[September 2025]
Discover the best STEM grants in 2025 designed to support research, education, and innovation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These grants are designed to support fresh ideas, nurture talent, and accelerate projects that can shape the future of education, sustainability, and global development. Whether you’re an individual innovator or part of a larger team, exploring these funding options could be your next step toward meaningful impact.
Biochemical Society Scientific Outreach Grant Program
Deadline: 06-Oct-2025
The Biochemical Society is offering funding opportunities to support public engagement and outreach activities that communicate the excitement of molecular bioscience to young people and the wider community…[more]
Applications open for Breakthrough Research Grant in Rare Diseases
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
The EQT Foundation has launched a new call for proposals under its Breakthrough Science Program to award researchers tackling urgent challenges in the field of rare diseases.
Designed to accelerate bold scientific ideas with high potential for real-world patient impact, the program supports translational research that might be overlooked by traditional funders. The EQT Foundation awards between EUR 25,000 to EUR 100,000 to support groundbreaking research in the field of rare diseases…[more]
Apply for Ocean Exploration and Discovery Program
Deadline: 08-Oct-2025
The National Geographic Society and Schmidt Ocean Institute has a joint call for proposals for selected research, conservation and/or technology projects for early career scientists.
The overarching expedition projects slated for the year are Biogeochemistry, Mid-Water Biodiversity Exploration, Physical Oceanography, Mesophotic Ecosystems, Marine Technology, and Underwater Seamounts…[more]
Call for LOIs: Osteosarcoma Institute’s Annual Grants
Deadline: 24-Oct-2025
The Osteosarcoma Institute’s 2025-2026 Grant Cycle is now open for Clinical Trials, Correlative Science, Preclinical/Translational, and High-Risk/High-Impact grant programs!
This initiative seeks to fund work aimed at improving outcomes and treatment options for osteosarcoma patients. The process is structured to facilitate thoughtful planning and ensure that high-quality projects move forward with clear alignment to OSI’s mission…[more]
Entries open for Individual Fellowship
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
The Individual Fellowship at STIAS offers scholars a rare opportunity to immerse themselves in a creative space for the mind where original and innovative research can thrive across disciplines…[more]
Morris Animal Foundation Feline Health Research Awards
Deadline: 08-Oct-2025
The Morris Animal Foundation invites proposals for hypothesis-driven, humane research projects with high scientific merit and the potential for significant impact to advance the health and welfare of domesticated cats…[more]
Applications open for CCDC Engagement Grants
Deadline: 12-Oct-2025
If you’re passionate about crystallography or structural science and have a creative idea to share that excitement with others, this opportunity is for you. Whether it’s a video, social media campaign, game, poster, or interactive activity, the aim is to inspire people—especially those not already involved in STEM…[more]
The KAUST Global Fellowship Program for Early Career Researchers
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is accepting applications for the KAUST Global Fellowship Program. This initiative is designed to attract and support outstanding emerging research leaders and scientists from around the world as they build their path toward a fully independent career…[more]
Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships Retaining Call 2026
Deadline: 25-Sep-2025
The ”la Caixa” Foundation has opened its Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme to attract outstanding researchers from any nationality who wish to advance their careers in STEM fields—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics—in Spain or Portugal. This opportunity is aimed at experienced researchers with a proven track record of impactful and original scientific work. Applicants should also demonstrate leadership potential and the capacity to lead future research groups…[more]
Open Call: Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence Scheme
Deadline: 17 September 2025
The Royal Society announces its Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) scheme to increase the knowledge and awareness in UK universities of cutting edge industrial science, research and innovation…[more]
Call for Proposals: Advanced Innovation Grants
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Advanced Innovation Grants (AIG) provide funding for projects that have moved beyond the initial stages of development and are ready for larger-scale application and multicenter research. With typical awards around $100,000, the program supports research with strong potential for real-world implementation and impact in orthodontic practice…[more]
Open Call: Conferences, Symposia and Workshops Programme
Deadline: 30-Oct-2025
The Conferences, Symposia and Workshops Programme provides opportunities for established and early career researchers as well as practitioners to present and discuss the newest research and innovation activities within their fields…[more]
Arturo Falaschi Short-term Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) invites emerging postdoctoral researchers from its Member States to apply for the Arturo Falaschi Short-Term Postdoctoral Fellowships, providing a unique avenue for collaborative research in cutting-edge life sciences settings across its laboratories…[more]
Call for Applications: Research and Development Projects (Turkey and Azerbaijan)
Deadline: 04-Nov-2025
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye and Azerbaijan Science Foundation invite universities, research entities, research institutes, and industrial enterprises from Türkiye, as well as universities, research centers, and institutes from Azerbaijan, to submit joint proposals for Research and Development (R&D) projects. These projects should focus on producing new knowledge, creating new scientific interpretations, or solving technological problems based on scientific principles…[more]
