This scheme is for outstanding scientists who are in the early stages of their research career and have the potential to become leaders in their field.
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View all 682 fundingsThe 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.
Featured Travel Grants
View all 105 travel grantsOBF 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
A collection of guides to successful communication in the biological sciences, written by the BRCL Fellows.
The Open Grants List
A list of grants that are openly available which can help with learning grantsmanship, understanding particular funders and their programs, and communicating science.
Guidelines for inclusive academic practices
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
View all 545 fundersThe 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.
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…
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…
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.
Wellcome is a global charitable foundation that supports science to solve urgent health challenges, funding researchers and backing projects to improve health for everyone.
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is Europe's flagship laboratory for the life sciences, conducting basic research in molecular biology and providing services and training to the scient…
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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