Graduate & PhD Programs

Fellowships and funded programs for master's and doctoral students

Graduate-level funding is more competitive but significantly larger — NSF, DOE, and private foundations offer multi-year fellowships worth $30,000–$50,000+ per year. This page covers every graduate and PhD-level program in the directory for women in STEM.

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23Women-Only
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Fellowships (284)

Funded Women-Only

AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships

Deadline: November

Fellowships supporting women pursuing their first full-time master's or professional degree in fields where women remain underrepr…

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Deadline: October

The NSF GRFP provides three years of funding to outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degree…

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Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship

Deadline: October

One of the most prestigious PhD fellowships in the US, providing up to five years of support for exceptional graduate students in …

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Funded Women-Only

AAUW American Fellowships

Deadline: November

The oldest non-institutional source of graduate funding for women in the US, established in 1888, providing dissertation fellowshi…

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Funded Women-Only

L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowships

Deadline: February

An annual program awarding five women postdoctoral scientists $75,000 each for their contributions to STEM research and commitment…

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Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship

Deadline: September

A fellowship supporting exceptional PhD students in computing and related disciplines, providing tuition, stipend, and a paid rese…

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Google PhD Fellowship Program

Deadline: Spring

A fellowship recognizing outstanding PhD students doing innovative research in computer science and related fields, providing up t…

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Funded Women-Only

P.E.O. Scholar Awards

Deadline: November

Merit-based awards of $20,000 each for women from the US and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree and are near completi…

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United Kingdom

Women's Engineering Society (WES)

A UK professional membership society founded in 1919 that supports women in engineering through its MentorSET cross-sector mentori…

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Funded Women-Only United Kingdom

L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Programme

Deadline: Spring

Annual fellowships of £15,000 each awarded to early-career women researchers in the UK and Ireland conducting postdoctoral researc…

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Funded Canada

Mitacs Globalink Research Award

Deadline: March

A $6,000 award enabling Canadian and international senior undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to conduct 1…

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Funded Canada

NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering

A program established in 1996 that funds five regional Chairs across Canada to increase the participation and retention of women i…

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Funded Women-Only Australia

L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australia & New Zealand Fellowships

Deadline: March

Annual fellowships of AU$25,000 each for early-career women scientists within five years of completing their PhD at Australian or …

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Funded Women-Only Other

L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Fellowships

Deadline: November

A global program founded in 1998 that has supported over 4,400 women scientists from 110 countries, awarding up to $40,000 each to…

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Funded Women-Only Other

Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Deadline: November

Established in 1938 and named for aviator Amelia Earhart, this fellowship awards $10,000 each to up to 30 women annually pursuing …

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Funded Women-Only Other

Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship

Deadline: November

A fellowship program launched in 2004 awarding women from developing and emerging economies up to $50,000 per year to pursue PhD o…

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Funded Women-Only Other

OWSD PhD and Early Career Fellowships

Deadline: March

Fellowships for women scientists from Science and Technology-Lagging Countries (STLCs) to pursue PhD or early-career research in n…

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NIH Re-Entry into Biomedical Research Career Development Supplements

NIH / Office of Research on Women's Health

NIH administrative supplements that enable researchers returning to biomedical research after a career break of two or more years …

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JPMorgan Chase ReEntry Program

JPMorgan Chase

A paid 15-week returnship program at JPMorgan Chase for experienced professionals, including technologists, who have been out of t…

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Funded Women-Only Europe

Women TechEU

European Innovation Council (European Commission)

A European Commission initiative under the European Innovation Council providing female-led deep-tech startups with €75,000 in gra…

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Funded United Kingdom

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

Royal Society

Deadline: October

Up to 1.87M GBP over 8 years for early-career researchers who need a flexible working pattern due to caring responsibilities or he…

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Funded Women-Only

Graduate Women New Zealand Fellowship

Graduate Women New Zealand (GWNZ)

Fellowship for outstanding New Zealand female graduates undertaking doctoral study, providing financial assistance and honorary GW…

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NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship

NASA Office of STEM Engagement

Competitive fellowship for graduate students from underrepresented groups in STEM including women, ethnic minorities, and persons …

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AWM Karen EDGE Fellowship

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)

$8,000 per year for three years ($24,000 total) to propel the research careers of women mathematicians. Founded through a gift by …

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Palantir Path Fellowship

Palantir Technologies

Deadline: November

A fellowship designed for students from underrepresented backgrounds in tech, offering mentorship, networking, and a pathway to Pa…

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Funded Online

MLH Fellowship

Major League Hacking

Deadline: Rolling

A 12-week remote program where participants contribute to open source projects, work on production software, and receive mentorshi…

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Funded Online

Outreachy

Software Freedom Conservancy

Deadline: February

Three-month paid remote internships with free and open source software organizations for people subject to systemic bias and under…

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Funded Online

Linux Foundation LFX Mentorship Program

Linux Foundation

Deadline: Rolling

Connects students and open source newcomers with mentors from Linux Foundation-hosted projects including Linux kernel, Kubernetes,…

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Schmidt Science Fellows

A postdoctoral fellowship for early-career researchers in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computing who pivot …

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Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Deadline: August

A four-year postdoctoral fellowship supporting early-career scientists pursuing theoretical or experimental research relevant to t…

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Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Deadline: October

The flagship international exchange program of the U.S. Department of State, offering Study/Research and English Teaching Assistan…

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Switzer Environmental Fellowship

Deadline: January

A one-year fellowship from the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation for master's and PhD students at accredited U.S. graduate inst…

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Sloan Research Fellowship

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Deadline: September

A two-year fellowship for early-career, tenure-track but untenured faculty at U.S. and Canadian institutions in chemistry, compute…

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Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

A flexible, multi-year research grant for the nation's most promising early-career professors in science and engineering, awarded …

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Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship

Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research

A postdoctoral fellowship supporting early-career researchers conducting fundamental biomedical research into the causes, treatmen…

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Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Research Fellowship

Helen Hay Whitney Foundation

Deadline: June

A three-year fellowship supporting early postdoctoral research training across all basic biomedical sciences at academic instituti…

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Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Life Sciences Research Foundation

Deadline: October

A three-year postdoctoral fellowship supporting exceptional researchers across all areas of basic life sciences discovery. The fou…

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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface (CASI)

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

An award bridging advanced postdoctoral training and the first years of faculty appointment for researchers applying quantitative …

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AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF)

American Association for the Advancement of Science

A fellowship placing accomplished scientists and engineers in U.S. federal government offices in Washington, DC, to learn first-ha…

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HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Human Frontier Science Program offers Long-Term Fellowships for PhD holders in the life sciences and Cross-Disciplinary Fellow…

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EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences for up to two years, with international mobili…

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Searle Scholars Program

The Searle Scholars Program funds the independent research of exceptional early-career faculty in the biomedical sciences and chem…

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Pew Biomedical Scholars

The Pew Biomedical Scholars program supports early-career assistant professors running independent labs in the biomedical sciences…

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Beckman Young Investigator Program

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation's Beckman Young Investigator Program funds early-career faculty in the chemical and life s…

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Funded United Kingdom

Royal Society Newton International Fellowship

Royal Society

A postdoctoral fellowship enabling early-career international researchers in the natural and social sciences to work at a UK resea…

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Miller Research Fellowship

University of California, Berkeley

Deadline: October 9, 2026

A prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from UC Berkeley's Miller Institute giving early-career scientists three years of independen…

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Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

A fellowship enabling internationally recognized researchers of any nationality and discipline to carry out long-term research in …

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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science funds overseas postdoctoral researchers to conduct research at Japanese universitie…

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American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society funds postdoctoral researchers in the first phases of their independent cancer-research careers across…

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Funded Australia

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)

Australian Research Council

An Australian Research Council scheme providing three years of salary and project funding to outstanding early-career researchers …

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Funded United Kingdom

Wellcome Early-Career Awards

Wellcome Trust

A Wellcome Trust award giving early-career researchers in health-related science the funding and support to develop their research…

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CZ Biohub Global Science Scholars Program

