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Humboldt Research Fellowship

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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation · Germany

Outline:The Humboldt Research Fellowship for researchers of all nationalities and research areas: We support you with your research in Germany.Through the Humboldt Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers with above-average qualifications from across the globe...

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Humboldt Research Fellowship (international researchers in Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Alexander von Humboldt Foundation´s Humboldt Research Fellowships are for postdoctoral and experienced researchers of all nationalities and all disciplines to conduct research in Germany (researchers who are German nationals may only apply if they have been abroad for longer than 10 years...

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IUBMB Relocation Support for Displaced Trainees (worldwide)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Netherlands

OutlineThe IUBMB Relocation Support for Displaced Trainees from the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) supports researchers worldwide who are displaced from their usual laboratories due to natural disasters, war, or other events beyond their control that interrupt...

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Incoming Fellowship (Austria)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Austria

OutlineThe Incoming Fellowship program from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) supports the recruitment of excellent researchers from around the world to Austria. Outstanding applicants who are eligible for Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship, an ERC Starting or ERC Consolidator Grant...

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Incoming Postdoctoral Grant for Estonia

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Estonian Research Council

The programme has two funding streams:1) aimed at researchers who have received a positive result for the Marie Skłodowska Curie (MSCA) European Fellowship application for coming to Estonia, but have not received funding;2) aimed at researchers who have received a Seal of Excellence (at least 85%)...

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International Climate Protection Fellowship

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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation · Germany

Outline:The International Climate Protection Fellowship enables young leaders and postdoctoral researchers from non-European developing and transition countries to conduct research-based projects in Germany. It should focus on combating climate change, adaptation strategies, preserving ecosystems...

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International Scholar Awards (childhood cancers | LMIC researcher training in HIC)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · United States

OutlineThe International Scholar Awards from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation support researchers from low-and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) to prepare them to fill specific stated needs in an area of childhood cancer research upon returning to their country of origin. The...

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International Training Grants (dementia | early career researchers Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe International Training Grants from the Alzheimer Forschung Initiative eV (AFI) support doctoral students and post-docs working in either a foreign or German laboratory to collaborate and expand existing programs in the field of Alzheimer’s or other rare dementia research. Applications can...

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International Travel Support (ITS) (STEM | India)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · India

OutlineThe International Travel Support (ITS) scheme from the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, formerly SERB, provides financial assistance to Indian researchers for presenting a research paper in an international scientific event held abroad. In addition, support is provided for attending...

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Jean Monnet Fellowships (political and social sciences, economics, law and history | mobility to Italy)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Italy

OutlineThe Jean Monnet Fellowships from the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute (EUI) support postdoctoral researchers from around the globe to conduct historical and social sciences research in Italy. Candidates must have obtained their doctorate more...

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Kekulé Fellowship (chemistry PhD in Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Kekulé Fellowship from the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) funds PhD candidates in Germany working in chemistry or chemistry-related life science research. Students of any nationality who have completed their studies in Germany are also eligible to apply. There are three application...

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Liebig Fellowship (chemistry postdoc/new independent researcher in Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Liebig Fellowship from the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) funds postdoctoral candidates or new independent researchers in Germany working in chemistry. Applicants must be within three years of completing their doctoral dissertation and have moved to a new research institution...

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Liebig Fellowship (chemistry postdoc/new independent researcher in Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Liebig Fellowship from the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) funds postdoctoral candidates or new independent researchers in Germany working in chemistry. Applicants must be within three years of completing their doctoral dissertation and have moved to a new research institution...

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Long-Term Mobility Grants for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers (all disciplines | South Africa)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Sweden

OutlineThe Long-Term Mobility Grants for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from the Stiftelsen för internationalisering av högre utbildning och forskning (STINT), delivered through the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF), support early career researchers and PhD students at South...

PHD

Long-Term Mobility Grants for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers (all disciplines | Sweden)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Sweden

OutlineThe Long-Term Mobility Grants for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers from the Stiftelsen för internationalisering av högre utbildning och forskning (STINT), delivered through the South Africa-Sweden University Forum (SASUF), support early career researchers and PhD students at Swedish...

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MD Fellowships (Germany experimental biomedicine)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe MD Fellowships funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds provide funding for MD students in Germany to conduct experimentally demanding and hypothesis-driven research projects in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory. The research must be conducted away from the...

