Funding Opps & Info SessionsJanuary 2026 | Issue 13 |
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Dear Reader, Happy new year! Our position for Content Developer & Go-to-Market Lead is still open. If you know someone with a knack for teaching & a desire to support researchers, please share this opening with them. Content Developer & Go-to-Market Lead Below is a comprehensive overview of the funding opportunities coming this year. We are constantly trying to improve your Grant Finding experience. We have added a new feature to our calendar that lets you download ics files to save in your calendars. If there are any other features or tools that you would like to be made a reality. Please let us know in our feedback form. We are trying to expand our offerings to make everyone more efficient! Finally, if you want support drafting proposals to make some of the tight upcoming deadlines, I still have a few project slots open and would be happy to help. Reach out here to get started. Happy grant finding, Matt |
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ERC Consolidator GrantDeadline 13 Jan 2026 17:00 CESTThe ERC Consolidator Grant supports researchers 7–12 years post-PhD to consolidate independence by establishing or strengthening an independent research team in Europe. Grants fund up to €2M (+ additional eligible fundi... Read more Individual PIs (rese... |
Research Career: Info talksWebinar (Heisenberg Programme) 14 Jan 2026 14:30 - 16:00 CETDFG offers an online info-talk series for PhD students, postdocs & Jr. profs covering funding opps for the period after the doctorate (including Walter Benjamin, Emmy Noether, Heisenberg). Talks include overviews of progra... Read more PhD candidates, Postdocs... |
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Transatlantic Bridge ProfessorshipsAnytime starting from 15 Jan 2026The Volkswagen Foundation's Transatlantic Bridge Professorships support internationally renowned US-based professors in the humanities & social sciences to spend three years (25–50% level) at German instituti... Read more Profs at US unis (to be aff... |
SMART 9th call for projectsProject outline deadline 22 Jan 2026 00:00 CETThe Eureka SMART 9th call is a bottom‑up call for R&D projects aligned to the SMART technology roadmap. Eligible participants include companies (SMEs, large firms), startups & research organisations (country rules... Read more SMEs, large companies, conso... |
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Xecs call 5Projects outline deadline 22 Jan 2026 00:00 CETEureka Network’s Xecs call 5 is a bottom-up call for collaborative projects aligned with Xecs’ technology area. Organisations from participating countries can form consortia & use Xecs’ matchmaking platform & events to... Read more Project consortia from participating... |
Sustainable citiesDeadline 22 Jan 2026 23:59 CETEureka’s E5 partners (Austria, Finland, Israel, Singapore, Sweden) invite international consortia of companies & research organisations to apply for funding to develop innovative, commercialisable solutions for susta... Read more Consortia led by companies, R&D... |
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Carnot Batteries (SPP 2403)Register by 27 Jan 2026DFG’s Priority Programme SPP 2403 invites interdisciplinary teams to develop an inverse top-down design methodology for Carnot batteries, linking market targets to component- & fluid-level design. Projects should address... Read more PIs at universities ... |
Open Horizons Open Call 2Deadline 29 Jan 2026 17:00 CETOpen Horizons OC2 (20 Nov 2025–29 Jan 2026) invites women-led deeptech & digital startups based in the EU/Horizon-associated countries to apply for equity-free funding (up to €55k), corporate pilot opportunities,... Read more Women-led deeptech and... |
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R&D Project SupportDeadline for summer meeting 01 Feb 2026The Fritz‑Thyssen‑Stiftung funds time-limited research projects in the humanities, social sciences & medicine. Applications from universities or non-profit research institutions by applicants with doctoral/post-doctoral ... Read more Scholars in humanities, social scien... |
EIPOD-LinC FellowshipDeadline 02 Feb 2026EIPOD-LinC is EMBL’s competitive postdoc fellowship programme supporting self-designed interdisciplinary projects within EMBL’s Molecules to Ecosystems research programme. Fellows receive 3-year fully funded contracts... Read more Postdoctoral researchers... |
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InnoMatch Open Call 1Deadline 04 Feb 2026 17:00 CETInnoMatch (EIC Innovation Procurement Programme) invites EIC-backed companies to apply with committed buyers for pilots/PoCs of innovative solutions. Up to 12 pilots will be funded (max €60,000 each)... Read more Horizon Europe EIC Awardees... |
Healthcare ProfessionalsApplication Deadline 10 Feb 2026Wellcome will fund doctoral programmes that train healthcare professionals registered in the UK & Republic of Ireland. ~12 programmes (average award ~£12M) will be funded to support five intakes from... Read more Teams of researchers... |
