Open social sciences research grants

All open social sciences calls (sorted by deadline)

• 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.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)5 Jun 2026US

  NIH Parent R01 Research Project 2026 (PA-26-001)

  Investigator-initiated R01 support for mature research projects aligned with NIH Institute missions across the full biomedical research agenda.

• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)15 Jun 2026Portugal

  FCT Estímulo ao Emprego Científico Individual 2026

  Individual research contracts for doctorate holders at junior, associate or coordinator levels in Portuguese R&D institutions — 6-year contracts.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)16 Jun 2026US

  NIH Exploratory/Developmental R21 Grant 2026

  NIH R21 mechanism encouraging exploratory/developmental research by providing support for initial stages of project development.

• 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.

• International Society of Nephrology30 Jun 2026Global

  ISN Global Operations Research Grants 2026

  International Society of Nephrology research grants for kidney-disease research with a global health impact, including low- and middle-income country focus.

• 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

• Austrian Science Fund (FWF)7 Jul 2026Austria

  FWF Stand-Alone Projects 2026 (Austria)

  Austria's main basic research funding — funds individual researchers pursuing their own research goals in any scientific discipline.

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo8 Jul 2026BR

  Chamada Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) Preparing for Tomorrow – Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition (Chamada FAPESP 23/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 23/2026 Prazo para submissão de pré-propostas: 08/07/2026 Prazo para submissão da proposta completa: 28/10/2026 Chamada apoiará pesquisa transnacional em Ciências Humanas e Sociais, com foco em desafios comuns e áreas estraté

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)21 Jul 2026South Korea

  Korea NRF Basic Research Programme 2026

  National Research Foundation of Korea basic research programme supporting individual researchers across natural sciences, engineering, humanities and social sciences.

• 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.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal23 Jul 2026EU

  Support for social dialogue

  Horizon Europe topic SOCPL-2026-SOC-DIALOG · Call: Support for social dialogue · SOCPL Project Grants

• 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.

• NWO — Dutch Research Councilest. 31 Jul 2026NL

  Computing Time on National Computing Facilities

  Through the Call for Proposals Computing Time on National Computer Facilities 2026, researchers and research groups can gain access to computing time and the associated data services and expertise on…

• NWO — Dutch Research Councilest. 31 Jul 2026NL

  Scientific Meetings and Consultations 2026

  Full, associate and assistant professors, other researchers with a doctorate, postdocs and PhD candidates with an appointment for the duration of the meeting can submit an application for support for…

• Nuffield Foundationest. 31 Jul 2026UK

  The contribution of communities to social well-being in the UK

  Final report from the Nuffield Foundation and British Academy on the Understanding Communities programme A new report exploring how local... The post The contribution of communities to social well-being in the UK appeare

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)28 Aug 2026Germany

  DFG Sachbeihilfe (Research Grants Programme) 2026

  German Research Foundation Research Grants Programme — the most flexible funding instrument for individual PI-led research projects.

• 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.

• 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

  Multiple rocket launcher

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

• 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

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

  Ammunition Waste Collection and Disposal Unmanned Platform

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-DA-ENERENV-AWC-STEP · Call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Development Actions

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

  Future main battle tank platform systems

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

• 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.

• 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.

• American Heart Association (AHA)18 Nov 2026Global

  AHA Transformational Project Award 2026

  American Heart Association award for bold, high-risk, high-reward cardiovascular science that could transform the field.

• Fundação BIAL17 Dec 2026Global

  BIAL Foundation Grants Programme 2026/2027

  Biennial research grants from the BIAL Foundation for projects in clinical and health sciences and in psychophysiology and parapsychology.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.