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Graduate Fellowships (4 programs)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) - $37,000/year stipend + $12,000 education costs (US)
- NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship - $25,000-$27,000 stipend + tuition (US)
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships - €5,000/month + mobility (EU/Global)
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships - CAD $50,000/year for 3 years (Canada)
Industry PhD Fellowships (60+ programs) 📚 See full list →
Technology & AI Companies (7 programs)
- Google PhD Fellowship - $85,000/year for 2 years (Global, nomination-based)
- Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship - Full tuition + $42,000/year for 2 years (US/Canada)
- Meta Research PhD Fellowship - Tuition + $42,000/year for 2 years (Global)
- Intel PhD Fellowship - Full tuition + fees + stipend + equipment/travel (U.S. only, 26 annually)
- ByteDance Scholarship - RMB 100,000 (~$13,800) + mentorship (Greater China & Singapore)
- Cohere Research Scholars - 8 months full-time, industry salary (Remote-first, global)
- NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship - Up to $60,000/year + internship (Global)
Quantitative Finance & Trading (8 programs)
- Two Sigma PhD Fellowship - $160,000 total over 2 years (U.S., direct application)
- Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship - Full tuition + $45,000 stipend (US/Canada/UK/EU/AU/NZ)
- Citadel GQS PhD Fellowship - Up to $100,000 (U.S. only, 3 tracks)
- Jump Trading PhD Fellowship - Full tuition + ~$50,000 stipend (U.S., 6 tracks)
- J.P. Morgan AI Research Fellowship - Varies + internship (Global, invitation-only)
- BlackRock Applied Research Award - $7,500 winner (PhD candidates on job market)
- Goldman Sachs PhD Fellowship - 6-12 month salary (Career transition program)
- DRW Graduate Fellowship - 10-week summer stipend (UChicago, energy/economics)
Semiconductors (4 programs)
- Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) - Full tuition + stipend + $2,000 advisor gift (U.S., ~35/year)
- Broadcom Foundation Fellowship - $25,000/year (UCI & UCLA, 20 total annually)
- Texas Instruments Fellowship - ~$70,000/year for 4 years (UT Dallas only)
- AMD Graduate Research Fellowship - Full tuition + stipend (UCF only)
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech (6 programs)
- Biogen Worldwide Medical Fellowship - 2-year salary (U.S., postdoc-level)
- GSK Graduate Fellowship - $31,000 + tuition (Penn State)
- Oxford-GSK Doctoral Training - Full PhD funding (Oxford, MD required)
- AstraZeneca-Cambridge PhD Studentships - Academic fees (Cambridge, 4 years)
- J&J Innovative Medicine PhD - Varies (Belgium, Flemish universities)
- GSK-Northeastern Collaborative PhD - 3-5 years (GSK employees only)
Defense & Aerospace (5 programs)
- NDSEG Fellowship - Full tuition + $43,200/year + $5,000 travel (U.S. citizens, 100-150/year, 10% acceptance)
- SMART Scholarship - Full tuition + $30-46K/year + internships (U.S., requires DoD service commitment)
- Northrop Grumman Fellowship - Tuition + stipend + internships (U Maryland, U.S. citizenship)
- BMW ProMotion PhD - 36-month stipend (Germany & U.S., rolling)
- Mercedes-Benz Doctorate Partnership - 2-3 year salary (Germany, rolling)
Energy Companies (5 programs)
- Schlumberger Faculty for the Future - Full PhD funding (Women from 95 developing countries, must return home)
- Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows - $12,000/year (U Houston, 8 awards)
- Ken Kennedy Institute Fellowships - $5-12K/year (Rice, Shell/BP/Exxon/SLB sponsors)
- ExxonMobil LOFT Fellowship - $1,000 + mentorship (Hispanic students, U.S.)
