Open physical sciences research grants

All open physical sciences calls (sorted by deadline)

• National Science Foundation (NSF)22 Jul 2026US

  NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) 2026

  NSF's most prestigious awards for early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

• 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.

• European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)15 Aug 2026EMBC

  EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 (rolling)

  Two-year postdoctoral fellowships in life sciences for researchers moving to another country within the EMBC region.

• NRF — National Research Foundation Singaporeest. 30 Aug 2026SG

  Central Gap Fund

  Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) grant programme — see programme page for the active call window.

• 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.

• Wellcome Trustest. 29 Sept 2026International (UK-based)

  Establishing infrastructure hubs to power evidence synthesis in low- and middle-income countries

  Wellcome Trust research funding scheme — see scheme page for eligibility, budget and next application window.

• Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)30 Sept 2026Global

  HFSP Research Grants 2027

  Human Frontier Science Program Research Grants for international teams tackling fundamental questions in the life sciences through interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Fundación "la Caixa"6 Oct 2026Iberia

  la Caixa Junior Leader Fellowships 2027

  Postdoctoral fellowships for outstanding researchers establishing their independent research lines at Spanish or Portuguese universities and research centres.

• European Innovation Council (EIC)7 Oct 2026EU

  European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Open 2026

  Support for bottom-up, high-risk/high-gain research advancing scientific understanding toward breakthrough technologies — radically new technology visions.

• European Research Council (ERC)14 Oct 2026EU

  ERC Starting Grant 2027

  Up to €1.5M over 5 years for outstanding early-career researchers (2-7 years post-PhD) to build their own research team and pursue groundbreaking ideas.

• 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.

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)7 Nov 2026Japan

  JSPS KAKENHI Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 2026

  Japan's flagship competitive research funding covering the full spectrum of disciplines from humanities and social sciences to natural and applied sciences.

• European Research Council (ERC)20 Jan 2027EU

  ERC Consolidator Grant 2027

  Up to €2M over 5 years for researchers 7-12 years post-PhD to consolidate their own independent research team and programme.

• Australian Research Council (ARC)3 Mar 2027Australia

  ARC Discovery Projects 2027

  Australian Research Council funding for excellent basic and applied research in non-medical disciplines across humanities, social sciences, engineering and natural sciences.