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JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2020 for study in Japan (All Expense Paid Fully Funded)

United Nations University

  • Japan
  • Social Sciences

Application Deadline: February 21st 2020 Jointly organized by the United Nations University and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is designed to provide promising, highly qualified, young researchers with the opportunity to conduct advanced research in sustainability in co-operation with host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutions. The UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS, Tokyo) acts as the nominating authority for the JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. This fellowsh

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JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2019 for study in Japan (All Expense Paid Fully Funded)

United Nations University

  • Japan
  • Environment & Agriculture

Application Deadline: March 15th 2019 Jointly organized by the United Nations University and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) , the JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is designed to provide promising, highly qualified, young researchers with the opportunity to conduct advanced research relevant to the main thematic focus areas of the UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS, Tokyo) in cooperation with host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutions. UNU-IAS acts as the nominating authority for the JSPS–UNU Programme. This

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Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships for early-career art historians

Getty Foundation

  • Engineering

Application Deadline: October 27, 2022 The Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art support an academic year of research and/or writing by early-career scholars from around the world whose projects stand to make substantial and original contributions to the understanding of art and their histories. The program welcomes scholars from anywhere in the world who bring perspectives and backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in the field of art history. This program is made possible by a grant from the Getty Foundation. ACLS invites applications for Getty/ACLS Postdoctor

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Georg Forster Research Fellowships (HERMES) 2022 for Postdoctoral Researchers to study in Germany (Fully Funded)

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation

  • Germany
  • Engineering

Application Deadline: June 30th 2022 Through the Georg Forster Research Fellowship , the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers with above-average qualifications and from all fields. These researches must come from developing and transition countries – excluding PR China and India. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad who are just embarking on their academic careers and who completed their doctorates less than four years ago to spend extended periods of research (6-24 months) in Germany. The research fellowship progr

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Georg Forster Research Fellowships (HERMES) 2021 for Postdoctoral Researchers to study in Germany (Fully Funded)

Humboldt Foundation

  • Germany

Georg Forster Research Fellowship for researchers from developing and transition countries Attention, researchers from developing and transition countries! The Georg Forster Research Fellowship supports you – postdoctoral and experienced researchers – with your research in Germany. Through the Georg Forster Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers with above-average qualifications and from all fields. These researches must come from developing and transition countries – excluding PR China and India (see list of countries , PDF). As a fellow, you will bene

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Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP) 2022/2023 for postdoctoral research

Council

  • United States
  • Medicine & Health

Application Deadline: July 15, 2021 The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America is pleased to announce the Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (FARSP) for the 2022-2023 academic year . The FARSP is administered for the U.S. Department of State by the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), a division of the Institute of International Education. PROGRAM INFORMATION: Two categories of grants are offered in the FARSP: (1) research grants; and (2) program and curriculum development grants. Research Grants: Awards of 3 to 9 months are offered

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Freie Universität Berlin DAHLEM POSTDOC FELLOWSHIPS 2017 for Post Doctoral Studies in Germany.

Freie Universität

  • Berlin, Germany
  • Medicine & Health

Application Deadline: March 15th 2017 DAHLEM POSTDOC FELLOWSHIPS provide funding for highly qualified postdoctoral fellows with at least six months of international research experience* to conduct their own research within one of the university’s outstanding collaborative research projects. In addition, international research stays are supported in order to allow researchers to build up a full year of international research experience by the time they complete their DAHLEM POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP. Fellows are given the opportunity to expand their academic profile by experiencing early independence

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Fields-IAMS-Perimeter – Africa Postdoctoral Fellowship 2019 for young African Scholars

Fields Institute

  • Computer Science

Application Deadline: January 31st 2019 One-year postdoctoral fellowships awarded jointly by the Fields Institute, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI), and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. This is a unique opportunity for recent PhDs who are African nationals working in areas of mathematical sciences or fundamental theoretical physics. The goal is to support the careers of young researchers who have a commitment to advance science in Africa. The selected fellow will be invited to pursue their research either at the Fields Instit

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Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2021

Harvard University

  • Cambridge, United States

Application Deadline: September 30th, 2021 Through a generous founding gift from Edward O. Wilson, Faculty-Curator Emeritus and University Research Professor Emeritus, and with support from additional donors, the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University has established the E.O. Wilson Postdoctoral Fellowship Program . This program supports postdoctoral researchers at MCZ to pursue the discovery and formal taxonomic description of Earth’s animal species. Fellows will work under the supervision of one or more MCZ faculty-curators, who will provide office space, access to lab fac

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Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship 2020

Harvard University

  • Cambridge, United States

Application Deadline: September 30, 2020 Through a generous founding gift from Edward O. Wilson, Faculty-Curator Emeritus and University Research Professor Emeritus, and with support from additional donors, the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University has established the E.O. Wilson Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This program supports postdoctoral researchers at MCZ to pursue the discovery and formal taxonomic description of Earth’s animal species. Fellows will work under the supervision of one or more MCZ faculty-curators, who will provide office space, access to lab facili

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Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2016/2017 for Postdoctoral Scholars

Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

  • New York, United States
  • Engineering

Application Deadline: November 1, 2016 The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides innovative postdoctoral scholars with the opportunity to build a foundation in one of the core disciplines represented within the Earth Institute (i.e. social, earth, biological, engineering, and health sciences), while at the same time acquiring the breadth of cross-disciplinary expertise needed to address critical issues related to sustainable development. Specific areas of research include food security, energy systems, climate change impacts, poverty reduction, disease, and environmental deg

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DFID REACH Programme 2017 African postdoctoral fellowship in hydro economics ( £60,000 in funding)

University of Oxford

  • Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Economics & Business

Application Deadline: September 11th 2017 The REACH Programme is a 7-year, £15m programme funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID ). This project, led by the University of Oxford, involves a research consortium of global leaders in water science, policy and practice. It aims to improve water security for 5 million poor people in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by 2022. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an ambitious research programme and global science-practitioner partnership working to deliver significant benefits for people living in poverty. REACH is

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DAAD/African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Tanzania Postdoc Fellowship 2018

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

  • Germany
  • Medicine & Health

Application Deadline: 30th of September, 2018. Applications are now open for a postdoctoral fellowship at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Tanzania. The DAAD funds this fellowship and welcomes applications from applicants who have recently obtained a PhD in Mathematics. The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), as a publicly funded, self-governing organisation of the institutions of higher education in Germany, promotes international academic exchange as well as educational co-operation with developing countries through a variety of funding and scholarship programmes.

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Columbia University Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Research program in Sustainable Development.

Columbia University

  • New York, United States
  • Engineering

Application Deadline: October 31, 2017 by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Program in Sustainable Development is now seeking applications from innovative doctoral candidates or recent Ph.D., M.D., J.D. or Sc.D. recipients (within 5 years of degree receipt) who are interested in a broad range of issues in sustainable development to join its fall 2018 cohort. The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research program (formerly known as The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship program ) provides innovative postdoctoral scholars with the opportunity to build a found

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Columbia University Earth Institute 2020/2021 Postdoctoral Fellowship Research program in Sustainable Development (Funded)

Columbia University

  • New York, United States
  • Computer Science

Application Deadline: October 28, 2020 by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research program is the premier program in the world for those dedicated to a better understanding of critical scientific and social issues in global sustainable development. Earth Institute Postdoctoral Researchers will join multidisciplinary teams of outstanding, committed scientists from across the Earth Institute and Columbia University The program provides innovative postdoctoral scholars with the opportunity to build a foundation in one of the core disciplines represented within the Ea

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Columbia University Earth Institute 2019/2020 Postdoctoral Fellowship Research program in Sustainable Development (Funded)

Columbia University

  • New York, United States
  • Engineering

Application Deadline: October 30, 2019 by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research program is the premier program in the world for those dedicated to a better understanding of critical scientific and social issues in global sustainable development. Earth Institute Postdoctoral Researchers will join multidisciplinary teams of outstanding, committed scientists from across the Earth Institute and Columbia University. The program provides innovative postdoctoral scholars with the opportunity to build a foundation in one of the core disciplines represented within the E

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Columbia University Earth Institute 2018/2019 Postdoctoral Fellowship Research program in Sustainable Development (Funded)

Columbia University

  • New York, United States
  • Computer Science

Application Deadline: October 31, 2018 by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research program is the premier program in the world for those dedicated to a better understanding of critical scientific and social issues in global sustainable development. Earth Institute Postdoctoral Researchers will join multidisciplinary teams of outstanding, committed scientists from across the Earth Institute and Columbia University. The program provides innovative postdoctoral scholars with the opportunity to build a foundation in one of the core disciplines represented within the

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Civic Media Lab Anti-Corruption Post-doctoral Fellowship 2021 on Critical National Concerns.

MacArthur Foundation

  • Engineering

Application Deadline: 30th June, 2021. Africa has a fast-growing scientific production. Between 2012 and 2016, Africa’s scientific production rose rapidly by 39%, and the number of authors grew by 43%. This was at least 10% higher than the growth on any other continent. Yet, concerns have been justifiably expressed about the continent’s inability to harness the output of these research into meaningful interventions in policy, and everyday life of Africans. As a result, policy making at all levels appears to be little influenced by research, but much influenced by the policymaker’s guesstimates

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Carnegie Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2021/2022 for African Researchers

University of Cape Town

  • Rondebosch, South Africa
  • Economics & Business

Application Deadline: December 22nd 2020 The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) wishes to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDRF) funded through the Carnegie Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) programme. The DEAL programme aims to embed early career researchers within accredited research groupings at the University of Cape Town to support their development as the next generation of African researcher leaders. The post-doctoral research fellowship is aimed at enabling a recently graduated PhD researcher to develop their own independent research within one of ACDI p

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Call For Applications: BaNGA-Africa Post-Doctoral Fellowships & Seed Grants 2017

University of Ghana

  • Accra, Ghana

Application Deadline: 5pm on Tuesday February 28, 2017. The “ Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa” (BaNGA-Africa) project is pleased to announce its 1 st Call for applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowships . BaNGA-Africa is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is a follow-up to the Carnegie Next Generation in Africa project. It aims to contribute to the attainment of a critical mass of PhD holders on University of Ghana faculty, improve doctoral training at UG and enhance the quality and volume of research outputs from UG. This new programme provides opportunities

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