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McKnight Scholar Awards 2027: $225,000 Over Three Years for Up to Ten Early-Career US Neuroscientists, Closing 3 November 2026
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience will select up to ten Scholars to receive $225,000 over three years starting 1 June 2027, with applications from US assistant professors in their first five years due 5 PM Central on 3 November 2026 and reference letters due 24 November 2026.
APS Franklin Research Grants 2027: Up to $7,000 for Archive Travel, Fieldwork, and Lab Costs, With Deadlines of 1 October and 1 December 2026
The American Philosophical Society's Franklin Research Grants award up to $7,000 to postdoctoral scholars in any discipline to cover travel to libraries and archives, fieldwork, research materials, and laboratory expenses, with two application deadlines on 1 October 2026 and 1 December 2026.
Darwin Plus People & Skills Round 14: Up to £100,000 for Two Years of Training, Degrees and Placements for UK Overseas Territory Nationals, Closing 7 September 2026
Defra's Darwin Plus programme is offering grants of up to £100,000 over up to 24 months to fund academic qualifications, placements, exchanges and targeted training for UK Overseas Territory nationals and long-term residents working on the natural environment, with Round 14 applications closing at 22:59 GMT on Monday 7 September 2026.
GEDA Small Grants 2026–2027: At Least Eight Awards of US$10,000–US$15,000 for Community-Led Gender-Environment Data Projects, Closing 14 August 2026
The Gender and Environment Data Alliance is awarding at least eight small grants of US$10,000 to US$15,000 for up to a year of community-led work producing, analysing, or applying gender-environment data, with six awards reserved for Indo-Pacific organisations working on GEDSI and climate adaptation and applications closing 14 August 2026.
Leakey Foundation Research Grants 2027: Up to $20,000 for PhD Candidates and $30,000 for Post-PhD Scientists Working on Human Origins, Closing 10 January 2027
The Leakey Foundation funds multidisciplinary research into human origins and evolution with awards of up to $20,000 for PhD candidates and up to $30,000 for post-PhD scientists, on two fixed cycles closing 10 January and 15 July each year.
Institut Courtois Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026: Three Years at Université de Montréal Paying CAD $63,819 a Year Plus up to CAD $30,000 Annually in Research Funds, Closing 28 September 2026
A three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut Courtois of the Université de Montréal for early-career researchers proposing exploratory, interdisciplinary materials science projects across chemistry, physics, computer science, and mathematics, with a mandatory notice of intent due 10 September 2026 and full applications due 28 September 2026.
Novo Nordisk Foundation Project Grants in the Natural and Technical Sciences 2026: Up to DKK 4 Million per Project From a DKK 77 Million Pool, Closing 3 September 2026 at 14:00
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is distributing DKK 77 million in 2026 through project grants of up to DKK 4 million for fundamental research in physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science and the technical sciences at Danish institutions, with applications closing 3 September 2026 at 2:00 PM Copenhagen time.
UKRI Trust and Confidence in Policing R&I Consortium: One £2 Million Award to Build Real-Time Measures of Public Trust in UK Policing, Closing 27 October 2026
UKRI's Safer Streets R&D Missions Accelerator Programme will fund a single Research and Innovation Consortium at up to £2 million full economic cost over 36 months to develop and pilot dynamic ways of measuring public trust and confidence in policing, opening 1 September 2026 and closing 27 October 2026.
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants and Awards: £2,000–£9,000 and £9,000–£18,000 for UK–Japan Projects, Closing 30 September 2026
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation runs two open-competition schemes twice a year — Small Grants of £2,000–£9,000 for individuals and organisations in the UK or Japan, and Awards of £9,000–£18,000 for collaborative projects with both a British and a Japanese partner — with the next deadline on 30 September 2026 and results announced roughly two months later.
Bial Foundation Grants for Scientific Research 2026/2027: Up to €60,000 per Project Over Three Years in Psychophysiology and Parapsychology, Closing 31 August 2026
The Bial Foundation's 17th Grants for Scientific Research call funds up to €60,000 per project for research into the healthy human being in psychophysiology and parapsychology, is open to researchers anywhere in the world working through a host entity, and closes at 23:59 (GMT+1) on 31 August 2026.
Cancer Foundation Finland Grant Call 2026: Three €600,000 Major Grants, Multi-Year Research Grants and €4,000 Dissertation Grants, Closing 19 August 2026
Cancer Foundation Finland's annual call is open from 1 June to 19 August 2026 for cancer research carried out in Finland, offering three major grants of €600,000 over three years, research grants for one to three years, and €4,000 dissertation grants, with decisions announced in December 2026 and first payments in January 2027.
Hinrich Foundation Call for Research Proposals: Negotiable Commissioned Funding for Global Trade Research, With the Next Cycle Closing 31 October 2026
The Hinrich Foundation commissions trade research from individual researchers and research organizations worldwide across ten themes, with proposals reviewed twice a year and the next submission deadline falling on 31 October 2026.
SNSF Ambizione 2026: The Final Call for Switzerland's Flagship Early-Career Grant — Four Years of Salary Plus up to CHF 250,000 in Project Funds, Closing 3 November 2026
The Swiss National Science Foundation's last-ever Ambizione call opened on 3 August 2026 and closes on 3 November 2026, funding early-career researchers for up to four years with a salary averaging around CHF 115,000 a year plus project funds capped at CHF 250,000.
