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All positions are for outstanding, active researchers from around the world, to work on an important piece of Asia-related research in the social sciences or humanities.

Due to an update to policy, applicants may only have one Fellowship application under consideration by UKRI. Applicants cannot submit applications to both NERC IRF and UKRI FLF rounds.

The NERC Independent Research Fellowship (IRF) scheme is designed to develop scientific leadership among the most promising early-career environmental scientists, by giving all fellows five years' support, which will allow them sufficient time to develop their research programmes and to gain international recognition.

The ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship programme (ETH Fellows) supports incoming postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich. The programme is intended to foster young researchers who have already demonstrated scientific excellence in the early stages of their careers.

The Mandel Fellowships are intended for scholars, from Israel and abroad, who have shown exceptional excellence, depth, and originality, and whose research may enrich academic and cultural discourse.

Applications will be accepted from candidates who completed their doctoral degrees no earlier than October 1, 2015. Candidates who have not yet completed their degrees may apply if they have submitted their dissertations by September 15, 2019. If awarded the fellowship, their acceptance will be conditional upon completion of their doctoral degrees by April 1, 2020.

The Dianne Woest Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities supports scholarly research on the history and culture of Louisiana and the Gulf South. While THNOC resources should play a central role in the proposed research agenda, fellows are also encouraged to explore other research facilities in the Greater New Orleans area.

APPLY NOW FOR THE 2026-2027 CULLMAN CENTER FELLOWSHIP. 

The deadline to submit an application is Friday, September 26, 2025, at 5 PM EDT.

The Humboldt Professorship is financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. It enables the holder to conduct forward-thinking, long-term research at universities and research institutions in this country and makes a sustainable contribution to Germany’s ability to compete internationally as a location for research. Since 2008, up to ten Humboldt Professorships have been granted every year as part of the International Research Fund for Germany. In 2020, additional Alexander von Humboldt Professorships for Artificial Intelligence (AI) were created.

The LBJ Foundation awards a limited number of grants for research at the LBJ Library, which are underwritten by The Moody Foundation of Galveston, Texas.  Grants may be used for research for dissertations, theses, senior papers, publications and other projects.

Grants range from $600 to $3,000.  Funds are awarded for the sole purpose of helping to defray living, travel and related expenses incurred while conducting research at the LBJ Library during the grant period.

The LBJ Foundation created the Harry Middleton fellowship to support scholarly work in presidential studies and to honor Mr. Middleton's contributions to the presidential library system. Harry Middleton was a speechwriter for President Johnson and served as director of the LBJ Library from 1972 to 2002.

IIAS invites outstanding scholars to apply for a fellowship at IIAS. Applicants may also apply for an extra two months of research at the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) in Paris, in the framework of an additional combined IIAS/FMSH fellowship.