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Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise (PACE)

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

PACE helps academic institutions turn important research into early-stage products and then supports industry partnerships to validate and take those innovations closer to real-world use. The PACE (Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise) encourages academia to develop technology/product (up to PoC stage) of societal/national importance (under Academic Innovation Research or AIR), and its subsequent validation by an industrial partner (under Contract Research Scheme or CRS.

📍 IndiaGrantMedium
#government#india#startup
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SAIIA Africa Youth Portal and Research Programme

South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

A week-long workshop plus research programme training postgraduate youth researchers from Africa in policy communication.

📍 Johannesburg, South AfricaPaidEasy
#program#policy#africa
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Early Career

Think Visegrad Fellowship

International Visegrad Fund

A six- to eight-week fellowship at Central European think tanks in Czechia, Hungary, Poland, or Slovakia, producing a policy paper.

📍 Czechia, Hungary, Poland, SlovakiaPaidMedium
#fellowship#policy#central-europe
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Early Career

HIIA Future Leaders Program

Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA)

A three-month in-person foreign policy research fellowship in Budapest for young international affairs professionals.

📍 Budapest, HungaryStipendMedium
#fellowship#foreign-policy#hungary
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Early Career

EDUFI Fellowship

Government of Finland (Finnish National Agency for Education)

A Finnish government fellowship providing initial funding for foreign doctoral researchers to conduct thesis research at a Finnish university department.

📍 FinlandStipendMedium
#fellowship#finland#phd
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Croatian Government Bilateral Scholarships

Government of Croatia

Scholarships for foreign students, teachers, and researchers to study or conduct research at Croatian public institutions, via bilateral agreements or a Croatian-language study track.

📍 CroatiaPaidMedium
#scholarship#croatia#research
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Early Career

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (ESKAS)

Swiss Confederation (Federal Commission for Scholarships)

Swiss government research scholarships for early-career foreign researchers holding a master's degree, plus a separate art-scholarship track, open to applicants from 183 countries.

📍 SwitzerlandPaidHard
#scholarship#switzerland#research
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Early Career

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Funds foreign postdoctoral researchers to conduct research at Japanese institutions under a host researcher.

📍 Japan (international applicants)StipendHard
#fellowship#research#japan
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GSA Graduate Student Research Grant

Geological Society of America

Provides partial support for master's or doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences.

📍 North/Central AmericaPaidEasy
#grant#geology#graduate-research
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BSA Graduate Student Research Award

Botanical Society of America

Supports graduate student research proposals across botanical sciences, open to students worldwide, not limited to the US.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#botany#graduate-research
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Early Career

OWSD Early Career Fellowship

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)

Supports early-career women scientists from developing countries to advance their research programs.

📍 Global SouthPaidHard
#fellowship#women-in-stem#research
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Early Career

British Academy International Fellowship

The British Academy

Supports emerging international research talent, including health-related humanities and social science work, to spend two years based in the United Kingdom.

📍 United Kingdom (international applicants)PaidHard
#fellowship#research#uk
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Early Career

Royal Society Newton International Fellowship

The Royal Society (UK)

Funds early-career overseas researchers, including in biomedical and health sciences, to conduct two years of research in the United Kingdom.

📍 United Kingdom (international applicants)PaidHard
#fellowship#research#uk
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Early Career

AMRF Career Advancement Fellowship

Auckland Medical Research Foundation

Supports researchers three to five years post-PhD advancing toward independent biomedical research careers in New Zealand.

📍 New ZealandPaidHard
#fellowship#biomedical-research#new-zealand
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Early Career

Auckland Medical Research Foundation First Fellowship

Auckland Medical Research Foundation

Supports outstanding graduates roughly two years post-PhD pursuing a biomedical research career in New Zealand.

📍 New ZealandPaidHard
#fellowship#biomedical-research#new-zealand
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Early Career

CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Supports early-career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds transitioning to independent research careers in Canada, with one to three years of structured mentorship.

📍 CanadaPaidHard
#award#research#canada
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Early Career

IASP Early Career Research Grant

International Association for the Study of Pain

Funds young researchers beginning independent pain-research careers worldwide.

📍 InternationalPaidMedium
#grant#pain-research#medical
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Early Career

EHA Kick-off Grant

European Hematology Association

Funds high-risk, high-potential novel concepts in basic or translational hematology research proposed by early-career scientists.

📍 EuropePaidHard
#grant#hematology#research
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Early Career

EHA Junior Research Grant

European Hematology Association

Supports Europe-based early-career hematology researchers transitioning from trainee to independent investigator.

📍 EuropePaidHard
#grant#hematology#research
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Early Career

KidneyCure Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship

American Society of Nephrology (KidneyCure)

Funds postdoctoral fellows conducting original nephrology research under sponsor guidance.

