Medicine funding

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.

MD and/or PhD from 2023 onward, subject to documented interruption or clinical-training exceptions; obtain a Neuro supervisor’s agreement and support letter plus two sponsor assessments. Award-specific conditions apply.

Applicants must have received a PhD or submitted their thesis at application, demonstrate academic excellence and provide support letters from two mentors.

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.

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

Early-career researchers ready to lead a creative research programme who meet Wellcome's career-stage, host-organization and research-remit rules. Applicants should confirm all scheme-specific eligibility before submission.

Early-career postdoctoral researchers. The German position route is open to researchers abroad irrespective of nationality or previous German employment. Funding outside Germany requires prior integration into Germany’s research system; additional education, residence and host-tenure limits apply. A German host declaration is needed for the position route.

Qualified researchers working at or cooperating with a clinic in Austria, with access to the required infrastructure. Projects must be hosted by an Austrian research institution and must not serve a direct commercial interest. Applicants must transfer their main research focus to Austria if it is currently abroad; maintaining a permanent research focus above 50% outside Austria is ineligible. The lead-institution employment requirement is at least five hours weekly for the project duration.

Applicants need a doctorate, appropriate research qualifications, an invitation from an excellent host abroad and an option to return to an Austrian institution. The FWF territoriality principle must be met; this is not an unrestricted incoming fellowship.

Postdoctoral researchers normally within five years of their doctorate, with an Austrian research host and a mentor. Career-break provisions apply. Near-completion doctoral candidates may apply if the doctorate is completed during review and before the project starts.

Applicants must be qualified to lead the proposed research and have an Austrian host with the necessary infrastructure. International applicants can apply through an eligible Austrian institution; consult the programme guidelines for full requirements. Applicants must transfer their main research focus to Austria if it is currently abroad; maintaining a permanent research focus above 50% outside Austria is ineligible. The lead-institution employment requirement is at least five hours weekly for the project duration.

PhD/MD students, postdocs and qualifying prospective PhD candidates in basic biomedical research. European citizens may work worldwide; non-European citizens must undertake the relevant project in Europe or use the grant to work there. University-entrance qualification normally no more than 11 years earlier for students/graduates or 13 years for postdocs. Programme exclusions and exception rules apply.

Qualified researchers (as a rule, those holding a doctorate) from all disciplines working at German research institutions.