Earth Science funding

Doctoral students or researchers awarded a doctorate in 2022 or later, employed or enrolled at a current SASUF+ partner university throughout the placement. The host must be a current partner university in the other country, with an invitation and home-supervisor or manager approval. Former partner institutions are not automatically eligible.

Mid-career researchers apply through an eligible Australian administering organisation. The PhD award date must fall between 1 March 2012 and 1 March 2022, or be equivalent after allowable career interruptions. A maximum of three applications is permitted. ARC medical-research exclusions apply.

African nationals at recognized African universities or research institutes, with at least a master’s degree or equivalent research qualification. Applicants must demonstrate disruption during the previous three years or continuing effects, provide institutional support and required authorizations, and avoid double-funding the same costs.

PhD completed no more than three years, or equivalent full-time years, before the deadline. Research must have been mainly undertaken in Tasmania or under a Tasmanian organisation. Anyone may nominate another person; self-nominations are excluded.

Doctoral students only; undergraduate, masters and postdoctoral applicants are ineligible. US citizens and residents may work internationally. Other applicants must be based at a US institution or conduct the proposed work in the US.

Individual nominees must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents; group nominees must be eligible Canadian non-profits, postsecondary institutions, non-federal museums or science centres. A Canadian citizen or permanent resident nominates; self-nominations and posthumous nominations are excluded. Nominators normally cannot belong to the nominee’s organisation, with an exception for postsecondary senior administrators. Prior winners generally require a ten-year interval.

The expedition leader must be an experienced researcher and a Fellow or member of the Society. Applicants may be of any nationality.

Post-PhD researchers affiliated with a UK higher-education institution or equivalent research establishment, or Society Fellows and members employed outside the UK.

Applicants to the TTP-T and TTP-P tracks must follow the current NSF 25-540 organizational and submission requirements.

An Austrian research institution applies for a researcher whose ERC Starting Grant 2026 proposal with that institution received an A rating but was not funded for budgetary reasons. Permanent professors or equivalent leaders, accepted permanent-professorship appointees, and former FWF START, ASTRA or ERC Starting Grant recipients are ineligible. ASTRA application rules also apply.

At least three independent entities in three different EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries, including at least one EU Member State. Austria is eligible. This call is for organisations, not individual students. Doctoral recruits must meet the programme’s degree and mobility rules.

Applicants must meet UKRI individual eligibility and be based at a research organisation with standard UKRI funding eligibility. UK businesses, government departments, third-sector and international organisations cannot submit an expression of interest; they may be project partners.

Canadian university applicants and co-applicants must hold an active NSERC peer-reviewed grant as primary applicant; overseas collaborators must be university faculty with their own funding.

Swedish citizens or permanent residents who received a doctorate within the past six years, or doctoral students expecting the degree within two years, may apply through this route. A host researcher at an eligible Japanese university or research institution is required. All academic fields are eligible.

Postdoctoral applicants normally within four years of the doctorate; experienced researchers within twelve years, with an independent publication record and a leadership role. German host agreement, facilities confirmation and assessment required. Prior Humboldt sponsorship excludes this route. Apply under the joint CAPES-Humboldt procedure.

Self-nomination is excluded. Individual nominees must be eligible to hold NSERC grant funds. For teams, an eligible spokesperson is required and most members must work at Canadian universities or Canadian public/private organisations. Previous Herzberg recipients are ineligible.

Teams must include at least two independent researchers and an NSERC-grant-eligible spokesperson; most members must work in Canada. Self-nominations and posthumous nominations are excluded. Previous Herzberg recipients are ineligible.

Self-nomination is excluded. Individual nominees must be eligible to hold NSERC grant funds. For teams, an eligible spokesperson is required and most members must work at Canadian universities or Canadian public/private organisations. Previous Herzberg recipients are ineligible.

Nominee must work at a Canadian university, Canadian government laboratory, or private firm active in Canada. Most cited contributions must originate from Canadian employment. Self-nominations, posthumous nominations, current NSERC Council members and previous Herzberg recipients are excluded.