Research

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship 2025: How to Compete for $90,000 to Fund Graduate Study for New Americans

If your life story involves crossing borders, bridging languages, or carrying family responsibilities while chasing academic or creative excellence, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is the rare award built for you.

Amount: $90,000 over two years (tuition support plus stipend) Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 Location: United States

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 Project (R01) | Grants & Funding

Flagship NIH investigator-initiated grant supporting health-related research projects with multi-year modular or detailed budgets.

Amount: Up to $500,000 in direct costs annually (modular) or higher with justification Deadline: Feb 5, 2025 Location: United States

Secure $400K–$1M for Your Early Faculty Career: The NSF CAREER Program Guide (Deadline July 23, 2025)

If you are a tenure-track assistant professor who wants five years of stable funding to build a lab, mentor students, and create lasting education programs, the NSF CAREER award is the single most consequential federal grant you can aim for early ...

Amount: $400,000–$1,000,000 over five years depending on NSF directorate Deadline: Jul 23, 2025 Location: United States

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

Deadline: varies

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