📍 United StatesPaidHard
#fellowship#nephrology#research
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ASN KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award

American Society of Nephrology (KidneyCure)

Funds PhD students conducting original kidney biology or disease research under the guidance of a named sponsor.

📍 United StatesPaidHard
#fellowship#nephrology#research
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Early Career

Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award

Thrasher Research Fund

Funds new investigators researching children's health topics to help them establish an independent research career, awarding up to 32 grants a year across two cycles.

📍 Global (US-based fund)PaidMedium
#grant#pediatrics#research
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Supports undergraduate and graduate students conducting cystic fibrosis-related research training under a faculty mentor.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#cystic-fibrosis#research
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Early Career

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Funds recent MD, PhD, or MD/PhD graduates conducting basic cystic fibrosis research, with two application rounds each year.

📍 United StatesPaidHard
#fellowship#cystic-fibrosis#research
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Early Career

MQ Mental Health Foundation Fellows Award

MQ Mental Health Research

Supports early-career mental health scientists to establish research independence, funding work across depression, psychosis, and related domains.

📍 United Kingdom (international host institutions considered)StipendHard
#fellowship#mental-health#research
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Early Career

Alkermes Pathways Research Award

Alkermes

Supports junior-investigator research into schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, and associated sleep and circadian disturbances, now in its eighth year.

📍 United States (international host institutions considered)PaidHard
#grant#psychiatry#research
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Early Career

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Innovation Seed Grants

Angelman Syndrome Foundation

Funds research on Angelman syndrome, including studies of the UBE3A gene mechanism and symptomatic therapies, through an open annual call for proposals.

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidMedium
#grant#rare-disease#neuroscience
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Early Career

Orphan Disease Center CDKL5 Pilot Grant Program

Orphan Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania / Loulou Foundation

One-year pilot grants funding basic and translational research on CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, a rare neurodevelopmental condition, now in its tenth year.

📍 Global (US-administered)PaidHard
#grant#rare-disease#neuroscience
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National MPS Society Research Fellow Grant

National MPS Society

Funds investigator-initiated research on mucopolysaccharidosis and mucolipidosis disorders, including a dedicated track for trainees.

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidHard
#grant#rare-disease#medical
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Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant

Sleep Research Society Foundation

Seed funding for pilot sleep-research studies by trainees and early-career investigators who lack institutional startup resources.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#sleep-research#medical
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British Ornithologists' Union Small Ornithological Research Grant

British Ornithologists' Union (BOU)

Small grants for any aspect of ornithological research worldwide, open to both amateur and professional researchers.

📍 International (UK-based)PaidEasy
#grant#ornithology#research
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Bat Conservation International Student Research Scholarship

Bat Conservation International

Funds master's and PhD bat research addressing human-caused environmental change, human-bat conflict, or the ecology of vulnerable bat species.

📍 InternationalPaidMedium
#grant#bat-conservation#wildlife
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Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Grant

American Museum of Natural History

Small short-term awards for graduate research on avian evolutionary biology, including specimen-based and expeditionary bird research.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy
#grant#ornithology#museum-research
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Wilson Ornithological Society Research Grant

Wilson Ornithological Society

Four award programs funding avian research worldwide, from behavioral ecology to conservation.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#ornithology#conservation
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Early Career

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Swiss Confederation (Federal Commission for Scholarships)

Scholarships for foreign postgraduate researchers and artists to pursue research or further study at Swiss universities, covering living costs and tuition.

📍 SwitzerlandPaidHard
#scholarship#switzerland#europe
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CSIRO Vacation Scholarships

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

A paid summer research placement for undergraduate students at Australia's national science agency, working alongside active researchers on a real project.

📍 AustraliaPaidMedium
#internship#research#australia
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Early Career

Next Einstein Forum Fellowship

Next Einstein Forum / African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

A fellowship recognizing outstanding young African scientists across all disciplines, providing a platform to showcase research and connect with global science leaders.

📍 Multiple African countries (biennial summit)UnpaidHard
#fellowship#africa#science
Early Career

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Recruitment

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Recruitment of engineers and scientists into India's premier R&D organization for high-performance computing, AI, and electronics.

📍 IndiaPaidMedium
#government-job#research#computing
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Early Career

DRDO Scientist Recruitment (CEPTAM)

Defence Research and Development Organisation

Recruitment of science and engineering graduates into DRDO's scientist cadre through the Centralised Entry Scheme for Technical Assistants and direct scientist entries.

📍 IndiaPaidHard
#government-job#defense-research#engineering
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Ashton Award for Student Research

Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University

A research grant supporting undergraduate and graduate student fieldwork on Asian tropical forest biology, tenable at field sites across Asia.