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Philipp Schwartz InitiativeApplication deadline 13 Feb 2026The Philipp Schwartz Initiative by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation funds German institutions to host researchers facing significant personal threat. Fellowships cover up to 24 months of support (plus a 12... Read more German academic & research inst... |
German-Argentinean R&DDeadline 20 Feb 2026The DFG & CONICET announce the fifth joint call for German–Argentinean research projects in physics, chemistry, materials, geosciences, neurosciences & infectiology/immunology. Proposals (in English) must be... Read more PIs at German & Arg... |
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Early‑Career AwardsDeadline 17 Feb 2026Wellcome Early‑Career Awards support researchers across disciplines who are ready to develop an independent research identity. Awards cover the grantholder's salary & provide up to £400,000 for research costs (usually up... Read more Early‑career researchers ... |
Large-scale production of liquid advanced biofuels...Deadline 17 Feb 2026 17:00 CETHorizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-01 invites consortia to demonstrate large-scale production of liquid advanced biofuels & renewable fuels of non-biological origin for sectors like aviation, shipping & energy... Read more Consortia of industry, tech provid... |
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New CO2 capture technologies (HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-24)Deadline 17 Feb 2026 17:00 CETHorizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-24 invites RIA proposals to develop new or emerging CO2 capture technologies (point-source or DAC) focusing on cost reduction, environmental minimisation & readiness... Read more Consortia for Horizon Research & Innov... |
Bioeconomy in the Rhineland RevierDeadline 18 Feb 2026Funding is available for application-oriented R&D projects (TRL ≥3 to 7) to accelerate regional structural change, strengthen bioeconomic value chains, & create prospects for new jobs in the Rhineland mining area.... Read more Uni, research institutes... |
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Early Career FellowshipDeadline 19 Feb 2026 16:00The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship funds 3‑year fellowships at UK universities for early-career researchers to undertake significant publishable research. The Trust contributes salary (up to £56k year 1; then 50%... Read more Early career researchers, postdocs... |
AI for Protein Function (AI4PF)Register by 23 Feb 2026The DFG Priority Programme SPP 2546 (AI4PF) invites proposals for three-year projects combining AI-driven computational methods with experimental validation to design functional proteins... Read more PIs / research group... |
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Resource conservation via life cycle-optimized material...Deadline 23 Feb 2026BMFTR’s MaterialNeutral Module 3 funds industry‑led consortia for pre‑competitive R&D to design lifecycle‑optimized, sustainable materials (TRL ~3–6). Projects must demonstrably improve resource efficiency and reduce GHGs... Read more Companies as consortium coord... |
UNAM-DFG: Mexican-German Joint Call for ProposalsDeadline 25 Feb 2026The DFG & UNAM announce the fourth Mexican–German joint call (UNAM-DFG 2025/2026) for collaborative research projects in all fields, including social sciences & humanities. Proposals must be submitted in parallel... Read more PIs in Germany... |
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Taiwan-German Collaboration in ResearchDeadline 25 Feb 2026DFG & Taiwan’s NSTC invite bilateral research proposals that bring together competitive German & Taiwanese teams. Open to Engineering Sciences & Humanities & Social Sciences, projects may receive up to th... Read more PIs from Germany & Taiwan... |
Advanced Innovation Challenges - PilotDeadline 26 Feb 2026 17:00 CETThe EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges pilot funds high‑risk, demand‑driven deep‑tech innovations through a two-stage competitive scheme: Stage 1 offers €300,000 (up to 9 months) to prepare & benchmark solutions... Read more Start-ups, SMEs, Research orgs... |
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Research Project GrantsDeadline 27 Feb 2026The Leverhulme Trust's Research Project Grants fund innovative & original research projects at eligible UK institutions with awards up to £500,000 over five years. Outline applications may be submitted at any time & un... Read more PIs... |
EIC AcceleratorApply by 04 March 2026The EIC Accelerator (Horizon Europe) supports start-ups, SMEs & small mid-caps with grants (below €2.5M) & equity investments (up to €10M) to develop & scale TRL 6–8 deep‑tech innovations. Applicants receive... Read more Start-ups, SMEs, individuals... |
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Industry Data CooperationRegister by 04 Mar 2026The DFG is launching the Research Data Cooperation call to fund two-phase projects (one-year Explore, two-year Exploit) that enable academic researchers to work with industry-provided data in health or mobility... Read more Researchers at German... |
