Scholarships & Opportunities

UNU-MERIT Full-Time PhD Programme 2027

Up to 10 fellowships: full tuition waiver + €1,650/month net for 4 years + €3,500 research budget

Deadline: Opens 1 Nov 2026 – closes 15 Feb 2027

KAUST Global Fellowship 2027

Three-year independent research fellowship with KAUST research resources/support

Deadline: Opens 1 Sep; Stage 1 closes 1 Oct 2026

Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship 2027–2028

Funded interdisciplinary residential fellowship at Harvard

Deadline: 10 Sep 2026 HSS/arts/journalism; 1 Oct STEM

Stanford CDDRL Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027–2028

2–4 fully funded 9-month residential fellowships

Deadline: 21 Sep – 30 Nov 2026

Stanford Tinker Postdoctoral Fellowship in Latin American Studies 2027–2028

12-month appointment; expected base pay US$79,000

Deadline: Opens 1 Sep; closes 1 Dec 2026

UNITAR–International Peace Institute Fellowship in Peacemaking & Preventive Diplomacy

Donor-supported intensive fellowship

Deadline: Annual programme

ESA Graduate Trainee Programme

Salaried early-career ESA placement

Deadline: Annual; next major cycle typically Feb

ETH AI Center Doctoral Fellowship 2027

Paid interdisciplinary AI doctoral fellowship

Deadline: Opens Sep; closes 2 Nov 2026, 16:00 CET

EPFL Summer in the Lab

Approximately CHF 4,000 total

Deadline: Annual programme

Summer@EPFL 2027

CHF 1,800/month + travel reimbursement

Deadline: Annual deadline around 1 Dec 2026

EPFL Excellence in Engineering – E3 2027

EPFL-funded research internship; standard summer internship support applies

Deadline: Opens Oct; closes 1 Nov 2026

EPFL Excellence Research Internship Program – ERIP 2027

CHF 1,800/month, tuition-free; up to 3 months

Deadline: Opens Oct 2026

ISTA Scientific Internship Programme

Paid employment, normally 2–12 months

Deadline: YEAR-ROUND

ISTA PhD Programme 2027

Paid employment, competitive salary and Social Security

Deadline: Applications late Oct 2026 – 8 Jan 2027

EMBL EIPOD-LinC Fellowship 2027

3-year MSCA/Horizon-funded postdoctoral fellowship

Deadline: 25 Nov 2026 – 1 Feb 2027

CERN Short-Term Internship Programme

CERN allowance/support; 1–6 months

Deadline: Rolling / current programme

MSCA and Citizens 2027

EU funding for European Researchers' Night and science-public engagement

Deadline: Forthcoming: 9 Mar – 8 Jun 2027

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants 2026–27

Up to £10,000, up to 24 months

Deadline: Opens 2 Sep; closes 4 Nov 2026; independent scholars 28 Oct

Wellcome Accelerator Awards

Salary if required + up to £200,000, up to 2 years

Deadline: Annual through 2028; current round date requires confirmation

Postdoc — Energy Technology & Policy

Salaried postdoc

Deadline: Early Sep