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network

A program from the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network supporting early-career scientists worldwide pursuing bold, interdisciplinary bi…

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Grass Fellowship in Neuroscience (MBL)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Deadline: December 1

Summer fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole for early-career investigators to run independent neuroscience…

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CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship

Cancer Research Institute

Deadline: March 1 and September 1

Three-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Cancer Research Institute in immunology and cancer immunology, with a rising stipend p…

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Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience

Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund

Deadline: February 1

Award for early-career investigators researching mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders, providing $150,000 per year…

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Flatiron Research Fellowship (Simons Foundation)

Simons Foundation / Flatiron Institute

Deadline: Varies by center

Postdoctoral fellowships at the Flatiron Institute across computational astrophysics, biology, mathematics, neuroscience and quant…

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Funded Canada

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

University of British Columbia

Deadline: Varies by department

Fellowship for recent PhDs (within 24 months) in most fields, including STEM, at participating Canadian universities; roughly $60,…

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Rita Allen Foundation Scholars

Rita Allen Foundation

Deadline: Institutional nomination

Award for early-career biomedical researchers in cancer, immunology, neuroscience and pain, providing up to $110,000 per year for …

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Dreyfus Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry

Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation

Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation program funding a postdoctoral fellow in environmental chemistry, providing $120,000 over two y…

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program (Fellow Award)

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Postdoctoral Fellow award for researchers with under three years of postdoctoral training pursuing basic or translational research…

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Funded United Kingdom

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

Three-year postdoctoral fellowships in the UK for researchers within four years of their doctorate, open to any subject area inclu…

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Croucher Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research

Postdoctoral fellowships from Hong Kong's Croucher Foundation supporting Hong Kong permanent residents to pursue full-time researc…

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David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship

Deadline: September

A two-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career conservation scientists (within three years of their PhD) to conduct applied, …

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AACR Research Fellowships

A suite of postdoctoral and clinical research fellowships from the American Association for Cancer Research funding mentored cance…

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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships

Deadline: September

EU-funded postdoctoral fellowships supporting PhD-holding researchers of any nationality to advance their careers through internat…

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AMS Centennial Research Fellowship

An annual research fellowship from the American Mathematical Society for outstanding mathematicians who have held their doctorate …

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Parkinson's Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Two-year postdoctoral fellowships supporting scientists within five years of their PhD (or clinicians within three years of neurol…

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Funded Australia

NHMRC Investigator Grants (Emerging Leadership)

Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council fellowship-style grants providing salary and a research support package; …

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Funded Other

DFG Walter Benjamin Programme

A German Research Foundation (DFG) postdoctoral fellowship enabling early-career researchers to independently conduct their own re…

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Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

A two-year postdoctoral fellowship (administered by Health Resources in Action) funding basic and clinical research on the causes …

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Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship (AARF)

Alzheimer's Association

Deadline: Annual (LOI ~February, application ~April/May)

A research fellowship for postdoctoral fellows and early-career scientists with less than 10 years of experience after their docto…

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Funded United Kingdom

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

UK Research and Innovation

Deadline: Recurring rounds (Round 11 deadline June 2026)

A flagship UKRI scheme supporting early-career researchers and innovators across all disciplines to establish independent research…

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Susan G. Komen Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF)

Susan G. Komen

Deadline: Annual

Supports promising early-career scientists (within roughly five years of their PhD or clinical training) pursuing careers in breas…

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BBRF Young Investigator Grant (NARSAD)

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Deadline: Annual (call opens ~February)

Two-year awards of up to $70,000 for young scientists conducting neurobiological research relevant to serious brain and behavior d…

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Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science

ETH Zurich

Deadline: January 15 annually (next cycle Jan 15, 2027)

A postdoctoral fellowship for researchers pursuing unconventional, cross-disciplinary projects outside the scientific mainstream, …

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Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship

Research Ireland

Deadline: Annual (~October)

A national fellowship funding early-career postdoctoral researchers (within five years of their PhD) to conduct independent resear…

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SNSF Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship

Swiss National Science Foundation

Deadline: Twice yearly (next August 4, 2026)

Enables postdoctoral researchers connected to Switzerland to undertake a research stay abroad to strengthen their academic profile…

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NWO Talent Programme – Veni

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

Deadline: Annual (~September)

The entry-level grant of the Dutch Veni-Vidi-Vici talent scheme, supporting recently graduated PhD researchers (within three years…

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IBM PhD Fellowship Program

IBM Research

Deadline: Annual (faculty nomination)

A long-running fellowship recognizing exceptional PhD students in the final years of study working in IBM's focus areas of technol…

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Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Deadline: Annual

Three-year grants of $225,000 for early-career scientists (typically within six years of postdoctoral or medical fellowship) with …

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Melanoma Research Alliance Young Investigator Award

Melanoma Research Alliance

Deadline: Annual (proposals ~November)

Supports early-career researchers within five years of their first academic faculty appointment pursuing bold new ideas in melanom…

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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Young Investigator Grant

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Deadline: Annual (~December)

Provides startup funding of up to $60,000 per year for three years to less-experienced researchers pursuing pediatric (childhood) …

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Funded United Kingdom

Royal Society University Research Fellowship (URF)

The Royal Society

Deadline: Annual (~September)

A prestigious eight-year fellowship enabling outstanding early-career scientists (three to eight years post-PhD) in the natural sc…

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National MS Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Deadline: Annual (pre-proposal ~August)

Supports promising early-career MD, PhD, or equivalent recipients pursuing advanced research training in multiple sclerosis across…

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ASH Scholar Award

Deadline: 2026-08-03

The American Society of Hematology's Scholar Award provides career-development funding to fellows and junior faculty pursuing rese…

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NRAO Jansky Fellowship

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Jansky Fellowship supports outstanding early-career postdoctoral researchers to pursue …

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Funded Other

FWF Erwin Schrodinger Fellowship

Austria's FWF Science Fund funds early-career postdoctoral researchers to conduct research abroad at a leading international host …

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American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: 2026-08-05

The American Heart Association's Postdoctoral Fellowship supports early postdoctoral trainees conducting cardiovascular, cerebrova…

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Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: 2026-11-11

The Azrieli Foundation funds outstanding international postdoctoral researchers across STEM and other disciplines to conduct resea…

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St. Baldrick's Foundation Fellow

The St. Baldrick's Foundation Fellow award funds early-career researchers pursuing training in pediatric oncology and childhood ca…

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FWO Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) funds junior postdoctoral researchers to carry out fundamental or strategic research at F…

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Breakthrough T1D Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: 2026-07-02

Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) funds postdoctoral fellows to train and conduct research advancing the understanding, treatment, …

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Lupus Research Alliance Scientist Development Award

The Lupus Research Alliance's Empowering Lupus Research Scientist Development Award supports early-career investigators establishi…

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American Epilepsy Society Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

The American Epilepsy Society funds postdoctoral fellows conducting basic, translational, or clinical research relevant to epileps…

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BrightFocus Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral fellowships from the BrightFocus Foundation funding early-career researchers studying Alzheimer's disease, macular de…

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Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Research Fellowship Award

Postdoctoral research fellowship from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation supporting trainees investigating inflammatory bowel diseas…

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ALS Association Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral fellowship from the ALS Association supporting early-career scientists conducting ALS research and building careers i…

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American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral fellowship from the American Diabetes Association funding early-career researchers pursuing diabetes-related biomedic…

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FAPESP Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Deadline: Rolling / year-round

Post-doctoral fellowship from FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) supporting researchers conducting projects at institutions in…

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Whitehall Foundation Research Grants (Neurobiology)

Deadline: October 1 (LOI); February 15 (application)

Research grants from the Whitehall Foundation supporting basic research in neurobiology, with a preference for early-career scient…

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Knights Templar Eye Foundation Career Starter Research Grant

Career Starter research grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation supporting early-career investigators conducting research in…

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ANRF National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF)

Deadline: April and October (twice yearly)

National Post Doctoral Fellowship from India's Anusandhan National Research Foundation (formerly SERB), supporting early-career po…

