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
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
Arts & Humanities Research Council Leadership Fellows-Early Career Researchers
Austrian Programme for Advanced Research and Technology (APART) Postdoctoral Fellowships
Austrian Science Fund Erwin Schrodinger Fellowship
European Molecular Biological Organization Fellowships (Long-Term)
European Molecular Biology Organization Fellowships (Short-Term)
German Research Foundation Research Fellowship
Hope for Vision New Investigator Award
National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Awards
Research Council of Norway Independent Basic Research Projects (Health Sciences)
Research Council of Norway Independent Basic Research Projects (Humanities)
Research Council of Norway Program for Space Research
Union for International Cancer Control Technical Fellowships
March 2020
Mortimer B. Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program Postdoctoral Scholarships
February 2020
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Postdoctoral Fellowship
January 2020
Branco Weiss Fellowship Society in Science Ground Breaking Research Idea Fellowship
December 2019
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Physician-Scientists Training Award
Grass Foundation Fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
Muscular Dystrophy Association Discovery Research: Development Grant
November 2019
American Academy of Dermatology Sulzberger Institute Grant
American Association of University Women International Fellowships
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grants
American Museum of Natural History Frank M. Chapman Fellowships
American Physiological Society Outstanding Trainee Award
American Physiological Society Research Recognition Award
American Psychological Foundation National Register Internship Partnership Fund
American Society for Mass Spectrometry Postdoctoral Career Development Awards
Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
BrightFocus Foundation Alzheimer's Disease Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Research Fellowship Award
International Council for Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships
Lundbeck Foundation International Postdoc Grant
National Academy of Education NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Post PhD Research Grants
October 2019
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer Psychosocial Grant Program
American Association of Anatomists Education Research Scholarship
American Councils of Leaned Societies Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art
American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants
American Psychological Foundation Lizette Peterson-Homer Injury Prevention Grant
British Omithologists Union Career Development Bursary
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical Scientists
Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
Cancer Research Trust New Zealand John Gavin Postdoctoral Fellowship
Carlsberg Foundation Internationalization Postdoctoral Scholarship
Dermatology Foundation Research Awards Program
Genesis Oncology Trust John Gavin Postdoctoral Fellowship
German Historical Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships
Human Vaccines Project Michelson Prizes
International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia IRP Postdoctoral Fellowship
Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Morton Cure Paralysis Fund Research Grants
Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical Research Training Scholarships
National Gallery of Art A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
National Science Foundation NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
Pablove Foundation Research Grant Fund
Pfizer, Inc. ASPIRE Breast Cancer Research Award
Research Council of Norway Program for Space Research
September 2019
Acoustic Society of America Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Alpha-1 Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant
American Association of Immunologists Fellowship for Career Reentry
American Educational Research Association Research Grants Program
American Philosophical Society Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation
American Psychological Foundation Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland
American Psychological Foundation Steven O. Walfish Grants
American Psychological Foundation Steven O. Walfish Grants
American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation New Investigator Awards
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI)
Core Digestive Disorders Foundation Core-Amelie Waring Fellowship
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. Visiting IBD Research Fellowship Program
Fulbright Scholar Program Postdoctoral and Early Career Awards
Hope Funds for Cancer Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program
Lymphoma Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants
Maud Kuistilan Research Grants
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation Earth Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Postdoctoral Fellowship
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship Grant
PEW Charitable Trusts Pew Latin American Fellow
Poliomyelitis Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sexual Medicine Society of North America Research Grants Program
Smith Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Research
Society for Conservation Biology David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship
Suomen Parkinson-Saatio Apurhat/Grants
Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation Individual Research Grant
August 2019
American Association of Equine Practitioners Past Presidents Research Fellows
American Heart Association Founders and Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellowships
Association for Academic Surgery Global Surgery Research Fellowship Award
Association for Academic Surgery Trainee Research Fellowship Award
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellowship Award
Human Frontier Science Program Organization Long-Term Fellowships
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
Pfizer, Inc. ASPIRE Gene Therapy for Hemoplilia Research Awards Program