📍 Asia (fieldwork-based)PaidHard
#grant#research#ecology
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Early Career

Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Oxford)

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford

A fellowship giving working journalists three to six months at Oxford to research a topic of their choice in journalism practice, combined with academic seminars.

📍 Oxford, United KingdomPaidHard
#fellowship#journalism#oxford
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Early Career

India Health Policy and System Research Fellowship

Sir Ratan Tata Trust / Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

A fellowship training graduates in rigorous Health Policy and Systems Research methods through mentored study on a real health-system problem in India.

📍 IndiaStipendHard
#fellowship#public-health#research
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Adam Smith Fellowship

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

A year-long fellowship engaging PhD students with classical political-economy thought through structured reading groups and mentorship from senior scholars.

📍 Arlington, Virginia, USAStipendHard
#fellowship#economics#phd
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Early Career

KAUST Global Fellowship

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

A fully funded PhD fellowship at KAUST in Saudi Arabia across water, energy, food, health, and digital research areas, with a substantial stipend and research budget.

📍 Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaStipendHard
#fellowship#phd#research
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Breakthrough Generation Fellowship

The Breakthrough Institute

A ten-week paid fellowship in Berkeley, California, training college students in environmental and energy policy through an ecomodernist lens, including original research and writing.

📍 Berkeley, California, USAPaidMedium
#fellowship#climate-policy#research
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J-PAL Research for Impact Fellowship

Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), MIT

A fellowship training aspiring development economists in rigorous impact-evaluation methods through an MITx MicroMasters credential followed by field-based research work in India.

📍 IndiaStipendHard
#fellowship#research#economics
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HZDR Summer Student Program

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

A six- to nine-week summer research placement in Germany for science and engineering students, working on live projects in physics, materials, or nuclear science.

📍 Dresden, GermanyStipendMedium
#program#research#physics
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ETH Zurich Student Summer Research Fellowship

ETH Zurich (Department of Computer Science)

A two-month fellowship giving undergraduates their first hands-on research experience in computer science, working directly with an ETH Zurich research group.

📍 Zurich, SwitzerlandStipendHard
#fellowship#research#computer-science
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Vienna BioCenter Summer School

Vienna BioCenter

A fully funded nine-week hands-on life-sciences research program in Vienna, pairing undergraduates with active research groups for a real lab project.

📍 Vienna, AustriaStipendHard
#program#research#life-sciences
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Meta PhD Fellowship

Meta

A fellowship recognizing PhD students doing innovative research in computer science and engineering, including a funded visit to a Meta research lab and mentorship from Meta researchers.

📍 Multiple countriesStipendHard
#fellowship#phd#computer-science
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Distinguished Scholars Award

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

A substantial multi-year research award funding scholars and institutions studying the causes, manifestations, and control of violence.

📍 Global (remote application)PaidHard
#grant#research#social-science
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Mitacs Globalink Research Award

Mitacs (Canada)

A 12-week funded research internship for undergraduates at Canadian universities, working directly with a Canadian faculty supervisor on an original research project.

📍 CanadaStipendMedium
#internship#research#canada
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IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

A three-month residency at IIASA's Austria headquarters where PhD students apply systems-analysis methods to global sustainability challenges alongside senior researchers.

📍 Laxenburg, AustriaStipendHard
#program#phd#research
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Non-Trivial Fellowship

Non-Trivial

An online fellowship supporting ambitious teenagers and young adults to pursue independent research, policy, or entrepreneurial projects with direct funding and mentorship.

📍 Remote (online)PaidMedium
#fellowship#youth#research
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Early Career

Thomson Reuters Foundation Journalist Fellowship Programme

Thomson Reuters Foundation / University of Oxford

A fully funded fellowship at Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, giving working journalists three to six months to research and reflect on a topic in their field.

📍 Oxford, United KingdomPaidHard
#fellowship#journalism#oxford
Early Career

Humboldt Research Fellowship

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

A postdoctoral research fellowship enabling researchers of any nationality to conduct a self-chosen, long-term research project in Germany with a host of their choice.

📍 GermanyStipendHard
#fellowship#research#germany
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Early Career

NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program

NVIDIA

A research fellowship for PhD students in fields like AI, graphics, robotics, and systems, providing funding plus a paid internship at NVIDIA Research.

📍 Multiple countriesStipendHard
#fellowship#phd#ai
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Google PhD Fellowship Program

Google

A multi-year fellowship recognizing outstanding PhD students doing innovative research in computer science and related fields, paired with a Google Research mentor.

📍 Multiple countriesStipendHard
#fellowship#phd#computer-science
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World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowship

World Bank Group

An eight-month, DC-based research fellowship pairing early-career economists with World Bank researchers on development-economics topics, aimed at candidates from developing countries.

📍 Washington, DC, USAStipendHard
#research#economics#fellowship
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