubled to €2 million for principal investigators relocating from a non-associated third country — with a hard deadline of 27 August 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time.
Gulbenkian Institute for Advanced Study Fellowships 2027/28: Up to 15 Funded Three-to-Eight-Month Residencies in Lisbon With a Monthly Stipend, Travel, Family Health Insurance, and a Housing Allowance
The Gulbenkian Institute for Advanced Study in Lisbon is accepting applications until 15 October 2026 for up to 15 residential fellowships of three to eight months in 2027/28, covering a monthly stipend, travel, family health insurance, and a partial housing allowance.
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.
Villum Investigator 2026: Up to DKK 30 Million Over Six Years From a DKK 300 Million Call for Denmark's Most Established Technical and Natural Scientists, Closing 20 August 2026 at 14:00
The Villum Foundation's 2026 Villum Investigator call opened on 26 February 2026 and closes at 14:00 on 20 August 2026, allocating DKK 300 million in total and up to DKK 30 million per applicant for a six-year appointment at a Danish university or GEUS, for experienced technical and natural science researchers with at least ten years of excellent track record.
World Sustainability Award 2027: A USD 100,000 Unrestricted Prize From the MDPI Sustainability Foundation for a Senior Researcher Whose Work Has Changed Sustainability Practice
The MDPI Sustainability Foundation awards USD 100,000, a trophy, and funded travel to the World Sustainability Forum 2027 to one senior researcher of international standing whose work spans at least two of the biosphere, society, and economy pillars — by third-party nomination only, closing 30 November 2026.