Huntington Research Fellowships 2027–2028: More Than 150 Awards From $3,500 a Month to a $50,000 Academic Year in San Marino, Opening 1 September 2026 and Closing 15 November 2026
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens awards more than 150 humanities research fellowships a year across long-term, short-term, travel grant and Oxbridge exchange categories; the 2027–2028 application portal opens 1 September 2026 and closes at 11:59 p.m. PST on 15 November 2026, with decisions in March 2027.
The Brain Prize 2027: A €1.3 Million Lundbeck Foundation Award for Outstanding Neuroscience, With Nominations Closing 1 September 2026
The Lundbeck Foundation's Brain Prize, the world's largest neuroscience research prize, is taking nominations for the 2027 award until 1 September 2026, with recipients sharing €1.3 million and receiving a gold medal presented in Copenhagen.
SSHRC Partnership Development Grants November 2026: CAD $75,000 to $250,000 Over One to Three Years to Build a Formal Research Partnership, Closing 16 November 2026
SSHRC's Partnership Development Grants fund Canadian-led teams CAD $75,000 to $250,000 over one to three years to develop a formal research partnership or test a new partnership model in the social sciences and humanities, with applications due 16 November 2026 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and results in March 2027.
Canada–Japan 3+2 Call on AI and Automation for Agriculture 2026: Up to ¥58.5 Million per Japanese Team and CAD $600,000 per Canadian SME, With Canadian Registration Closing 26 August 2026
JST's SICORP programme and the National Research Council of Canada will fund about three Japan–Canada industry–academia consortia to apply AI, robotics and automation to agricultural productivity and resilience, with Canadian registration closing 26 August 2026 and the joint consortium proposal due 30 November 2026.
Villum Investigator 2026: Up to DKK 30 Million Over Six Years From a DKK 300 Million Call for Denmark's Most Established Technical and Natural Scientists, Closing 20 August 2026 at 14:00
The Villum Foundation's 2026 Villum Investigator call opened on 26 February 2026 and closes at 14:00 on 20 August 2026, allocating DKK 300 million in total and up to DKK 30 million per applicant for a six-year appointment at a Danish university or GEUS, for experienced technical and natural science researchers with at least ten years of excellent track record.
Fund for Investigative Journalism Summer 2026 Cycle: Up to $10,000 for Investigative Reporting and $1,000–$2,500 in Seed Funding, Closing 14 September 2026
The Fund for Investigative Journalism reviews proposals three to four times a year and its next deadline, covering both regular grants of up to $10,000 and seed funding of $1,000 to $2,500 for preliminary reporting, is Monday 14 September 2026 at 11:59 pm Eastern, with decisions about six weeks later.
NCN MAESTRO 18: A PLN 30 Million Call for Pioneering Basic Research Led by Poland's Most Established Scientists, Closing 15 September 2026
Poland's National Science Centre has opened MAESTRO 18, a PLN 30 million call for basic research projects of 36, 48 or 60 months led by well-established and outstanding researchers, with proposals due through the OSF system by 15 September 2026 at 2 pm CEST.
ESF+ Inclusive Incubation and Finance for More Entrepreneurs (ESF-2026-SE-INCUBATION): Two Grants of Around €750,000 at an 80% Funding Rate, Closing 2 September 2026
The European Commission's EaSI strand call ESF-2026-SE-INCUBATION will fund about two 18-to-24-month consortium projects of roughly €750,000 each, reimbursed at 80%, to build and test incubation and financing models for entrepreneurs from under-represented groups, with submissions closing 2 September 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time.
51 Pegasi b Fellowship 2026/2027: Up to $492,000 Over Three Years for Six to Eight Planetary Astronomy Postdocs at 28 Host Institutions, Closing 1 October 2026
The Heising-Simons Foundation is running the tenth cycle of its 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarding six to eight early-career planetary astronomers a three-year grant of up to $492,000 covering salary, benefits, indirect costs and highly flexible discretionary research spending at one of 28 participating host institutions, with applications and two letters of recommendation due 1 October 2026 at 2pm Pacific Time.
Carlsberg Foundation Autumn Call 2026: Nine Open-Competition Instruments From DKK 300,000 Equipment Grants to DKK 25 Million Semper Ardens Advance Projects, All Closing 1 September 2026
The Carlsberg Foundation's Autumn Call 2026 opened on 29 May 2026 and closes at 16:00 on 1 September 2026, funding basic research in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities at Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese institutions through nine themeless instruments including Semper Ardens Advance (DKK 15–25 million over five years), Semper Ardens Accelerate (up to DKK 7 million), Monograph and Reintegration Fellowships, research infrastructure, field trips and science communication.
Supporting STISA 2034: SGCI Multilateral Research Call 2026 — CAD $50,000 to CAD $300,000 per Consortium Member for Multi-Country African Research, Expressions of Interest Closing 25 September 2026
The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa, managed by IDRC, is accepting expressions of interest for collaborative research consortia spanning at least three of nineteen participating African countries, with CAD $50,000 to CAD $300,000 available per consortium member across five thematic streams, closing 23:59 EDT on 25 September 2026.
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