The Max Planck Postdoc Program 2026 offers early-career researchers postdoctoral positions with guaranteed contracts of at least three years. The Max Planck Society runs the current 2026 call across participating Max Planck Institutes. Applications opened on 1 September 2026 and close on 13 October 2026 at 12:00 pm CEST. Unlike Read more
The Santa Fe Institute Fellowship 2027 gives early-career researchers up to three years of independent postdoctoral research in complexity science in the United States. The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, runs the Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship for researchers from scientific disciplines who want to pursue quantitative, computational, Read more
The KAUST Global Fellowship 2027 offers postdoctoral researchers a $75,000 annual stipend plus up to $40,000 per year in research funding. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia runs this three-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career scientists and engineers from all nationalities. Stage 1 applications open on Read more
The Stanford Science Fellows 2027 program provides a $98,000 annual stipend plus up to $10,000 per year for research and professional development. Stanford University in the United States runs this three-year postdoctoral fellowship for exceptional early-career scientists worldwide pursuing foundational research. Applicants from all nationalities can apply, and applications close Read more
The NSF GRFP 2027 provides up to $159,000 in graduate research support, including a $37,000 annual stipend, across three funded fellowship years. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) runs the FY2027 Graduate Research Fellowship Program for U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents pursuing eligible research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at Read more
The Defra R&D Fellowship Programme 2027/28 offers researchers and analysts 65 paid UK research roles with salaries from £33,590 to £44,500 for up to 12 months. The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to appoint fellows across Bristol, London, Newcastle, and York. Applications close on 14 Read more
The GloCal Health Fellowship 2027-2028 gives global health researchers 12 months of stipend support plus $15,000 in research funding. The University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) manages this NIH Fogarty-supported fellowship through UCSF, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis, and affiliated low- and middle-income country research sites. Applications for Read more
The NTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 offers up to four years of support plus an SGD 250,000 research grant for early-career STEM researchers. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore runs the fellowship with support from Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF). Applications close on 30 October 2026 at 23:59 Singapore Time Read more
The EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 support internationally mobile life-science researchers for up to 24 months with a salary or country-specific stipend, plus relocation support. The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) runs the programme across EMBC member states, global partner countries, and eligible non-member destinations. The next evaluation cutoff falls on Read more
The UCLouvain Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027 supports highly qualified international researchers who want to conduct postdoctoral research at UCLouvain in Belgium for 12 to 36 months with a tax-free monthly fellowship, research funding, social security support, and a mobility allowance. Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) will fund 15 fellowships through its Read more