Grants closing in January 2027

Supports establishment/maintenance of open-access research infrastructure in Denmark within NNF strategic focus areas (cardiometabolic disease, infections, stem cell medicine, food/sustainability, biomanufacturing, quantum tech) or fundamental research with future application potential. Applicant must hold a PhD and a time-unlimited senior position at a Danish university or not-for-profit research institution; infrastructure must be anchored at a Danish institution with 3-5 core collaborators.

Supports development of novel, non-commercially-available research instrumentation and related data science tools at Danish non-profit research institutions. Applicant must hold a PhD and be employed at least 80% as postdoc, scientist, or professor-level staff at a Danish university or research institution.

Only applications submitted by an existing grant holder of the 'NNF Research Infrastructure Programme – Large Equipment and Facilities' are eligible; all other applications receive an administrative rejection. Applicant must hold a PhD. Natural/technical/computational science applications must show potential future applications in health or sustainability.

Phase one pump-priming grants under UKRI's Critical Minerals: From Research to Industry (CMR2i) programme, for research groups/individuals at UK organisations (plus NERC-Norway co-lead option) developing extraction, processing, recycling and re-mining solutions for critical/growth minerals relevant to UK Advanced Manufacturing. Up to six awards; phase two funding (up to £1.6M FEC) is competitive and only open to phase one awardees.

Summer research program for doctoral/PhD students hosted at IIASA; Finnish applicants apply via Research Council of Finland funding for participation.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing labs, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Application via Proposal Central; opens 16 October 2026.

Pre-announced 3rd transnational call 'GETS - Getting Everyone Together for Sustainable Food Systems', supporting research and innovation on sustainable food systems from land- and sea-based resources.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects addressing major challenges in DIPG/DMG research with potential for groundbreaking discoveries. Application via Proposal Central; opens 16 October 2026.

Pre-announced third transnational call 'GETS - Getting Everyone Together for Sustainable Food Systems' supporting research and innovation projects for sustainable land- and sea-based food systems; dates are preliminary.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing labs, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Submitted via Proposal Central.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects aiming for groundbreaking discoveries in DIPG/DMG. Submitted via Proposal Central.

Funding to establish Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs) in the UK, led by MRC with MHRA and OLS, addressing one of four strategic themes. Project lead must be based at a UK research organisation; businesses and charities cannot lead but can be project partners.

For researchers 5-15 years post-PhD with an excellent research proposal; project must be hosted at a public or private research organisation in an EU Member State or Associated Country. Applications accepted in any field of research on a bottom-up basis.

Finances fellowship trajectories for teacher-researchers (docent-onderzoekers) at universities of applied sciences connected to a Werkplaats Sociaal Domein, lasting 1 or 2 years.

Finances fellowship trajectories of 12-18 months at minimum 0.4 FTE for teachers and researchers in higher professional education (hbo) to professionalize in conducting research.

Supports digital/AI-enabled medical devices (MDR/IVDR) at Innovation Maturity Level 6 aiming to reach IML 7, funding clinical validation, regulatory submission (CE-mark), product finalisation and market readiness. Commercialising entity must sign a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement.

Supports talented early career scientists in facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions, with a $600,000 three-year faculty research grant focused on autism and neuroscience research.

Call for the second three-year funding period of Priority Programme SPP 2436 on CO2-neutral concrete research, covering alternative binders, renewable aggregates, and carbonation strategies. Proposals must be submitted in English solely via the DFG elan portal; each PI may be involved in only one proposal.

For registered healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives, AHPs, healthcare scientists, pharmacists, clinical psychologists, dentists, GPs, veterinarians) who hold a PhD and need to reacquire research skills, hosted at an eligible UK research organisation. Funds salary, consumables, equipment, training and NHS research costs; MRC funds 80% FEC. Jointly funded options available with several UK charities.

Fellowship for clinically active individuals undertaking a professional doctorate, requiring supervisor and host organisation support statements; up to 20% of time may be spent on clinical duties during a full-time fellowship.

