Europe Funding Opportunities - Page 5

FellowshipResearch MobilityWidening CountriesEurope

ERA Fellowships 2026

Supports excellent researchers undertaking postdoctoral work in widening countries.

Funder: European Commission / Horizon Europe
Deadline: TBC / 2026
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Postdoctoral researchers

Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

Small research grants supporting primary research in humanities and social sciences.

Research GrantHumanitiesSocial SciencesUnited Kingdom

Funder: British Academy / Leverhulme Trust
Deadline: TBC / 2026 round
Award: See official call page
Applicant: UK-based researchers

Social Sciences, Development and Public PolicyView details

FellowshipHumanitiesSocial SciencesUnited Kingdom

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026–27 at Oxford

Three-year postdoctoral fellowship scheme hosted by UK institutions.

Funder: British Academy / University of Oxford
Deadline: Institutional deadlines vary
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Early-career researchers

Funding opportunityNorth America / Europe

Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies Research Grants

Research grants and fellowships in Austrian-American studies.

Research GrantHistoryHumanitiesAustrian Studies

Funder: BIAAS
Deadline: TBC / 2026
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Researchers and scholars

Funding opportunityAfrica / United Kingdom

AfOx Ethox Fellowship Scheme 2026

Fellowship scheme for African researchers in ethics/global health.

FellowshipBioethicsGlobal HealthAfrican Research

Funder: Africa Oxford Initiative / Ethox Centre
Deadline: TBC / 2026
Award: See official call page
Applicant: African researchers

Health and Biomedical SciencesView details

Funding opportunityAustralia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, UK, US

Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice 2027–2028

Fully funded health policy fellowship in the United States.

FellowshipHealth PolicyHealth SystemsAustralia

Funder: The Commonwealth Fund
Deadline: 1 Nov 2026: Nov 1, 2026
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Health policy researchers and professionals

Health and Biomedical SciencesView details

Training GrantCancer ResearchTrainingBiobridge

CRUK CATCH Biobridge Training Grants

Training grant opportunity for cancer research capacity building.

Funder: Cancer Research UK / CATCH
Deadline: 10 Sep 2026 (next deadline): Sep 10, 2026
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Cancer researchers and trainees

Funding opportunityEurope / Global

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

MSCA postdoctoral fellowships for international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility.

FellowshipAll disciplinesMobilityPostdoctoral Research

Funder: European Commission / MSCA
Deadline: 9 Sep 2026: Sep 9, 2026
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Postdoctoral researchers

Funding opportunityEurope / Global

ERC Advanced Grant 2026

ERC Advanced Grant call for ambitious investigator-led frontier research.

Research GrantFrontier researchall disciplinesEurope

Funder: European Research Council
Deadline: 27 August 2026: Aug 27, 2026
Award: Up to €2.5 million plus additional funding
Applicant: Established senior researchers

Frontier research; all disciplinesView details

GrantYouth SportLeadershipSocial Impact

adidas Foundation Play for the Lead Funding Opportunity

Funding opportunity for youth sport organizations in Europe.

Funder: adidas Foundation
Deadline: TBC / 2026
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Youth sport organizations

Social Sciences, Development and Public PolicyView details

PhD scholarshipResearch fundingAnthropologySocial sciences

UCL Mary Douglas Research Scholarships 2026

Fully funded doctoral opportunity in anthropology connected to UCL Mary Douglas scholarship scheme.

Funder: University College London
Deadline: TBC / 2026 cycle
Award: See official call page
Applicant: PhD candidates in anthropology

PhD scholarshipResearch fundingForesightInterdisciplinary research

Queen’s University Belfast FORESIGHTERS PhD Programme 2026

Doctoral programme with multiple funded positions and salary/stipend support.

Funder: Ac
Deadline: TBC / 2026 applications
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Doctoral candidates

Upcoming callUnited Kingdom

Pushing the Frontiers of Environmental Science 2026

NERC-style curiosity-driven environmental research opportunity.

Pre-announcementGrantResearch fundingEnvironmental science

Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Deadline: Spring/Summer 2026 TBC
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Environmental researchers

Environment, Climate and Natural ResourcesView details

GrantCulturediversitycivic participation

Power of Diversity Grants 2026

Grant programme supporting diversity-focused cultural/civic projects.

Funder: European Cultural Foundation / partners
Deadline: TBC
Award: €2.2 million total grant envelope
Applicant: Cultural and civil society organisations

Arts, Culture, Journalism and Public DiplomacyView details

Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

King’s College London Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Psychology 2026

Fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship in psychology advertised with stipend and research funding.

PhD scholarshipResearch fundingPsychologyMental health

Funder: King’s College London
Deadline: TBC / June 2026 call signal
Award: See official call page
Applicant: PhD applicants

Health and Biomedical SciencesView details

Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsView details

Innovation Loans Expression of Interest

Up to £20m total; loans of £100,000–£5m for close-to-market innovative projects.

LoanEOIInnovationSMEs

Funder: Innovate UK / UKRI
Deadline: Deadline in call page; verify
Award: See linked call page
Applicant: UK registered SMEs

Upcoming callIndia / France

India-France Call for Proposals in Applied Mathematics and AI

Joint call expected between India and France for applied mathematics and AI collaborations.

Pre-announcementGrantResearch fundingApplied mathematics

Funder: ANR
Deadline: 2026 call timing TBC
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Research teams in India and France

Science, Technology, Engineering and MathematicsView details

Funding opportunityEurope / Global

EMBO Maria Leptin Science Journalism Fellowship 2026

Fellowship supporting placements for science journalists in research or media environments.

FellowshipResearch fundingScience journalismBiology

Funder: EMBO
Deadline: TBC / 2026 call
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Science journalists and communicators

Environment, Climate and Natural ResourcesView details

Funding opportunityGlobal / Germany

DAAD STEM Master’s Scholarships in Germany 2026

Scholarship for complete STEM Master’s degree at a German university.

ScholarshipResearch fundingSTEMHigher education

Funder: DAAD
Deadline: TBC / 2026 cycle
Award: See official call page
Applicant: International students seeking Master's study in Germany

GrantClean energyDemand flexibilityPre-commercialisation

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

Up to £25m for pre-commercialisation projects under the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

Funder: Innovate UK / UKRI
Deadline: Deadline in call page; verify
Award: See linked call page
Applicant: UK registered organisations

Environment, Climate and Natural ResourcesView details

Funding opportunityIreland

Community Development Arts Grant 2026 - Ireland

Community-development arts grant opportunity in Ireland identified in June funding digest.

GrantResearch fundingArtsCommunity development

Funder: Arts Council Ireland
Deadline: June 2026 deadline signal
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Artists, arts organisations and community groups

Social Sciences, Development and Public PolicyView details

FellowshipResearch fundingEducationCultural relations

British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships 2027

Research fellowship hosted by University of Edinburgh/British Council collaboration for 2027 visits.

Funder: Africa & Caribbean Recruiting Programme
Deadline: 2027 visits; applications open
Award: See official call page
Applicant: Postdoctoral researchers