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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Career Development Award

Career Development Award from the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network supporting junior faculty establishing independent pancreatic c…

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Marsden Fund Fast-Start Grant

Early-career research grant from New Zealand's Marsden Fund, administered by Royal Society Te Apārangi, supporting researchers wit…

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American Lung Association Catalyst Award

Catalyst Award from the American Lung Association supporting mentored early-career scientists conducting lung-health and respirato…

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Foundation Fighting Blindness Career Development Award

Career Development Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness supporting junior clinician-scientists researching inherited retin…

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Novo Nordisk Foundation Postdoc Fellowship for Research Abroad

Postdoctoral fellowship from the Novo Nordisk Foundation enabling Denmark-affiliated researchers to conduct bioscience and basic b…

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CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship

Places PhD-level scientists and engineers in the California State Legislature and agencies for a year of hands-on science-policy w…

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Knowles Teaching Fellowship

Supports early-career high school mathematics and science teachers with multi-year funding, professional development, and a nation…

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Math for America Fellowship

A fellowship for accomplished K-12 mathematics and science teachers in New York City, providing stipends and a professional commun…

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Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship

An immersive fellowship at the National Academies for graduate students to learn how science and technology inform national policy…

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AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship

Places STEM students in newsrooms for a summer to report on science and build science-communication skills.…

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Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation

Grants supporting early-career nature-conservation projects in developing countries around the world.…

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Siebel Scholars

Recognizes top graduate students in business, computer science, bioengineering, and energy science at select universities.…

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Canada Postdoctoral Research Award

An NSERC-administered Canadian federal award supporting postdoctoral researchers in the natural sciences and engineering.…

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Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral

A Canadian federal doctoral scholarship for high-caliber graduate students in STEM, administered by the tri-agency councils.…

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"la Caixa" Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships

Postdoctoral fellowships enabling researchers of any nationality to work at host institutions in Spain and Portugal.…

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Snap Research Fellowship

Supports PhD students conducting computer-science research in areas aligned with Snap's research priorities.…

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Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

An NSF program funding scholarships and stipends for STEM majors and professionals who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school…

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Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty (SFARI Bridge to Independence) Award

A Simons Foundation award helping early-career autism researchers transition to independent faculty positions.…

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FFAR Fellows Program

A professional-development fellowship for food and agriculture PhD students, funded by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Resea…

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American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowships

American Brain Tumor Association fellowships funding graduate and postdoctoral researchers studying brain tumors.…

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AOCS Thomas H. Smouse Memorial Fellowship (American Oil Chemists' Society)

An American Oil Chemists' Society graduate fellowship in fats, oils, and lipid chemistry.…

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AFAR/Glenn Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research

Deadline: December (annual)

A postdoctoral fellowship from the American Federation for Aging Research and the Glenn Foundation supporting basic-biology resear…

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NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellowship in Stem Cell Research

A postdoctoral fellowship from the New York Stem Cell Foundation supporting early-career scientists conducting innovative stem cel…

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Edmond J. Safra Fellowship in Movement Disorders (Michael J. Fox Foundation)

Deadline: December (annual)

A Michael J. Fox Foundation fellowship training clinician-researchers in movement-disorders and Parkinson's disease research.…

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Cottrell Scholar Award (Research Corporation for Science Advancement)

An award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement supporting early-career faculty in chemistry, physics, and astronom…

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KidneyCure Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship (American Society of Nephrology)

Deadline: November (annual)

A KidneyCure (American Society of Nephrology) fellowship funding early-career investigators conducting kidney-disease research.…

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PhRMA Foundation Drug Discovery Fellowship

A PhRMA Foundation fellowship supporting graduate and postdoctoral researchers in drug discovery and pharmaceutical sciences.…

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Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Awards from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences recognizing outstanding young scientists in life …

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Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program

A program funding postdoctoral scholars and faculty in STEM fields to conduct research at leading Israeli universities.…

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Children's Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award

Deadline: February (annual)

A Children's Tumor Foundation award supporting early-career researchers studying neurofibromatosis.…

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Autism Science Foundation Pre/Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Deadline: December (annual)

An Autism Science Foundation fellowship funding pre- and postdoctoral trainees conducting autism research.…

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McKnight Scholar Awards in Neuroscience

Awards from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supporting early-career neuroscientists establishing independent research…

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Hearing Health Foundation Emerging Research Grants

Deadline: December (annual)

Grants from the Hearing Health Foundation supporting emerging researchers studying hearing and balance science.…

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Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award

A Research to Prevent Blindness award supporting early-career clinician-scientists conducting vision and eye-disease research.…

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AAI Intersect Fellowship Program (American Association of Immunologists)

An American Association of Immunologists program pairing immunology fellows with computational and data-science training.…

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Singapore NRF Fellowship

Deadline: May 13, 2026

A National Research Foundation Singapore fellowship funding early-career researchers to lead independent projects at Singapore ins…

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Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship

Deadline: January (annual)

A Doris Duke Charitable Foundation fellowship supporting physician-scientists early in their clinical-research careers.…

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AGA Research Foundation Research Scholar Award

Deadline: December 2, 2026

An AGA Research Foundation award providing research support to early-career investigators in gastroenterology and hepatology.…

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American Academy of Neurology Clinical Research Training Scholarship

Deadline: September 10, 2026

An American Academy of Neurology scholarship supporting clinical research training for early-career neurologists.…

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The Leakey Foundation Research Grant (Human Origins)

Deadline: January 10 / July 15 (annual)

A Leakey Foundation grant funding research into human origins and evolution.…

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HDSA Berman-Topper Family HD Career Development Fellowship

HDSA Berman-Topper Family HD Career Development Fellowship is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to early-career r…

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Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award

Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to early-career…

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RSNA Research and Education Foundation Resident/Fellow Research Grant

RSNA Research and Education Foundation Resident/Fellow Research Grant is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to ear…

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CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program is a other research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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51 Pegasi b Fellowship

51 Pegasi b Fellowship is a physics research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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Santa Fe Institute Omidyar Fellowship

Santa Fe Institute Omidyar Fellowship is a other research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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Green Talents - International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development

Green Talents - International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development is a environmental science research fellowship …

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American Thoracic Society Foundation Research Program

American Thoracic Society Foundation Research Program is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to early-career resear…

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National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Research Grant

National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Research Grant is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to early-career…

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Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award

Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship (EIPOD-LinC)

EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship (EIPOD-LinC) is a biology research fellowship providing funding to early-career res…

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AASLD Foundation Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases

AASLD Foundation Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to early-career rese…

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ERC Starting Grant

ERC Starting Grant is a other research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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CURE Epilepsy Taking Flight Award

CURE Epilepsy Taking Flight Award is a biomedical research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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Clay Research Fellowship

Clay Research Fellowship is a mathematics research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award

The Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award supports early-career investigators conducting pediatric medical research.…

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Glaucoma Research Foundation Shaffer Grants

The Glaucoma Research Foundation's Shaffer Grants fund innovative research into the causes and treatment of glaucoma.…

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TechCongress Congressional Innovation Fellowship

TechCongress places technologists as fellows in the U.S. Congress to provide technical expertise on science and technology policy.…

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Graduate Fellowships for STEM Development (GFSD, formerly National Physical Science Consortium)

Graduate Fellowships for STEM Development (formerly the National Physical Science Consortium) fund graduate study across the physi…

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Cure SMA Research Grants & Postdoctoral Fellowships

Cure SMA funds research grants and postdoctoral fellowships advancing treatments for spinal muscular atrophy.…

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Lymphoma Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant

The Lymphoma Research Foundation awards postdoctoral fellowship grants supporting research into lymphoma and blood cancers.…

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Tourette Association of America Grants & Fellowships

The Tourette Association of America funds research grants and fellowships advancing understanding and treatment of Tourette syndro…

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Arthritis National Research Foundation Research Grants

The Arthritis National Research Foundation funds research grants for scientists studying arthritis and related autoimmune diseases…

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Sarcoma Foundation of America Research Grants