For mid-career scientists (tenure-track assistant professors with ≥3 years in role or associate professors with ≤3 years) holding an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD, committing ≥80% time to research. No citizenship restrictions; research may be conducted at non-profit medical schools/research centers in the US or abroad, but not at for-profit institutions.

Call supporting applicants to European University Institute doctoral programmes.

Doctoral programme funding at the European University Institute; Finnish applicants apply via Research Council of Finland funding.

Branco Weiss Fellowship (Society in Science, administered by ETH Zurich) funds postdocs (PhD ≤5y, before first faculty post) pursuing independent, interdisciplinary research at any host institution worldwide. Not host-country-restricted.

Project grant for Swedish researchers participating in international collaborative research on Resilient Cultural Heritage.

Developed in partnership with the National Cyber Security Centre, this challenge supports innovative research strengthening Ireland's cyber resilience and preparedness against evolving digital threats.

Grant to Swedish organisations for Frontiers of Science collaboration activities with Japan. Only organisations, not individual researchers, may apply.

Thematic funding call under the Knæk Cancer research initiative targeting specific priority cancer research themes.

Main funding round for project support within biological, clinical and translational cancer research under the Danish Cancer Society's research programme.

Main funding round for project support within humanistic, social science, public health and epidemiological cancer research.

Provides a 2.5-year appointment of at least 0.8 FTE for postdoctoral researchers (hbo-postdoc) in higher professional education; total subsidy ceiling for this round is €4 million.

For medical doctors with a PhD or dr. med. degree at associate professor level, employed full-time in clinical positions at a Danish hospital; project must be anchored at a Danish university, hospital or non-profit research institution. Professors are excluded. Covers clinical/translational medicine research relevant to patients and human health.

For medical doctors/specialist physicians with a PhD or dr. med. who hold a clinical professorship in Denmark and maintain clinical responsibilities throughout the 5-year grant period (20-50% clinical, 50-80% research time). Requires institutional support letters from heads of both clinical and research departments; co-applicants are not permitted.

Fremmer en kunnskapsbasert omstilling for bærekraftige kommunale helse-, omsorgs- og velferdstjenester. Kommuner, fylkeskommuner og forskningsorganisasjoner kan søke.

For medical doctors with a PhD or dr. med. degree, ready to start or currently in medical specialist training, based at a Danish university, hospital or non-profit research institution. Applicants must commit 20-60% research time alongside clinical work at a Danish hospital for the 5-year project; co-applicants are not permitted.

For early-career vascular surgery researchers in Germany (generally ≤6 years post-doctorate, pre-Habilitation) affiliated with a research-active working group; up to 20 participants develop DFG proposals excluding interventional clinical trials (Clinical Trials Programme scope). Requires €150 participant contribution.

Upcoming call to support collaborative research and innovation projects involving Norwegian and Singaporean research organisations, contributing to a safer, greener and more efficient maritime industry.

Encourages interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research collaborations on developing and validating innovative cell and gene therapy for personalised medicine, under the European Partnership for Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed).

Invite-only funding opportunity for pre-clinical and early translational research developing medical countermeasures for CBRN threats, from prototype development through early-phase clinical trials (up to phase 2a). Applicant must be employed by a UK-based eligible research organisation; international and commercial organisations cannot lead or co-lead.

Project grant for Swedish researchers participating in international collaborative health research consortia under the ERA4HEALTH joint call.

Funds a cross-disciplinary, translational project jointly led by one basic scientist and one clinical researcher (who must see patients) at a Danish university, hospital or non-profit research institution; co-applicant may be abroad. Grant cannot cover applicants' salaries; budget must be split 60/40 or more equally between main and co-applicant.

Supports new faculty appointments in scientific software research within the Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) program, for appointments starting no later than September 1, 2028.

Top-up call open only to project leads of current or completed projects funded under three specific KIC Mission calls (2020, 2021, 2022). Funds connection, synthesis and knowledge utilisation activities distinct from already-planned project activities.