- Chevron Fellows (Texas A&M) - Varies (Texas A&M, 10 fellows)
Telecommunications (3 programs)
- AT&T Labs Fellowship (ALFP) - ~$72,900 over 3 years (Women & URM only, 5/year, 12% acceptance)
- Nokia Bell Labs Scholarship - $10,000 (Rutgers & select universities)
- Ericsson Research Foundation - Up to SEK 200K (~$19K) (Swedish universities)
Materials Science & Chemicals (5 programs)
- BASF PhD Leadership Development - 2-year salary, 3 rotations (U.S., permanent work auth required)
- 3M Fellowship Programs - $8-25K/year (UMN, UIUC, Georgia Tech)
- Dow Sustainability Fellows - Project funding (U Michigan, 10 students)
- DuPont Science & Engineering Fellowship - $5,000 total (UIUC, Pitt, others)
- Corning Graduate Research Fellowship - Funding + internship (Penn State, Corning partners)
Consulting (1 program)
- Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship - $25,000 (Accounting PhDs, 10/year nationally)
Cross-Industry Consortiums (2 programs)
- GEM Fellowship - $16K/year + full tuition for up to 5 years (Underrepresented minorities, engineering/science)
- Hertz Foundation Fellowship - Up to $250,000 over 5 years (U.S. citizens/PRs, 1.5% acceptance rate)
Summer Programs & Internships (2 programs)
- Google Summer of Code - $1,500-$3,000 stipend for OSS contributions
- Outreachy - $7,000 stipend for underrepresented groups in tech
Travel Grants (11 programs)
- Microsoft Research India Travel Grants - Up to $2,500 USD (Indian students, top-tier CS conferences)
- Google Conference and Travel Scholarships - $1,000-$3,000 USD (Students in India, Africa, APAC regions)
- ACM India-IARCS Travel Grants - ₹60,000-₹1,00,000 INR (Students/faculty at Indian institutions)
- ANRF International Travel Support (ITS) - ₹1,50,000 INR + Registration up to ₹50,000 (Indian researchers, all fields)
- CSIR Travel Grant - ₹50,000 INR (CSIR-affiliated researchers in India)
- UGC Travel Grant Scheme - ₹1,00,000 INR (Faculty/researchers at Indian universities)
- AICTE-INAE Travel Grant Scheme - ₹50,000 INR (Faculty/students at AICTE-approved institutions in India)
- Sir Ratan Tata Trust International Travel Grants - Varies (Indian researchers, various fields)
- Inlaks Research and Travel Grant - Up to $1,000 + $2,000/month (max 3 months) (PhD students at Indian universities, Humanities & Social Sciences)
- NBHM Travel Grant - Partial/Full travel support (Mathematicians in India)
- IEEE WIE Travel Grants - Varies (IEEE WIE members, women, any IEEE-sponsored conference)
Alternative Paths (2 programs)
- Thiel Fellowship - $100,000 over 2 years to pursue ideas outside traditional education
- 1517 Fund - Equity investment for young founders
📚 See all 31 grants for Students/PhD in our wiki →
Postdoctoral Fellowships (5 programs)
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships - €5,000/month + mobility allowance (EU/Global)
- NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - $69,000/year + $10,000 research (US)
- EMBO Long-Term Fellowships - ~€5,000/month + allowances (EU/Global, life sciences)
- Schmidt Science Fellows - $100,000/year for 2 years (Global, interdisciplinary STEM)
- Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) - CAD $70,000/year for 2 years (Canada, replaces Banting)
Transition to Independence (4 programs)
- NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence - Up to $249,000 (K99) + $249,000/year (R00) (US)
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships - £1-1.5 million over 4-7 years (UK)
- Royal Society University Research Fellowships - Up to £1.87M over 8 years (UK, 3-8 years post-PhD)
- ERC Starting Grant - €1.5 million over 5 years (EU, 2-7 years post-PhD)
Regional Programs (6 programs)
- NASA Postdoctoral Program - $60,000-$80,000/year at NASA centers (US)
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship - €2,670-€3,170/month (Germany)
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship - ¥362,000/month + research allowance (Japan)
- ARC DECRA - A$465,000 over 3 years (Australia)
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships - ~£56K first year for 3 years (UK)
- Wellcome Career Development Awards - £250,000-£1,500,000 over 5-8 years (UK, biomedical)
