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Research Opportunities for Early career

Real research opportunities for early career — verified, not scraped junk. 31 real opportunities right now.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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