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Research Grants (Young Investigators' Grants and Program Grants) is sponsored by Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). HFSP offers two types of Research Grants: Young Investigators' Grants and Program Grants, supporting innovative research in the life sciences. While international, it's a significant funder for fundamental neuroscience.
Projects involving connectomics, electron microscopy, and neural circuit reconstruction could be strong candidates if they represent novel, interdisciplinary approaches to understanding fundamental biological problems.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Applicants must submit a letter of intent; selected teams will be invited to submit a full application. International collaboration is a key aspect of HFSP grants. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants support novel, innovative, and interdisciplinary basic research focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms. The program places a clear emphasis on international collaborations that bring together biologists from different countries to address frontier problems in the life sciences. HFSP research grants are available to teams of independent researchers from different countries who are leaders of research groups and hold a doctoral degree. Award amounts are fixed sums that depend upon team size. Teams at any career stage are eligible, and the program particularly values projects that push the boundaries of current understanding in life sciences.
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants fund innovative, interdisciplinary basic research into complex biological problems, with emphasis on international and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Teams must include scientists from at least two different countries, and participation from disciplines outside traditional life sciences — such as biophysics, mathematics, computational biology, engineering, or chemistry — is strongly encouraged. Grants support researchers at any career stage, with particular interest in applications featuring early-career independent investigators. Award amounts are fixed sums that vary based on team size. The program is implemented by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO), headquartered in Strasbourg, and operates under policies including DORA and open access commitments. No fixed deadline is listed for the current cycle.
Research Grants Program and Research Grants Early Career are grants from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) that fund novel, interdisciplinary basic research on fundamental biological problems through international team collaborations. Two-to-four member teams from different countries conduct new lines of research at the frontier of life sciences, with encouraged participation from physicists, chemists, engineers, mathematicians, and computational scientists. Two tracks are available: Early Career (all team members must be independent group leaders with doctoral degrees) and Program (teams at any career stage). Awards cover three years of support, with fixed amounts based on team size. Preliminary results are not required. Letters of intent must be submitted by March 26, 2026, with full proposals due mid-September 2026. Applications for applied or medical research are not eligible.
Research Grants is sponsored by The Leakey Foundation. The Leakey Foundation Research Grants support both PhD dissertation research and post-PhD research across multiple disciplines related to human origins, evolution, and behavior. They prioritize funding for exploratory phases of promising new research projects and innovative, multidisciplinary approaches that expand the boundaries of current understanding. Relevant disciplines include archaeology, biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, primate behavioral ecology, genetics, geology, anatomy, morphology, paleobotany, and paleoclimatology. Current funding focus areas include the paleoanthropology of the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene; primates (evolution, behavior, morphology, ecology, endocrinology, genetics, isotope studies); and modern hunter-gatherer groups.
Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE) program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program invites innovative multidisciplinary and multisector investigations focused on convergent research and education activities in wildland fire. It supports research that can inform risk management and response, adaptation, and resilience across infrastructures, communities, cultures, and natural environments. Relevant topics include developing novel materials and methods for retrofitting existing buildings and remediating buildings following wildfire and smoke events.