📚 See all 27 grants for Postdocs/ECRs in our wiki →
Early Career Awards (4 programs)
- NSF CAREER Award - $400,000-$500,000 over 5 years (US)
- ERC Starting Grant - €1.5 million over 5 years (EU, 2-7 years post-PhD)
- DOE Early Career Research Program - $750,000 over 5 years (US, energy research)
- DARPA Young Faculty Award - $500,000 over 2 years (US)
Mid-Career Programs (2 programs)
- ERC Consolidator Grant - €2 million over 5 years (EU, 7-12 years post-PhD)
- ARC Future Fellowship - A$1.1 million over 4 years (Australia)
Senior & Prestigious Awards (8 programs)
- ERC Advanced Grant - €2.5 million over 5 years (EU)
- HHMI Investigators - ~$9-11 million over 7 years (US, nomination-based)
- Sloan Research Fellowships - $75,000 over 2 years (US/Global, early career)
- Packard Fellowships - $875,000 over 5 years (US, nomination-based)
- MacArthur Fellows - $800,000 over 5 years unrestricted (US, nomination-only - individuals cannot apply directly)
- Simons Investigators - Variable, substantial multi-year support (Math, Physics, CS, Astrophysics)
- Pew Biomedical Scholars - $300,000 over 4 years (US, biomedical, nomination-based)
- Kavli Foundation Programs - Variable, major institute funding (Astrophysics, Nanoscience, Neuroscience, Theoretical Physics)
Research Project Grants (3 programs)
- NIH R01 - Average ~$460,000/year (US, health-related research)
- ARC Discovery Projects - $30,000-$500,000/year for up to 5 years (Australia)
- Horizon Europe Research & Innovation - €3-10 million typical (EU, collaborative projects)
📚 See all 30 grants for Faculty/PI in our wiki →
Infrastructure & Security (3 programs)
- Sovereign Tech Fund - €50,000-€300,000 for critical open source infrastructure (Global)
- Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) - Variable amounts for security improvements (Global)
- Core Infrastructure Initiative - Support for critical OSS projects (Global)
Development Grants (6 programs)
- NLnet Foundation - €5,000-€50,000, rolling calls (Global, 8 calls/year)
- Prototype Fund - €47,500 over 6 months (Germany, public interest tech)
- Mozilla Grants - $10,000-$50,000 for open internet projects (Global)
- Open Technology Fund - $10,000-$900,000 for internet freedom tools (Global)
- CZI Essential OSS for Science - $50,000-$250,000 for scientific computing tools (Global)
- Protocol Labs Grants - $5,000-$200,000 per RFP (Distributed systems, IPFS, Filecoin)
Community & Ecosystem (7 programs)
- GitHub Sponsors - Community-funded support (Global)
- GitHub Accelerator - $40,000 + $350,000 Azure/OpenAI credits (10-week program)
- Sequoia Capital OSS Fellowship - $100,000 equity-free for 12 months (Global)
- NumFOCUS Small Development Grants - $2,000-$10,000 for scientific computing (Global)
- Python Software Foundation Grants - $500-$5,000 for Python projects (Global)
- Rust Foundation Grants - Support for Rust ecosystem (Global)
- Google Season of Docs - Project-based funding for documentation (Global)
📚 See all 14 grants for OSS Maintainers in our wiki →
Microgrants (6 programs)
- Emergent Ventures - $1,000-$50,000 (median $15-20K) for moonshot ideas (Global, rolling)
- Awesome Foundation - $1,000 monthly microgrants (Global, by chapter)
- AI Grant - $2,500-$5,000 for AI projects (Global)
- Unitary Fund - $4,000 for quantum tech OSS (Global)
- OpenAI Researcher Access Program - Up to $1,000 API credits (Quarterly reviews)
- Long-Term Future Fund - $10K-$100K+ for AI safety/alignment (~19% acceptance rate)
Fellowships (3 programs)
- O'Shaughnessy Fellowships - $100,000 for breakthrough ideas (Global)
- 1517 Fund - Medici Project - Minimum $1,000 grant for young makers (High school/college students)
- Anthropic Fellows Program - $2,100/week stipend + ~$10,000/month research budget (6-month AI safety program)
Domain-Specific (3 programs)
- Fast Grants - $10,000-$500,000 with rapid decisions (Global, varies by availability)
- FUTO Grants - Support for people-controlled technology (Global)
- Gates Grand Challenges - AI Use - Up to $100,000 for 3-month projects (LMIC priority)
📚 See all 13 grants for Indie Builders in our wiki →
Support for underrepresented researchers across all career stages - from high school through faculty.
