Ecology funding

Individual researchers whose first doctoral degree certificate is dated between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2024; earlier degrees are considered only for special reasons (pregnancy or parental leave, childcare leave for a child under 3, military or non-military service, or long-term illness) that caused a long-term career break. Applicants must not hold a permanent senior research position (career stages 3 or 4, such as professor, assistant/associate professor or research director); fixed-term tenure-track staff may apply. The site of research in Finland must commit to the application within 14 days of the call's closing date. Current four-year Academy Research Fellows may apply only in the last year of their post. In the winter call only one application per applicant is considered across Academy Project funding and Academy Research Fellowships.

Accredited US HBCUs apply and nominate up to four junior tenure-track faculty, including qualifying new recruits. Nominees need a position or formal offer by the full-application stage, evidence of an active research program and senior mentorship. This is an institutional application, not a direct individual fellowship application. Simons/Flatiron employees cannot receive funded personnel support.

An accredited US HBCU or academic institute within an HBCU applies. The director must be tenured, hold a PhD and have active scholarship comparable to associate/full professor level. Minimum center composition includes three faculty, two graduate students and two postdocs. Simons/Flatiron employees cannot receive funded personnel support.

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.

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

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

Mid-career ecologists, generally within 25 years of the PhD. Any nationality or place of residence is eligible, with priority to ESA members. Self-nominations are excluded and the society’s leadership and committee conflict-of-interest rules apply.

The lead author must have been 40 or younger when the paper was published. Eligible coauthors aged 40 or younger share the monetary prize; all authors receive plaques. Self-nominations are not accepted. Any nationality or residence is eligible, with priority to ESA members. Society conflict-of-interest restrictions apply.

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.

Authors of a qualifying recent contribution to sustainability science. Any nationality or residence may qualify, with priority to ESA members. Self-nominations are not accepted and society conflict-of-interest rules apply.

Individual researchers or joint candidatures of at most two main authors, with relevant results achieved within ten years before the announcement. Each candidate must be corresponding author of at least one submitted peer-reviewed paper. Three to five reference letters are required, with no more than two from one country. Resubmission limits apply. Applicants request platform credentials from the Secretariat.

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.

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.

The coordinator must hold a PhD and work at an Austrian member institution. Include at least one Austrian and one African member, all with 2026 fees paid. Participants must be PhD students or graduates. One proposal per coordinator; institutional endorsements and own funding are required.

Early-career investigators from late-stage predoctoral trainees through postdocs and early faculty may apply, including MBL course alumni and previous MBL or Grass Foundation affiliates; priority goes to applicants committed to a research career. Applicants should not combine the fellowship with writing a PhD thesis. Fellows who are not US citizens or resident aliens must hold a valid visa (e.g. J-1, H-1B, F1 or F1-OPT) for the entire fellowship.

Women founders or co-founders apply as individuals. Both residence and company establishment must be in an EU member state or Horizon Europe associated country. The company must have been incorporated before 1 January 2025. Only one prize category may be entered.

Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons; eligible research graduate programme at an allocated Canadian institution. Normally 0–12 months of study by December 31; specific transition rules apply. First-class grades normally required, with institutional discretion. Prior agency master’s awards and specified Indigenous master’s awards exclude eligibility; only one CRTAS application per academic year.

Doctoral-qualified researchers currently holding a postdoctoral position at an eligible institution in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut, born in or after 1985 unless an exception is approved. The institutional president, provost or designated official submits the nomination. Self-nominations are not accepted.