Social Sciences funding deadlines

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October 2026

Award 5 days left

DAAD Research Grants — Doctoral Programmes in Germany

DAAD · Germany

Deadline October 31, 2026 (expected) · PhD

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

January 2027

Award

Branco Weiss Fellowship — Society in Science

ETH Zurich · Switzerland

Deadline January 15, 2027 · Postdoc

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

February 2027

Award

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships

Leverhulme Trust · United Kingdom

Deadline February 25, 2027 (expected) · Early Career

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

March 2027

Award

Newton International Fellowships

The Royal Society & The British Academy · United Kingdom

Deadline March 15, 2027 (expected) · Postdoc

Humanities Life Sciences Mathematics +2

August 2027

Award

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science · Japan

Deadline August 28, 2027 (expected) · Postdoc

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

September 2027

Award

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship

Harvard Radcliffe Institute · United States

Deadline September 10, 2027 (expected) · up to 78,000 USD · Faculty

Arts & Culture Humanities Life Sciences +2

Award

Canada Postdoctoral Research Award

Government of Canada · Canada

Deadline September 10, 2027 (expected) · Postdoc

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

Award

Guggenheim Fellowship

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation · United States

Deadline September 15, 2027 (expected) · Faculty

Arts & Culture Humanities Social Sciences

Award

Marshall Scholarship

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission · United Kingdom

Deadline September 29, 2027 (expected) · PhD

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

Funding

Research Experiences and/or Mentoring Networks through Research Education to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCDs Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · United States

Deadline September 29, 2027

Clinical Research Education

Award

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

The British Academy · United Kingdom

Deadline September 30, 2027 (expected) · Postdoc

Humanities Social Sciences

Award

AAUW American Fellowships

American Association of University Women · United States

Deadline September 30, 2027 (expected) · up to 50,000 USD · Postdoc

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

October 2027

Award

Rhodes Scholarship

Rhodes Trust · United Kingdom

Deadline October 7, 2027 (expected) · PhD

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

Award

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

University of Cambridge · United Kingdom

Deadline October 15, 2027 (expected) · PhD

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

Award

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship — Doctoral

Government of Canada · Canada

Deadline October 17, 2027 (expected) · PhD

Computer Science Economics & Business Engineering +7

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