The Sarcoma Foundation of America awards research grants to investigators developing new treatments for sarcoma.…

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Marfan Foundation Early Investigator Grant Program

The Marfan Foundation funds research grants, including support for early-career investigators studying Marfan syndrome and related…

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MGFA Jackie McSpadden Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award

The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America awards the Jackie McSpadden postdoctoral fellowship supporting research into myastheni…

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National Psoriasis Foundation Early Career Research Grants

The National Psoriasis Foundation funds early-career research grants advancing understanding and treatment of psoriatic disease.…

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Dermatology Foundation Research Fellowship

The Dermatology Foundation awards research fellowships supporting early-career investigators in dermatology and skin science.…

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Link Foundation Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Ph.D. Fellowship

The Link Foundation funds PhD fellowships in ocean engineering and instrumentation to advance marine technology research.…

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MMRF Research Fellowship Program

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation funds postdoctoral researchers and clinical fellows for one year of innovative multiple m…

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FRAXA Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

FRAXA funds postdoctoral fellows worldwide for up to two years to pursue translational and preclinical Fragile X syndrome research…

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Instituto Serrapilheira Science Program (Young Scientists Call)

Brazil's Instituto Serrapilheira runs annual calls funding early-career scientists in the natural sciences, mathematics and comput…

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Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Career Development Awards

The Lustgarten Foundation, the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research, supports early-career investigators through C…

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OCRA Early Career Investigator Grant

The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance funds junior faculty for three years to build independent careers in ovarian and gynecologic …

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Foundation for Prader-Willi Research Grant Program

FPWR funds early-career and pilot research into Prader-Willi and Schaaf-Yang syndromes across genetics, metabolism, cognition and …

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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs

Sweden's Wallenberg Foundation funds outstanding early-career Swedish scientists for postdoctoral study abroad at Stanford, MIT/Br…

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DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Early Career Fellowship

The India Alliance Early Career Fellowship is a mentored biomedical research fellowship supporting recently qualified researchers …

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ANID FONDECYT Postdoctorado (Chile)

Chile's national research agency (ANID) runs the annual FONDECYT Postdoctorado competition, funding 2-3 year projects by recently …

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Lundbeck Foundation LF Postdocs Fellowship

Denmark's Lundbeck Foundation funds early-career postdocs (within 5 years of PhD) over three years for neuroscience research, requ…

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California Sea Grant State Fellowship

A 12-month paid fellowship placing graduate students with California municipal, state and federal agencies for hands-on training i…

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LUNGevity Foundation Career Development Award

A mentored award providing multi-year support to researchers within five years of their first faculty appointment pursuing early d…

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NRF South Africa Freestanding Postdoctoral Fellowship

South Africa's National Research Foundation funds postdoctoral fellows across all knowledge fields, with priority for science, eng…

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National Ataxia Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award

The National Ataxia Foundation funds early-career postdoctoral researchers to pursue research advancing the understanding and trea…

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Scleroderma Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Scleroderma Research Foundation awards two-year postdoctoral fellowships to bring new researchers into scleroderma research al…

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CONICET Internal Postdoctoral Fellowships (Argentina)

Argentina's national research council (CONICET) runs an annual call awarding three-year internal postdoctoral fellowships to recen…

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Conquer Cancer (ASCO Foundation) Young Investigator Award

Deadline: September 10

A one-year, $50,000 grant from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, supporting early-career physician-scientists beginning careers…

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Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellowship

A one-year fellowship for U.S. medical students to conduct intensive cardiovascular biomedical research at a U.S. institution othe…

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American Liver Foundation Liver Scholar Award

A three-year award ($225,000 total) developing early-career scientists conducting basic and translational research in liver biolog…

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FAER Research Fellowship Grant

Deadline: February 15 and August 15

A one-year, $75,000 grant from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research training U.S.-based anesthesiology residents a…

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AFSP Young Investigator Grant

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention grant of up to $90,000 over two years for early-career investigators conducting suicide…

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One Mind Rising Star Awards

Deadline: April

A three-year grant of up to $300,000 for early-career investigators in neuroscience, psychiatry, and psychology pursuing high-risk…

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Carlsberg Foundation Internationalisation Fellowships

Deadline: April 1

Two- to three-year postdoctoral fellowships enabling researchers who earned a PhD in Denmark, Greenland, or the Faroe Islands to c…

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Funded Other

Research Council of Norway Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

National postdoctoral fellowships from Norway's research council to help doctorate-holders develop specialist expertise and qualif…

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Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale Postdoctoral Fellowship

France's leading medical-research foundation funds postdoctoral fellowships for recent PhD-holders across biological and health re…

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows

A nonpartisan fellowship placing midcareer health professionals in Washington, D.C. for a year of experience at the intersection o…

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Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Clinical Fellowship

A grant of $75,000 (up to two years) training physicians in movement disorders with emphasis on dystonia.…

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PKD Foundation Research Fellowship

Deadline: January

A two-year fellowship ($70,000/year) helping young investigators gain research experience as they start careers in polycystic kidn…

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V Foundation V Scholar Award

A multi-year grant supporting early-career tenure-track faculty conducting laboratory-based fundamental or translational cancer re…

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Muscular Dystrophy Association Development Grant

Fellowship-style grants of up to $70,000/year for three years funding postdoctoral early-career investigators entering neuromuscul…

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Villum Young Investigator Programme

A five-year grant (up to DKK 9 million) from Denmark's Villum Fonden enabling junior faculty in technical and natural sciences to …

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Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Young Investigator Award

A $75,000, one-year grant supporting early-career scientists researching bladder and upper-tract urothelial cancer.…

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Fight for Sight Postdoctoral Award

Deadline: November 15

A one-year, $22,500 grant for doctorate-holders pursuing academic careers in basic or clinical ophthalmology and vision research u…

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Research Council of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher Funding

Three-year national funding from Finland's research council for recently graduated doctorates across all fields, supporting the tr…

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Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholar Program

Provides veterinary students a stipend to conduct mentored research advancing the health of dogs, cats, equids, and wildlife.…

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CHEST Foundation Research Grants

The CHEST Foundation, philanthropic arm of the American College of Chest Physicians, awards annual clinical research grants and yo…

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Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (SCIRTS)

Part of the Neilsen Foundation's Spinal Cord Injury Research on the Translational Spectrum (SCIRTS) program, these two-year postdo…

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Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Administered by the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (formerly the National Hemophilia Foundation), the JGP Fellowship suppo…

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Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation Research Grants

The AAMDSIF Research Grant Program funds new investigators, including postdoctoral fellows, instructors, and early assistant profe…

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Wenner-Gren Foundations Postdoctoral Fellowships (Sweden)

The Wenner-Gren Foundations (Stockholm) fund non-Swedish postdoctoral researchers to carry out research training at Swedish univer…

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POLONEZ BIS Postdoctoral Fellowships (National Science Centre, Poland)

POLONEZ BIS is the Polish National Science Centre's Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND postdoctoral fellowship program bringing experie…

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Sjögren's Foundation Research Grants

The Sjögren's Foundation funds Pilot and High Impact research grants to advance understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of Sjögren…

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OREF Career Development Grant

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation's Career Development Grant supports early-career investigators in musculoskeleta…

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DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship (India)

India's Department of Science and Technology runs the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship to retain early-career PhD holders and support th…

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Rally Foundation Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellow Grants

The Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research funds postdoctoral and clinical research fellows through its Collaborative Pedi…

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Cooley's Anemia Foundation Medical Research Fellowship

The Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international clinical and basic-science investigators (postdoctoral fellows o…

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CurePSP Research Grants (Pathway and Pipeline)

CurePSP funds Pathway and Pipeline research grants advancing the understanding and treatment of prime-of-life neurodegenerative ta…

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F.R.S.-FNRS Chargé de Recherches Postdoctoral Fellowship (Belgium)

The Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS) in French-speaking Belgium offers the Chargé de recherches postdoctoral fello…

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TSC Alliance Postdoctoral Fellowships and Early-Stage Investigator Grants

The Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Alliance funds postdoctoral fellowships and early-stage investigator research grants to drive…

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Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowship (Spain)

Spain's State Research Agency (AEI) funds Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral contracts to help recent PhD holders complete their postd…

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TÜBİTAK 2232 International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers (Turkey)

TÜBİTAK's BİDEB 2232 program (with companion 2232-B for early-stage researchers) funds highly qualified scientists to establish re…

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Alpha-1 Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant

Deadline: Annual; Letter of Intent typically due in the fall

The Alpha-1 Foundation funds postdoctoral research fellows beginning their careers in laboratories studying Alpha-1 Antitrypsin De…

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American Thyroid Association Research Grant Program

Deadline: Annual; applications typically open December-March

Established in 1996, the ATA Thyroid Research Grant Program funds research in thyroid disease and thyroid cancer with a focus on s…

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RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) Program

Deadline: Annual call (fiscal-year cycle)

RIKEN's Special Postdoctoral Researcher Program gives early-career scientists the opportunity to conduct autonomous, independent r…

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DFG Emmy Noether Programme

Deadline: Proposals accepted year-round

The German Research Foundation's Emmy Noether Programme enables exceptionally qualified early-career researchers to lead an indepe…

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Sejong Science Fellowship (National Research Foundation of Korea)

Deadline: Annual call

The National Research Foundation of Korea's Sejong Science Fellowship supports young scientists such as postdoctoral researchers t…

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Vasculitis Foundation VCRC-VF Fellowship Program

Deadline: Annual call

A mentored training program of up to two years for physician-investigators with a strong interest in vasculitis, run jointly by th…

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Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Research Fellowship

Deadline: Annual; RFA released in spring

The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation's flagship two-year fellowship supports doctoral and postdoctoral researchers conducting studies…

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Progeria Research Foundation Research Grants

Deadline: Rolling / periodic calls

The Progeria Research Foundation is the only nonprofit dedicated solely to treatments and a cure for Progeria, a rare fatal geneti…

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AASM Foundation Bridge to Success Award for Early Career Investigators

Deadline: Annual call

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation's Bridge to Success Award provides career-development bridge funding to early-ca…

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Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF)

Deadline: Annual application cycle

The AEF Program places accomplished K-12 STEM educators for eleven months in a federal agency or U.S. Congressional office in Wash…

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AIP Congressional Science Fellowship

Deadline: Annual; applications open August 1 - December 1

The American Institute of Physics sponsors scientists annually to spend a year providing scientific and analytical expertise to th…

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Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award

Deadline: Annual call

Established in 1975, the Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award develops the next generation of urologic researchers by gi…

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Chordoma Foundation Research Grants

Deadline: Periodic calls

The Chordoma Foundation offers peer-reviewed seed grants supporting investigator-initiated projects that advance treatments for ch…

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Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Scholars Program

Deadline: Annual; Letter of Intent typically due in spring

The PFF Scholars program engages early-career investigators in pulmonary fibrosis research, supporting postdoctoral trainees, inst…

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Additional Ventures Single Ventricle Research Fund

Deadline: Annual call

Additional Ventures funds research to cure single ventricle heart disease through a portfolio of award programs, including the Sin…

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AIRC (Fondazione AIRC) Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Deadline: Annual calls (2026 cycle open)

The Italian Association for Cancer Research (Fondazione AIRC) funds early-career cancer researchers through a set of fellowship sc…

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National Speleological Society Ralph W. Stone Graduate Fellowship

A graduate fellowship from the National Speleological Society supporting thesis or dissertation research related to caves and kars…

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CMTA-INC Alliance Inherited Neuropathies Fellowship

A research fellowship from the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) Inherited Neuropathies Consortium Alliance supporting invest…

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Semiconductor Research Corporation Graduate Fellowship Program

A graduate fellowship from the Semiconductor Research Corporation supporting PhD students in microelectronics, semiconductors, and…

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FNR AFR PhD Individual Grant (Luxembourg National Research Fund)

Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) AFR PhD individual grants funding doctoral researchers across all disciplines.…

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Czech Science Foundation POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (PIF)

The Czech Science Foundation POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (PIF) supporting early-career postdoctoral researchers within a few yea…

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Icelandic Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant (Rannís)

Postdoctoral fellowship grants from the Icelandic Research Fund (Rannis) supporting postdoctoral researchers across scientific fie…

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Michael Geisman Fellowship

The Michael Geisman Fellowship from the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation funding postdoctoral research on osteogenesis imperfect…

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Dravet Syndrome Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

A postdoctoral fellowship from the Dravet Syndrome Foundation supporting early-career researchers studying Dravet syndrome and rel…

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Amyloidosis Foundation Research Grant

Research grants from the Amyloidosis Foundation supporting early-career investigators studying amyloidosis.…

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Gulf Research Program Science Policy Fellowship

The Gulf Research Program Science Policy Fellowship (National Academies) places early-career scientists in host offices working on…

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Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at MIT

A nine-month fellowship at MIT for science, technology, environmental, and medical journalists.…

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FSHD Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

A postdoctoral fellowship from the FSHD Society supporting research on facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.…

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Osteo Science Foundation Peter Geistlich Research Award

The Peter Geistlich Research Award from the Osteo Science Foundation funding research in oral, craniofacial, and maxillofacial reg…

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FCT PhD Studentships (Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal)

PhD studentships from Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) funding doctoral research across all scientific areas…

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Link Foundation Modeling, Simulation and Training Fellowship

A PhD fellowship from the Link Foundation supporting doctoral research in modeling, simulation, and training technologies.…

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Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Fellowship

The Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Fellowship places early-career professionals in paid positions across conservation and clean-energy …

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Society of Systematic Biologists Graduate Student Research Awards

Graduate student research awards from the Society of Systematic Biologists supporting research in systematics and evolutionary bio…

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American Kidney Fund Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship

A physician-scientist training fellowship for nephrology fellows pursuing careers in clinical research. Funding is up to $90,000 p…

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Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation Research Grant

Deadline: Full application April 15, 2026

Research grants advancing pediatric epilepsy science. Selected investigators receive $150,000 total ($75,000 per year for two year…

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Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (Research Ireland)

A national postdoctoral fellowship managed by Research Ireland (formerly the Irish Research Council) supporting one or two years o…

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HFRI Call for Research Projects to Support Postdoctoral Researchers (Greece)

The Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation funds research projects led by postdoctoral researchers across all disciplines…

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Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Fellows Program (Taiwan)

Taiwan's national academy funds two-year postdoctoral fellowships to conduct research at Academia Sinica institutes across the sci…

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KAUST Global Fellowship Program (Saudi Arabia)

Deadline: January 15, 2026

A fully funded postdoctoral fellowship at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology for early-career researchers worldwid…

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NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) - China

The National Natural Science Foundation of China scheme attracts outstanding young scholars working abroad (holding a PhD, with po…

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Estonian Research Council MSCA / Mobilitas Postdoctoral Grant

Deadline: April 30, 2026

The Estonian Research Council funds postdoctoral researchers, including a Seal of Excellence scheme allowing unfunded MSCA postdoc…

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American Brain Foundation Next Generation Research Grants

Early-career neuroscience research grants generally limited to investigators who completed residency or a PhD no more than five ye…

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AAPM Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine runs a 10-week summer fellowship giving undergraduates medical physics research…

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Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Postdoctoral Fellowship

FARA funds two-year postdoctoral fellowships (up to $100,000/year) for early-career researchers studying Friedreich's ataxia, open…

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Hereditary Disease Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

Two-year fellowships of up to $100,000/year supporting early-career scientists (postdocs up to seven years past PhD) pursuing Hunt…

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Civic Science Fellows

A field-building fellowship placing fellows in host organizations (media, scientific societies, nonprofits, universities) for roug…

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Hydrocephalus Association Research Grants

The Hydrocephalus Association runs annual grant cycles funding hydrocephalus research, including Innovator, Accelerator, and Neuro…

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United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

UMDF, the largest non-governmental funder of mitochondrial disease research, offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (up to $50,000…

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Lupus Foundation of America Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship

A competitive 10-week paid summer fellowship for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students to conduct faculty-mentored lupus r…

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Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) International Postdoc Grant

Grants (about 1.3 million SEK/year for 18-36 months) enabling recently qualified researchers with a Swedish doctorate to spend at …

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Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program (U.S. Teachers)

A U.S. Department of State program (administered by IREX) sending U.S. K-12 educators abroad for three to six months to conduct an…

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IEEE-USA Government / Congressional Fellowship

Places IEEE members as technical advisors in U.S. government, including a Congressional Fellowship serving on Capitol Hill staff; …

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Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) International Postdoctoral Grant

A grant (up to about DKK 1,550,000) enabling talented early-career researchers to carry out an independent research project at a r…

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Presidential Innovation Fellows

A competitive one-year U.S. federal fellowship (administered by GSA) embedding mid-to-senior technologists, designers, and strateg…

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Metcalf Institute Science Immersion Fellowship for Journalists

Metcalf Institute (University of Rhode Island) awards annual fellowships to journalists for its Science Immersion Workshop and rel…

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Prevent Cancer Foundation Research Grants & Fellowships

Two-year fellowships (up to $40,000/year) for postdoctoral-level scientists pursuing cancer prevention and early-detection researc…

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NSTC (Taiwan) Research Fellowship

Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council funds postdoctoral and experienced international researchers for research stays i…

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Cystinosis Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Fellowships of up to $75,000/year for one to two years supporting scientists and new researchers in cystinosis research, with glob…

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Endocrine Society Research Experiences for Graduate & Medical Students (REGMS)

Endocrine Society program providing a $2,500 honorarium plus a travel grant for first- to third-year medical and graduate student …

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Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships

Around 35 postgraduate fellowships and scholarships awarded annually by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 for advanc…

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Funded United Kingdom

Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowships

A Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub programme for engineers and technologists commercialising a deep-tech innovation. Fe…

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Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships

A Royal Academy of Engineering scheme supporting outstanding early-career researchers to establish an independent research career …

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Graduate Programs (93)

Funded Canada

NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships — Master's Program

Deadline: December

NSERC's flagship master's-level scholarship providing $17,500 for one year to high-caliber students beginning their graduate studi…

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NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

NOAA

A prestigious NOAA scholarship supporting master's and doctoral students in oceanography, marine biology, and maritime archaeology…

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Funded Women-Only

Palantir Women in Technology Scholarship (WITA)

Palantir

A $7,000 scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in computer science or a related technical field at US o…

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Funded Women-Only

IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

An IAEA fellowship providing up to €40,000 in total support for women pursuing a master's degree in nuclear science, engineering, …

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Funded Women-Only

ACS WCC/Merck Research Award

American Chemical Society / Merck

Recognizes up to 8 women in their third or fourth year of graduate school for excellence in chemistry research. Recipients receive…

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Funded Women-Only United Kingdom

British Council Women in STEM Scholarships

British Council

Fully funded one-year Master's degrees at UK universities for women from 30 eligible countries across Asia, Latin America, and Sou…

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Women-Only

Rising Stars in EECS Workshop

Rotating (MIT, Berkeley, CMU, Stanford, Georgia Tech)

Deadline: September

Intensive two-day annual workshop for women graduate students and postdocs pursuing academic careers in EECS. Hosted at rotating t…

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Funded Online

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Deadline: November

Supports graduate education of immigrants and children of immigrants across all disciplines including STEM. Provides up to $90,000…

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Funded Online

National GEM Consortium Fellowship

National GEM Consortium

Deadline: November

Provides opportunities for underrepresented minority students to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering thro…

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

National Science Foundation

Deadline: November

One of the oldest graduate fellowships in the US, GRFP awards three years of support — $37,000 annual stipend plus $16,000 cost-of…

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ESA Young Graduate Trainee Programme

European Space Agency

Deadline: November

The European Space Agency's YGT programme offers one-year paid placements for recent graduates in engineering, science, and relate…

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Churchill Scholarship

University of Cambridge

Awarded by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States, this scholarship funds a year of master's-level study or indepen…

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Gates Cambridge Scholarship

University of Cambridge

A full-cost postgraduate scholarship for outstanding international students to pursue a one-year postgraduate degree or doctoral s…

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Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Stanford University

A fully funded, multidisciplinary graduate leadership program at Stanford University open to applicants worldwide pursuing any ful…

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John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

NOAA Sea Grant

Deadline: February

A one-year paid fellowship administered by NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program that matches highly qualified graduate studen…

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Quad Fellowship

A STEM graduate fellowship sponsored by the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the United States (open to citizens and res…

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GSA Graduate Student Research Grants

Geological Society of America

Deadline: February

The Geological Society of America's flagship research grant program provides partial support for master's and doctoral thesis rese…

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Funded Women-Only

ASA Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship

Established in 1989 by the American Statistical Association's Committee on Women in Statistics and the Caucus for Women in Statist…

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ACM SIGHPC Computational & Data Science Fellowship

ACM SIGHPC

Deadline: May

A fellowship created by ACM's Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing to increase the diversity of students pursuing …

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Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship, administered by the Rhodes Trust, funds postgraduate study at the University of Oxford across all discipli…

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EDF Climate Corps Fellowship

Run by the Environmental Defense Fund, Climate Corps places graduate-student fellows with companies, public institutions, and nonp…

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award introduces students to CF research by funding a mentored research project…

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USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workforce Development Fellowships

Part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, the Education and Workforc…

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Graduate Student Measurement Science and Engineering (GMSE) Fellowship

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Deadline: December

A NIST fellowship providing graduate and doctoral students full graduate-school tuition, a stipend, and paid internship experience…

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AWWA Scholarship Program

Deadline: August 1

American Water Works Association scholarships and fellowships (Abel Wolman Fellowship, Edzwald Scholarship, LARS, and others) for …

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WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship

Deadline: March 31

A Water Environment Federation scholarship supporting graduate students pursuing careers in water-quality and wastewater engineeri…

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ESA Student Activity Award (Entomological Society of America)

Deadline: June 1

An Entomological Society of America award recognizing graduate and undergraduate students for scholarship, research, and leadershi…

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IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Scholarship

Deadline: May 30

An IEEE Photonics Society scholarship recognizing graduate students conducting research in photonics, optics, and optoelectronics.…

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Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Scholarships

The Environmental Research and Education Foundation funds master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral students conducting research in sus…

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NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO)

NASA

Deadline: January 29, 2026

A NASA fellowship funding graduate students performing space-technology research relevant to NASA's mission, including a stipend, …

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A&WMA Scholarships

Air & Waste Management Association

Deadline: January

Named graduate scholarships (Richard Stessel Memorial, Jacqueline Shields Memorial, Dave Benforado) from the Air & Waste Managemen…

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Acoustical Society of America Beranek Scholarship in Architectural Acoustics

Acoustical Society of America

A $30,000 annual scholarship for a U.S. graduate student in architectural acoustics or noise control, one of several Acoustical So…

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AABP Foundation Amstutz Scholarship

American Association of Bovine Practitioners

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners' premier $12,000 scholarship for veterinary students demonstrating potential to b…

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AGI Next Horizons First-Generation Student Geoscience Scholarship

American Geosciences Institute

A one-time $5,000 merit-based award from the American Geosciences Institute supporting entry into geoscience graduate studies for …

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Funded United Kingdom

Clarendon Fund Scholarships (Oxford)

University of Oxford

Deadline: Aligns with course application deadline

Roughly 140 fully funded graduate scholarships per year at the University of Oxford across all degree-bearing subjects, covering c…

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ECS Summer Fellowships

Deadline: January

The Electrochemical Society awards up to four summer fellowships of up to $5,000 each to graduate students (between BS and PhD) do…

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AVS Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarship

AVS (the professional society for surface science, thin films, vacuum, and nanoscience) awards the Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman …

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AOA Foundation Optometry Student Scholarships

The American Optometric Association Foundation offers scholarships to optometry students enrolled in accredited schools and colleg…

