Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Fellowships in the UK: funding for postdoc-level researchers to carry out independent research plus get leadership skills at a host lab for three years to start 1 July 2025. All nationalities are welcome subject to being hosted in the UK. You will need to work with your host lab/institution as soon as possible to develop an application. Deadline: 2 May

Azrieli International two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship for research at Israeli universities – for researchers in STEM, Humanities and social sciences who have an academic sponsor who is a faculty member at an eligible Israeli academic institution. It is open to those who received their PhD no earlier than 1 Nov 2020 in all countries except Israel. The fellowship consists of IL 168,000 per year, with 20,000 for research and travel expenses. Open to everyone except Israeli citizens/residents. Deadline: 9 May

(In German) BMBF Funding in Fusion Research to support excellent early career researchers to establish their own research groups in Germany in the field of fusion research and, at the same time, to promote an entry into research projects that deliver an application – moving from bench to commercial exploitation. Deadline: 15 May (first stage of application process), followed by 30 April 2025 for the final round.

DAAD Fundamental Academic Values Award is for early career researchers and is awarded for a research publication which show the researcher has made a significant scientific contribution towards the preservation and advocacy of fundamental academic values in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in the field of fundamental values in science and academia. Applicants can be in any field or hold any nationality and should hold an MSc/PhD where the completion date was within a maximum of five years. Deadline: 20 May

Gerda Henkel Stiftung: Funding Programme Lost Cities - perception of and living with abandoned cities in the cultures of the world – for postdocs working in humanities and the social sciences to carry out interdisciplinary research in projects in the varied dimensions to examine abandoned cities. Thirty-six months’ funding for personnel, travel, materials and/or other costs, including costs for visiting international scholars. Deadline: 29 May

Heinrich Stockmeyer Stiftung prizeto honour solutions and applications from research that contribute to improving food safety and strengthening consumer consumer confidence in the quality of food. The prize is worth €10,000 and is awarded for theses and publications. Deadline: 31 May

Einstein Fellowshipfor outstanding young thinkers in any field who want to pursue a project in a different field from that of their previous research. This fellowship includes living expenses for five/six months in the garden cottage of Einstein’s summerhouse in Brandenburg where you must stay, and a stipend of €10,000 plus travel expenses. Deadline: 1 June

Maria Leptin / EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships aimed at bioscientists who wish to pursue a career in science journalism and journalists who wish to deepen and broaden their knowledge of the latest research areas and technologies. Fellows receive grants for a period of three to twelve months to fund placements in any type of media, newsroom or research institution of their choice to further their careers. Applications can be submitted throughout the year, with three selection rounds per year. Deadlines: 1 June, 1 October, 1 February 2025

DFG Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering: Knowledge Meets Data: Interpretability, Extrapolation, Reliability, Trust – research projects to last 3 years are invited which are relevant to the interface between chemical engineering and machine learning. Deadline: 4 June. 

Joachim Herz Stiftung Add-on Fellowships for interdisciplinary economics and interdisciplinary business administration for young scientists employed at an academic institution in Germany whose research questions are interdisciplinary and highly relevant to society and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The fellowships include networking meetings (on career development, science communication and transfer activities) plus financial support of up to 12,500 euros to support travel, participation fees, conferences, research visits, hardware/software, data, publication costs, activities, childcare etc. There is extra funding for fellows with kids to support balancing a family and career. Deadline: 4 June

Volkswagen Foundation - Researching Research: summer schools and workshops to reflect, combine, and experiment with the various methodological approaches or theoretical challenges in the area of research on research. Events are meant to introduce early career researchers from various disciplines to research on research and to enhance the participants’ skills and knowledge in this area. Deadline: 11 June

Lower-Saxony-Scotland Tandem Fellowship Programme to foster innovative research collaborations and academic exchanges between Lower Saxony and Scotland for postdocs or PhD researchers. Note upcoming information session about this call at 15:00 on Wednesday 15 May (details shown on their website). Deadline: 15 June

(In German) Deutsche Krebshilfe Mildred-Scheel-Postdoc Program – for early career medical doctors and natural scientists (PhD within 10 years and applicants normally under 35 years) to carry out projects in clinically oriented oncological basic research or clinical cancer research scholarships abroad and research projects in Germany for the February deadline (and at renowned institutions abroad for the deadline in November).  Funding is a stipend, monthly allowance for conferences and consumables plus one-off start-up fund, family travel allowance. Funding lasts 3 months to 2 years. Deadlines: 19 June, 22 October, (Feb 2025 TBC)

