Planning your next research move?
⚠️ Before applying: Check the eligibility criteria carefully. Some programmes have nationality, residency, disciplinary, or host-institution requirements.
📌 1 November — UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
📍 University of California, USA | Multiple disciplines
📌 1 November — NASA Postdoctoral Program
📍 USA | Science, engineering, and space research
Deadline: 6 p.m. US Eastern time. Eligibility varies by research opportunity.
📌 1 November — Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
📍 University of Pennsylvania, USA | Humanities
2027–28 theme: Empire. Application materials and recommendation letters are due by the deadline.
📌 2 November — Marshall Sherfield Fellowship
📍 United Kingdom | STEM
For eligible US citizens. Application and recommendation letters are due by this date.
📌 2 November — Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
📍 University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Requires a CU Boulder faculty mentor and departmental support. Reference letters are also due by this date.
📌 6 November — Sawyer Seminar Postdoctoral Research Associate
📍 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Humanities and interpretive social sciences, with a focus on academic freedom and US higher education.
📌 9 November — Dunlap Postdoctoral Fellowships
📍 University of Toronto, Canada | Astronomy and astrophysics
📌 11 November — Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
📍 Israel | Multiple disciplines
📌 16 November — FWO Junior and Senior Postdoctoral Fellowships
📍 Flanders, Belgium | Multiple disciplines
Check the separate eligibility requirements for junior and senior fellowships.
📌 20 November — Mahindra Humanities Centre Postdoctoral Fellowships
📍 Harvard University, USA | Environmental humanities
📌 26 November — Juan de la Cierva 2026
📍 Spain | Research across multiple disciplines
Researcher deadline: 2 p.m. Madrid time. Applications open on 12 November, while host-centre submissions close on 3 December.
📌 30 November — JSPS Stockholm Nomination Route
📍 Research in Japan
This is a route-specific deadline, not a general JSPS deadline. The Standard route requires Swedish citizenship or permanent residency.
🗓 Upcoming application opening — not a deadline
📌 15 November — Humboldt Research Fellowship
📍 Germany | Multiple disciplines
⚠️ Important: Dates, eligibility conditions, reference-letter deadlines, and institutional nomination requirements can change. Verify all details through the official programme announcements before applying.
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