Postdoctoral Scholarships 2026–2027: 43+ Open Programmes
43 verified postdoctoral scholarships for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 31 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by Utrecht University, Harvard University and University College Cork (UCC). Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
ARC Future Fellowships are four-year mid-career research fellowships funded by the Australian Research Council and hosted by Australian universities such as Melbourne. Applications are submitted by the university on the researcher's behalf during scheme rounds announced by the ARC, so prospective applicants should engage their target school or institute first.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies · Iceland
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies offers a scholarship for international students and scholars of Icelandic — language, literature and history — to support a research stay in Reykjavík. The institute publishes the annual call and its closing date on the scholarship page.
Partially FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support excellent postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences for up to two years. International mobility is a key requirement. Includes salary, relocation allowance, and child support. Applications accepted throughout the year with cutoff dates. Next deadline: 22 January 2027.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Faculty for the Future fellowships support up to USD 50,000/year for women from developing economies pursuing STEM PhD or postdoctoral research abroad.
FICOSS-AI uses artificial intelligence in research on stellar populations and galaxy evolution. Hosted by Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica in São José dos Campos. Apply by 2 November 2026.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
The Franz Werfel Stipendium, run by Austria's OeAD agency, invites critics and cultural journalists from abroad for research stays in Austria connected to a journalistic or critical project on Austrian culture. The annual call and its closing date are announced on the OeAD grant page.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
The Fulbright Sweden Scholar Program sends Swedish researchers and lecturers to US institutions for lecturing and research stays under the bilateral Fulbright agreement. Each year's call, with its closing date and discipline-specific awards, is published on the Fulbright Sweden site.
Partially FundedSEK 50,000 grant + SEK 15,000 one-time travel allowance
The Georg Arnhold Program at the Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) funds international research on education for sustainable peace, offering senior and early-career fellowships in Braunschweig, Germany. Each year's call, with its application window and award tracks, is published on the GEI application page.
HAB Research Fellowship 2028 offers Post-doc (6-10 months, €2,200/month) and Short-term (1-3 months, €1,800/month) fellowships. Funded by State of Lower Saxony. Deadline: 31 Jan 2027.
Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC · Spain
IRI Barcelona offers funded PhD, postdoc, and internship positions in robotics and AI. Multiple grant routes including FPI, FPU, Ramon y Cajal, and Marie Sklodowska-Curie. Email CV to apply.
The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship supports early-career researchers for 3 years of independent research at a UK institution. Full salary plus £6,000/year research expenses. Open to international applicants.
Masdar's WISER Pioneers Program identifies and supports emerging leaders in renewable energy and sustainability through cohort-based engagements in Abu Dhabi. Each cohort call, including eligibility, benefits and the closing date, is announced on Masdar's strategic-initiatives page.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
MOPGA (Make Our Planet Great Again) is France's research programme attracting international scientists to work on climate, earth sciences and the energy transition through doctoral and postdoctoral funding hosted at French institutions. Campus France publishes each year's call — including the application window and eligibility — on the MOPGA page.
The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 support excellent researchers of any nationality to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility. Approximately 1,600 fellowships available with a living allowance of €6,350 per month. Opening date: 7 April 2027. Deadline: 8 September 2027.
Leiden University invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher working on agent-based modelling of Pleistocene landscape connectivity in Europe. The project simulates how Pleistocene environments connected and disconnected habitats and populations across the continent, informing debate in palaeoanthropology, archaeology and palaeoclimate research.
✓ Fully FundedSalary per CAO universities pay scales (typically €4,000–€6,000/month gross for postdocs)
The Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions (UMR 7598), run jointly by CNRS and Sorbonne Universite in Paris, advertises a six-month postdoctoral position in microlocal analysis (post-doctorat en analyse microlocale). The project concerns the mathematical analysis of wave propagation, partial differential equations and related questions in microlocal analysis, within the DANIVA project framework.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 4,000 gross per month (6-month postdoctoral CDD)
Lund University invites applications for a post-doctoral fellow position assessing global forest dynamics. The project works on large-scale assessment of forest change, combining remote sensing, forest inventory data and modelling to understand how forests worldwide are responding to climate, management and disturbance.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Maynooth University invites applications for a 36-month postdoctoral researcher position on the BIOCHAR project, focused on life cycle assessment of biochar systems. The researcher will quantify the environmental and climate performance of biochar production and application pathways, from feedstock sourcing and pyrolysis to field application, using established LCA methods and Irish and European datasets.
Utrecht University invites applications for a postdoc in developmental psychology. The position supports the department's research on how children and adolescents develop, with topics spanning social, cognitive and emotional development and the conditions that support healthy development across contexts.
✓ Fully FundedSalary per CAO universities pay scales (typically €4,000–€6,000/month gross for postdocs)
Utrecht University is hiring a postdoc on geodata science and GeoAI. The project develops machine-learning approaches for geospatial data, from spatiotemporal prediction to deep learning on earth-observation and sensor streams, with applications in environmental monitoring and spatial planning.
✓ Fully FundedSalary per CAO universities pay scales (typically €4,000–€6,000/month gross for postdocs)