Frauenhofer Applied Photonics Award 2024: for theses in applied phototonics which were submitted to a German university in 2023 or 2024. It can be any field of study as long as the work deals with innovative and commercially viable technologies for sustainable living and economic activity. Deadline: 30 June

**staff and students associated with the University** ENLIGHT funding call: funding calls for joint initiatives targeting teaching staff, researchers and students, aiming for educational outputs, research networks and other small-scale cooperative actions between peers of three different institutions within the ENLIGHT University Network and alignment with ENLIGHT’s focus areas. Deadline: 30 June

DFG’s GeroPlan (an early career academy to develop perspectives for interdisciplinary ageing research) for researchers to develop outlines for a one-year pilot project. Applicants should be working in the natural sciences, within 8 years of PhD award, not yet completed habilitation, at least one publication, who can get some release from their current work, etc. Its focus is on research projects that deal with the bio-psychosocial processes of ageing in general and, in particular, with the individual loss of plasticity and resilience, from the point of view of a broad range of disciplines with the aim of submitting grant proposals by April 2025. There are a number of phases including a one-day kick-off meeting (Sept.), a workshop (Jan 2025), mentoring and finalising the projects. It costs 100 euros to take part in the events and attendance at all events is mandatory. Deadline: 14 July

Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg’s (HWK) fellowships in Germany – for 3 to 10 months in all disciplines (as long as the research fits their remit) to reside at the HWK in Delmenhorst. Awards are given based on academic merit, quality of research project, willingness to benefit from interdisciplinary community, academic fit with HWK. Deadline: 15 July

Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation for the Promotion of Life Sciences’ Postdoc grants/stipends for 2 years for Postdocs (age limit 34) to support research in Life Sciences (biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics, proteomics, molecular biology, cell biology, systems biology, microbiology, biomedical engineering, biophysics, genetic engineering, bioinformatics, etc). Deadline: 15 July

INSTAND Dissertation Research Award is for scientists under the age of 35 for innovative research work and outstanding scientific results in the field of quality assurance in laboratory medicine. The research prize is awarded every two years to physicians or scientists. The award ceremony takes place in December during the INSTAND general meeting. Deadline: July 31

Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung: Adolf Martens Fellowship Programme funds postdoc junior scientists who obtained their PhD (in an area of expertise matching BAM’s scientific direction) outside Germany within the last 3 years. BAM tests, researches and advises on protection for people, the environment and materials, and sets safety standards in technology and chemistry for Germany and its global markets. Please email for more informationbefore submitting any documents. Funding is for one year: Deadlines: 31 July, 30 November, (March 2025)

(Website in German, applications in English or German) Deutsches Wissenschaftliches Institut der Steuerberater (DWS) prize: for graduates in economics or law, this science award is for outstanding theses, dissertations in tax law, business tax or finance. The prize is 3,000 euros and the publication must meet scientific criteria. The winner must present their work at the DWS Symposium. Deadline: 31 July

Zi-Wissenschaftspreis „Regionalisierte Versorgungsforschung“ 2024: prize to recognise research into regional differences in healthcare provision in Germany. The work can be in any aspect of healthcare research dedicated to investigating such differences. The prize is 7,500 euros and if there are several authors, the application should be submitted by the first author and co-authors must agree to the submission. Deadline: 25 August

ThyssenLesezeit: funding to support humanities and social sciences scholars to take time to engage in thorough reading and study by providing support for six months. The award acknowledges increasing expectations on scholars to digest large amounts of information together with other work expectations. Deadline: 30 August

DFG: Interdisciplinary Projects under the Reinhart Koselleck Programme for outstanding researchers with a proven scientific track record to pursue exceptionally interdisciplinary and innovative projects. The call is open to all scientific disciplines and research topics that allow an interdisciplinary approach. The proposals should meet the criteria of the Reinhart Koselleck programme and show a high degree of innovation and risk. Applications from individual and two applicants are eligible. Deadline: 15 October

ERC Starter grants:for talented early career researchers who have already produced excellent work with a supervisor and are now ready to work independently with the potential to be a research leader. Note online information event organized by the University EU Office:  ERC Starting Grant Call 2025: at 10:00-12:30 on Thursday 25 April, register by 23 April.At this event, you will find out all you need to know about ERC Starting Grants from the EU Office of the University, as well as experiences and tips from an ERC award-holder. Then the University Transfer & Startup Hub will present their services and show how transfer can contribute, in particular in basic research project proposals. Followed by Q&A session. Always talk to your local funding office first (see contacts below). Deadline: October TBC