Open environmental and climate research grants

All open environmental and climate calls (sorted by deadline)

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo12 May 2026BR

  FAPESP / M-ERA.NET 2026 – Ciência de Materiais e Engenharia (Chamada FAPESP 17/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 17/2026 Data limite para submissão de pré-propostas: 12/05/2026 Chamada visa fomentar projetos transnacionais ambiciosos em pesquisa e desenvolvimento tecnológico que abordem a investigação e inovação em materiais, incluindo

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo15 May 2026BR

  Chamada FAPESP/NSFC – Fundação Nacional de Ciências Naturais da China (Chamada FAPESP 19/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 19/2026 Prazo para submissão de propostas: 15/05/2026 (consulta de elegibilidade à FAPESP é obrigatória para Temático) Serão selecionadas propostas de pesquisa nas áreas de "Medicina de Precisão e Saúde Pública”

• Research Council of Norway (Forskningsrådet)27 May 2026NO

  Research on the connections between food, the environment, climate and public health

  Bring forward knowledge about the direct connections and interaction effects between food, environment and/ or climate and public health.

• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)28 May 2026Portugal

  FCT Bolsas de Doutoramento 2026

  PhD studentships for research in Portugal or abroad via Portuguese host institutions — 4-year funding, all scientific areas.

• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)29 Jun 2026Brazil

  FAPESP Auxílio à Pesquisa Regular 2026 (rolling)

  São Paulo Research Foundation regular research grants supporting PI-led projects across all scientific domains — continuously open.

• CNPq — Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológicoest. 1 Jul 2026BR

  Chamada Pública MCTI/CNPq Nº 02/2026 Programa de Cooperação Latino-Americana e Caribenha em Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação - PROSUL Pepe Mujica

  Apoiar projetos de pesquisa colaborativa que visem contribuir significativamente para o fortalecimento da cooperação científica, tecnológica e de inovação entre o Brasil e demais países da América Latina e Caribe nos seguintes eixos temátic

• Wellcome Trust14 Jul 2026Global

  Wellcome Early-Career Awards 2026

  Five-year awards for researchers who are ready to develop their research identity and establish themselves as an independent researcher.

• Science Foundation Ireland / Research Ireland30 Jul 2026Ireland

  SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme 2026 (Ireland)

  Science Foundation Ireland funding for high-risk, high-reward research across STEM disciplines and oriented research with societal impact.

• NRF — National Research Foundation of South Africaest. 31 Jul 2026ZA

  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Pilot Call for Full Proposals

  NRF South Africa open call — see call page for eligibility, scope, and deadline.

• Wellcome Trust8 Sept 2026Global

  Wellcome Discovery Awards 2026

  Bold discovery research to improve human life, health and wellbeing — up to 8 years of support for established researchers and teams.

• European Commission (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)10 Sept 2026EU

  Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

  European and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships supporting researcher mobility across Europe and worldwide — 2-3 year individual fellowships.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal15 Sept 2026EU

  R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Decarbonisation of energy intensive industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Clean Steel partnerships)

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CID-2026-01-01 · Call: R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal · HORIZON Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal15 Sept 2026EU

  R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Clean Technologies for Climate Action

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CID-2026-01-02 · Call: R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal · HORIZON Innovation Actions

• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)22 Sept 2026Portugal

  FCT Projetos de IC&DT 2026 (Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico)

  Biannual FCT call for scientific research and technological development projects across all domains: health, engineering, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences.

• Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)25 Sept 2026Japan

  JST Moonshot Research and Development Program 2026

  Japan's Moonshot R&D Program targeting challenging and ambitious goals in society, environment and economy — disruptive innovation.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Secure digital military mobility system

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-DA-PROTMOB-DMM · Call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Development Actions

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)1 Nov 2026Canada

  NSERC Discovery Grants 2026

  NSERC Discovery Grants provide long-term support for ongoing research programs in natural sciences and engineering across Canada.

• European Commission (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)25 Nov 2026EU

  MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026

  Joint doctoral programmes and industrial doctorates funded across European consortia — trains the next generation of researchers through international collaboration.

• UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)21 Jan 2027UK

  UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 12

  Long-term fellowships for outstanding early-career researchers and innovators across all UKRI disciplines — up to 7 years of support.