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Funded Women-Only

American Fisheries Society J. Frances Allen Scholarship Award

Scholarship from the American Fisheries Society for female Ph.D. students pursuing research in fisheries science, supporting women…

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Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Scholarships

Scholarships, doctoral awards, and research grants from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research supporting students and early…

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American Society for Quality (ASQ) Scholarships

Scholarships from the American Society for Quality, including the Richard A. Freund International Scholarship and Statistics Divis…

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American Society of Mammalogists Grants-in-Aid of Research

Grants-in-aid of research from the American Society of Mammalogists supporting graduate and undergraduate students conducting orig…

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Crop Science Society of America Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award

A Crop Science Society of America award recognizing meritorious graduate students in crop science.…

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American Academy of Audiology Foundation Scholarships

Scholarships and awards from the American Academy of Audiology Foundation supporting graduate students in audiology and hearing sc…

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ASIH Edward C. Raney Fund Award

Deadline: May 1

ASIH Edward C. Raney Fund Award is a biology scholarship or research award providing funding to graduate students in the field.…

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Combustion Institute Bernard Lewis Fellowship

Combustion Institute Bernard Lewis Fellowship is a engineering scholarship or research award providing funding to graduate student…

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Funded United Kingdom

IChemE Catalysis Summer School Bursary (Andrew Legacy Scheme)

IChemE Catalysis Summer School Bursary (Andrew Legacy Scheme) is a engineering scholarship or research award providing funding to …

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GSA DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics

GSA DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics is a biology scholarship or research award providing funding to g…

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American Malacological Society Melbourne R. Carriker Student Research Award

American Malacological Society Melbourne R. Carriker Student Research Award is a biology scholarship or research award providing f…

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Steven Cohen Award for Student Research

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Steven Cohen Award for Student Research is a biology scholarship or research award providing fu…

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Phycological Society of America Grants-in-Aid of Research

Phycological Society of America Grants-in-Aid of Research is a biology scholarship or research award providing funding to graduate…

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Herpetologists' League E.E. Williams Research Grant

Deadline: December 15

Herpetologists' League E.E. Williams Research Grant is a biology scholarship or research award providing funding to graduate stude…

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Meteoritical Society Research Grant

Meteoritical Society Research Grant is a other scholarship or research award providing funding to graduate students in the field.…

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SICB Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR)

SICB Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) is a biology scholarship or research award providing funding to graduate students in the fie…

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Funded Canada

Perimeter Scholars International (PSI)

Perimeter Scholars International (PSI) is a physics research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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Funded Canada

Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence

Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence is a computer science research fellowship providing funding to early-career research…

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation awards graduate student scholarships in audiology and speech-language pathology.…

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AANA Foundation Student/Resident Scholarships

Deadline: 2027-03-01

The AANA Foundation awards scholarships to nurse anesthesia students (SRNAs) and residents in accredited programs.…

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PA Foundation PA Student Scholarships

The PA Foundation (philanthropic arm of the AAPA) offers scholarships to physician assistant students enrolled in ARC-PA-accredite…

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Society for Conservation Biology Graduate Student Research Awards

SCB awards Graduate Student Research Awards each year to graduate-student members demonstrating financial need, supporting field r…

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NSGC Student Research Scholarship

Deadline: July 20

The National Society of Genetic Counselors funds research by students enrolled in an ACGC-accredited genetic counseling training p…

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EESF Master's Degree Scholarship (AAEES)

The Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation awards scholarships to students entering accredited master's programs in envi…

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Funded Women-Only

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) National Fellowship Program

GWIS funds research in the natural sciences and supports academic and professional careers for women scientists through its Nation…

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The Explorers Club Pathfinder (Exploration Fund) Grant

The Explorers Club Pathfinder Grant (formerly the Exploration Fund Grant) awards $2,500 to $5,000 to graduate and post-graduate st…

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ALA Spectrum Scholarship Program

Deadline: March 1, 2026

The American Library Association's national diversity recruitment scholarship for students from underrepresented racial and ethnic…

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Medical Library Association Scholarships

Deadline: December 2 (annual)

The Medical Library Association funds graduate scholarships (including the Gwendolyn S. Cruzat, Ana D. Cleveland, and Beverly Murp…

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Coleopterists Society Graduate Student Research Enhancement Award

Deadline: March 1, 2026

The Coleopterists Society awards research enhancement grants to graduate student members for projects advancing the study of beetl…

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The Crustacean Society Fellowship in Graduate Studies

Deadline: March 31 (annual)

The Crustacean Society awards up to six fellowships of up to $1,000 each annually to graduate students conducting research in any …

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Fuel the Future of O&P Scholarships (The Orthotics & Prosthetics Foundation / Live in Motion Foundation)

Deadline: October 6, 2026

The O&P Foundation (Live in Motion Foundation) awards $20,000 academic scholarships to full-time master's students in orthotics an…

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Society of Nematologists John M. Webster Outstanding Student Award

A funded award from the Society of Nematologists recognizing outstanding graduate student research in nematology.…

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American Shore and Beach Preservation Association Student Coastal Awards

Student awards from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association supporting research in coastal science, engineering, and…

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Society for Freshwater Science Endowment Awards

Endowment research awards from the Society for Freshwater Science supporting student members conducting freshwater and aquatic res…

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SSAR Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology

Student research grants in herpetology from the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR).…

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National Shellfisheries Association Michael Castagna Student Grant

An applied-research student grant from the National Shellfisheries Association supporting graduate research in shellfish biology a…

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Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grants

Student research grants from the Animal Behavior Society supporting graduate student members conducting research in animal behavio…

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SEPM Foundation Student Research Grants

Student research grants from the SEPM Foundation supporting graduate research in sedimentary geology and paleontology.…

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Coblentz Society Student Award

Presented annually by the Coblentz Society to graduate students pursuing studies in vibrational/molecular spectroscopy. Recipients…

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Fonds de recherche du Quebec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT) Training Scholarships

Quebec's provincial research funder for natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering awards master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral…

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Mitacs Accelerate

A paid research internship program that places graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Canadian universities on applied proj…

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Funded Australia

Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship

A postgraduate scholarship from the Westpac Scholars Trust for Australians undertaking a masters or PhD at a partner Australian un…

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John Monash Scholarships

Australia's national postgraduate scholarships, awarded by the General Sir John Monash Foundation to outstanding Australians pursu…

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Sydney Quantum Academy

A joint venture of Macquarie University, UNSW, the University of Sydney, and UTS that builds quantum-technology pathways from unde…

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Australian-American Fulbright Commission Scholarships

The Australian arm of the Fulbright program, funding Australians to study, research, or teach in the United States and Americans t…

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ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme (ESOP)

ETH Zurich

A merit scholarship for incoming masters students at ETH Zurich, covering study and living costs plus a tuition waiver for the dur…

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Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarships

European Union scholarships covering tuition, travel, and living costs for students admitted to an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, a…

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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Scholarships from the Swiss Confederation for international graduate researchers to pursue doctoral or postdoctoral research, or a…

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A*STAR Scholarships and Fellowships (Singapore)

Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research funds a ladder of awards from the National Science Scholarship (a combined…

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MEXT Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship

The Japanese government scholarship for international students, covering tuition, a monthly living allowance, and travel for under…

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Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI)

An annual mathematics research programme of the Institute for Advanced Study bringing together researchers, graduate students, und…

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APS Bridge Program

An American Physical Society initiative that connects students who want to pursue a physics PhD but need additional preparation wi…

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ASA Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference Scholarships

Conference scholarships from the American Statistical Association covering registration for the annual Women in Statistics and Dat…

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ASA Pride Scholarship

A scholarship from the American Statistical Association supporting LGBTQ+ students pursuing degrees in statistics and data science…

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ASA Edward C. Bryant Scholarship for Survey Statistics

An American Statistical Association scholarship trust fund award of US$2,500 for an outstanding graduate student in survey statist…

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PhD Programs (47)

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DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF)

Krell Institute / U.S. Department of Energy

One of the most prestigious computational science fellowships in the US, providing $36,000 per year plus full tuition and fees for…

