Research funding
Postdoc
800+ open programsCatalog updated
Postdoc funding splits into two things that look alike in a list and behave nothing alike. One is a fellowship that pays you, usually for one to three years, and follows you to the lab you choose. The other is a research grant your PI holds that happens to be open to postdocs. Both are here, and the program page says which is which.
The median award is $20,000, lower than people expect from the word fellowship, because the travel awards and meeting grants in the same pool pull it down. The salary-replacing fellowships sit far above it. The Naval Postgraduate School runs the largest single block of listings, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art funds postdoctoral work in art history on a scale most people outside the field never see.
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Two traps show up repeatedly. Citizenship rules are common at this stage, and years-since-PhD windows are counted from the degree date rather than the start of the position. Neither is a field in this catalog, so read the source announcement.
Open programs 800+
2027 Post-Doctoral Save Our Scientists (SOS) Grant Program
The Autism Science Foundation’s 2027 Post-Doctoral Save Our Scientists (SOS) Grant provides up to $25,000 to support direct research expenses for postdoctoral autism researchers, including supplies, data access, participant support, travel, and training.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $25,000
Dermatology Foundation Research Award Program — 2026 awards and application cycle
The Dermatology Foundation’s Research Award Program provides competitive funding across 16 categories—including mid‑career awards, Early Career Innovator, career development awards, fellowships, research grants, and medical student supplements—to support innovative cutaneous research and career development that advances patient care.
- Deadline
- Amount
- Not listed
Fellowship in History of Art and Visual Culture
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s History of Art and Visual Culture Fellowship supports independent research using the Museum’s collections and resources, with fellows collaborating with curatorial departments and Museum staff during the September 2027–August 2028 term.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $63,000
These are the soonest deadlines of 800+ open programs. FundFit holds every one, screens it against the researchers at your institution, and names who should apply.
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