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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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