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DOE SCGSR Graduate Research Program

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science

The Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program supports PhD dissertation research at DOE national laboratories by providing…

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DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (SSGF)

Krell Institute / DOE NNSA

A fully funded graduate fellowship supporting PhD students whose research addresses challenges in stewardship science, including h…

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Meta Research PhD Fellowship

Meta

A two-year fellowship for exceptional PhD students conducting research in areas relevant to Meta's research agenda, including AI, …

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AWIS Distinguished Doctoral Research Scholarship

Association for Women in Science (AWIS)

$10,000 scholarship supporting pre-doctoral women conducting dissertation research expected to make important and original contrib…

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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program

NVIDIA

Deadline: September

Up to $60,000 for PhD students doing outstanding research in computing, AI, graphics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Now…

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HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Deadline: November

Supports PhD students from underrepresented backgrounds — including women — in the life sciences with up to 3 years of stipend sup…

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Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship

Microsoft Research

Fellowship for second-year PhD students from underrepresented groups in computing including women. Covers tuition and fees for thr…

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AWM Dissertation Prize

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)

Deadline: September

Annual award recognizing outstanding PhD dissertations by female mathematical scientists. Up to three prizes of $500 each presente…

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NDSEG Fellowship

U.S. Department of Defense

Deadline: December

Sponsored by the Department of Defense, NDSEG fellowships support US citizens pursuing doctoral degrees in science and engineering…

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Hertz Fellowship

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Deadline: October

One of the most prestigious US graduate fellowships, supporting innovative PhD research in applied physical, biological, and engin…

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Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs

Ford Foundation / National Academies

Deadline: December

Administered by the National Academies, Ford Foundation Fellowships increase faculty diversity by supporting predoctoral, disserta…

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Microsoft Research Internship

Microsoft Research

Deadline: November

Microsoft Research offers paid internships for PhD students to collaborate with world-class researchers on projects in AI, machine…

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Link Foundation Energy Fellowship

The Link Foundation

Deadline: December

A two-year fellowship of $45,000 per year for doctoral students conducting research that advances the production, storage, distrib…

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Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (QIF)

A competitive fellowship for PhD students at participating North American, European, and Asian universities working in AI, machine…

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Two Sigma PhD Fellowship

Deadline: September

A fellowship for doctoral students expanding the frontiers of a STEM field such as statistics, applied mathematics, computer scien…

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Bloomberg Data Science PhD Fellowship

A fellowship for full-time doctoral students working in data science and related fields including natural language processing, mac…

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AGU Horton (Hydrology) Research Grant

Deadline: March 27

An American Geophysical Union research grant of up to $10,000 for Ph.D. students studying hydrology, water resources, or a closely…

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Apple Scholars in AI/ML PhD Fellowship

Apple's AI/ML PhD fellowship supports emerging research leaders in computer science and machine learning with up to two years of f…

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Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics

The Simons Dissertation Fellowship supports full-time PhD students in mathematics departments at US institutions who are in the la…

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NIST NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateships Program

Administered with the National Research Council of the National Academies, this two-year fellowship supports U.S. postdoctoral sci…

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USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program

The Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program gives postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to conduct research alongside U.S. Geologica…

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UKRI Policy Internships Scheme

UK Research and Innovation

Deadline: September 8

A funded three-month internship placing UKRI-funded doctoral students with UK government and parliamentary host organisations to g…

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NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program

National Institutes of Health

An accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to biomedical research, combin…

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Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship

Jane Street

A fellowship for PhD students in EECS, mathematics, physics, or statistics, providing full tuition and fees plus a $45,000 stipend…

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Citadel GQS PhD Fellowship

Citadel

Deadline: February 28, 2026

Citadel's Global Quantitative Strategies awards three PhD fellowships (mathematics/statistics, physics, and computer science/elect…

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Josephine de Karman Fellowship

Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust

Deadline: January 29

Merit-based fellowship for final-year PhD candidates in all disciplines, including STEM, at U.S. universities; four awards of $28,…

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Commonwealth Scholarships (UK)

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Deadline: Varies by nominating agency

Fully funded Master's and PhD scholarships for Commonwealth-country students to study in the UK across all fields including STEM, …

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SOA James C. Hickman Scholars Program

Deadline: March

The Society of Actuaries provides $20,000 annual stipends to doctoral students in actuarial science (or related fields) in the US/…

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ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award

An annual award from the Association for Computing Machinery recognizing the best doctoral dissertations in computer science and c…

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Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship

Deadline: February 1, June 1, October 1 (annual)

PhD fellowship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds supporting outstanding junior scientists pursuing basic research in biomedicine…

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INCOSE Foundation Stevens Doctoral Award

Deadline: September 1

INCOSE Foundation Stevens Doctoral Award is a engineering scholarship or research award providing funding to phd students in the f…

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SSE Rosemary Grant Advanced Award (Graduate Research Excellence Grants)

SSE Rosemary Grant Advanced Award (Graduate Research Excellence Grants) is a biology scholarship or research award providing fundi…

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IAGC PhD Student Research Grants

Deadline: November 15

IAGC PhD Student Research Grants is a chemistry scholarship or research award providing funding to phd students in the field.…

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TWAS PhD Fellowship Programmes

TWAS PhD Fellowship Programmes is a other research fellowship providing funding to early-career researchers.…

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AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in the Pharmaceutical Sciences

The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education funds pre-doctoral fellowships and research awards for graduate students in t…

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CSIRO Postgraduate Programs and Scholarships

Top-up scholarships and co-supervised research projects that place PhD and masters students inside CSIRO research teams while they…

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International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS)

Structured English-language doctoral programs run jointly by Max Planck Institutes and partner German universities, spanning physi…

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Helmholtz Association Doctoral and Early-Career Programs

Germany's largest research organisation funds doctoral researchers and early-career scientists across its 18 national research cen…

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EPFL Doctoral Programs (EDOC)

EPFL

Salaried doctoral positions across EPFL's doctoral schools in computer and communication sciences, electrical engineering, mechani…

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NTU Singapore Graduate College Scholarships

Nanyang Technological University

Doctoral scholarships at Nanyang Technological University covering tuition and a monthly stipend, including the NTU Research Schol…

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British Heart Foundation 4-year Multidisciplinary PhD Programme

A British Heart Foundation scheme funding four-year multidisciplinary PhD studentship programmes in cardiovascular research at UK …

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Heart Research UK PhD Studentships

PhD studentship grants awarded by the charity Heart Research UK to support doctoral training in cardiovascular research at UK inst…

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AMS Mathematics Research Communities (MRC)

A professional development programme of the American Mathematical Society giving early-career mathematicians collaborative researc…

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Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund

A doctoral scholarship fund administered by the Institute of Physics, endowed by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, supporting full-time a…

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RIKEN International Program Associate (IPA)

A programme allowing doctoral candidates to carry out their PhD research at RIKEN, Japan's national research institute, under the …

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SOT Graduate Intern Fellowship in Toxicology (GIFT)

Deadline: February 15

Awards of up to $3,000 from the Society of Toxicology to doctoral students undertaking a toxicology internship outside their own a…

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top fellowships for women pursuing a PhD in STEM?

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ($34,000/year stipend + $12,000 cost of education) is the most broadly applicable. The Hertz Foundation Fellowship ($50,000/year) is highly competitive. Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship and Meta Research PhD Fellowship ($42,000/year + tuition) are top tech-industry awards. AAUW American Fellowships support doctoral and postdoc women.

Are there fellowships for women in STEM at the master's level?

Yes — AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships, P.E.O. Scholar Awards, and NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships support master's students. The NSF GRFP also funds master's students, though it's more competitive at that level. Many corporate fellowships (Google, Microsoft) have master's tracks.

When is the best time to apply for NSF GRFP and similar fellowships?

NSF GRFP applications are due in October each year — typically the third or fourth week. First-year PhD students and the year before starting a PhD program are both eligible. The L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowships target postdocs specifically. Plan to apply during your last year of undergrad or first year of grad school.

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