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319 opportunities
Resilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grants
Research Grant
Research on how ecosystem change affects resilience, security and prosperity.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to GBP 2,500,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 22, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
UKRI/NERC Research Infrastructure Renewal
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
Upcoming capital funding to renew, replace and enhance capabilities for environmental science facilities and national capabilities.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- GBP 300,000–1,000,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 21, 2026
NHMRC-Horizon Europe 2026 — Australian component invitation stage
Research Grant
Invitation-stage support for Australia-based researchers on eligible Horizon Europe applications deemed fundable by the European Commission.
- Host
- Australia
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to AUD 4,000,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 21, 2026, 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Fellowship · Master's, PhD / Doctoral
Fellowship supporting outstanding graduate students pursuing full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in NSF-supported STEM fields.
- Host
- United States
- Funding
- Funding available
- Stipend
- USD 53,000 per year
- Last deadline
- October 19, 2026, 20:00 (America/New_York)
ESRC Doctoral Focal Award Plus: Innovating in Data-Driven Research
Institutional Funding · Institution / Research Team
Doctoral Focal Award Plus: innovating in data-driven research. One doctoral focal award plus for social scientists and doctoral training capacity. UK eligible organisation or consortium lead. Published 6 Jul; opened…
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Financial support
- Up to GBP 5,850,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 14, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026–2027 Round 3
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
UK knowledge bases can lead Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects with UK businesses; Round 3 is open with up to GBP 12.5 million allocated.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Partially funded
- Award
- Up to GBP 12,500,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 14, 2026, 11:00 (Europe/London)
AAPG — 2027 Generic Call for Proposals
Research Grant
ANR's main generic call, covering 57 research themes across disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields.
- Host
- France
- Funding
- Funding available
- Last deadline
- October 13, 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
Chamada Pública CNPq/SETEC/SETAD/MCTI/FNDCT Nº 29/2026 — RHAE IA
Research Grant
PD&I funding to place researchers in innovative companies and startups developing AI solutions aligned with Brazilian industrial and AI strategies.
- Host
- Brazil
- Funding
- Funding available
- Last deadline
- October 9, 2026
Research and Education Program for HBCUs and TCUs — Equipment/Instrumentation
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
Federal equipment/instrumentation grants for eligible HBCUs and TCUs to strengthen STEM research and education capacity.
- Host
- United States
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- USD 200,000–1,500,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 9, 2026
SAMRC Early Investigators Programme — 2026
Research Grant · Early Career Researcher
SAMRC career-development funding for promising early-career scientists with leadership potential.
- Host
- South Africa
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- ZAR 500,000 per year
- Last deadline
- October 9, 2026
Lester B. Pearson International Student Scholarship — 2027 Entry
Scholarship · Undergraduate
Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship. For international secondary-school students nominated by their school; covers four years at the University of Toronto. Nomination access for 2027 cycle began 6 Jul 2026.…
- Host
- Canada
- Funding
- Fully funded
- Financial support
- Full four-year scholarship covering tuition, books, incidental fees and full residence support.
- Last deadline
- October 9, 2026
Team Grant: National Platform for Evidence-based Programs and Practices — Youth Mental Health
Research Grant
Team grant to build a national evidence framework, registry and knowledge mobilisation platform for youth mental health interventions.
- Host
- Canada
- Funding
- Funding available
- Last deadline
- October 8, 2026
Research Associate (Fixed Term) — Cambridge Lab for Ancient World Studies
Academic Position · Postdoctoral
Three two-year Research Associate appointments for independent and collaborative Ancient World Studies research.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Compensation
- Salaried position
- Salary
- GBP 37,694–46,049 per year
- Last deadline
- October 8, 2026
EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026 — Full Stage (Invite Only)
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
Grant. Official status: Upcoming at verification. Invite-only call to purchase strategic infrastructure improving UK scientific capability and high-priority EPSRC research. Published 30 Jun 2026; opens 7 Jul 2026.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Financial support
- From GBP 400,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 8, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
Clean Energy Transition Partnership — Joint Call 2026
Research Grant
Transnational clean-energy research and innovation call across selected CETP modules.
- Host
- Ireland
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to EUR 405,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 8, 2026, 13:00 (Europe/Dublin)
MRC Experimental Medicine — Stage One, October 2026
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
Researcher based at eligible UK organisation; project must investigate causes, progression or treatment of human disease and include a human intervention/challenge.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- No per-project funding limit; MRC funds 80% of full economic cost and 100% of permitted exceptions. Eligible international co-lead costs may be funded under MRC rules.
- Last deadline
- October 7, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
Japan–UK Joint Call for Collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies
Research Grant · Institution / Research Team
Japan-UK joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies. Requires eligible UK and Japanese partners under EPSRC/NICT rules; EOI and NICT application requirements apply. Opened 10 Jul 2026.
- Host
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- Up to GBP 897,000 total
- Last deadline
- October 6, 2026, 16:00 (Europe/London)
Knight-Hennessy Scholars — 2027 Cohort
Scholarship · Master's, PhD / Doctoral
Graduate scholarship for Stanford programmes; open globally. Applicants must submit KHS application and separate Stanford graduate programme application by required deadline.
- Host
- United States
- Funding
- Fully funded
- Package value
- For up to three years: tuition and associated fees, living/academic stipend, annual economy-class travel stipend, and a one-time relocation stipend; supplemental academic-enrichment funding may be available in years two and three.
- Last deadline
- October 6, 2026, 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
JRC ActUsLab HC-KA — Hot Cell Laboratory 2026-1
Other Research / Academic Opportunity · Institution / Research Team
Open access to HC-KA ActUsLab hot-cell facility; eligible EU/Euratom-associated institutions and users, with limited exceptions. Published/opened 15 Jul 2026.
- Host
- Germany
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- In-kind access to JRC ActUsLab infrastructure with no access-unit charge for JRC-staff-operated access; consumables/other expenses may remain chargeable. Conditional travel and subsistence support may be available to eligible users.
- Last deadline
- October 5, 2026, 23:45 (Europe/Berlin)
JRC ActUsLab PAMEC — Properties of Actinide Materials under Extreme Conditions 2026-1
Other Research / Academic Opportunity · Institution / Research Team
Open access to PAMEC ActUsLab facility; proposals from eligible EU/Euratom-associated user institutions, with limited international-organisation exceptions. Published/opened 15 Jul 2026.
- Host
- Germany
- Funding
- Funding available
- Award
- In-kind access to JRC ActUsLab infrastructure with no access-unit charge for JRC-staff-operated access; consumables/other expenses may remain chargeable. Conditional travel and subsistence support may be available to eligible users.
- Last deadline
- October 5, 2026, 23:45 (Europe/Berlin)