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All open calls (sorted by deadline)

• 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

• Fundación "la Caixa"8 Jul 2026Iberia

  la Caixa Foundation Health Research Call 2026

  Competitive biomedical research call supporting projects on oncology, neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, enabling technologies and regenerative medicine.

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo10 Jul 2026BR

  Chamada FAPESP – Confap – European Research Council (ERC) 2026 (Chamada FAPESP 24/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 24/2026 Prazo para recebimento de propostas: 10/07/2026 Serão apoiadas colaborações de pesquisadores do estado de São Paulo com cientistas europeus Apoio: FAPESP, Confap e ERC

• 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.

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo16 Jul 2026BR

  Chamada conjunta FAPESP - NERC: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund – 2026 (Chamada FAPESP 30/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 30/2026 Prazo para submissão de propostas: 16/07/2026 Serão apoiadas parcerias entre grupos de pesquisa de São Paulo e do Reino Unido em ciências ambientais, por meio de mecanismos de colaboração de curto prazo. Apoio: FAPESP

• 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.

• 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 Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal4 Aug 2026EU

  The European Capital of Innovation Award iCapital Category HORIZON-EIC-2026-ICAPITAL

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-EIC-2026-PRIZE-ICAPITAL-01 · Call: The European Capital of Innovation Award HORIZON-EIC-2026-PRIZE-ICAPITAL · HORIZON Recognition Prize

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo10 Aug 2026BR

  Chamada de Propostas do Programa FAPESP para o Atlântico Sul e Antártica (Chamada FAPESP 27/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 27/2026 Data limite para submissões: 10/08/2026 FAPESP destinará R$ 15 milhões para projetos de pesquisas selecionados. Apoio: FAPESP

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo14 Aug 2026BR

  Chamada do Programa Aristides Pacheco Leão de Estímulo a Vocações Científicas (Chamada FAPESP 29/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 29/2026 Data limite para manifestação de interesse (orientadores): 14/08/2026 Oportunidade para estudantes de graduação estagiarem em instituição de pesquisa Apoio: FAPESP e ABC

• 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.

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)15 Aug 2026Global

  NIDDK Kidney Disease Research Programme 2026

  NIDDK kidney and urologic disease research opportunities across translational, clinical, epigenetics, ageing, and population research.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal26 Aug 2026EU

  Smart Social Economy Model in Tourism (Long Distance Trails)

  Horizon Europe topic PPPA-2026-SOCIAL-ECONOMY-TOURISM · Call: Smart Social Economy Model in Tourism (Long Distance Trails) · PPPA Project Grants

• 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.

• DST — Department of Science & Technology (India)3 Sept 2026IN

  DST- JSPS call for proposal 2026 under the Indo-Japan Cooperative Science Programme (IJCSP)

  Call for proposals published by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Posted 2026-06-15. Submission deadline 2026-09-03.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal3 Sept 2026EU

  Centres of Vocational Excellence

  Horizon Europe topic ERASMUS-EDU-2026-PEX-COVE · Call: Centres of Vocational Excellence · ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants

• European Research Council (ERC)3 Sept 2026EU

  ERC Advanced Grant 2027

  Up to €2.5M over 5 years for established, leading principal investigators with a recognised track record of research achievements in the last 10 years.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal8 Sept 2026EU

  Framework Partnership Agreements for operating grants to support non-profit organisations

  Horizon Europe topic LIFE-2026-NGO-OG-FPA · Call: Framework Partnership Agreements for operating grants to support non-profit organisations · LIFE Operating Grants Framework Partnerships

• 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.

• FCT — Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia15 Sept 2026PT

  Concurso de Projetos de Computação Avançada (6ª ed) - A0 | A1 (lote E)

  Concurso de Projetos de Computação Avançada - candidaturas nas tipologias de acesso A0 (experimental) e A1 (desenvolvimento).

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

  Advanced data platforms to integrate whole life carbon in building information tools, assessments, and certification (Built4People Partnership)

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-03 · Call: BATTERIES and ENERGY · HORIZON Innovation Actions

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

  Full-scale demonstration of heat upgrade solutions in industrial processes

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-08 · Call: BATTERIES and ENERGY · HORIZON Innovation Actions

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

  Producing battery-grade materials for electrodes through sustainable processing and refining of raw materials or developing bio-based materials (BATT4EU Partnership)

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D2-01 · Call: BATTERIES and ENERGY · HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)15 Sept 2026Canada

  CIHR Project Grant Competition Fall 2026

  Canadian Institutes of Health Research flagship project grant competition — semi-annual open competition across the full scope of health research.

• European Commission (HaDEA)16 Sept 2026EU

  Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health — 2026 Calls

  Research and innovation actions on personalised medicine, rare disease, chronic disease, infectious disease, health systems, AI in health, pharmaceutical innovation.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal17 Sept 2026EU

  European mini-slate development

  Horizon Europe topic CREA-MEDIA-2026-DEVMINISLATE · Call: European mini-slate development · CREA Lump Sum Grants

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  SSbD bio-based alternatives for fertilising and/or crop protection products

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IAFlag-02 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  Films and coatings for circular packaging

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-05 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  Develop breakthrough and sustainable bio-based textile fibres

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-03 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-CSA-01 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Coordination and Support Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  High-performance, circular-by-design, bio-based thermosets

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-04 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  SSbD bio-based solutions for home and/or personal care

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IAFlag-03 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-01 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-02 · Call: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 · HORIZON JU Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  Environment governance

  Horizon Europe topic LIFE-2026-SAP-ENV-GOV · Call: Circular Economy and Quality of Life - Standard Action Projects (SAP) · LIFE Project Grants

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal22 Sept 2026EU

  Circular Economy and Zero Pollution

  Horizon Europe topic LIFE-2026-SAP-ENV-ENVIRONMENT · Call: Circular Economy and Quality of Life - Standard Action Projects (SAP) · LIFE Project Grants

• 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.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal24 Sept 2026EU

  Call for proposals on the fight against corruption.

  Horizon Europe topic ISF-2026-TF2-AG-CORRUPT · Call: Call for proposals on the fight against corruption · ISF Project Grants

• 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.

• 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.