Research Fellowships & Awards

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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

Arts & Humanities Research Council Leadership Fellows-Early Career Researchers

Ataxia-telangiectasia Children's Project

Austrian Programme for Advanced Research and Technology Postdoctoral Fellowships

Austrian Science Fund Erwin Schrodinger Fellowships (Austrian citizens ONLY)

European Molecular Biological Organization Fellowships (Long-Term)

European Molecular Biology Organization Fellowships (Short-Term)

Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program (Fahs-Beck Scholars)

Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Faculty/Post-Doctoral Grant Program (Fahs-Beck Fellows)

Gerber Foundation Novice Research Awards

National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Awards

National Science Foundation Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Partnership for Clean Competition Micro-Grant

Rising Tide Foundation Clinical Cancer Research Grant

Russell Sage Foundation Small Grants in Behavioral Economics

Union for International Cancer Control Technical Fellowships

UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Postdoctoral Trainee Program

 

February 2026

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Research Fellowship Grant

Partnership for Clean Competition Grants Program

 

December 2025

American Federation for Aging Research Diana Jacobs Kalman Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Reach-the-World Fellowships

 

November 2025

Gerber Foundation Research Grant

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Post PhD Research Grants

 

October 2025

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Call for Proposals

 

September 2025

Cancer Research Institute Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship

Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship to Promote Racial Diversity

Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award Program (Pediatric Research)

 

August 2025

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Research Fellowship Grant

Partnership for Clean Competition Grants Program

 

June 2025

American Antiuarian Society Diana Korzenik Virtual Research Fellowship

American Psychological Foundation Wayne F. Placek Grants

Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Reach-the-World Fellowships

Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Reach-the-World Fellowships

 

May 2025

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Steven P. Arnoczky Young Investigator Grant

Gerber Foundation Research Grant

International Association for Mathematical Geosciences Computers & Geosciences Research Scholarships

International Association for Mathematical Geosciences Natural Resources Research Student Awards

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Post PhD Research Grants

 

April 2025

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer Young Investigator Grant

American Association of Anatomists Postdoctoral Fellowship

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Pilot Research Award for Learning Disabilities

American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships

American Psychological Foundation Div. 20 Undergraduate, Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Awards

American Psychological Foundation National Register Internship Travel Fund

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Call for Proposals

German Historical Institute Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Morton Cure Paralysis Research Grant

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Research Fellowship

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