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Postdoctoral and research fellowships for international scholars, sorted by most recently published.
MDI Bio Lab Summer Fellowship 2027 - $7K + Housing
MDI Biological Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships place college students in 10-week, mentored lab projects on regeneration and aging in Bar Harbor, Maine. NSF REU fellows receive about $7,000, on-campus housing, a full meal plan, and some travel help. INBRE fellows follow the same summer structure for students enrolled at Maine colleges. You need one semester of college biology with lab, one semester of math, and U.S. citizenship or permanent residency for REU. Applications for summer 2027 are expected to open in mid-November 2026 and close around 25 January 2027 on the NSF ETAP portal.
GEM PhD Engineering Fellowship 2027 - $16,000+
The National GEM Consortium PhD Engineering Fellowship is the doctoral Employer Fellow track for students pursuing an engineering doctorate at a GEM member university with a corporate sponsor. US citizens and permanent residents need a 3.0 cumulative GPA, applications to three GEM member STEM departments, and a contractual paid summer internship. PhD Employer Fellows receive at least $16,000 per year, full tuition and fees through the fifth year, a university stipend top-up, and at least one 10-to-12-week internship with the sponsoring GEM employer. The 2026 eGEM cycle opened 1 July 2026 and closes 13 November 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern.
Killam Fellowship 2027 - $6,000 US-Canada
The Killam Fellowships Program, administered by Fulbright Canada, sends exceptional U.S. undergraduates to study for one semester or a full year at partner universities in Canada. U.S. citizens enrolled full time at a degree-granting American college may apply through a direct exchange at a partner school or through the open competition for any listed Canadian host. Awards include $6,000 US per semester or $12,000 for a full year, a health benefit plan, orientation in Ottawa and a spring seminar in Washington, D.C., plus mobility grants up to $800 US. The open competition typically opens August 15 and closes January 31 for placement the following academic year.
Louisville First Book Grant 2027 - Up to $55,000
The Louisville Institute First Book Grant supports pre-tenured faculty at accredited US or Canadian colleges, universities, and theological schools who are finishing a first scholarly book on minoritized Christian communities in North America. The 2027 cycle pays up to $55,000 for a 2027-28 research leave, selects three grantees, and requires attendance at Winter Seminar in January 2028.
Ford Diversity Fellowship 2027 - PhD Stipend Guide
The Ford Foundation Fellowships, administered for decades by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, supported predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral scholars committed to diversifying college faculties. Predoctoral awards historically paid a $27,000 annual stipend for up to three years plus conference access and mentoring networks. Ford Foundation announced a sunset plan that funds new predoctoral cohorts through 2023 and limited 2024 awards while continuing support for current fellows through 2028. No new predoctoral competition is expected for 2027 applicants.
Hettie M. Anthony Fellowship 2027 - $2,000
The Hettie M. Anthony Fellowship is a Kappa Omicron Nu (KON) doctoral research award of $2,000 from the Kappa Omicron Phi Fellowship Fund honoring the founder of Kappa Omicron Phi at Northwest Missouri State University. Active KON members in good standing who are progressing in a doctoral program in family and consumer sciences or related specializations apply through KON''s graduate fellowship process at kon.org/scholarships, with three recommendations and institutional approval. KON opens ProposalSpace applications February 1 and closes April 10 each year; confirm the named Anthony slot on the live form.
GCA Tropical Botany Fellowship 2027 - $5,500
The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany, administered with the National Tropical Botanical Garden since 2023, awards two or more $5,500 grants each year for independent doctoral field research in tropical botany and forest ecology. U.S. citizens and permanent residents enrolled as PhD candidates at U.S. universities apply with a personal letter, two-page research statement, advisor letter, language evidence if needed, and CV in one PDF emailed to NTBG by January 15. GCA allows only one GCA award application per year.
DOE CSGF 2027 - $45,000 Stipend & Full Tuition
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF), administered by the Krell Institute, funds US citizens and permanent residents pursuing PhDs that use high-performance computing to solve science and engineering problems. Fellows receive a $45,000 annual stipend, full tuition and required fees for up to four years, a $1,000 professional development allowance, a 12-week DOE laboratory practicum, and annual program reviews.
ASPPH/EPA Environmental Health Fellowship 2027
The ASPPH/EPA Environmental Health Fellowship Program places recent graduates from ASPPH member schools of public health into one-year, full-time training assignments at the US Environmental Protection Agency. Fellows train under EPA scientists on environmental public health policy and research, with a training stipend of $62,285 for master''s-level hires and $75,835 for doctoral or other advanced degrees, plus a $10,000 general fellowship allowance for health insurance and approved travel.
Endodontic Educator Fellowship 2027 - $50K/yr
The AAE Foundation Endodontic Educator Fellowship Award pays $50,000 a year for up to five years to endodontists teaching full time at a CODA-accredited dental school in the United States or Canada. You must be a permanent US or Canadian resident, hold a full-time faculty contract, and apply within your first five years in academia. The annual application closes May 15 on aae.org.
Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship 2027 - $4,500
The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture, funded by the Garden Club of America and administered with the Center for Plant Conservation, gives one graduate student up to $4,500 for research on rare or endangered U.S. plants. Preference goes to projects on southeastern and Carolina flora. U.S. citizens and permanent residents enrolled at U.S. institutions in biology, horticulture, botany, ecology, or related fields apply with a cover letter, two-page narrative, budget, CV, and advisor letter. Applications are due January 31, 2027 by email to CPC.
ARCE Research Associates 2027 - Egypt Field Support
ARCE Research Associates is unfunded research status for scholars who already hold private or institutional funding and need American Research Center in Egypt help with Egyptian government clearances, permissions, and Cairo mentoring. US citizens and foreign nationals at US universities may apply using the same portal as funded ARCE fellowships. Associates receive administrative parity with ARCE fellows but no stipend from ARCE, and non-member institutions may pay a modest service fee.