Middle East Eye Fellowship
Middle East Eye
FellowshipCloses 1 Nov 2026
Fellowships we have checked
A place on a funded programme. Some last a year or more, and some pay you while you do it.
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CFJ Fellowship Programme 2027: Legal Fellowship for Early-Career Women Lawyers Across Africa
Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) in partnership with the Legal Empowerment Fund at the Fund for Global Human Rights
FellowshipMalawi, South Africa, The GambiaNo closing date published
FellowshipMN, United States of AmericaCloses 30 Oct 2026
beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship 2027/2028
The DO School Fellowships
FellowshipOnline, 6 countriesCloses 31 Jan 2027
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship 2027
Zonta International
FellowshipCloses 15 Nov 2026
Yehuda Elkana Fellowship 2027 (doctoral study, higher education policy)
Central European University (CEU)
FellowshipViennaCloses 15 Jan 2027
World Conference of Science Journalists 2027 Travel Fellowship
Association of British Science Writers (WCSJ2027)
FellowshipLondon, UK1 day left
FellowshipRemoteCloses 1 Dec 2026
Visiting Fellowship 2027, Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness (up to AUD 6,000)
Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
FellowshipMelbourne, AustraliaCloses 30 Nov 2026
University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
University of California Office of the President
FellowshipCloses 1 Nov 2026
Schmidt AI in Science African Faculty Fellows, 2027 cohort phase 2
Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society (MIDAS), University of Michigan
FellowshipUniversity of Michigan, USACloses 23 Nov 2026
Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship 2027-2028
Schlumberger Foundation
FellowshipA university abroadCloses 7 Nov 2026
Sara E. and Bruce B. Collette Postdoctoral Fellowship in Systematic Ichthyology 2027
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
FellowshipCloses 20 Nov 2026
SEAREG Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027
Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG), Duke Center for International Development
FellowshipThailand, Malaysia or VietnamCloses 1 Nov 2026
Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship and Grants 2026
National Press Foundation
FellowshipOnlineCloses today
Project Kuongoza Mentorship and Fellowship for Women and Girls 2026-2027
STEMi Makers Africa
FellowshipOnlineNo closing date published
FellowshipNew Orleans, USAApply any time
Non-MENA Visitors Program 2026
Social Sciences Lab for the MENA region (SSL-MENA)
FellowshipNo closing date published
FellowshipCloses 30 Oct 2026
Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship 2027 at the African Development Bank, Abidjan
African Development Bank with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
FellowshipAbidjan, Cote d'IvoireCloses 20 Nov 2026
Mark Grosjean Postdoctoral Fellowship in Political Science
University of Calgary, Department of Political Science
FellowshipCalgary, CanadaCloses 1 Nov 2026
FellowshipA research lab in FranceCloses 15 Dec 2026
Loeb Fellowship 2027-2028
Harvard Graduate School of Design
FellowshipCambridge, Massachusetts, USACloses 5 Jan 2027
Litigating Reproductive Justice in Africa (LIRA) Fellowship
Afya na Haki (Ahaki)
FellowshipKampala area, Uganda1 day left
LawAI Summer Fellowship 2027 in USA
Institute for Law & AI
FellowshipBoston, USA and Washington, DCCloses 29 Jan 2027
Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship 2027-2028 (international applicants)
Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan
FellowshipAnn Arbor, Michigan, USACloses 1 Dec 2026
Jean Monnet Fellowship 2027-2028, Social Sciences and Humanities
European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre
FellowshipFlorence, Italy1 day left
Internet Society Fellowship Program 2027
Internet Society
FellowshipOnlineCloses 22 Nov 2026
Institute for Law and AI Summer Fellowship 2027
Institute for Law & AI
FellowshipUnited StatesCloses 29 Jan 2027
Iliad Fellowship
Iliad
FellowshipLondon or San Francisco Bay AreaNo closing date published
I AM NALA Fellowship, call for 2027
Nalafem Collective
FellowshipOnlineCloses 31 Oct 2026
Hoover Fellows Program 2026-2027
Hoover Institution, Stanford University
FellowshipStanford, California, USACloses 17 Nov 2026
Heinz Heinen Fellowship 2027-2028
University of Bonn, Dependency Research Centre (Bonn Centre for Dependency and Slavery Studies)
FellowshipBonn, GermanyCloses 10 Jan 2027
Heilbronn AI Fellowship
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
FellowshipGermanyApply any time
HP-UCL IOE Fellowship in AI in Education 2027
UCL Institute of Education
FellowshipOnlineCloses 7 Nov 2026
Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) 2027
Jane Street
FellowshipCloses 13 Nov 2026
Fung Global Fellows Program 2027-2028
Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, Princeton University
FellowshipPrinceton University, USACloses 16 Nov 2026
Fellowship in Ideas 2027
Harrison Middleton University
FellowshipOnlineCloses 13 Nov 2026
FASPE Fellowship 2027 in Germany and Poland
Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE)
FellowshipGermany and PolandCloses 3 Jan 2027
Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy 2027-2028
Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School
FellowshipHarvard Kennedy School, USACloses 1 Dec 2026
Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship 2027
Equality Fund
FellowshipRemoteNo closing date published
Echidna Global Scholars Visiting Fellowship 2027
Brookings Institution, Center for Universal Education
FellowshipHome country, then Washington DCCloses 1 Dec 2026
Early Career Fellowship in Life and Natural Sciences, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Wiko)
FellowshipBerlin, GermanyCloses 1 Nov 2026
EJN Reporting Fellowships to Cover BBNJ COP1 in New York 2027
Earth Journalism Network (Internews)
FellowshipNew York City, USA5 days left
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship 2027
The Royal Society
FellowshipA UK host institution7 days left
D.C. Fellowship for Civic Renewal 2027
Center for Renewing Civic Dialogue (CRCD)
FellowshipWashington DC, USACloses 13 Nov 2026
CrossCulture Programme (CCP) Fellowship 2027
ifa (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen)
FellowshipGermany or a CCP partner countryCloses 8 Dec 2026
CrossCulture Program in Germany 2027
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
FellowshipGermanyCloses 8 Dec 2026
Climate Risk Lab Data Science and Machine Learning Fellowship 2027
Climate Risk Lab, University of Cape Town
FellowshipCape Town, South AfricaApply any time
Career Development Fellowship 2027
The Royal Society
FellowshipA UK institutionCloses 18 Nov 2026
CISAC Fellowship 2027-2028
Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation
FellowshipStanford, California, USACloses 2 Dec 2026
Branco Weiss Fellowship, Society in Science 2027
ETH Zurich (Branco Weiss Fellowship)
FellowshipCloses 15 Jan 2027
Become a Mentor | E-learning Institute Fellowship
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FellowshipRemoteApply any time
Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity 2027-28
International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics
FellowshipLondonCloses 11 Jan 2027
Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity 2027-28
London School of Economics (International Inequalities Institute)
FellowshipRemoteCloses 11 Jan 2027
Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health 2027-2028 (UCSF site)
Global Brain Health Institute
FellowshipCloses 2 Nov 2026
Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health 2027-2028 (GBHI at UCSF, global hybrid)
Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco
FellowshipCloses 2 Nov 2026
Applying for an Assignee Position
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FellowshipStateNo closing date published
America in the World Consortium Predoctoral Fellowship 2027-2028
America in the World Consortium (Duke, Johns Hopkins SAIS, University of Texas at Austin)
FellowshipAustin, Durham or Washington DCCloses 1 Dec 2026
America in the World Consortium Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2028
America in the World Consortium
FellowshipUSACloses 1 Dec 2026
Agora Fellowship 2027
The Agora Project
FellowshipAfricaNo closing date published
Partial funding
Advanced Leadership Program 2027
East-West Center
FellowshipHonolulu, Hawaii, USACloses 15 Nov 2026
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Wheat Breeding (internationally recruited), Texcoco
CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center)
FellowshipTexcoco, MexicoNo closing date published
Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
FellowshipOpens 15 Nov 2026
ZiF Fellowships in the Group 'Practices of Interdisciplinary Research' 2028/29
Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), Bielefeld University
FellowshipBielefeld University, GermanyCloses 9 Feb 2027
Wiko Early Career Call, Life and Natural Sciences 2027/28 (Gain Time to Think)
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study)
FellowshipGermanyCloses 1 Nov 2026
WWF Russell E. Train Fellowship: Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Uganda (2027)
WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program
FellowshipA university in UgandaCloses 15 Dec 2026
Tomás y Valiente UAM MOTyVES 2026, three research contracts at Madrid IAS
Madrid Institute for Advanced Study and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
FellowshipSpainCloses 7 Dec 2026
TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme
TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences
FellowshipItalyCloses 31 Oct 2026
TIAS Postdoctoral and Collegium Research Fellowships 2027 (three years)
Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Turku
FellowshipUniversity of Turku, FinlandCloses 13 Nov 2026
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology 2027
Simons Foundation
FellowshipOn siteCloses 3 Dec 2026
Simons Fellows-to-Faculty Award 2027
Simons Foundation
FellowshipOn siteCloses 13 Jan 2027
STIAS Team Fellowship, 2028 first semester
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS)
FellowshipStellenbosch, South AfricaCloses 31 Oct 2026
STIAS Individual Fellowship, 2028 first semester
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS)
FellowshipStellenbosch, South AfricaCloses 31 Oct 2026
Princeton in Africa Fellowship 2027/28
Princeton in Africa
Fellowship4 days left
Fee: $350 if you accept. Financial aid available.
NTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship (AI4X-PDF)
Nanyang Technological University (with Singapore National Research Foundation)
FellowshipNTU, SingaporeCloses 30 Oct 2026
NLI-IIAS Joint Individual Fellowship 2028-2029 (Jewish, Israel, Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, music)
National Library of Israel and Israel Institute for Advanced Studies
FellowshipJerusalem, IsraelCloses 1 Dec 2026
Joint AUF/IAS Fellowship for non-male researchers from low and lower-middle income countries
Institute for Advanced Study, University of Amsterdam
FellowshipNetherlandsCloses 28 Jan 2027
JSK Journalism Fellowship 2027 to 2028 (international)
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, Stanford University
FellowshipStanford, California, USACloses 2 Dec 2026
IIAS Individual Fellowship 2028-2029 (scholars from abroad)
Israel Institute for Advanced Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
FellowshipEdmond JCloses 1 Dec 2026
ICTP Senior Associates (six-year visiting award, call to 31 January 2027)
ICTP (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics)
FellowshipICTP, Trieste, ItalyCloses 31 Jan 2027
ICTP Mathematics Postdoctoral Fellowships (start 2027, apply by 13 December 2026)
ICTP (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics)
FellowshipICTP, Trieste, ItalyCloses 13 Dec 2026
Harvard LEAD Fellowship for Promoting Women in Global Health 2027 to 2028
Harvard Global Health Institute, Harvard University
FellowshipOnlineCloses 15 Nov 2026
Fellowship: Global Innovation Index (GII), Geneva
World Intellectual Property Organization
FellowshipGeneva, SwitzerlandCloses 30 Oct 2026
Fellowship: CLIP Communications, Geneva
World Intellectual Property Organization
FellowshipGeneva, SwitzerlandCloses today
Economist Program 2027, Washington DC
International Monetary Fund
FellowshipWashington DC, USACloses 5 Dec 2026
Early-Career Science Journalism Fellowship 2027
The Open Notebook
FellowshipRemoteCloses 31 Oct 2026
FellowshipOn siteCloses 22 Jan 2027
Artist and Writer in Residence fellowship 2027/28, Institute for Advanced Study at CEU
Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University (Global Invisible University)
FellowshipBudapest, HungaryCloses 31 Oct 2026
UN Regional Course in International Law for Africa 2027
United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
FellowshipAddis Ababa, EthiopiaCloses 30 Oct 2026
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, 2027
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
FellowshipUnited States7 days left
Nieman Fellowship 2027 to 2028 (international)
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
FellowshipCambridge, Massachusetts, USACloses 1 Dec 2026
Knight-Wallace Fellowship 2027 to 2028 (international applicants)
Wallace House, University of Michigan
FellowshipAnn Arbor, Michigan, USACloses 1 Dec 2026
Harvard LEAD Fellowship 2027 to 2028
Harvard Global Health Institute
FellowshipMassachusetts, USA, hybridCloses 15 Nov 2026
Government Analytics Fellowship 2027
World Bank
FellowshipHybridCloses 16 Nov 2026
GIJC27 Fellowship
Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
FellowshipRotterdam, NetherlandsCloses 31 Jan 2027
Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027
Falling Walls Foundation
FellowshipGermany, hybridCloses 15 Nov 2026
Equality Fund Journalism Fellowship 2026
Equality Fund
FellowshipRemote, 53 countriesCloses 8 Nov 2026
Echidna Global Scholars Program 2027
Brookings Institution, Center for Universal Education
FellowshipBrookings, Washington DC, USACloses 1 Dec 2026
Branco Weiss Fellowship 2027
Branco Weiss Fellowship, ETH Zurich
FellowshipRemote, worldwideCloses 15 Jan 2027
Africa-China Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027
Georgetown University and Howard University
FellowshipWashington DC, USACloses 15 Nov 2026
APDD Individual Research Fellowship 2027
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
FellowshipResearch based in AfricaCloses 15 Jan 2027
APDD Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship 2027
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
FellowshipAfricaCloses 15 Jan 2027
Allan Gray Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2027 (South Africa)
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation
FellowshipSouth Africa, hybrid1 day left
TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and FAPESP
FellowshipSao Paulo state, BrazilCloses 1 Apr 2027
Neukom Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2028
Neukom Institute for Computational Science, Dartmouth College
FellowshipNew Hampshire, United StatesCloses 1 Dec 2026
Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research 2027
Rainforest Alliance
FellowshipCloses 28 Feb 2027
AIAS-AUFF Fellowships 2027
Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University
FellowshipAarhus University, DenmarkCloses 3 Nov 2026
Yale Greenberg World Fellows Program 2027
Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
FellowshipNew Haven, USANo closing date published
UCT Africa Climate Collaborative postdoctoral research fellowship: R380,000 a year (2027 cohort)
University of Cape Town, Africa Climate and Development Initiative
FellowshipSouth Africa7 days left
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Implementation Science and Primary Care
University of Botswana
FellowshipGaborone, BotswanaApply any time
MOPGA 2027 grants for young researchers, 12 months of research in France
Campus France for the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR)
FellowshipA French research institutionCloses 15 Dec 2026
Z Fellows
Z Fellows
FellowshipOnlineApply any time
Research Fellowship, IWMI Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF)
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
FellowshipNairobi, KenyaApply any time
Fully funded PhD in Deep Learning, University of Bern Computer Vision Group (2 places)
University of Bern
FellowshipBern, SwitzerlandNo closing date published
FAO Fellows Programme
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FellowshipCloses 31 Dec 2026
YADIAS doctoral fellowship, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Luxembourg (15 places)
University of Luxembourg, Institute for Advanced Studies
FellowshipUniversity of LuxembourgCloses 30 Nov 2026
Ernst Mach Grant worldwide (research stays 2027/28)
OeAD (Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
FellowshipOn siteCloses 1 Dec 2026
Ernst Mach Follow-Up Grant
OeAD (Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
FellowshipOn siteCloses 1 Feb 2027
Anzisha Fellowship 2027 for young African entrepreneurs
Anzisha (African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation)
FellowshipOnlineCloses 10 Nov 2026
PRISM fully funded PhD: SOFTMAT4MET, soft matter for recovering critical metals (Paris)
Universite PSL (PRISM PhD programme)
FellowshipParis, FranceCloses 31 Oct 2026
ITU Gender Champions Programme, first cohort
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
FellowshipRemote, worldwideCloses 15 Nov 2026
Doctoral researcher, MSCA EMANAIRE DC10: AI-mediated communication and collaboration norms at work
Hanken School of Economics (MSCA Doctoral Network EMANAIRE)
FellowshipHelsinki, Finland7 days left
Doctoral researcher, MSCA EMANAIRE DC06: AI co-creation, morality and the inner good in creative industries
Hanken School of Economics (MSCA Doctoral Network EMANAIRE)
FellowshipHelsinki, Finland7 days left
Dalai Lama Fellows 2027
Dalai Lama Fellows
FellowshipRemoteCloses 11 Nov 2026
PhD Student in Cyber-Physical Systems (chiplet packaging), Lulea University of Technology
Lulea University of Technology
FellowshipLulea, SwedenCloses 31 Oct 2026
Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship 2027 at the International Trade Centre, Geneva
International Trade Centre (ITC) with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
FellowshipGeneva, SwitzerlandCloses 20 Nov 2026
Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship 2027
Queen's University Dunin-Deshpande Innovation Centre with the Mastercard Foundation
FellowshipRemoteCloses 1 Dec 2026
FellowshipEPFL, Lausanne, SwitzerlandCloses 9 Nov 2026
2027 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship at the UN Economic Commission for Africa
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
FellowshipAddis Ababa, EthiopiaCloses 20 Nov 2026
Chevening British Library Coptic Collections Fellowship 2027 (for Egypt, Sudan and Palestine)
Chevening (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) and the British Library
FellowshipLondon, United Kingdom5 days left
PhD student in Electrical Engineering: power system adequacy
Uppsala University
FellowshipUppsala, SwedenCloses 2 Nov 2026
PhD in Systems and Control Theory for Energy-based Learning
University of Groningen
FellowshipGroningen, NetherlandsCloses 10 Nov 2026
Women in Agriculture Leadership Program Fellowship 2026 (Cohort 2)
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
FellowshipNigeria, Sierra Leone, SenegalCloses 6 Nov 2026
FellowshipGlobalCloses 30 Nov 2026
Fee: $25 to apply, waived for applicants from developing countries.
FellowshipCloses 4 Nov 2026
FINCOME, appel a propositions pour sejours de longue duree, 3 a 12 mois
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST), Morocco
FellowshipMoroccoNeeds a re-check
Needs a re-check
FINCOME, appel a propositions pour sejours de courte et moyenne duree
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST), Morocco
FellowshipMoroccoNeeds a re-check
Needs a re-check
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