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Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Private Higher Education 2026–2027: $25,000–$300,000 for Liberal Arts Advocacy and Civil Discourse, With Letters of Inquiry Closing 27 August 2026
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations run one open-submission program — Private Higher Education — awarding grants that typically range from $25,000 to $300,000 to private colleges, universities and consortia working on liberal arts advocacy and civil discourse, with letters of inquiry due by 5:00 pm ET on 27 August 2026 for the 2026–2027 review cycle.
FWF–ISF Austrian–Israeli Joint Projects 2026: Uncapped 36- to 48-Month Bilateral Research Funding Decided by a Single FWF Lead-Agency Review, Closing 10 December 2026
The Austrian Science Fund and the Israel Science Foundation are jointly inviting bilateral research proposals in all scientific disciplines, with one integrated 20-page proposal reviewed by the FWF as acting Lead Agency for 2026, due to the FWF by 10 December 2026 at 2:00 pm Vienna time and to the ISF by 13 December 2026 at 1:00 pm Jerusalem time.
New Zealand Transition Research Fund 2027: Up to NZ$84.8 Million a Year Replacing Marsden and Endeavour, With Programme Registrations Closing 9 December 2026
MBIE's 2027 Transition Research Fund consolidates the contestable funding that would have run through future Marsden and Endeavour rounds into a single investigator-led fund worth up to NZ$84.8 million a year, with Programmes registrations opening 30 September 2026 and closing 9 December 2026.
Stephen L. Tadlock Veteran Business Grant 2026: A $1,000 Micro-Grant Plus a Free Accelerator Seat Worth Up to $1,699 for 20 Veteran-Owned Businesses, Closing 15 October 2026
Founders First CDC will award 20 U.S. military veteran business owners a $1,000 micro-grant and a no-cost seat in either Passport Community or Zebra Leadership, from a $20,000 national fund; the full application opens 15 September 2026 and closes 15 October 2026.
ESA University of Tomorrow Kick-Start 2026: Up to €75,000 at 75% Funding for a Six-Month Space-Enabled Feasibility Study, Closing 14 September 2026
ESA Space Solutions is funding six-month kick-start feasibility studies for satellite-enabled services aimed at universities — virtual labs, remote learning, connected campuses and open research data — with ESA covering 75% of costs up to €75,000 on a zero-equity basis, closing 14 September 2026.
ASEAN–Korea Young Scholar Research Grant 2026: Round-Trip Airfare Plus a US$1,400 Monthly Fieldwork Stipend for Up to Three Months of Southeast Asia Research, Closing 5 September 2026
The Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies is funding master's and doctoral researchers from ASEAN Member States and South Korea to carry out up to three months of fieldwork in Southeast Asia between late November 2026 and April 2027, covering round-trip airfare, a US$1,400 monthly stipend and a US$200 honorarium for a local research advisor, with applications closing 5 September 2026.
NERC Advancing Atmospheric and Aerial Autonomy: £4 Million for Proof-of-Concept Projects Worth £300,000 to £1 Million at 100% Full Economic Cost, Closing 21 October 2026
The Natural Environment Research Council is putting £4 million behind short, fast-moving proof-of-concept projects that turn existing autonomy, sensing and instrumentation into deployable UK environmental observing capability, with individual awards of £300,000 to £1 million funded at 100% of full economic cost and applications closing at 4:00pm UK time on 21 October 2026.
Whitehall Foundation Research Grants: Up to $100,000 a Year for Three Years of Basic Neurobiology by US Assistant Professors, With Letters of Intent Closing 1 October 2026
The Whitehall Foundation funds basic vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology in the United States, awarding research grants of up to $100,000 per year for two or three years and one-year Grants-in-Aid of up to $30,000, restricted exclusively to independent Assistant Professors with no more than $200,000 a year in extramural direct funding.
NWO Rubicon Round 2026-3: A 12–24 Month Mobility Grant Paying €84,000 a Year Plus Research and Travel Costs for Newly Graduated Dutch PhDs, Closing 1 December 2026
The third and final 2026 round of the Dutch Research Council's Rubicon programme offers €3,145,000 for researchers who obtained their PhD in the year before 1 December 2026 to spend 12 to 24 months at a research institute outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Wonderful Community Grants 2026–2027: $1 Million for Nonprofits, Schools and Agencies in Nine San Joaquin Valley Towns, Closing 31 August 2026
The Wonderful Company is distributing $1,000,000 in 2026–2027 through grants of $1,000–$50,000 for one year, plus up to two $100,000 two-year grants, to 501(c)(3) charities, local government agencies and Title 1 schools whose projects directly benefit nine rural communities in Kern, Kings and Fresno Counties, with applications open 1 July 2026 and closing 31 August 2026.
NCN DAINA 4: PLN 26 Million for Joint Polish–Lithuanian Basic Research Projects, With Up to PLN 1.3 Million per Polish Team and €200,000 per Lithuanian Team, Joint Proposals Closing 15 September 2026
Poland's National Science Centre and the Research Council of Lithuania have opened the fourth DAINA call, funding 36-month joint Polish–Lithuanian basic research projects in all 26 NCN panels, with the joint proposal due to the Lithuanian side by 15 September 2026 and the Polish national proposal due in OSF by 22 September 2026 at 2 pm.