Schmidt Science Fellows Program Fellowship
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Research Training Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc Mobility Fellowship
July 2019
American Diabetes Association Innovative Basic Science Research Award
American Diabetes Association Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Research Award
American Diabetes Association Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Award
Australian-American Fulbright Commission Postdoctoral Scholarships
Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Concept Award
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Basil O'Connor Start Scholar Research Award
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Fellowship Programme
Sparrho Early Career Research Prize
St. Baldrick's Foundation Fellows
June 2019
Entomological Society of America Henry and Sylvia Richardson Research Grant
Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Foundation Career Development Research Grant
May 2019
Benzon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service
Huntington's Disease Society of America Human Biology Project
International Association for Mathematical Geosciences Natural Resources Research Student Awards
Pfizer, Inc. Aspire Hemophilia Research Award
Rheumatology Research Foundation Dr. Ephraim P. Engleman Resident Research Preceptorship
Sexual Medicine Society of North America Fellowship in Men's Health
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Post PhD Research Grants
April 2019
American Cancer Society Clinician Scientist Development Grant
Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Craig H. Neilson Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Research on the Translational Spectrum
German Historical Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships
Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships
Morton Cure Paralysis Fund Research Grants
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Pediatric Epilespy Research Foundation Elterman Research Grant
Prostate Cancer Foundation Team Science Challenge Award
Radiological Society of North America Postdoctoral Fellowships
Rubicon Early Career and Emerging in Field Awards
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Research Grants Program
March 2019
Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program
Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship
Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Pilot Research Award for Attention Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Pilot Research Award for Learning Disabilities
American Association of Immunologists Fellowship Program
American Psychological Association Esther Katz Rosen Fund Grants
American Speech Language Hearing Foundation New Century Scholars Research Grant
American Speech Language Hearing Foundation New Investigators Research Grant
Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Fellowship Grant
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grants
Center for the Humanities Borghesi-Mellon Workshop Grant
Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellowship Award
Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Fellowship Award
German Historical Institute Fellowships
Global Probiotics Council Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
Hope Foundation Coltman Fellowship Program
International Astronomical Union The Gruber Foundation Fellowship Program
Melanoma Research Foundation Career Development Award
Morris Animal Foundation Canine Grants
Morris Animal Foundation Feline Grants
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation Investigator-Initated Grants
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grant
Russell Safe Foundation Small Grants in Behavioral Economics
Society for Clinical Neuropsychology Early Career Pilot Study Award
Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc Mobility Fellowship
February 2019
American Center for Oriental Research Fellowships
American Italian Cancer Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
American Gastroenterological Association Fellow Abstract Award
American Society for Radiation Oncology Fellows Seed Grant
Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes International Foundation Research Grant Program
Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Graduate Fellowship Program
Cooley's Anemia Foundation Research Fellowship
English Speaking Union Lindemann Trust Fellowships
European Molecular Biology Organization Longterm Fellowships
Foundation for Surgical Fellowships Grants
Fragile X Research Foundation Fellowships
Heart Rhythm Society Research Fellowship
Hereditary Disease Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellowship
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Research Fund Fellowship
L'Oreal Women in Science Fellowship
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Postdoctoral Fellowship
Phrma Foundation Health Outcomes Postdoctoral Fellowships
Poliomyelitis Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc Mobility Fellowship
The Marfan Foundation Victor A. McKusick Fellowship Program
Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award
UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Awards
January 2019
American Association for Cancer Research Gastric Cancer Research Fellowships
American Association for Cancer Research Investigator-Initiated Research Grant
American Federation for Aging Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
American Ornithological Society Student and Postdoctoral Research Awards
Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Fellows Program
Graduate Women in Science Fellowship
Harvard University Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
National Science Foundation Law and Social Sciences Fellowship
Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation Fellowship
Radiological Society of North America Research Scholar Grant
Society in Society Branco Weiss Fellowship
UW-Madison Research Moore Inventor Fellowships
UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine SCRM Graduate and Postdoctoral Training Award
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Early Career Research Award
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