# Long-Term Fellowships

**Funder:** HFSP
**Deadline:** 24 September 2026 (Full Proposal deadline (by invitation only); LOI deadline was May 12, 2026 at 09:00 Eastern US Time. LOI outcome notifications mid-August to end of August 2026.)
**Duration:** 3 years (36 months)
**Consortium:** No
**Application:** 2-stage: Letter of Intent (May 2026) → Full Proposal (24 September 2026, invited applicants only)
**Frequency:** Annual
**Official call:** https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships
**Last updated:** 16 Aug 2026

## Eligibility & scope

For postdoctoral researchers with a PhD in a biological discipline moving to a new country and new research area. PhD must be conferred after 24 Sep 2023 (≤3 years prior to Full Proposal deadline). Applicants must change country, cannot work in country of nationality or PhD country. 100% FTE commitment required. At least one lead-author publication required. Purely applied, clinical, or pharmaceutical projects are ineligible.

## Summary

The HFSP Long-Term Fellowship funds postdoctoral researchers to conduct three-year frontier basic-science projects in a country other than their PhD origin, with a PhD conferred after September 2023. The fellowship is restricted to interdisciplinary, non-clinical life sciences and requires full-time commitment at non-profit institutions. This is a highly competitive, internationally mobile postdoctoral award emphasizing transformative, cross-disciplinary research.

## Who should apply

- Postdoctoral researchers with PhD conferred after September 2023
- Applicants from any nationality moving to a country of PhD nationality
- Researchers proposing frontier, interdisciplinary basic-science projects
- Candidates committing 100% full-time effort at non-profit host institutions
- Researchers who have not spent more than 12 months in the host country

## Key dates

- Full Proposal deadline 24 September 2026 (by invitation only; LOI deadline passed 12 May 2026)
- Two-stage: Letter of Intent screening, then full-proposal submission from shortlist
- Three-year fellowship duration

## Tips for applicants

- The mandatory country-switching rule is gating, you cannot work in your nationality country or PhD country, and cannot have resided >12 months in the host country before applying; check this early.
- HFSP prioritises frontier interdisciplinary research; avoid incremental project extensions; emphasise conceptual novelty and cross-disciplinary bridges explicitly.
- This is a by-invitation-only full-proposal call; the LOI is highly competitive and must signal ambition and feasibility to pass screening.

## Frequently asked questions

### How long is the HFSP Long-Term Fellowship?

Three years (36 months) of postdoctoral support.

### Who can apply for the HFSP Long-Term Fellowship?

Postdoctoral researchers with a PhD in a biological discipline conferred after 24 September 2023, moving to a country other than their nationality or PhD country.

### What research is eligible for the HFSP Long-Term Fellowship?

Frontier, interdisciplinary basic-science projects in life sciences; clinical and applied research are excluded.

### Can I apply if I have lived in the host country before?

Only if you have not spent more than 12 months there in total; extended prior residence makes you ineligible.

### Is the HFSP Long-Term Fellowship full-proposal call open to all applicants?

No, full proposals are by invitation only after screening of the Letter of Intent; this round's LOI deadline has passed.

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