Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities
Common Funding Opportunities for ZI Postdocs
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Common Funding Opportunities for ZI Postdocs
- Mechanism
- Annual Deadlines
- Eligibility
- Deadline Month
- International postdocs eligible?
- Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- Early – Mid June
- Must have no more than ONE year of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the deadline for submitting the application
- Must have received a Ph.D. (or D.Phil. or equivalent) degree no more than TWO years before the deadline, or an M.D. degree no more than THREE years before the deadline
- Basic biomedical research
- 06
- Yes
- HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program
- Early February
- Have no more than 24 months of postdoctoral training by the application due date
- If your training institution for your graduate degree is located in the U.S., including Puerto Rico, you may be of any nationality.
- If your training institution for your graduate degree is not located in the U.S., you must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
- 12
- Yes
- Simons Foundation Society of Fellows - Junior Fellow
- Early – Mid September
- By nomination (ask your PI)
- At program start, no more than ~2 years since finished Ph.D.
- 09
- Yes
- Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Late January – Early February
- No more than 18 months as postdoc at application deadline
- Ph.D. degree must not have been conferred more than 24 months prior to the application deadline
- 02
- Yes
- Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Award
- Late September – Early October
- Must apply within 5 years of receiving Ph.D. or M.D.
- You must have begun (or will begin) working in your proposed postdoc lab between August 1 of the previous year and July 31 of the upcoming year
- Post-doc must be in different lab than Ph.D.
- 10
- Yes
- NYAS Leon Levy Scholarships in Neuroscience
- Mid October
- By the time of appointment on September 1 of year following application submission, the applicant must:
- Hold a doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.)
- Hold a full-time postdoctoral position at an eligible institution in one of New York City’s five boroughs
- Possess no more than three (3) years of cumulative postdoctoral experience
- Conduct research in Neuroscience or one of its sub-disciplines
- 10
- Yes
- Charles H. Revson Foundation Revson Senior Biomedical Research Grants
- Call for submissions: Late January
Internal application: Early February
Final proposal: Early March
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- 02
- Yes
- Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grants
- Mid – Late March
- Advanced post-doc or early faculty (assistant professor)
- Only two attempts at this BBRF grant are allowed
- 03
- Yes
- Simons Foundation Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain Fellows-to-Faculty Award
- Early January
- Research in the field of cognitive aging
- Under-represented in sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background)
- Postdoc intending to seek tenure-track research faculty position in upcoming academic job cycle (but not yet accepted a job)
- 01
- Yes
- Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Fellows-to-Faculty Award
- Early January
- Autism research
- Under-represented in sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background, women)
- Postdoc intending to seek tenure-track research faculty position in upcoming academic job cycle (but not yet accepted a job)
- 01
- Yes
- NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
- Late October – Early November
- Social, Behavioral, Economic sciences
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- Must have obtained a doctoral degree in the SBE sciences within the 3 years prior to the proposal deadline or will obtain a doctoral degree within 12 months after the proposal deadline but before the anticipated start date
- 11
- No
- NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
- Late October – Early November
- Biological Sciences
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- Cannot have worked in any position that requires the doctoral degree for a combined total of more than 15 full time months prior to the deadline
- 11
- No
- NIH F32 - NINDS Postdoctoral NRSA Fellowship
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- No more than 12 months of post-doc training
- 10 + 02 + 06
- No
- NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
- Early December + Early April + Early August
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- 12 + 04 + 08
- No
- NIH K99/R00 Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC K99)
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- No more than 4 years as postdoc
- Underrepresented in sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background, women)
- 10 + 02 + 06
- No
- NIH K99/R00 - BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- No more than 5 years as postdoc
- Underrepresented in sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background, women)
- 10 + 02 + 06
- No
- NIH K99/R00 Parent Pathway to Independence Award
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- No more than 4 years as postdoc
- 10 + 02 + 06
- Yes
- NINDS
NINDS Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) K99/R00 Award
OR
NINDS ADRD K99/R00 Award to promote Diversity
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- No more than 4 years as postdoc
Additional requirements for diversity track
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- Underrepresented in sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background, women)
- 10 + 02 + 06
- Yes
- HEAL Initiative K99/R00 in PAIN and SUD Research Award
OR
HEAL Initiative K99/R00 to Promote Diversity
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- No more than 4 years as postdoc
Additional requirements for diversity track
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- Underrepresented in sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background, women)
- 10 + 02 + 06
- Yes
- NIH K01 – NINDS Postdoctoral Career Development Award
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- Support period must fall within first 6 years of postdoc
- 10 + 02 + 06
- No
- NIH K01 Parent Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award
- Early October +
Early February + Early June
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- 10 + 02 + 06
- No
- NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
- Based on institute of Parent grant (usually accepted often: monthly/rolling basis, etc)
- 1+ years of Post-doc left
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident
- Under-represented in sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background)
- 10 + 02 + 06
- No
Additional Funding Opportunities
- Mechanism
- Annual Deadlines
- Eligibility
- Deadline Month
- International postdocs eligible?