Major Programs (6 highlighted)
- AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship - $20,000 (final year dissertation)
- L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship - $60,000 (postdoctoral scientists)
- Google Women Techmakers Scholarship - $10,000 (CS/tech students globally)
- Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship - $42,000/year × 3 years (PhD students in computing)
- SWE Scholarships - $1,000-$15,000 (300+ awards annually)
- Schlumberger Faculty for the Future - Full funding (770+ women from 84 countries)
📚 See all 15+ grants for Women in STEM →
Major Programs (5 highlighted)
- Point Foundation Flagship Scholarship - Multi-year support (largest LGBTQ+ scholarship in US)
- oSTEM Scholarships - $2,500-$5,000 (multiple opportunities)
- Out to Innovate Scholarships - $2,500 (STEM undergraduates)
- Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant - $25,000 (PhD in computing)
- Ben Barres Spotlight Awards - Up to $5,000 (conference/research support)
Federal Supplements (2 programs)
- NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity - Variable (accommodations for active NIH grants)
- NSF FASED (Facilitation Awards) - Variable (assistive technology, accommodations)
Direct Scholarships (5 highlighted)
- Google Lime Scholarship - $10,000 US / $5,000 Canada (CS/CE students)
- Microsoft Disability Scholarship - $5,000/year renewable × 4 years (high school to college)
- NFB Scholarship Program - $8,000 (30 awards annually for blind students)
- Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant - $25,000 (PhD computing)
- Snowdon Masters Scholarships - Up to £30,000 (UK master's degrees, global applicants)
High School to College (3 programs)
- The Gates Scholarship - Full cost of attendance (300 scholars annually)
- Dell Scholars Program - $20,000 + laptop + textbook credits (500 scholars/year)
- Horatio Alger Scholarships - $25,000 National / $10,000 State (105 National + state awards)
Graduate & Beyond (4 highlighted)
- McNair Scholars Program - Research stipends + GRE prep + grad school support (200+ institutions)
- Ford Foundation Fellowships - $27,000 (Predoctoral), $25,000 (Dissertation), $50,000 (Postdoctoral)
- GFSD Fellowship - $20,000/year (STEM diversity)
- TIAA First-Generation Scholarship - $5,000-$10,000 (current undergraduates)
📚 See all first-gen & low-income grants →
🌈 View complete D&I section with all categories →
Open to All Nationalities
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships (EU/Global)
- Schmidt Science Fellows ($100,000/year for 2 years)
- GitHub Sponsors (community-funded)
- NLnet Foundation (€5,000-€50,000)
- Mozilla Grants ($10,000-$50,000)
- Emergent Ventures ($1,000-$100,000)
Federal Funding
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
- NSF CAREER Award
- NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship
- NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence
- NIH R01 Research Project Grant
- DOE Early Career Research Program
- NASA Postdoctoral Program
- DARPA Young Faculty Award
- NEH Fellowships
Private Foundations
- Sloan Research Fellowships
- Packard Fellowships
- Pew Biomedical Scholars
- HHMI Investigators
- Simons Foundation Investigator Awards
📚 See all 15 US-specific grants →
Federal Funding
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CAD $50,000/year for 3 years)
- Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) (CAD $70,000/year for 2 years, replaces Banting)
- NSERC Discovery Grants (variable, fundamental research)
- CIHR Project Grants (health research)
European Research Council
- ERC Starting Grant - €1.5M over 5 years
- ERC Consolidator Grant - €2M over 5 years
- ERC Advanced Grant - €2.5M over 5 years
EU Programs
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships - €5,000/month + mobility