Entries open for ADB City Builders Challenge: Reimagining Urban Futures
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
Entries are now open for the Asian Development Bank’s City Builders Challenge: Reimagining Urban Futures. This challenge invites participants to address real urban issues such as flooding, traffic congestion, and inequality by using interactive digital tools to model city segments. The goal is to transform urban problems into bold, visual solutions that can help shape the sustainable, livable cities of tomorrow. As cities in Asia and the Pacific continue to grow rapidly, many challenges remain hidden or feel too complex to solve. By visualizing these problems, participants can break them down into clear, shareable models that generate awareness and spark fresh ideas…[more]
European Researchers’ Night and Researchers at Schools Program 2025
Deadline: 22-Oct-2025
Applications are now open for the European Researchers’ Night and the Researchers at Schools program. This joint initiative aims to promote research careers and bring science closer to the public, especially young people and students…[more]
CFPs: Connecting Indigenous Research Leadership Program 2025
Deadline: 23-Sep-2025
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched a call for proposals aimed at connecting Indigenous research and leadership in Canada with Indigenous communities in the Global South. This initiative complements the SSHRC-led Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants. It is specifically for Indigenous organizations in the Global South that are interested in building relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in Canada through knowledge-sharing activities…[more]
Request for Applications: AI Foundation Models in Science
Deadline: 23 September 2025
Applications are now open for the AI Foundation Models in Science topic to tap into their potential and advance the development of AI technology specifically tailored for the needs of science…[more]
Call for Proposals: EIC Pathfinder Funding Programme
Deadline: 29-Oct-25
The European Innovation Council is accepting applications for its Pathfinder Funding Programme…[more]
Call for Proposals: Digitally Enabled Local-for-Local Textile and Apparel Production
Deadline: 23 September 2025
Submissions are now open for the Digitally Enabled Local-for-Local Textile and Apparel Production (Textiles for the Future Partnership) topic…[more]
Request for Applications: Fostering the Consolidation of European Science Diplomacy
Deadline: 16 September 2025
Applications are now open for Fostering the Consolidation of European Science Diplomacy topic…[more]
Request for Proposals: Precious Metals Research Grant Program (Japan)
Deadline: 28-Nov-2025
The Tanaka Kikinzoku Memorial Foundation is seeking applications for its Precious Metals Research Grant Program to support various challenges in “developing and fostering new fields in precious metals.”…[more]
Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future New Fellowships 2026-2027
Deadline: 07-Nov-2025
The Schlumberger Foundation is gearing up to open applications for its distinguished Faculty for the Future fellowships, offering funding for PhD and post-doctoral research to women engineers and scientists from developing and emerging economies…[more]
CFAs: Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme (South Africa)
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is requesting applications for its Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme to fund interventions, mostly workshops, that will contribute to the development of necessary scarce skills in radio astronomy-relevant science and engineering, within SARAO, the general radio astronomy community in South Africa, and in the SKA partner countries in Africa…[more]
Apply Now: Selected Professions Fellowship Program (US)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Selected Professions Fellowships support women who are pursuing their first full-time master’s or professional degree in fields with historically low female participation, particularly in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines, at accredited U.S. institutions…[more]
Entries open for Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships (India)
Deadline: 04-Oct-2025
The Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship is inviting applications to nurture a new generation of scientists, technologists, and changemakers who will lead India towards a future-ready, inclusive, and self-reliant society…[more]
Call for Proposals: Education and Awareness Grants (Denmark)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The LEO Foundation is inviting applications for its Education and Awareness Grants, aiming to strengthen the future researcher pipeline in medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy, and to raise awareness about science—particularly skin health and skin diseases…[more]
CFAs: Lundbeck Foundation Start-Up Programme (Denmark)
Deadline: 9 October 2025
The Lundbeck Foundation Start-Up Programme is now open to support the development of Danish neuroscience by facilitating the process of recruiting researchers to permanent positions at Danish Universities or hospitals from abroad or from industry…[more]
SSF call for EU Horizon Europe Research Application Support (Sweden)
Deadline: 15-Oct-2025
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) announces a Call to support preparation of research applications targeting the European Union’s (EU) Horizon Europe (HEU) framework program for research and innovation…[more]
Request for Applications: Royal Society Industry Fellowships (UK)
Deadline: 18-Sep-2025
The Royal Society has announced its Industry Fellowships to support researcher’s development, foster knowledge exchange, stimulate longer-term collaborations, and establish personal, scientific and corporate links between researchers in different sectors…[more]
