Postdoctoral fellowships are assessed on your research record and your proposed project together with the fit of your host. The eligibility window measured from your doctoral award date is usually the hardest constraint, and it is not negotiable.
King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University and its Scientific Endowment support publication fees for eligible scientific research by KAU faculty members, postgraduate students, and KAU scholarship students abroad, with separate eligibility conditions for each track.
Indian Institute of Science
The Indian Institute of Science is accepting applications for its Institution of Eminence Postdoctoral Fellowship. IISc departments state that applications are accepted throughout the year, with candidates first identifying a faculty member whose research aligns with the proposed postdoctoral work.
Indian Institute of Science
The Indian Institute of Science is accepting rolling applications for the highly selective C.V. Raman Postdoctoral Fellowship. IISc states that the programme has 50 postdoctoral positions and accepts applications at any time during the year.
Anusandhan National Research Foundation
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation is accepting 2026 nominations for the Ramanujan Fellowship, a five-year fellowship designed to bring outstanding Indian and Indian-origin scientists and engineers working abroad into scientific research positions in India. Nominations remain open through 31 December 2026.
Margaret McNamara Education Grants
Competitive education grants for eligible women studying at participating universities across Latin America and the Caribbean, with applications open through September 30.
Margaret McNamara Education Grants
Competitive education grants for eligible women from developing and middle-income countries studying at participating South African universities and committed to improving the lives of women and children.
European Molecular Biology Organization
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support international mobility and advanced postdoctoral research in the life sciences for up to two years at an eligible host laboratory.
German Academic Exchange Service
The DAAD United States applicant route funds eligible doctoral researchers and recent postdoctoral researchers undertaking a defined research project in Germany beginning in 2027.
A STAR Graduate Academy
The A STAR International Fellowship supports overseas postdoctoral training intended to develop research capabilities before return to A STAR.
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Official Foundation page confirms the next opening date, monthly rates, durations and My Humboldt application route.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
DAAD Research Grants support doctoral students and postdocs conducting research in Germany. The current official call lists 24 September 2026 for selection in February 2027 and a start from May 2027, with a second 17 March 2027 route for later starts.
Wallonia-Brussels International
A Wallonia-Brussels International postdoctoral mobility scholarship. The October route is for short stays scheduled between March and July 2027.
American Association of University Women
AAUW American Short-Term Research Publication Grant provides competitive 2027–2028 support for eligible United States women seeking short-term support to prepare research for publication. The application is assessed under AAUW's programme-specific eligibility and selection criteria.
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
The 2027 MSCA European Postdoctoral Fellowship supports an experienced researcher and host organisation carrying out an international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral research and training project. Researchers of any nationality undertake a 12–24 month fellowship in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country.
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
The 2027 MSCA Global Postdoctoral Fellowship supports an experienced researcher and host organisation carrying out an international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral research and training project. European nationals or long-term residents undertake a 12–24 month outgoing phase outside Europe followed by a mandatory 12-month return phase.
American Association of University Women
AAUW American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship provides competitive 2027–2028 support for united States women undertaking full-time postdoctoral research leave within the programme's doctorate-completion window. The application is assessed under AAUW's programme-specific eligibility and selection criteria.
Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology Japan
The official MEXT 2027 embassy-recommendation route covers research students arriving in April or September/October 2027. Embassies and consulates set country-specific application deadlines and first-screening schedules.
Fellowships normally provide a salary or stipend for one to three years, research and mobility costs, and sometimes a contribution to the host institution. Some are portable across institutions; others are tied to a named host and cannot be transferred.
Major fellowship schemes run annual rounds with deadlines concentrated between September and December. Host institutions typically impose internal deadlines several weeks earlier for institutional endorsement.
Confirm your eligibility window against the exact date definition the scheme uses.
Approach hosts at least three months before the deadline; institutional endorsement takes time.
Document any career break early, as retrospective extensions are difficult.
Check whether the fellowship is portable before committing to a host.
Schemes differ: some count from the viva date, some from the formal degree award, and some from thesis submission. The difference can be several months, so read the definition rather than assuming.
Often not, or at a disadvantage. Mobility rules in European schemes commonly exclude applicants who have spent more than a set period in the host country in the preceding years.
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