- Horizon Europe Research & Innovation - €3-10M typical
- EMBO Long-Term Fellowships - ~€5,000/month
Germany
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship - €2,670-€3,170/month
- Prototype Fund - €47,500 over 6 months
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships - £1-1.5M over 4-7 years
- Wellcome Trust Career Development Awards - £1-2M over 5 years
- Royal Society University Research Fellowships - Up to 8 years
- British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships - 3 years + research costs
- Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships - Salary + £6,000 research
- EPSRC New Investigator Awards - Up to £250,000
Singapore
- NRF Fellowship - S$3.5M over 5 years
- A*STAR Investigatorship - S$3M over 5 years
Australia
- ARC DECRA - A$465,000 over 3 years
- ARC Future Fellowship - A$1.1M over 4 years
- ARC Discovery Projects - $30,000-$500,000/year for up to 5 years
- NHMRC Investigator Grants - Variable, 5 years
Japan
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship - ¥362,000/month + research allowance
📚 See all 6 Asia-Pacific grants →
Individual awards providing salary and research support
- Graduate/PhD fellowships
- Postdoctoral fellowships
- Career development awards
- Senior fellowships
Funding for specific research projects and teams
- Early career awards (NSF CAREER, ERC Starting)
- Standard research grants (NIH R01)
- Large collaborative projects (Horizon Europe)
Support for open source software
- Infrastructure funding (Sovereign Tech Fund)
- Development grants (NLnet, Mozilla)
- Security initiatives (OpenSSF)
- Ecosystem support (Python, Rust foundations)
Smaller awards (<$50,000) for early-stage projects
- Emergent Ventures ($1,000-$50,000)
- Awesome Foundation ($1,000)
- AI Grant ($2,500-$5,000)
- Unitary Fund ($4,000)
Support for attending conferences and research visits
- Microsoft Research India Travel Grants
- Google Conference and Travel Scholarships
- ACM India-IARCS Travel Grants
- ANRF International Travel Support (ITS)
- CSIR Travel Grant
- UGC Travel Grant Scheme
- AICTE-INAE Travel Grant Scheme
- Sir Ratan Tata Trust International Travel Grants
- Inlaks Research and Travel Grant
- NBHM Travel Grant
- IEEE WIE Travel Grants
CS, software systems, security, ML/AI
- Major programs: NSF, ERC, DARPA YFA, Sloan
- OSS-specific: Sovereign Tech Fund, NLnet, Mozilla
- AI-specific: AI Grant, Schmidt Sciences
Biology, medicine, neuroscience, health
- Major programs: NIH (R01, F31, K99/R00), ERC, Wellcome
- Prestigious: HHMI, Pew Scholars
- EU: EMBO, Marie Curie, EMBL
📚 View all life sciences grants →
EE, mechanical, materials, physics, chemistry
- Major programs: NSF, DOE, ERC
- Foundations: Sloan, Packard, Simons
📚 View all engineering grants →
Statistics, data science, applied math
- Major programs: NSF, ERC, Simons Foundation
- Postdocs: Schmidt Sciences, Marie Curie
📚 View all data & math grants →
Open source, web, digital rights, infrastructure
- Infrastructure: Sovereign Tech Fund, OpenSSF
- Development: NLnet, Prototype Fund, Mozilla
- Community: GitHub Sponsors, NumFOCUS
Economics, sociology, political science, law, policy
- US: NSF, NEH
- EU: ERC, Marie Curie, Horizon Europe
- UK: British Academy, Leverhulme
📚 View all social sciences grants →
Climate, ecology, earth/planetary science
- Major programs: NSF, DOE, ERC
- International: Marie Curie, Schmidt Sciences
📚 View all environment grants →
History, philosophy, languages, arts, digital humanities
- US: NEH
- UK: British Academy, Leverhulme
- EU: ERC, Marie Curie
📚 View all humanities grants →
A hand-picked directory from our 182-grant curated dataset, organized by funding organization. Each grant links directly to the official application page.