HRZZ German–Croatian Bilateral Projects (IPDE-2026-12): €60,000–€200,000 for the Croatian Half of a Weave Project Judged by the DFG, Closing 31 December 2026
The Croatian Science Foundation will co-fund the Croatian side of German–Croatian bilateral basic research projects with EUR 60,000 to EUR 200,000 over up to three years, using a single DFG evaluation in which only proposals ranked in the top 20% are recommended for funding, with the Croatian submission due by 31 December 2026 at 17:00 CET.
McKnight Scholar Awards 2027: $225,000 Over Three Years for Up to Ten Early-Career US Neuroscientists, Closing 3 November 2026
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience will select up to ten Scholars to receive $225,000 over three years starting 1 June 2027, with applications from US assistant professors in their first five years due 5 PM Central on 3 November 2026 and reference letters due 24 November 2026.
APS Franklin Research Grants 2027: Up to $7,000 for Archive Travel, Fieldwork, and Lab Costs, With Deadlines of 1 October and 1 December 2026
The American Philosophical Society's Franklin Research Grants award up to $7,000 to postdoctoral scholars in any discipline to cover travel to libraries and archives, fieldwork, research materials, and laboratory expenses, with two application deadlines on 1 October 2026 and 1 December 2026.
Darwin Plus People & Skills Round 14: Up to £100,000 for Two Years of Training, Degrees and Placements for UK Overseas Territory Nationals, Closing 7 September 2026
Defra's Darwin Plus programme is offering grants of up to £100,000 over up to 24 months to fund academic qualifications, placements, exchanges and targeted training for UK Overseas Territory nationals and long-term residents working on the natural environment, with Round 14 applications closing at 22:59 GMT on Monday 7 September 2026.
GEDA Small Grants 2026–2027: At Least Eight Awards of US$10,000–US$15,000 for Community-Led Gender-Environment Data Projects, Closing 14 August 2026
The Gender and Environment Data Alliance is awarding at least eight small grants of US$10,000 to US$15,000 for up to a year of community-led work producing, analysing, or applying gender-environment data, with six awards reserved for Indo-Pacific organisations working on GEDSI and climate adaptation and applications closing 14 August 2026.
Leakey Foundation Research Grants 2027: Up to $20,000 for PhD Candidates and $30,000 for Post-PhD Scientists Working on Human Origins, Closing 10 January 2027
The Leakey Foundation funds multidisciplinary research into human origins and evolution with awards of up to $20,000 for PhD candidates and up to $30,000 for post-PhD scientists, on two fixed cycles closing 10 January and 15 July each year.
Institut Courtois Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026: Three Years at Université de Montréal Paying CAD $63,819 a Year Plus up to CAD $30,000 Annually in Research Funds, Closing 28 September 2026
A three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut Courtois of the Université de Montréal for early-career researchers proposing exploratory, interdisciplinary materials science projects across chemistry, physics, computer science, and mathematics, with a mandatory notice of intent due 10 September 2026 and full applications due 28 September 2026.
Novo Nordisk Foundation Project Grants in the Natural and Technical Sciences 2026: Up to DKK 4 Million per Project From a DKK 77 Million Pool, Closing 3 September 2026 at 14:00
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is distributing DKK 77 million in 2026 through project grants of up to DKK 4 million for fundamental research in physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science and the technical sciences at Danish institutions, with applications closing 3 September 2026 at 2:00 PM Copenhagen time.
UKRI Trust and Confidence in Policing R&I Consortium: One £2 Million Award to Build Real-Time Measures of Public Trust in UK Policing, Closing 27 October 2026
UKRI's Safer Streets R&D Missions Accelerator Programme will fund a single Research and Innovation Consortium at up to £2 million full economic cost over 36 months to develop and pilot dynamic ways of measuring public trust and confidence in policing, opening 1 September 2026 and closing 27 October 2026.
Daiwa Foundation Small Grants and Awards: £2,000–£9,000 and £9,000–£18,000 for UK–Japan Projects, Closing 30 September 2026
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation runs two open-competition schemes twice a year — Small Grants of £2,000–£9,000 for individuals and organisations in the UK or Japan, and Awards of £9,000–£18,000 for collaborative projects with both a British and a Japanese partner — with the next deadline on 30 September 2026 and results announced roughly two months later.
Bial Foundation Grants for Scientific Research 2026/2027: Up to €60,000 per Project Over Three Years in Psychophysiology and Parapsychology, Closing 31 August 2026
The Bial Foundation's 17th Grants for Scientific Research call funds up to €60,000 per project for research into the healthy human being in psychophysiology and parapsychology, is open to researchers anywhere in the world working through a host entity, and closes at 23:59 (GMT+1) on 31 August 2026.
Cancer Foundation Finland Grant Call 2026: Three €600,000 Major Grants, Multi-Year Research Grants and €4,000 Dissertation Grants, Closing 19 August 2026
Cancer Foundation Finland's annual call is open from 1 June to 19 August 2026 for cancer research carried out in Finland, offering three major grants of €600,000 over three years, research grants for one to three years, and €4,000 dissertation grants, with decisions announced in December 2026 and first payments in January 2027.
Hinrich Foundation Call for Research Proposals: Negotiable Commissioned Funding for Global Trade Research, With the Next Cycle Closing 31 October 2026
The Hinrich Foundation commissions trade research from individual researchers and research organizations worldwide across ten themes, with proposals reviewed twice a year and the next submission deadline falling on 31 October 2026.
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