Research

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan 2025: How to Secure a Fully Funded JSPS Research Stay

If you are a postdoc dreaming of doing serious research in Japan but your bank account is stubbornly saying “absolutely not,” the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships are the funding line you should be obsessing over.

Amount: Monthly stipend of JPY ¥362,000 plus settling-in, travel, and research support allowances Deadline: Sep 1, 2025 Location: Japan

Qatar QRDI Innovation Grant

Supports R&D projects aligned with Qatar's national research priorities.

Type: Grant Amount: QAR ر.ق4,000,000 grant Deadline: Oct 12, 2024 Location: Qatar

Research in Germany with a €2,670 Monthly Visiting Researcher Grant: Your Guide to the Helmholtz Collaboration Funding

There are research trips, and then there are research trips that actually change the trajectory of your work.

Amount: €2,670 monthly stipend plus travel Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 Location: Germany and International

Research Project Grant (R01) | NIH

NIH R01 overview with current standard due-date cycles, registration requirements, and application workflow guidance.

Amount: Varies by institute and FOA Deadline: Jun 5, 2026 Location: United States and Global (institution and FOA dependent)

Secure $500–$2,500 for Your Summer Dissertation Work: THI Summer Research Fellowships 2025 (UCSC Humanities PhD)

For a humanities PhD student, summer is often the island where real progress happens.

Amount: $500 – $2,500 Deadline: Mar 12, 2025 Location: California and United States

Switzerland Summer Internships 2026: Fully-Funded Research Programs Directory

Complete guide to funded summer research internships at top Swiss universities including ETH, EPFL, CERN, and University of Lausanne

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: varies

Tækniþróunarsjóður | Ísland.is

Grants of up to ISK 60 million for Icelandic tech companies and research projects in blue economy, health tech, and innovation.

Amount: ISK 60,000,000 Deadline: Aug 18, 2025 Location: Iceland

Technical Difficulties

Fellowships supporting Pakistani women researchers pursuing STEM doctoral or postdoctoral projects addressing national development priorities.

Amount: PKR ₨18,000,000 per fellow over three years Deadline: Mar 24, 2025 Location: Pakistan

Tsinghua Amgen Scholars 2026: Fully-Funded 8-Week Life Sciences Research in Beijing

Prestigious fully-funded summer research internship at Tsinghua University for Asian undergraduates with stipend, round-trip flights, housing, meals, and research mentorship in life sciences

Amount: Full funding: stipend + round-trip airfare + housing + meals + tuition Deadline: Mar 15, 2026 Location: Beijing, China and Asia

UK AHRC “Design Generators” Grants: Up to £200,000 for Green Transition Design Projects (2026 Guide)

AHRC research grant of up to £200,000 for 9-12 month design-led projects tackling the green transition through arts and humanities methodologies, as part of the Future Observatory programme.

Amount: Up to £200,000 full economic cost (FEC), with AHRC funding 80% Deadline: Apr 9, 2026 Location: United Kingdom