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)
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
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Reach-the-World Fellowships
November 2025
Gerber Foundation Research Grant
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 Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
Angelman Syndrome Foundation Call for Proposals
German Historical Institute Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
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