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.
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Funding Opportunities | Description | Deadline/Timeline | Citizenship/Residence |
| 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 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Sorbonne | One year postdoctoral position in oral cancer interception using a nanoparticle-guided imaging strategy.
| August 30, 2026 | Not specified |
| 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 |
| Drug Delivery Postdoctoral Fellowship | The PhRMA Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery supports individuals 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. | August 28, 2026 | Not restricted |
| CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | Fellowship supports outstanding young researchers at the world’s leading universities and research institutions, providing the resources, mentorship, and professional development needed to launch independent scientific careers at the forefront of discovery. | September 1, 2026 | Not restricted |
| Drotar-Crawford Postdoctoral Fellowship Research Grant in Pediatric Psychology | This $10,000 grant is given to a postdoctoral fellow to support research in pediatric psychology while they are enrolled in a postdoctoral fellowship. The research project must be conducted under the supervision of a faculty advisor in an area of research specific to pediatric psychology. | October 15, 2026 | Not specified |
| The Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Awards | The Award will support individual postdoctoral scientists of exceptional creativity in the field of neurosciences. These transitional awards are to enable a postdoctoral researcher to advance to become a full-time faculty member at the Assistant Professor level or higher and to promote the development of a laboratory program that will lead to independent funding. | November 1, 2026 | Not specified |
Funding Opportunities | Description | Deadline/Timeline | Citizenship/Residence |
| Postdoctoral Position in Geography | 3-year Postdoctoral Fellow position in Geography with a focus on offshore wind energy. | April 29, 2026 | Not Specified |
| Mathematical Geosciences Student Awards | Supports postdoctoral researchers applying mathematical methods to geosciences. It aims to advance research in applied mathematics and geology, fostering innovative approaches and solutions in these intersecting fields. | May 31, 2026 | Not restricted |
| Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy | The Annie Jump Cannon Award is presented for outstanding research and promise for future research by a postdoctoral woman researcher. The Cannon Award includes an honorarium of $1,500 and an invitation to give an invited talk at a meeting of the AAS, for which travel expenses will be paid. | June 1, 2026 | |
| 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 |
Funding Opportunities | Description | Deadline/Timeline | Citizenship/Residence |
| Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship | Supports Israeli scholars interested in pursuing multi-year postdoctoral placements at top universities in the United States. | August 26, 2026 | Israeli Citizens |