Funding Opps & Info SessionsApril 2026 | Issue 16 |
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Dear Reader, We have added a homepage carousel highlighting our social media posts from the past week to improve the grant-finding experience. If there are other features or tools you would like to see, please let us know through our feedback form. We are expanding our services to help everyone work more efficiently. If you need support with proposal drafting, we have experience with DFG, ERC, BMFTR, Joachim Herz, Alexander von Humboldt, and other funding bodies. Slots are filling up fast, so please get in touch soon. Please stay tuned for future announcements. Sidra and I will hold a workshop at the end of June, and we look forward to seeing you there. Below is an overview of the funding opportunities still available this year. Happy grant finding, Matt |
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Funding Opps for PostdocsWebinar 20 May 2026, 14:00 - 15:30 CESTDFG offers an online info-talk series for PhD candidates and postdocs covering funding instruments for the period after the doctorate (including Walter Benjamin, Emmy Noether,... Read more PhD candidates, Postdocs... |
Experiment!MaterialDeadline 01 June 2026Experiment!Material supports high-risk, exploratory R&D projects in materials and engineering research. Funding is available for pre-competitive individual projects at Unis and R&D institutes... Read more Unis, R&D institutes... |
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Bioeconomy InternationalDeadline 03 June 2026The BMFTR funds international bioeconomy R&D consortia with partners in Japan or Queensland, Australia. German partners in selected transnational projects can receive non‐repayable... Read more Unis, R&D institutes, companies... |
CodeChi (SPP 2416)Deadline 24 June 2026DFG invites proposals for the second three-year funding period of Priority Programme SPP 2416 CodeChi to decipher the molecular, structural and biophysical principles of chitin/... Read more PIs, scientists in relevant fields... |
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Postdoc FellowshipsDeadline 10 July 2026EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support internationally mobile Postdocs in Europe and worldwide for up to two years. Fellowships include a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance and support for fellows wit... Read more Postdocs w/ intl mobility... |
Places of Innovation (OdIn)Deadline 15 July 2026Two-year grants (up to €500,000) to create international, interdisciplinary "Places of Innovation" researching future international value creation and technological sovereignty. Projects must form international teams... Read more PhD holders, Postdocs, intl teams... |
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ERC Advanced GrantDeadline 27 Aug 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 Established PIs... |
ERC Plus GrantDeadline 02 Sep 2026ERC Plus Grants fund outstanding PIs worldwide to pursue transformative research at host institutions in the EU or associated countries. Grants last 4-7 years, awarded as a lump sum up to EUR 7M. Open to all f... Read more PIs worldwide; EU/associated hosts... |
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Postdoc FellowshipsDeadline 09 Sep 2026The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call supports Postdocs worldwide to undertake international research stays and develop their careers. The call provides guidance on eligibility, host finding, drafting... Read more Postdocs worldwide... |
Eurostars Call 11Deadline 10 Sep 2026Eurostars Call 11 funds international collaborative R&D and innovation projects led by innovative SMEs. Organisations across participating countries can apply for public funding managed by their national funding bodies. El... Read more Innovative SMEs, companies, Unis... |
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Rise up!Deadline 15 Sep 2026Rise up! funds first-time associate (W2) professors at German Unis with up to €600,000 over 3 years to pursue bold, innovative basic research in biology, chemistry, and medicine. Two deadlines each year (15 March a... Read more First-time W2 profs at German Unis... |
Exploration GrantsDeadline 15 Sep 2026Exploration Grants from the Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung provide up to €210,000 over two years to independent Jr. group leaders in biology, medicine and chemical biology in Germany to explore new, high-risk research di... Read more Jr. group leaders in Germany... |
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EIC Transition OpenDeadline 16 Sep 2026EIC Transition Open funds validation and business development to move technologies from TRL 3/4 to TRL 5/6. Grants of EUR 0.5–2.5M support SMEs, start-ups and research orgs to validate technologies in relevan... Read more SMEs, Startups, research orgs... |
Proof of ConceptDeadline 17 Sep 2026The ERC Proof of Concept Grant offers a EUR 150,000 lump sum (18 months) to PIs of ERC frontier research grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their ERC-funded research. Funds suppor... Read more PIs with eligible ERC grants... |
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CBE JU ProposalsDeadline 22 Sep 2026CBE JU's project proposals call (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026) closes 22 Sep 2026 with a total budget of €170.7M. It funds RIAs, Innovation Actions (including flagships) and CSAs across topics from biorefiner... Read more Consortia incl. companies, Unis... |
Faraday Discovery FellowshipsDeadline 22 Sep 2026The Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships fund outstanding mid-career STEM researchers with awards of up to £8M over 10 years (typically £6M core + £2M extra) to build... Read more Mid-career researchers, PIs at UK... |
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Biotech Network ProjectsDeadline 25 Sep 2026Eureka's Biotech Call for Network Projects invites consortia of at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two participating countries to develop biotech R&D with commercialisation... Read more SMEs, Startups, R&D institutes... |
Postdoctoral ProgramDeadline 01 Oct 2026The Daimler und Benz Stiftung awards twelve postdoctoral scholarships annually—€50,000 each over two years—to postdocs, Jr. professors and heads of Jr. research groups across all disciplines (with encouragement for h... Read more Postdocs, Jr. profs, Jr. group leaders... |
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Eureka Lightweighting CallDeadline 08 Oct 2026Eureka’s Transnational Lightweighting Call 2026 funds application-oriented R&D projects that advance lightweight design, novel materials, manufacturing, and digital solutions for circularity. Projects must be international... Read more Intl consortia of SMEs & R&D orgs... |
EIC PathfinderDeadline 28 Oct 2026The EIC Pathfinder funds early-stage deep-tech research (TRL 1–4) with grants up to €4M and booster grants of €50k. It supports consortia and, for Challenges, single applicants, offering tailored Business Acceleration Serv... Read more Consortia, single PIs... |
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Henriette Herz Scouting ProgrammeDeadline Next review in NovemberInfo event (online via Zoom) about the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme for heads of research teams at German Unis and R&D institutes. Learn how to become a scout, offer Humboldt Research Fello... Read more Research team heads at German Unis and R&D institutes... |
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 (6–18 months), u... Read more Professors at German Unis... |
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MSCA 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 and e... Read more Intl consortia of Unis, companies... |
STEP Scale UpDeadline 25 Nov 2026The EIC STEP Scale Up scheme offers equity investments of EUR 10–30M to scale strategic digital, deep-tech, clean-tech and biotech companies. It aims to catalyse larger funding rounds (EUR 50–150M), requires investor pre-c... Read more Startups, SMEs... |
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Weave Lead Agency with HRZZDeadline 31 Dec 2026The DFG announces a Weave Lead Agency collaboration with the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) to support bi- to trilateral collaborative research via a single review process. Teams from 2-3 European countries may submit ... Read more PIs from 2-3 EU countries... |
Choose Europe for ScienceDeadline 06 Apr 2027MSCA's Choose Europe for Science pilot supports organisations recruiting Postdocs 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 entities in EU... |
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