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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026: EUR 399.05 Million, Deadline 9 September 2026

The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships call opened 9 April 2026 and closes 9 September 2026. Eligibility, the two tracks, the new 80 percent resubmission bar, and a working-backward timeline.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: EUR 399.05 million for the call (EUR 339.19 million European, EUR 59.86 million Global) Deadline: Sep 9, 2026 Location: Europe

National Academy of Sciences 2027 Awards: Sixteen Prizes From $15,000 to $200,000 — Including the $200,000 Arctowski Medal, the $100,000 Held Prize, and Two $75,000 Troland Awards — Nominations Close 5 October 2026

The National Academy of Sciences is accepting nominations for sixteen 2027 awards in fields from solar physics and microbiology to food and agriculture, experimental psychology, and combinatorial optimization, with prizes ranging from $15,000 to $200,000 and a single deadline of 5 October 2026.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: $15,000 to $200,000 per award, depending on the prize Deadline: Oct 5, 2026 Location: United States and International

National Geographic Society Level I Explorer Grant 2026 — Historical Reference: No Current Funding Opportunity

This page is a historical reference for the 2026 National Geographic Society Level I Explorer Grant record. The Society's current Grants and Investments page says that no grants or Explorer investments are available at this time, and it does not announce a successor Level I cycle.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: No current award amount announced Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global

National Humanities Center Fellowship 2027–2028: A Fully Supported Academic-Year Residency in North Carolina With a Stipend, Travel, and Daily Library Delivery for Senior Humanities Scholars

The National Humanities Center awards roughly 30 residential fellowships a year for scholars to spend an academic year in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, writing a major book with an individually determined stipend, travel support, and a research library that delivers most requested sources within 24 hours; applications for 2027–2028 open July 1 and close October 1, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: Individually determined stipend (the Center typically funds about half a Fellow's academic-year … Deadline: Oct 1, 2026 Location: United States and North Carolina

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.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: PLN 26,000,000 total NCN allocation for Polish teams Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Location: Poland and Lithuania

NCN MAESTRO 18: A PLN 30 Million Call for Pioneering Basic Research Led by Poland's Most Established Scientists, Closing 15 September 2026

Poland's National Science Centre has opened MAESTRO 18, a PLN 30 million call for basic research projects of 36, 48 or 60 months led by well-established and outstanding researchers, with proposals due through the OSF system by 15 September 2026 at 2 pm CEST.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: PLN 30,000,000 total call budget Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Location: Poland

NED Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program 2026-2027 (Fellowship/Research Residency)

The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program is a U.S.-based, five-month fellowship residency at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. with stipend, health coverage, travel support, and strong research networking benefits for democracy practitioners and scholars.

Status: Open Type: Scholarship Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 Location: United States and Washington, D.C.

NEH Fellowships 2026 (Historical Reference)

Historical reference for the closed 2026 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships competition, which offered individual scholars $30,000 to $60,000 for six to twelve months of full-time humanities research and writing.

Status: Historical Type: Scholarship Amount: $30,000 to $60,000 ($5,000 per month) Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

NERC Exploring the Frontiers of Environmental Research 2026: £100,000–£200,000 Grants for High-Risk Environmental Science

NERC's 2026 grant call supports early-stage, curiosity-driven environmental research with awards of £100,000 to £200,000 and a high tolerance for uncertainty.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £100,000–£200,000 full economic cost per project; £8,000,000 total fund Deadline: Nov 12, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships 2027–2028: $5,000 Monthly Research Funding in Chicago

The Newberry Library offers PhD-holding scholars $5,000 per month for four to nine months of continuous, in-person research using its humanities collections during the 2027–2028 fellowship year.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $5,000 per month for 4 to 9 months Deadline: Nov 20, 2026 Location: United States and Chicago, Illinois