Manufacturing Engineering funding
41 results
November 2026
Scholarships for Postdoctoral Researchers
Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)
- Career stage
- Postdoc
- Hosted in
- Italy
- How to apply
- Apply directly
Affiliated postdoctoral researchers at the University of Groningen, Leiden University, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam or Radboud University Nijmegen. A Rome stay must benefit the research. Researchers outside these six partner universities are ineligible for this scholarship.
Open to all fields
Ambizione — Final 2026 Call
Swiss National Science Foundation
- 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.
Open to all fields
SASUF Long-Term Mobility Grants for Doctoral and Early-Career Researchers 2026
South Africa–Sweden University Forum
- Career stage
- PhD · Postdoc · Early independent researcher
- Hosted in
- Sweden, South Africa
- How to apply
- Apply with a supervisor or host
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.
Open to all fields
ARC Future Fellowships 2027
Australian Research Council · GO8625
- Career stage
- Mid-career researcher
- Hosted in
- Australia
- How to apply
- Institution applies
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.
Open to all fields
Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus
UK Research and Innovation
- Amount
- Up to £4,500,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- United Kingdom
- How to apply
- Institution applies
Eligible UK higher-education institutions, research-council institutes, approved independent research organisations, public-sector research establishments and NHS bodies with research capacity may lead. Businesses participate as partners. Postdoctoral fellowship holders cannot apply as lead. Each person may lead one proposal and appear on at most two. International co-lead exceptions follow the stated Norway and IIASA agreements.
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Production EngineeringAerospace Engineering
Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace
UK Research and Innovation
- Amount
- Up to £4,640,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- United Kingdom
- How to apply
- Institution applies
Lead applicants must be based at an eligible UK research organisation and meet UKRI individual eligibility. Industry partners must shape the challenge and application, provide appropriate support and commit matching funds. The call concerns scaling newly developed technologies and processes, rather than inventing new products.
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Production EngineeringAerospace Engineering
2026 Royal Society of Tasmania Doctoral Awards
Royal Society of Tasmania
- Amount
- A$1,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- Australia
- How to apply
- Nomination required
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.
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Open to all fields
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
U.S. National Science Foundation
- Career stage
- Not stated
- How to apply
- Institution applies
Applicants to the TTP-T and TTP-P tracks must follow the current NSF 25-540 organizational and submission requirements.
Closes
Open to all fields
RISE Europe — 2026 Call
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
- Amount
- Up to €1,000,000
- Career stage
- Early independent researcher
- Hosted in
- Austria
- How to apply
- Institution applies
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.
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Open to all fields
MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026
European Commission – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
- How to apply
- Institution applies
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.
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Open to all fields
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres 2027
Australian Research Council · GO8608
- Amount
- Up to A$10,000,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- Australia
- How to apply
- Institution applies
An ARC-eligible organisation applies through its university research office with industry partners, subject to the 2026 edition of the programme guidelines. This call funds centres; doctoral and postdoctoral researchers apply separately to opportunities created by successful centres.
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Quantum TechnologyMaterials Science
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs 2027
Australian Research Council · GO8609
- Amount
- Up to A$10,000,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- Australia
- How to apply
- Institution applies
An ARC-eligible organisation submits through its research office with industry partners. Partner cash contributions must reach 37.5% of requested ARC funding; combined cash and in-kind contributions must reach 50%. These are institutional grants, not individual trainee applications.
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Materials ScienceEnergy Engineering
JSPS Short-term Research Fellowships FY2027 — Swedish Nomination Route
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Stockholm Office
- Career stage
- PhD · Postdoc
- Hosted in
- Japan
- How to apply
- Nomination required
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.
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Open to all fields
CAPES-Humboldt Research Fellowship — Call 27
CAPES and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Career stage
- Postdoc · Early independent researcher · Mid-career researcher
- Hosted in
- Germany
- How to apply
- Apply with a supervisor or host
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.
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Open to all fields
Africa-UniNet Research Cooperation Projects — 7th Call 2026
Africa-UniNet / OeAD
- 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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Open to all fields
December 2026
2027 European Prize for Women Innovators — EIC Women Innovators
European Innovation Council · HORIZON-EIC-2026-PRIZE-WIP
- Amount
- €50,000 – €100,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- How to apply
- Apply directly
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.
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Open to all fields
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s program
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC
- 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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Open to all fields
- Amount
- £500,000 – £1,000,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- United Kingdom
- How to apply
- Institution applies
Eligible UK organizations must apply collaboratively with at least one funded UK SME.
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PharmaceuticsChemical Engineering
- Amount
- £70,000 – £500,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- United Kingdom
- How to apply
- Institution applies
A UK-registered business of any size must lead. The consortium must include at least one UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise claiming grant funding. Funded work must be carried out mainly in the UK and the results exploited in the UK.
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ElectrochemistryEnergy Engineering
- Amount
- £500,000 – £4,000,000
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Hosted in
- United Kingdom
- How to apply
- Institution applies
A UK-registered business of any size must lead. The consortium must include at least one UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise claiming grant funding; academic institutions cannot lead. Funded work must be carried out mainly in the UK and the results exploited in the UK.
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ElectrochemistryEnergy Engineering