Supports excellent postdoctoral researchers for up to two years, with international mobility a key requirement. Includes salary/stipend, relocation allowance, and support for fellows with children. A host laboratory may support a maximum of one candidate per selection round.

Grants to Danish universities or research institutions to support recruitment of top researchers (assistant/associate/full professor or clinical chair) within medical sciences, life sciences, sustainability, or natural and technical sciences. Funding is provided to the host institution for the candidate's establishment of an independent research group; recruiting institution must be Danish.

ERA4Health JTC 2027 – Nano and advanced technologies for developing Diagnostic tools to improve the detection and the clinical management of noncommunicable diseases (NanoDiagNCD) from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host

Aims to bring together and strengthen practice-oriented research, knowledge and experience on informal care in a sustainable and powerful SPRONG research group.

Run jointly with the Ministry of LVVN, this call aims to bring together practice-oriented research, knowledge and experience on transparency in the food chain into a SPRONG research group.

Enables DFG consortia (Clusters of Excellence, Research Impulses, Research Training Groups, Collaborative Research Centres) to appoint an outstanding researcher working abroad for ≥3 years to a long-term professorship in Germany. Proposal must be in English, submitted via elan portal by the consortium spokesperson; funding starts in 2028.

EP PerMed JTC 2027 – Cell and Gene Therapy for Personalised Medicine (CGT4PM2027) from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host institution must be a French-Community university or approved research centre in Belgium.

Allows DFG consortia to integrate an outstanding, experienced researcher currently working abroad as a long-term Mercator Fellow, with 15-36 months total on-site presence in Germany over 5 years. Proposal must be in English, submitted via elan portal by the consortium spokesperson; funding starts in 2028.

Call for the second three-year funding period of Priority Programme SPP 2453 on mitochondrial protein import and cellular proteostasis. Proposals must be written in English and submitted via the elan portal; only tandem/tridem projects combining mitochondrial import and proteostasis expertise using yeast, C. elegans or mammalian cell models are funded. Review colloquium 7–9 April 2027 in Bonn.

Supports academic researchers (excluding international research organisations and commercial-led applications) to discover small molecule drug starting points using AstraZeneca's compound library and HTS facilities. MRC funds up to four projects per year; researchers are encouraged to embed at AstraZeneca's Cambridge site for up to three months.

Co-financing of Norwegian participation in the EuroHPC call on Quantum Machine Learning.

Norwegian participation in a EuroHPC call on quantum machine learning, co-funded by the Research Council of Norway with NOK 15 million.

Three-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career researchers (PhD within 5 years) in natural/technical sciences, biomedicine or biotechnology, spending 2 years at MIT followed by a return year at a Danish host institution. Requires a confirmed Danish host PI/institution and an MIT host PI, plus demonstrated association with the Danish research system.

Three-year postdoctoral fellowship combining two years at Uppsala University with a one-year return phase at a Danish host institution. Applicants must hold a PhD within 5 years, show association to the Danish research/educational system, and be employed by a Danish university or non-profit research institution for the fellowship duration.

Three-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career researchers (PhD within 5 years) in natural and technical sciences, biomedicine or biotechnology, combining 2 years at University of Oxford with a return phase at a Danish host institution. Applicant must demonstrate association to the Danish educational/research system and have a confirmed Danish employer administering the grant.

Postdoctoral fellowship for early-career researchers (PhD within 5 years) in natural and technical sciences, biomedicine, or biotechnology, interdisciplinary with potential impact on human health or sustainability. Requires a confirmed ETH Zurich host PI and a Danish host institution employing the fellow; applicant must show association to the Danish research system.

Supports independent scientists at Swiss research institutions for industry-independent cancer research projects with clear relevance to cancer, across basic, clinical, epidemiological, psychosocial and health services research. Maximum one ongoing project per main applicant permitted.

Fellowships for early-career clinicians with a medical degree and prior cancer research or treatment experience to gain research experience abroad. Requires two support letters and proof of sponsorship from an eligible host organization; applications submitted online via the Grant Application Portal.