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) | $500,000 over 2 years (Phase I) | Faculty / PI |
| DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) | $45,000/year stipend + full tuition & fees, up to 4 years | Students / PhD |
| DOE Early Career Research Program | $750,000 over 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| Fulbright U.S. Student Program | Full funding: living + travel stipend, health benefits (varies by country) | Students / PhD |
| NASA Postdoctoral Program | $60,000-$80,000/year | Postdocs / ECRs |
| NEH Fellowships | $5,000/month for 6-12 months | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship | $25,000-$27,000 stipend + tuition | Students / PhD |
| NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award | Up to $249,000 (K99) + $249,000/year (R00) | Postdocs / ECRs |
| NIH R01 Research Project Grant | Variable (typically $250,000-$500,000/year) | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| NSF CAREER Award | $400,000 - $500,000 over 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| NSF CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) | Up to $175,000 over 24 months | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) | $37,000/year stipend + $12,000 cost of education | Students / PhD |
| NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships | $69,000/year salary + $10,000 research | Postdocs / ECRs |
| Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) | Up to $3M over 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship | €2,670-€3,170/month | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| ANR Young Researchers Programme (JCJC) | €200K–400K over ~48 months (+€75K ERC prep option) | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| DFG Emmy Noether Programme | Salary + research costs, ~€1-1.5M over 6 years | Postdocs / ECRs |
| DFG Heisenberg Programme | Full salary + project costs (or fellowship), up to 5 years | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| EIC Accelerator | Grant up to €2.5M + equity €1–10M (blended finance) | Indie builders / microgrants, Faculty / PI |
| EIC Pathfinder | Up to €4M per project | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| EMBO Long-Term Fellowships | ~€5,000/month + travel/family allowances | Postdocs / ECRs |
| ERC Advanced Grant | €2.5 million over 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| ERC Consolidator Grant | €2 million over 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| ERC Starting Grant | €1.5 million over 5 years | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Interdisciplinary Postdocs | Competitive salary + benefits | Postdocs / ECRs |
| Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions | Variable (€3-10 million typical) | Faculty / PI |
| Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships | €5,000/month + mobility allowance | Postdocs / ECRs |
| MSCA Doctoral Networks | ~€3-4M per network; €593M total for 2026 call | Students / PhD, Faculty / PI |
| NWO Talent Programme (Veni, Vidi, Vici) | Veni up to €320K (3 yrs); Vidi up to €850K (5 yrs); Vici up to €1.5M (5 yrs) | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| Prototype Fund (Germany) | €47,500 over 6 months | OSS maintainers, Indie builders / microgrants |
| SNSF Ambizione | Salary + up to CHF 250,000 project funds over 4 years | Postdocs / ECRs |
| SNSF Starting Grants | Up to CHF 1M project funds + salary over 5 years | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| Sovereign Tech Fund | Variable (€50,000-€300,000 typical) | OSS maintainers |
| Wallenberg Academy Fellows | SEK 5-15.6M over 5 years | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| AHRC Research Grants & Fellowships (UKRI) | £300K–£1.5M FEC (80% funded) | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships | 3 years salary + research costs (£350k total) | Postdocs / ECRs |
| EPSRC New Investigator Awards | Up to £250,000 | Faculty / PI |
| ESRC New Investigator Grant | £100,000-£350,000 (80% FEC), up to 5 years | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | Salary + research/training costs; up to 9 months full-time (or 18 months part-time) | Postdocs / ECRs |
| Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships | Salary + £6,000 research expenses | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| Royal Society University Research Fellowships | Up to 8 years of salary + research costs | Postdocs / ECRs |
| UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships | £1-1.5 million over 4-7 years | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| Wellcome Trust Career Development Awards | £1-2 million over 5 years | Postdocs / ECRs |
| Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowships | Up to £3 million over 5-8 years | Faculty / PI |
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| A*STAR Investigatorship (Singapore) | Up to S$3 million over 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| ARC DECRA (Australia) | A$465,000 over 3 years | Postdocs / ECRs |
| ARC Future Fellowship | A$1.1 million over 4 years | Faculty / PI |
| Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) | HK$340,800/year stipend + HK$14,200 travel allowance, for 3 years | Students / PhD |
| JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Japan) | ¥362,000/month + research allowance | Postdocs / ECRs |
| JST CREST (Strategic Basic Research Programs) | ¥200M–500M over |
Faculty / PI |
| JST PRESTO (Sakigake) | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI | |
| Marsden Fund | Fast-Start: NZ$120,000/year for 3 years; Standard: flexible, 3 years | Students / PhD, Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| NHMRC Investigator Grants (Australia) | Variable (5 years) | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| NRF Fellowship (Singapore) | Up to S$3.5 million over 5 years | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| NSFC Research Fund for International Scientists (RFIS-I, Young Scientists) | Up to ¥200,000/year for 1–2 years | Postdocs / ECRs |
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| AACR Research Grants | $50,000–$450,000 (varies by program; fellowships ~$130K over 2 years) | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI, Students / PhD |
| AGU Student Travel Grant | $1,000 (in-person) / $500 (virtual) | Students / PhD |
| APS Innovation Fund Grants | Up to $50,000 each (up to 5 grants); 18 months | Students / PhD, Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG) | $10,000–$20,000 (20–25 grants/year, +$1,000 travel) | Students / PhD |
| ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG) | Up to $16,000 (up to 25 awards/year) | Students / PhD |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative - Science | Variable (typically millions) | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| Coefficient Giving — Science and Global Health R&D Fund (formerly Open Philanthropy Scientific Research) | Varies widely (project-based; high-impact biomedical R&D) | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation — Science Program | $250K–$5M (e.g. Experimental Physics Investigators ~$1.35M/5 yrs) | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| Grace Hopper Celebration Scholarships | Full GHC registration + travel/lodging + membership | Students / PhD, Postdocs / ECRs |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigators | ~$9-11 million over 7 years | Faculty / PI |
| John Templeton Foundation Grants | $250K–$2M+ over 2–3 years | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science | €15,000 (International Rising Talents) | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering | $875,000 over 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| Pew Scholars Program in Biomedical Sciences | $300,000 over 4 years | Faculty / PI |
| Schmidt Science Fellows | $100,000/year for 2 years | Postdocs / ECRs |
| Simons Foundation Investigator Awards | $100,000-$200,000/year for 5 years | Faculty / PI |
| Sloan Research Fellowships | $75,000 over 2 years | Faculty / PI |
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Core Infrastructure Initiative | Variable | OSS maintainers |
| FUTO Grants | Variable | OSS maintainers, Indie builders / microgrants |
