On this page, you will find extramural postdoctoral funding opportunities and their upcoming deadlines. The descriptions include requirements for US citizenship, work authorization, or permanent residence in the US. Please note that these fellowships may have other eligibility requirements.
UA postdocs may search extramural grant opportunities via the Pivot Portal. Select the "login from my institution" option (University of Arizona appears in the drop-down menu) and sign in using your WebAuth login credentials.
Funding Opportunities | Description | Deadline/Timeline | Citizenship/Residence |
| Drug Delivery Postdoctoral Fellowship | The PhRMA Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery supports postdocs engaged in a multidisciplinary, collaborative research training program at an accredited U.S. university that will extend their credentials in drug delivery research, including basic pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical biotechnology, or biomedical engineering. | April 15, 2026 | Not restricted |
| AAA Postdoctoral Fellowships (Education & Basic Science) | Provides salary support to an AAA member who is a postdoctoral trainee working in any aspect of biology relevant to the anatomical sciences. For an individual engaged in educational research--with equivalent rigor to basic science research postdoctoral trainees. | April 18, 2026 | Not specified |
| American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowships | This call for postdoctoral fellowship applications is open to all topics in diabetes research spanning basic, clinical, and translational research, epidemiology, health services research, and public health. | April 30, 2026 | Not restricted, but foreign citizen must have appropriate work visas |
| American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships | Postdoctoral Fellowships support new investigators in research training programs to position them for independent careers in cancer research. As part of their evaluation, peer reviewers consider how well the fellowship will broaden the applicant’s research training and experience. | June 1st, 2026 | Not restricted, but foriegn citizens must have appropraite work visas |
| Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Myotonic Dystrophy | Through this effort, the MDF intends to fund doctoral and postdoctoral research fellowships for projects that focus on basic, translational, and/or clinical research or care in myotonic dystrophy. | September 5, 2026 | Not specified |
Funding Opportunities | Description | Deadline/Timeline | Citizenship/Residence |
| Peter Buck Fellowship for reseaerch at National Museum of Natural History | The purpose of the Peter Buck Fellowship program is to support full-time, resident, independent research focused on utilizing the NMNH collections and facilities. Awardees are expected to be actively involved in the scholarly activities of the NMNH community . | October 15, 2026 | Not restricted |
Funding Opportunities | Description | Deadline/Timeline | Citizenship/Residence |