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Application: Late August – Early September
- Cannot have resided or carried out main activity (school/work) in country of the host institution (your postdoc lab) for more than 12 months within the past 3 years
- 09
- Yes
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI)
- Application: Late August - Early September
- Must hold a PhD degree in: mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering. Exceptions will be made only if the applicant can demonstrate significant expertise in one of these areas, evidenced by publications, undergraduate major, or master’s degree.
- Candidates whose PhD is in biochemistry/biophysics/ biology/cell biology/etc. may be eligible if significant accomplishment or competence in one of the areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering can be shown (i.e., papers published, advanced coursework, or undergraduate major), and if the proposal draws on that background. Work must be interdisciplinary and make use of nonbiological approaches.
- Must have completed at least 12 months but not more than 60 months of postdoctoral research by the date of the full invited application deadline
- Must have at least one first-author publication in a peer reviewed journal, including papers on which “first authorship” is shared. Candidates who have submitted a first-author manuscript from graduate or undergraduate studies, but it has not yet been published, may apply if the manuscript is accepted for publication or in press.
- Must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident, or hold a valid visa
- 09
- Yes
- Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation
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- Call for submissions: Mid-January
- Internal application: Late January – Early February
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Internal submission:
- Morningside competition: Postdoc or Ph.D. student conducting biomedical research on the Morningside campus
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OR
- VP&S competition: Postdoc or Ph.D. student conducting biomedical research at CUIMC or ZMBBI, and PI must have primary appointment in VP&S
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For either competition:
- Need at least 2 publications to submit for the competition
- 02
- Yes
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program
- Application: Mid-January
- Must have no more than 48 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of application and not be more than 5 years from their Ph.D.
- Must be nominated by a qualified mentor at the degree-granting institution where the applicant will conduct the postdoctoral/ fellowship training.
- Must have secured a postdoctoral position with funding (including support by the mentor’s existing research grants) at a degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada and must begin the postdoctoral position on or by the designated award commencement date.
- Must be within an underrepresented group (i.e. American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander).
- Must be citizen of the United States or Canada.
- 01
- No* (*Canadian citizens are eligible)
- Human Science Frontiers Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Letter of Intent: Early May
Application: Mid - Late September
- Cannot apply to work in their citizenship/nationality country
- Must not have worked (consecutively or not) in the proposed host country for more than 12 months at the activation date of the fellowship. The award must be activated between April 1 of the following year and January 1 of the year after that.
- Example: If applying in 2024, the fellowship must be activated between April 1 2025 and January 1 2026. This means that the candidate must have started working in their lab on April 1 2024 or later.
- Citizenship: Must either be a national of an HFSP member country OR planning to do postdoc work in a member country (USA is a member country)
- Must propose to work in a country different to the one where they did their previous PhD work or first post-doctoral studies
- Doctoral degree must be conferred by start date (not required at application date)
- Must have at least one lead author publication by the Letter of Intent submission deadline: (1) published in a recognized OA preprint repository, or (2) accepted for publication, (3) in press, or (4) already published by a peer reviewed journal
- By full application date, the publication must be accepted/in press, or published
- A mentor/PI can only sponsor ONE letter of intent/application
- Two tracks:
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Long-Term Fellowships (LTF): PhD on a biological topic
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Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships (CDF): Doctoral degree from a non-biological discipline (e.g. physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering or computer sciences) and has not worked in the life sciences before
- 05
- Yes
- NIDCD Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21)
- Mid-February + Mid-June + Mid-October
- Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or valid U.S. visa holder
- Must be no more than 7 years* beyond the date that the first professional, advanced professional, or terminal academic degree was awarded
- Formal years of clinical training (Internship, Residency, and Fellowship) are not counted as part of the 7-year limit
- A resubmission application will be allowed even if the 7-year eligibility period has expired provided the resubmission application is received within 37 months from the original submission
* eligibility extension possible
- 02 + 06 + 10
- Yes