Doctoral ScholarshipsDeadline 06 Mar 2026The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship funds early-career researchers for 36 months at UK universities to undertake a significant piece of publishable research. The Trust covers a large portion of salary... Read more Early career researchers who have a doct... |
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Ocean 2 – Towards the Ocean We Want: Biodiversity & Ecosystem Sustainability for Nature & Human Well-beingDeadline 05 Mar 2026The Belmont Forum’s Ocean 2 CRA funds 36-month transdisciplinary research consortia tackling global ocean challenges in support of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Proposals must include... Read more PIs & research ins... |
Joint Korean-German Research Projects 2026 in the Engineering Sciences (NRF-DFG 2026)Deadline (DFG) 11 March 2026The NRF & DFG invite joint Korean–German research proposals in the engineering sciences. Managed via an NRF lead-agency procedure, selected integrated projects (approx. 20) receive three years of funding... Read more PIs from German & Korean... |
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Rise up!Deadline 15 March 2026Rise up! funds first-time associate (W2) professors at German universities with up to €600,000 over 3 years to pursue bold, innovative basic research in biology, chemistry, & medicine. Two deadlines each year (15 March a... Read more First-time associate (W2) profess... |
Exploration GrantsDeadline 15 March 2026Exploration Grants from the Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung provide up to €210,000 over two years to independent junior group leaders in biology, medicine & chemical biology in Germany to explore new, high‑risk research... Read more Jr. group leaders / early... |
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Genomics in Context AwardsDeadline 16 Mar 2026Wellcome’s Genomics in Context Awards fund transdisciplinary teams to catalyse discovery research across genomics, humanities, social sciences & bioethics. Awards (12–24 months) support team-building, pilot work... Read more Any career stage: Early... |
ERC Proof of Concept GrantDeadline 17 Mar 2026*
ERC Proof of Concept Grants provide EUR 150,000 (lump sum) for up to 18 months to PIs of ERC Starting, Consolidator,
Advanced or Synergy grants to explore the commercial or...
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Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Science & TransferDeadline 22 Mar 2026Joachim Herz Stiftung Add-on Fellowships fund up to 80 early-career researchers (doctoral candidates, postdocs, junior professors) in engineering, economics, life sciences & materials science working on interdisciplinary... Read more PhD students, Postdocs, Jr. pr... |
Thermochemical energy conversion for the flexible use of hydrogen-...Deadline 31 Mar 2026The DFG has established Priority Programme SPP 2419 to optimise thermochemical energy conversion for hydrogen-based renewable fuels using additive manufacturing. The six-year programme seeks... Read more Collaborative research teams... |
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IraSME - 37th Call for ProposalsDeadline 25 Mar 2026The 37th IraSME call funds joint international R&D projects between Belgium (Flanders & Wallonia), Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg & Türkiye. Projects by companies & research institutions should... Read more Companies, Research institutions,... |
Career Development AwardsDeadline 26 Mar 2026Wellcome Career Development Awards support mid‑career researchers from any discipline to lead ambitious research programmes that deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health & wellbeing. Awar... Read more Mid-career researchers... |
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HFSP Research GrantsLOI Deadline 17 Mar 2026HFSP Research Grants fund 3-year team projects that pursue novel, interdisciplinary basic research in the life sciences. Awards support international teams (typically 2–4 independent PIs) combining diverse disciplines; emp... Read more Teams of PIs / group leaders... |
Wellcome Discovery AwardsDeadline 31 Mar 2026Wellcome Discovery Awards fund established researchers or teams across any discipline to pursue bold, creative research that can produce major shifts in understanding of human life, health & wellbeing. Awards cover... Read more Established researchers, Teams... |
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innovate! fundDeadline 31 Mar 2026The Joachim Herz Foundation's innovate! fund supports interdisciplinary teams developing application‑oriented solutions to existential challenges (e.g., climate change, resource scarcity). Projects receive up to €1,000,000... Read more Teams of at least three researchers with... |
Weave Lead Agency ProcessDeadline 01 Apr 2026DFG’s Weave Lead Agency Process enables bilateral & trilateral German–European research projects via a single lead-agency review while each country funds its share. Eligible researchers (usually post-PhD) submit to a Lea... Read more Researchers from partic... |
