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Mathematics funding

October 2026

Fellowship

Nelson Mandela University Postdoctoral and Research Fellowships 2027

Nelson Mandela University

Closes in 2 days

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.

Research funding

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Closes in 2 days

Amount
$500,000 – $1,500,000
Career stage
Not stated
How to apply
Institution applies

Eligible collaborative teams must follow the current NSF 24-569 PI, organization and submission requirements.

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Fellowship

Clay Research Fellowships 2027 — Nominations

Clay Mathematics Institute

Closes

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.

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.

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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.

Fellowship

Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships 2027

The Royal Society

Closes

Amount
Up to £1,907,400
Career stage
Postdoc
Hosted in
United Kingdom
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Open to any nationality with a completed PhD and no more than six years of actual postdoctoral research experience at the deadline, allowing career breaks and part-time adjustments. Applicants must show a current need for flexibility, such as primary caring responsibilities or a clinically diagnosed health condition. Tenure-track, permanent and proleptic postholders, and researchers who hold or previously held an equivalent UK independent-group fellowship, are ineligible. The host must be an eligible UK higher-education, research-council, nonprofit research or public-sector research institution.

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Research funding

Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences

Simons Foundation

Closes

Amount
Up to $8,000,000
Career stage
Not stated

The proposed director submits a letter of intent for a collaboration addressing a fundamental mathematical or theoretical question and involving outstanding researchers across career stages. Full proposals are by invitation following LOI review.

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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.

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Fellowship

STIAS Individual Fellowship — First Semester 2028

Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study

Closes

Career stage
Established researcher
Hosted in
South Africa
How to apply
Apply directly

Senior scholars with a PhD and at least ten years of sustained research. This is not a postdoctoral programme.

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November 2026

Research funding

SASUF–NRF Seed Grants for Intra-Africa Collaborative Research 2026

South Africa–Sweden University Forum and National Research Foundation

Closes

Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Sweden, South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to apply
Institution applies

At least one Swedish and one South African SASUF member university, plus a university in a listed SGCI country. Both national PIs need PhDs. One proposal per consortium and per PI; previous projects cannot simply be continued.

Research funding

Ambizione — Final 2026 Call

Swiss National Science Foundation

Closes

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

PhD normally within four years, or the specified medical qualification/clinical pathway; at least 12 months of postdoctoral or post-medical research. Applicants must have Swiss nationality, a qualifying Swiss degree, or at least 12 months of qualifying post-degree research/clinical work in Switzerland. Full regulations and extension rules apply.

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Career stage
Mid-career researcher · Established researcher
Hosted in
United Kingdom
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Applicants need a PhD or equivalent, a permanent post at a UK university or eligible nonprofit research institution, and a well-established independent research programme. They must not have received a total of one year or more of sabbatical or other teaching/administration relief in the three years before application. Other recent funding must not duplicate the requested relief. The fellowship is held at the applicant’s own UK institution.

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Fellowship

Simons Historically Black Colleges and Universities Faculty Fellowship

Simons Foundation International

Closes

Amount
Up to $1,600,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Institution applies

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.

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Research funding

Simons Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Simons Foundation International

Closes

Amount
Up to $7,500,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
United States
How to apply
Institution applies

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.

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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 Mathematics
Fellowship

Career Development Fellowships 2027

The Royal Society

Closes

Amount
Up to £703,800
Career stage
PhD · Postdoc
Hosted in
United Kingdom
How to apply
Apply with a supervisor or host

Applicants must identify as Black heritage, including the specified mixed Black backgrounds, and be UK nationals or have completed part of a UK undergraduate, masters or PhD degree or held a UK postdoctoral position. A PhD must be completed by the fellowship start; final-year doctoral applicants may apply with supervisor support. Less than 24 months of full-time postdoctoral experience is permitted at the deadline, with career-break adjustments. An eligible UK higher-education, research-council, nonprofit research or public-sector research host is required; permanent posts are ineligible.

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Research funding

Alliance International Collaboration grants

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Closes

Amount
CA$20,000 – CA$100,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Canada
How to apply
Apply directly

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.

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Research funding

Africa-UniNet Research Cooperation Projects — 7th Call 2026

Africa-UniNet / OeAD

Closes

Amount
Up to €40,000
Career stage
Not stated
Hosted in
Austria
How to apply
Institution applies

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.

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December 2026

Scholarship or studentship

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s program

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC

Closes

Amount
CA$27,000
Career stage
Master’s · PhD
Hosted in
Canada
How to apply
Institution applies

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.

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