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MOBILITY Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (molecular biodiscovery | UK)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · United Kingdom

The MOBILITY (MOlecular BIodiscovery for Life sciences InTerdisciplinarY innovation) is a postdoctoral fellowship programme hosted by the University of Birmingham and funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and Horizon Europe’s mobility rules...

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Max Planck School Matter to Life (Masters & PhD | Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Max Planck School Matter to Life is a joint Graduate program of German universities and research organizations. The Program addresses the questions “What is life?” and “Can life-like processes, functions and objects be quantitatively described, simulated, predicted and created in the...

PHD

Max Planck School of Photonics (Master's | Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Max Planck School of Photonics - Master's program (Study Phase) is a joint Graduate program of German universities and research organizations. The Program is a 5-year Master's to PhD direct track program. The description here is for the Master's part of the program. This joint Master of...

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Max Planck School of Photonics (PhD | Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Max Planck School of Photonics - PhD program (Research Phase) is a joint Graduate program of German universities and research organizations. The Program is a 5-year Master's to PhD direct track program. The description here is for the PhD part of the program.Applications close on December...

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Max Weber Fellowships (political and social sciences, economics, law and history | mobility to Italy)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Italy

OutlineThe Max Weber Fellowships from the European University Institute (EUI) support postdoctoral researchers from the globe to conduct historical and social sciences research in Italy. What is fundedThe funding provides 2,500 EUR per month over 12 to 24 months according to the departments. In...

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Max-Planck-Postdoc-Programm (natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities | Germany)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Max Planck Postdoc Program from the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft provides talented early-career researchers with a range of attractive opportunities to advance their careers in science in natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities in Germany. Applications are accepted twice a year. The...

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Maynooth University Department of Chemistry PhD Scholarship

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Maynooth University · Ireland

Details of the Scholarship AwardThe Department of Chemistry at Maynooth University is pleased to announce that a PhD Scholarship will be available for suitably qualified and successful applicants intending to commence their PhD studies in January 2027. Supervisor: Dr Sousa JavannikkhahProject...

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Minerva Short-Term Research Grant (all disciplines | Germany, Israel)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Germany

OutlineThe Minerva Short-Term Research Grant from the Minerva Stiftung supports young researchers from all subjects based in Germany and Israel with the opportunity to visit research partners and to establish contacts with scientists in the respective guest country.Applications close on May 2 and...

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Mobility Support (Adaptation Support) in Estonia

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Estonian Research Council

Outline and what is funded The purpose of the grant is to recruit researchers from abroad to Estonian research and development institutions. The aim is to bring new knowledge to Estonia, thereby enhancing local research and development activities and raising their quality. The mobility support...

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National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic

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SAIA, n. o.

Outline The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports mobility of international PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists for scholarship stays at higher education institutions and research organisations in Slovakia. The programme is funded by the Ministry of...

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Nokia Foundation Visiting Professor (information and communications technologies | worldwide to Finland)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Finland

OutlineThe Nokia Foundation Visiting Professor grant supports distinguished foreign professors visiting Finland to conduct work in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). The programme aims to promote international academic collaboration and the exchange of expertise between...

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Osteology Research Scholarship (oral tissue regeneration | Australia, Switzerland, USA, UK)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Switzerland

OutlineThe Osteology Research Scholarship from the Osteology Foundation supports young investigators to develop their careers in the field of oral tissue regeneration. The scholars should work on a research project, teaming up with their mentors in one of the Osteology Research Scholarship Centres...

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Palaavan Tutkijan Apurahat | Returning Researcher Grant (medicine and dentistry | Finland)

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Scientify Research Solutions AB · Finland

The Returning Researcher Grant from the Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö supports researchers returning to Finland from an overseas research visit. Applicants must hold a doctorate in medicine or dentistry and a successful period of postdoctoral work abroad. Normally the minimum requirement is 12 months...

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Personal research funding schemes in Estonia

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Estonian Research Council

Outline Personal research grants are funding allocated for a high-quality R&D project carried out by a person or a research group working at an R&D institution. What is funded A postdoctoral research grant, aimed at supporting the launch of a research career of the people with a doctoral degree...

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