PIVOT – Funding Database
UW-Madison subscribes to the PIVOT funding database. Select “Fellowships or Post-doctoral Awards” under “Funding Type” in the Advanced search field, and add keywords relating to your discipline. If you are off campus, connect to the internet via VPN so that PIVOT recognizes you as part of UW–Madison.
Current Opportunities
The following postdoctoral funding opportunities are open to all postdocs regardless of U.S. citizenship. Please check the specific eligibility details for each opportunity. This list is updated once a month.
Rolling Deadlines
Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children’s Project
November 2025
American Association for Cancer Research Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship
American Council of Learned Societies Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies – Flexible
Fight for Sight Post-Doctoral Award
Gerber Foundation Research Grant
Gerda Henkel Stiftung General Research Grants: Scholarships
National Academy of Education NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Research!America Public Engagement Content Awards
Research!America Civic Engagement Microgrant Program
Wenner-Gren Post-PhD Research Grant
December 2025
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Young Investigator Grant
American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
American Head and Neck Society Alando J. Ballantyne Trainee Research Pilot Grant
American Head and Neck Society Presidential Award
American Head and Neck Society Trainee Pilot Research Award
American Physiological Society Early Career Advocacy Fellowship
American Psychological Foundation Theodore Millon Grant in Personality Psychology
American Sleep Medicine Foundation Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative
Chen Institute and Science Prize for AI Accelerated Research
Children’s Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoc-to-Faculty Transition Awards
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Research Fellowship Awards
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award Overview
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Reach-the-World Fellowships
Klingenstein Philanthropies Third Generation Foundation Fellowship Program
Misophonia Research Fund Research Impact Award
Pediatric Endocrine Society Research Fellowship Grants
Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
January 2026
American Antiquarian Society One to Two Month Residential Academic Research Fellowships
American Epilepsy Society Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians
American Epilepsy Society Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
American Parkinson Disease Association Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships – Letter of Intent
American Society for Radiation Oncology Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed Grant
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program
Canadian Paediatric Society Neonatal Resuscitation Program Research Grants
Cancer Research Institute IGNITE Award
Claims Conference Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) Taking Flight Award
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme Digitisation Grants
Graduate Women In Science (GWIS) National Fellowship Program
Lalor Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Misophonia Research Fund Data Discovery Award
National Marfan Foundation Victor A. McKusick Fellowship Program
Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty Award
Society for American Music Kate Van Winkle Keller Fellowship
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Branco Weiss Fellowship
February 2026
American Occupational Therapy Foundation Nedra Gillette Endowed Research Fellowship
American Society of Hematology HIP Fellow Award
Bay Area Lyme Foundation Emerging Leader Award
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Research Fellowship Grant
IEEE Life Members’ Fellowship in Electrical History
Partnership for Clean Competition Fellowship Program
Partnership for Clean Competition Grants Program
NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize
March 2026
American Society for Radiation Oncology – Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
American Philosophical Society Phillips Fund for Native American Research
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy Research Grant Proposals
April 2026
American Psychological Foundation Visionary Grants
Canadian Society for Eighteenth Century Studies D.W. Smith Fellowship