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View all 687 fundingsThe EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) Programme builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, offering projects that combine experimental (wet-lab) and com…
The goal of the Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition th…
The EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to two years and support excellent postdoctoral researchers in laboratories throughout Europe and the world. International exchange is…
ERC Starting Grant is for the talented early-career scientists who have already produced excellent supervised work and ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader. ERC Star…
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential to the United States for a year of graduate-level non-degree academic cour…
The NIH Pathway to Independence Award will provide up to five years of support consisting of two phases.
The HFSP fellowship program supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences. Applications for high-risk projects are particularly encouraged. The projects sho…
These two-year, $75,000 fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
Prestigious long-term awards supporting the most talented mid-career research leaders to undertake high-quality, original research across all STEM fields within the Royal Society's remit.
Supports talented early-career scientists transitioning from postdoctoral positions into tenure-track or equivalent faculty roles. Provides postdoctoral funding for two years followed by a faculty res…
Featured Travel Grants
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TfT is a travel support program for AAI regular and associate member scientists intended to assist them in learning techniques needed for their research.
<p>This Travel Fellowship funds exclusively for ISCB student and Postdoc members to attend the annual conferences such as RECOMB, ISMB, ECCB, and InCoB.</p>
OBF Travel Fellowship program aimed at increasing diverse participation at events promoting open source bioinformatics software development and open science in the biological research community.
Featured Resources
View all 163 resourcesBroad CommKit
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A collection of guides to successful communication in the biological sciences, written by the BRCL Fellows.
The Open Grants Database
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A list of grants that are openly available which can help with learning grantsmanship, understanding particular funders and their programs, and communicating science.
On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research
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This free and short book presents an overview of the professional standards of science and explains why adherence to those standards is essential for continued scientific progress.
List of format-free journals
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List of life science and biomedical journals that accept format-free initial submissions or part of YPYW or B2J initiatives. https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201845731
Guidelines for inclusive academic practices
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Group of eLife Ambassadors 2019-2020 within the Intersectionality initiative has identified five current practices that are fundamental to academic science that may be hindering inclusivity in science…
Funding Organizations
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency, funding health research and innovation to improve the health of Canadians.
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Cancer Research UK is the world's leading independent cancer research charity, funding scientists, doctors and nurses to help beat cancer sooner through research into prevention, diagnosis and treatme…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent US federal agency that promotes the progress of science and advances national health, prosperity, and welfare through research and education fun…
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The Academy of Finland is a government agency and scientific body under the Ministry of Education and Culture, funding high-quality scientific research and advancing Finland's position as a leading re…
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The Royal Society is the UK's national academy of sciences, supporting excellence in science and encouraging the development and use of science for human benefit.
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Wellcome is a global charitable foundation that supports science to solve urgent health challenges, funding researchers and backing projects to improve health for everyone.
EMBL is Europe's flagship laboratory for the life sciences, conducting basic research in molecular biology and providing services and training to the scientific community.
The Fulbright Program is a prestigious international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, aimed at increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and…
EMBO is a professional organisation of life scientists that supports talented researchers, stimulates the exchange of scientific information, and helps build a research environment where scientists ca…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary federal agency in the United States responsible for biomedical and public health research, comprising 27 institutes and centres.
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is an autonomous international organization that promotes sustainable prosperity through research, education, policy, and diplomacy. TWAS supports science and scie…
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