| GitHub Sponsors | Variable (community-funded) | OSS maintainers, Indie builders / microgrants |
| Google DeepMind Academic Fellowship Programme | Salary + research funding via host university (undisclosed) | Postdocs / ECRs |
| Google Season of Docs | Variable (project-based) | OSS maintainers |
| Google Summer of Code | $1,500-$3,000 (stipends) | Students / PhD |
| Mozilla Grants | $10,000-$50,000 (Common Awards) | OSS maintainers, Indie builders / microgrants |
| NLnet Foundation Grants | €5,000-€50,000 | OSS maintainers, Indie builders / microgrants |
| NumFOCUS Small Development Grants | $2,000-$10,000 | OSS maintainers |
| Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) | Variable | OSS maintainers |
| Open Technology Fund | Variable (typically $10,000-$900,000) | OSS maintainers, Indie builders / microgrants |
| Outreachy Internships | $7,000 stipend | Students / PhD |
| Python Software Foundation Grants | Typically $500-$5,000 | OSS maintainers |
| Rust Foundation Grants | Variable | OSS maintainers |
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| 1517 Fund | Variable (equity investment) | Students / PhD, Indie builders / microgrants |
| AI Grant | $2,500-$5,000 | Indie builders / microgrants, Students / PhD |
| Awesome Foundation Microgrants | $1,000 | Indie builders / microgrants |
| Fast Grants | $10,000-$500,000 | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs, Indie builders / microgrants |
| Emergent Ventures | $1,000-$100,000 | Indie builders / microgrants, Students / PhD |
| O'Shaughnessy Fellowships | $100,000 | Indie builders / microgrants, Students / PhD |
| Thiel Fellowship | $100,000 over 2 years | Students / PhD |
| Unitary Fund Microgrants | $4,000 | OSS maintainers, Indie builders / microgrants |
| Grant Name | Amount | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| AEA Summer Training Program | $3,250 stipend + 12 college credits; tuition, housing & travel covered | Students / PhD |
| FAPESP Young Investigator Grant | Up to 48 months of project funding + fellowships | Postdocs / ECRs, Faculty / PI |
| IGEN Travel Grants | Up to $1,000 (registration + travel) | Students / PhD, Postdocs / ECRs |
| Internet Archive Scholar Program | Free access to resources | Students / PhD, Faculty / PI |
| Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Research Grants | ~ILS 180,000–198,000/year per grant (field-dependent) | Faculty / PI, Postdocs / ECRs |
| MLA Humanities Innovation Grants | $3,000 grant (up to $1,500 team stipend) | Faculty / PI, Students / PhD |
| SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference Travel Scholarships | Travel + shared lodging + registration | Students / PhD |
Comprehensive resources for researchers, open-source maintainers, and builders to help you successfully secure funding.
University Resources (Free)
| Institution | Resource | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Grant Writing Academy - Video tutorials, templates, bootcamps | Visit |
| Stanford Medicine | The Science and Art of Grant Writing | Visit |
| MIT | Communication Lab - Proposal structure guides | Visit |
| University of Oregon | NSF Proposal Writing - 90-minute video trainings | Visit |
Federal Agency Resources (Free)
| Agency | Resource | Link |
|---|---|---|
| NSF | Proposal & Award Policies Guide | Visit |
| NSF | Funding Preparation - Official guidance | Visit |
| NIH | Write Application Hub | Visit |
| NIH | General Grant Writing Tips | Visit |
Online Courses
| Platform | Course | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coursera | Grant Writing Courses | Free to Audit | Visit |
| Coursera | Grant Writing for Health Researchers | Free to Audit | Visit |
| NonprofitReady.org | Grant Writing Classes | Free | Visit |
| Udemy | Just Start Grant Writing | Free | Visit |
Comprehensive Databases
| Platform | Cost | Best For | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrumentl | $179-449/month | Nonprofits & small orgs (410,000+ funders) | Visit |
| Foundation Directory Online | $35.54-126.58/month | All organizations (140,000+ U.S. grantmakers) | Visit |
| Pivot-RP | Institutional | