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October 2026

Travel or conference support

E C Tommerup PhD Regional and Rural Leadership Scholarship

University of Queensland

Closes today

Amount
Up to A$5,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
Australia
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Current UQ PhD or MPhil students in the specified agricultural, food, plant, forestry or agribusiness fields, with qualifying travel plans and principal-advisor endorsement.

Agricultural ScienceAgricultureBotany+2 more
Fellowship

Nelson Mandela University Postdoctoral and Research Fellowships 2027

Nelson Mandela University

Closes today

Career stage
PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher
Hosted in
South Africa
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Postdoctoral applicants need a PhD from the past five years, or a documented thesis submission planned by December 2026; the degree must be completed before starting. Research fellows need a PhD over five but at most ten years old and two years of post-PhD research. Prior NRF A/B/C ratings, continuing 2027 awards and third postdoctoral funding cycles are excluded.

MedicineMathematics
Research funding

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant

American Psychological Foundation and APA Division 56

Closes today

Amount
$3,750
Career stage
Master’s · PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher
How to apply
Apply directly

Graduate student or doctoral-level psychologist within ten years postdoctoral, with trauma-research expertise and an eligible nonprofit or governmental affiliation. International applicants from countries with US diplomatic relations; English applications.

PsychologyClinical Psychology
Research funding

What Ifs…? Fall 2026

The Science Foundation

Closes in 3 days

Amount
Up to $10,000
Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Apply directly

Researchers at any career stage at an accredited US two- or four-year higher-education institution or a US nonprofit non-academic research organisation that can accept the gift. Apply individually; collaborative proposals are excluded. The idea must fit curiosity-driven basic science in the call’s eligible disciplines.

BiologyEcology
Scholarship or studentship

Postdoctoral studies on the function of circuits and neuron subtypes (scholarship)

Karolinska Institutet

Closes in 4 days

Career stage
PhD · Postdoc
Hosted in
Sweden
How to apply
Apply to an advertised position

For incoming foreign researchers living outside Sweden who intend a temporary postdoctoral stay. Residents of Sweden and people who completed any academic education at KI or another Swedish institution are ineligible. A doctorate or equivalent must be completed before the intended start; candidates finishing their doctorate may apply. Scholarships cover at most two years within four years of the doctorate. Extensive circuit/systems neuroscience experience, quantitative methods, statistics, programming and at least one first-author paper are required.

NeuroscienceCognitionBiology+2 more
Fellowship

FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships — October 2026 Round

FENS and IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee

Closes in 6 days

Amount
Up to €4,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD · Postdoc
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Master’s and PhD neuroscience students and postdocs within five years of starting their postdoc, currently based in Europe. FENS or eligible Pan-Europe IBRO membership, host acceptance and a home-laboratory recommendation are required. Insurance, equipment, groceries and personal expenses are excluded.

Neuroscience
Fellowship

Clay Research Fellowships 2027 — Nominations

Clay Mathematics Institute

Closes in 6 days

Career stage
PhD · Postdoc
How to apply
Nomination required

Nominees must demonstrate outstanding research and the potential to lead in mathematics. Nominations require a letter, two further reference contacts, a CV and publication list.

Mathematics
Fellowship

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) — FY 2027 competition

U.S. National Science Foundation · NSF 26-526

Closes

Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Apply directly

U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent residents pursuing an eligible research-based STEM master’s or doctorate at an accredited nonprofit U.S. institution. Eligible stages include final-year undergraduates, bachelor’s holders with no graduate enrollment, eligible joint bachelor’s–master’s students, and first-year graduate students with less than one academic year completed. Second-year graduate students are ineligible. Degree, field and proposed-research exclusions apply.

Machine LearningBiologyComputer Science+5 more
Training or summer school

AI Entrepreneurs Lab

EIT AI & Robotics Community, operated by 28DIGITAL

Closes

Amount
Up to €10,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
France, Belgium, Netherlands
How to apply
Apply directly

Master’s or PhD students, graduates and early-stage founders with an AI/robotics venture idea. Individuals or teams of at most two may apply; only the primary applicant attends the bootcamp. Bachelor’s graduates may receive exceptional consideration based on fit. Application includes CV(s) and a short pitch.

Artificial IntelligenceRobotics
Fellowship

The Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowships — October 2026 Round

The Company of Biologists

Closes

Amount
Up to £3,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD · Postdoc
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Applicants must work within a participating journal’s scientific remit. Applications are limited to one journal per person per round and one person per laboratory per journal per round; retrospective visits are ineligible.

BiologyCell BiologyDevelopmental Biology
Travel or conference support

Student Travel Funding — 2026 CMS Winter Meeting

Canadian Mathematical Society

Closes

Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
Canada
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

CMS student membership required; preference goes to Canadian students. A supervisor or departmental graduate advisor must complete the funding application. Non-members are not considered.

Mathematics
Fellowship

NASA Hubble Fellowship Program 2027

NASA

Closes

Career stage
PhD · Postdoc
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

English-speaking applicants of any nationality with a doctorate in astronomy, physics or a related discipline completed on or after 1 January 2023, or completed before taking up the fellowship. A US host must meet NHFP employment-policy requirements and institutional allocation limits.

AstronomyAstrophysicsPhysics
Amount
Up to $60,000
Career stage
PhD
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Full-time resident students at accredited US universities; qualifying exams completed by 28 February 2027 and PhD completion no earlier than 1 August 2028. A publication or poster is required. One applicant per lab per programme cycle. NIH-F recipients and first-cycle full-application invitees are ineligible; overlapping stipend support is prohibited.

Artificial IntelligenceMedical ImagingPharmacology+1 more
Fellowship

Hertz Fellowship 2027

Hertz Foundation

Closes

Amount
Up to $250,000
Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Apply directly

US citizens or permanent residents who will be first- or second-year PhD students in fall 2027, undertaking a full-time, in-person US PhD addressing major near-term societal problems. The PhD portion of an MD/PhD can qualify.

NeuroscienceMachine LearningBiology+3 more
Fellowship

CanNRT–Brain Canada Fellowship (2027)

CanNRT and Brain Canada Foundation

Closes

Amount
CA$20,000 – CA$50,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD · Postdoc
Hosted in
Canada
How to apply
Apply directly

CanNRT members enrolled at a Canadian university as master’s or doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers or clinical fellows when funding begins; research must concern neurodevelopment or associated conditions.

NeuroscienceMedicineDevelopmental Neuroscience

November 2026

Fellowship

Kekulé Fellowship — November 2026

Fonds der Chemischen Industrie

Closes

Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
Germany
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Excellent qualifying degree completed within the standard study period, subject to approved exceptions. Apply within four months of starting the doctorate for the full term; applications after six months are ineligible. Only one application per supervisor per round. Nationality and German-study conditions apply.

Research funding

Women's Cardiovascular Health - Early-Mid Career Researcher 2026

NSW Health, Office for Health and Medical Research

Closes

Amount
Up to A$450,000
Career stage
PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher
Hosted in
Australia
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Host approval and eligible university, medical research, nonprofit or public health employment are required.

MedicinePublic HealthCardiology+1 more
Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematics

Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada

Closes

Career stage
PhD · Postdoc
Hosted in
Brazil
How to apply
Apply to an advertised position

Mathematics or related PhD within ten years, or defence expected by August 2027. Former IMPA students must have defended more than three years before applications opened. Submit a research plan, publication list, CV and at least three referees.

Applied MathematicsMathematics
Training or summer school

Genetics Society Training Grant — November 2026 Round

The Genetics Society

Closes

Amount
Up to £1,200
Career stage
Undergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher · Established researcher
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Society members working or studying in the UK, or attending a course in the UK. Students may apply immediately after joining; other members normally need one year of membership. Student supervisors must also be members and provide support.

GeneticsGenomics

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