| American Association for Cancer Research, Current Funding Opportunties | varies | AACR offers multiple programs for postdoctoral fellows in
various cancer research fields. |
| American Association of University Women, Fellowships and
Grants | varies |
AAUW offers grant programs for women, including American and
International Fellowships.
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| American Brain Tumor Association, Basic Research Fellowship | November for letter of intent | Grants are two-year, $100,000 grants supporting postdoctoral
fellows conducting brain tumor research. |
| American Cancer Society, Postdoctoral Fellowships | April 1, October 15 |
Supports postdoctoral training in cancer research, including
basic, preclinical, clinical, cancer control, psychosocial,
behavioral, epidemiology, health services and health policy
research. |
| American Diabetes Association, Postdoctoral Fellowships | varies |
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States or
U.S. possessions. |
| American Epilepsy Society, Postdoctoral Research
Fellowships | October for letter of intent | Fellowships support postdoctoral trainees conducting research
into the causes, treatment, and consequences of epilepsy under
the guidance of a mentor with expertise in epilepsy research. |
| American Federation for Aging Research, Funding
Opportunities | varies |
AFAR offers several grant programs that support postdoctoral
research in aging. |
| American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research, Fellowship Grant for Alternatives to Animal Research in
Human Health or Sex Differences | October 1 | Offers a $40,000, one-year postdoctoral fellowship grant
(with possible renewal) to a woman interested in developing,
validating, or using alternatives to animal methods in the
investigation of human health or sex differences. |
| American Lung Association, Awards and Grants Opportunities | December | Senior Research Training Fellowships offer postdoctoral
support for MDs and/or PhDs. Research areas of interest are
adult pulmonary medicine, pediatric pulmonary medicine and
lung biology. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or foreign
nationals holding a specified visa immigration status. |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows Award Program | September | The program supports postdoctoral scholars with the highest
potential for success in an independent academic career in
chemistry and the life sciences. Applicants must be a U.S.
citizen or permanent resident. |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Funding Opportunities | varies |
BWF is committed to supporting the early careers of promising
scientists. Awards for Postdoctoral Fellows include Career
Awards for Medical Scientists and Career Awards at the
Scientific Interface. |
| Cancer Research Institute, CRI Irvington Institute Fellowship Program | April 1, October 1 |
Supports qualified young scientists at leading universities
and research centers around the world who wish to receive
training in cancer immunology or general immunology.
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| Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, Fellowship Information | February 1 |
Supports postdoctoral research into the causes and treatment
of cancer. Applicants should not have more than one year of
postdoctoral research experience. |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Postdoctoral Research
Fellowship | varies |
Fellowships support postdoctoral research training related to
cystic fibrosis. |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Fellowship Award | March 15, August 15 | The Foundation encourages all theoretical and experimental
research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for
cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention.
Candidates who have already accepted a postdoctoral research
fellowship award are not eligible.
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| Earth Institute, Columbia University, Fellows Program | November |
The program provides postdoctoral scholars with the
opportunity to build a foundation in one of the core
disciplines represented within the Earth Institute (i.e.
social, earth, biological, engineering, and health sciences),
while acquiring cross-disciplinary expertise needed to address
critical issues related to sustainable development. |
| Fondation Fyssen, Post-doctoral Study Grants | April | Study grants support postdoctoral researchers working on
research disciplines such as Ethology, Paleontology,
Archaeology, Anthropology, Psychology, Epistemology, Logic and
Sciences of nervous system. The award funds work at a French
laboratory. |
| FRAXA Research Foundation, FRAXA Fellowships | February 1 |
FRAXA funds medical research aimed at finding specific
treatments and ultimately a cure for Fragile X syndrome.
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| Grass Foundation, Grass Fellowship | December |
Fellowships provide early-career investigators with an
opportunity to develop and conduct independent neuroscience
research projects within the scientific community of the
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. |
| Hope Funds for Cancer Research Postdoctoral Fellowship | September | Fellowships support work on highly innovative research
projects that challenge the traditional paradigms of
understanding the causes, mechanisms, progression, disease
markers or risk factors of the most difficult-to-treat
cancers. |
| Human Frontier Science Program, Postdoctoral Fellowships | August | HFSPO offers 3-year postdoctoral fellowships to enable the
most talented early career scientists, trained in the life
sciences or in the physical sciences, to extend their
scientific repertoire in laboratories in another country. |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Grant Mechanism Descriptions | June | JDRF supports researchers interested in addressing the
scientific and clinical challenges and gaps to cure type 1
diabetes and its complications. Training opportunities include
postdoctoral and advanced postdoctoral fellowships. |
| Lalor Foundation, Fellowships | January | Fellowships support research in the field of mammalian
reproductive biology as related to the regulation of
fertility. Potential fellows should not have held the doctoral
degree more than two years. |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Career Development Program | varies | The program supports basic, clinical or translational
research to help understand and treat hematologic malignancies
and relevant premalignant conditions. Categories include
Fellows and Special Fellows. |
| Life Sciences Research Foundation | October 1 | LSRF funds outstanding postdoctoral fellows in all areas of
the life sciences. A laboratory may have only one LSRF fellow
at a time.
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| National Academies, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships | November |
Awards will be made to individuals who have demonstrated
superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in
teaching and research at the college or university level, show
promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and
are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching
the education of all students. U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals,
and U.S. permanent residents are eligible. |
| National Hemophilia Foundation, Fund Your Research | February for letter of intent |
The Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
supports basic science and pre-clinical research in bleeding
disorders. |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Postdoctoral
Fellowships | August | Fellowships support fundamental as well as applied studies,
non-clinical or clinical in nature, including projects in
patient management, care and rehabilitation. |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation | July 1 | Grants support innovative research and fellowships that
improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and
disease. |
| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Foundation | varies | PhRMA Foundation supports the research and early career
endeavors of scientists in drug discovery and development.
Postdoctoral Fellowship areas include: Health Outcomes
Research, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, and Translational
Medicine. |
| Prevent Cancer Foundation, Fellowships | August | The foundation is solely devoted to cancer prevention and
early detection. Postdoctoral researchers from non-profit
institutions (including academic institutions) are eligible to
apply.
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| RAND Corporation, Postdoctoral Training Program in the Study of Aging | January |
The program supports junior scholars in demographic and aging
research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent
residents.
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| Simons Foudation Autism Research Institute, Bridge to Independence Program | August for letter of intent | The program is aimed at senior postdoctoral fellows who
intend to seek tenure-track faculty positions during the
upcoming academic year. Awardees will receive a commitment of
$495,000 over three years, activated upon assumption of a
tenure-track professorship. |
| Tourette Association of America, Grants and Fellowships | November for preproposal | The Association funds basic and clinical research studies on
all aspects of Tourette syndrome. Postdoctoral fellowships
provide up to $50,000 for one year. |
| Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, UCOP, Call for Applications | varies | TRDRP supports investigators at eligible California
institutions engaged in research that directly contributes to
the elimination of smoking and tobacco use and mitigates its
human and economic costs in California. The Postdoctoral
Fellowship supports research training under a designated
mentor. |
| Tourette Association of America, Grants and Fellowships | November for preproposal | The Association funds basic and clinical research studies on
all aspects of Tourette syndrome. Postdoctoral fellowships
provide up to $50,000 for one year. |
| Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, Research Fellowship | June |
The fellowship supports early postdoctoral research training
in all basic biomedical sciences. |
| Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program, Zuckerman Postdoctoral Scholars Program | varies | The program supports postdoctoral scholars from universities
in the U.S. to do research at one of seven Israeli
universities. |