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35 Research Fellowship Opportunities currently open! Career Guidance



35 Research Fellowship Opportunities currently open!

Are you a student, scholar, academic or research enthusiast? Do you need training, funding and support to launch or advance your research? One of these opportunities could be for you! 

Check them out and apply if you are eligible.

1. Johnson & Johnson-AESA Research & Development Fellowship Programme 2020
Deadline: Jul 31

2. NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships in Education Research 2021
Deadline: Oct 8

3. Camargo Core Program 2021-2022 for Scholars, Thinkers and Artists (Stipend available)
Deadline: Oct 1

4. ALLY Young Researchers Programme on Peacebuilding and Preventing Violent Extremism (Asia)
Deadline: Aug 3

5. TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme 2020/2021 (Funded to Trieste, Italy)
Deadline: Sep 9

6. Stacy Lloyd III Fellowship for Bibliographic Study 2021 for Researchers and Scholars in the Humanities 
Deadline: Aug 12

7. MRC/DFID African Research Leader Scheme 2020
Deadline: Sep 8

8. Oak Spring Garden Foundation's Fellowship in Plant Science Research 2021 (Funding available)
Deadline: Aug 12

9. NIERA – UGlobe Fellowship for Researchers in East Africa 
Deadline: Jul 31

10. Oak Spring Garden Foundation's Fellowship in Plant Conservation Biology 2021 (up to $10,000 grant)
Deadline: Aug 12

11. Canon Foundation-Kyoto University Japan-Africa Exchange Program 2020/2021 (Funding available)
Deadline: Feb 2021

12. Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA) 6th Science by Women Programme 2020 (Fully-funded to Spain)
Deadline: Sep 30

13. Rothamsted International Fellowship 2020 for Scientists from Low- to Middle- income countries
Deadline: Sept 28

14. Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) Postdoctoral Research Program 2020-2022
Deadline: Aug 31

15. DAAD climapAfrica PostDoc Fellowship 2020 for Africans in Climate Research (Funded)
Deadline: Sep 14

16. Westpac Research Fellowship 2021 for Early-career Researcher (Australians only)
Deadline: Aug 25

17. DHET Future Professors Programme 2021/2022 for Early-career Academics in South Africa
Deadline: Jul 31

18. Princeton University Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Development Finance 2020
Deadline: Sep 1

19. Harvard University Academy Scholars Program 2021
Deadline: Oct 1

20. TWAS Visiting Expert Programme 2020 
Deadline: Oct 1

21. Fulbright African Research Scholar Program 2021
Deadline: Aug 14

22. National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2021 (up to $70,000)
Deadline: Nov 18

23. King's College London Clinical Research Fellowship 2021 (Paid)
Deadline: Aug 13

24. Walters Kundert Fellowship for Post-PhD Researchers
Deadline: Nov 23

25. African Academy of Sciences International Research Management Staff Development Programme 2020 (For UK and African applicants)
Deadline: Aug 10

26. NED Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program
Deadline: Oct 1

27. Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) Research Development Fellowship Programme 2020
Deadline: Sep 23

28. Interdisciplinary Conservation Network (ICN) for Early-career Researchers
Deadline: Aug 12

29. TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2020/2021
Deadline: Aug 31

30. TWAS-NRF Doctoral Fellowship Programme 2021 for Researchers from Developing countries
Deadline: Aug 14

31. Deutsches Museum in Munich Scholar-in-Residence Program 2020 
Deadline: Oct 16

32. Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships 2021 for Postdoctoral Researchers
Deadline: Dec 31

33. EDCTP Career Development Fellowships 2020 in Poverty-related Diseases and Child and Adolescent Health.
Deadline: Aug 5

34. IDRC Research Awards 2021 for Master's and Doctoral Students/Recent Graduates in Canada
Deadline: Sep 16

35. TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training 2020 for Young Scientists in Developing countries
Deadline: Oct 1

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Directorate of Education,
Government of Kerala.
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