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COFUNDDeadline 08 April 2026Guidance for organisations & consortia applying to the MSCA COFUND scheme. COFUND co-funds doctoral or postdoctoral programmes to recruit & train researchers, supports open recruitment, skills development,... Read more Single beneficiary organization... |
Webinar—funding portfolioWebinar 09 Apr 2026 13:00–14:30The Volkswagen Foundation offers a free English live webinar on 09 Apr 2026 (13:00–14:30) presenting its funding portfolio, current calls, & the application-to-support process, followed by a Q&A. Participation is free an... Read more Researchers & prospective applicants... |
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Momentum—Funding for Recently Tenured ProfessorsDeadline 14 April 2026 23:59Momentum supports professors three to five years after their first tenured appointment to develop the strategic & content direction of their professorship. Open to all disciplines at eligible German institutions; funding... Read more Professors 3–5 years... |
Energy efficiency, climate protection & adaptationSketch Deadline 15 Apr 2026BMBF’s KMU-innovativ guideline funds risky, pre-competitive R&D projects by SMEs (also as consortia with research partners) in the technology field 'Energy efficiency, climate protection & climate adaptation'. Grants are... Read more SMEs... |
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The future of value creationSketch deadline 15 April 2026The BMFTR programme “KMU-innovativ: Zukunft der Wertschöpfung” funds risky, pre-competitive R&D projects led by SMEs & mid-sized companies across production, services & work. Funding covers a share of eligible costs (t... Read more SMEs ... |
BiomedicineSketch deadline 15 April 2026KMU-innovativ: Biomedizin (BMBF) funds SME-led biomedical R&D projects addressing high medical need, supporting drug development from preclinical stages to clinical Phase IIa. Funding covers high-risk projects, promotes... Read more SMEs as lead coordinators... |
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BioeconomySketch deadline 15 Apr 2026The BMBF’s 'KMU-innovativ: Bioökonomie' funds innovative R&D projects by SMEs & consortium partners to develop sustainable bio-based products, processes & services. Grants are non-repayable, typically fund up to 50% of... Read more SMEs... |
Photonics & Quantum TechDeadline 15 Apr 2026The BMFTR 'KMU-innovativ: Photonik und Quantentechnologien' funds pre-competitive R&D by SMEs to strengthen innovation & technology transfer in photonics & quantum technologies. Funding covers... Read more SME as lead applicants/coordintors... |
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Material Research (Mat2KMU)Sketch Deadline 15 Apr 2026KMU-innovativ: Materialforschung (Mat2KMU) funds pre-competitive materials R&D (TRL 3–6) by German SMEs & medium-sized companies to develop new or significantly improved materials, strengthen market... Read more SMEs... |
Resources & circular economySketch deadline 15 Apr 2026The BMBF’s "KMU-innovativ: Ressourcen und Kreislaufwirtschaft" funds risky R&D & pre-competitive development projects from SMEs (single or in consortia) that advance resource efficiency, sustainable water management & ... Read more SMEs as main applicants... |
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FH-Kooperativ to promote universities to cooperate with companiesSketch Deadline 15 April 2026BMBF's FH‑Kooperativ funds long‑term R&D collaborations between Universities of Applied Sciences & companies to strengthen FH research profiles, support practice‑oriented training (including cooperative PhDs), &... Read more Unis of Applied Sciences... |
DFG-CAPES CollaborationsDeadline 15 Apr 2026DFG & CAPES invite joint German–Brazilian proposals in production engineering & manufacturing technology. Projects (funding up to two years, renewable) should apply advanced digitalisation, AI/ML, optimisation &... Read more PIs in Germany & Brazil... |
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BioDigitalHub – AI for autonomous bioprocess developmentDeadline 15 Apr 2026BMFTR funds two interdisciplinary BioDigitalHubs to develop AI-driven digital tools, standards &platforms for automated bioprocess development &scale-up. Hubs must combine science &industry partners, build robust ... Read more Unis, Research institutes, companies... |
Staff ExchangesDeadline 16 April 2026MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026 supports international consortia to implement staff secondments (1–12 months) between organisations across sectors to share knowledge, develop skills & mentoring, & build long-term... Read more Higher edu organizations... |
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Visiting ProfessorshipsDeadline 01 May 2026The Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships fund UK hosts to invite eminent overseas professors for 3–12 months (awards £10k–£150k). Focus is on transferring skills, delivering lectures & strengthening new or... Read more Member of academic staff at a UK uni... |
Postdoctoral FellowshipsLOI 05 May 2026HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships (LTF & CDF) fund 3‑year interdisciplinary basic research in the life sciences, prioritizing high‑risk, transformative projects & researcher mobility. One LOI round (May) selects candidates... Read more Early-career researchers with a... |
