Open worldwide or remote
Grants open worldwide or remote
Grants fund research, creative and community projects without taking ownership. Funders score proposals against published criteria such as significance, approach, feasibility and fit with their mission, and they read the budget as closely as the narrative.
7 open listings here, out of 28 in this category.
- Apply by 3 December 2026Episodic Alfred P. Sloan GrantSundance Institute$17,000 grant plus creative support for a writer or writing duo developing an original TV series centred on science, technology or mathematics.$17,000 grantOpen worldwideDetails and how to apply
- Apply by 12 February 2027NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)U.S. National Institutes of HealthTwo-phase award that funds up to two years of mentored postdoc training (K99) followed by up to three years of independent research support (R00) once the fellow lands a…mentored phase plus independent R00 phase (up to 5 years total)United States · open to applicants worldwideDetails and how to apply
- RollingEMBO Scientific Exchange GrantsEMBOCovers travel and living costs for life scientists to visit another lab for up to three months to learn techniques or collaborate.travel and subsistence for up to 3 monthsOpen worldwideDetails and how to apply
- RollingPollock-Krasner Foundation GrantThe Pollock-Krasner FoundationUnrestricted one-year grants for professional painters, sculptors and works-on-paper artists anywhere in the world, accepted on a rolling basis.Up to $50,000 grantRemote · open worldwideDetails and how to apply
- RollingWellcome Career Development AwardsWellcomeLong-term funding (usually eight years) for mid-career researchers in any discipline to lead an ambitious research programme, covering research costs and salary if…Research costs (typically under £250,000/year excluding salary) plus salary if needed, usually for 8 yearsUnited Kingdom · open to applicants worldwideDetails and how to apply
- See cycleNSFC Research Fund for International Scientists / 外国学者研究基金项目National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金委员会)NSFC's funding line for international scientists carrying out research at host institutions in China; it is accepted during NSFC's annual spring application window.research funding in China for non-Chinese researchersChina · open to applicants worldwideAnnual centralized window (2026: March 1-20).Details and how to apply
- See cycleERC Starting GrantEuropean Research CouncilFive-year grants for researchers of any nationality to start an independent team at a host in Europe, in any field.Up to €1,500,000 grantOpen worldwideOne call per year; ERC-2027-StG ran July 22 - Oct 14, 2026.Details and how to apply
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