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STEP Scale UpDeadline 06 May 2026The EIC STEP Scale Up scheme offers equity investments of EUR 10–30M to scale strategic digital, deep-tech, clean-tech & biotech companies. It aims to catalyse larger funding rounds (EUR 50–150M), requires investor pre-c... Read more Startups, SMEs... |
EIC PathfinderDeadline 12 May 2026The EIC Pathfinder funds early-stage, high-risk/high-gain deep-tech research (TRL 1–4). It offers grants up to EUR 4 million, booster grants up to EUR 50,000, & access to coaching, mentoring & Business Acceleration Ser... Read more Consortia of at least 3 ... |
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Research Impulses (FIP) for universities of applied sciences & technical collegesLOI Deadline 04 Mar 2026The DFG's fourth call for Forschungsimpulse funds coordinated research initiatives at research-oriented HAW/FH in Germany. Funding can reach up to 1 million EUR/year; projects may run up to eight years... Read more Universities of Applied Sciences... |
Value creation, developing collaborative solutions, strengthening tech... (OdIn)Deadline 15 July 2026Two-year grants (up to €500,000) to create international, interdisciplinary "Places of Innovation" researching future international value creation & technological sovereignty. Projects must form international... Read more PhD holders, Postdocs... |
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ERC Advanced GrantDeadline 28 May 2026The ERC Advanced Grant funds established PIs to pursue ambitious, ground‑breaking projects across any research field. Grants may be awarded up to €2.5M (plus additional start-up/equipment funding)... Read more PIs (established res... |
Postdoctoral FellowshipsDeadline 09 Sept 2026The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 call supports postdoctoral researchers worldwide to undertake international research stays & develop their careers. The call provides guidance on eligibility, host finding, drafting... Read more Postdocs from all over t... |
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EIC Transition OpenDeadline 16 Sept 2026EIC Transition Open funds validation & business development to move technologies from TRL 3/4 to TRL 5/6. Grants of EUR 0.5–2.5M support SMEs, start-ups & research organisations to validate technologies in... Read more Startups, SMEs... |
Circular Bio-based EuropeDeadline 22 Sept 2026CBE JU's 2026 call for project proposals (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026) closes 22 Sept 2026 at 17:00 CET with a total budget of €170.7M. It funds RIAs, Innovation Actions (including flagships) & CSAs across topics from biorefiner... Read more ... |
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Faraday Discovery FellowshipsStage 1 Deadline 30 Sept 2026The Faraday Discovery Fellowships support outstanding mid-career STEM researchers with grants of up to £8 million over ten years, enabling them to establish world-leading research groups in UK universities, tackle challeng... Read more PIs (mid-career rese... |
Postdoctoral programDeadline 01 Oct 2026The Daimler und Benz Stiftung’s Postdoctoral Program awards twelve scholarships of €40,000 over two years to postdoc researchers, junior professors, & heads of junior research groups across all scientific disciplines... Read more Postdocs, Jr. professors,... |
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EIC Pathfinder ChallengesDeadline 28 Oct 2026The EIC Pathfinder funds early-stage deep‑tech research (TRL 1–4) with grants up to €4M & booster grants of €50k. It supports consortia and, for Challenges, single applicants, offering tailored Business Acceleration Serv... Read more Research teams, consortia of... |
Opus MagnumDeadline 18 Nov 2026Opus Magnum finances substitute professorships so established professors in the humanities, cultural studies and social sciences can write an extensive scholarly treatise. Funding covers leave replacements... Read more Professors at a Germ... |
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Doctoral NetworksDeadline 24 Nov 2026MSCA Doctoral Networks fund international consortia to create doctoral programmes (Standard, Industrial, Joint) that train PhD candidates across disciplines, promote intersectoral mobility, transferable skills & e... Read more International consortia of organisations... |
Choose Europe for ScienceDeadline 06 Apr 2027MSCA's Choose Europe for Science pilot supports organisations recruiting postdoctoral researchers into longer-term positions. MSCA co-funds the first 2–3 years (projects recruit at least 3 researchers for 48 or 60 months);... Read more Single legal entities in EU... |
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CoMoveSelection Process 4–5 monthsCoMove (Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung) supports outstanding dual-career scientists relocating to Germany or Austria by funding up to €1.5M over 5 years to establish or relocate a research group (R3 level). Funding covers p... Read more Dual-career scientists... |
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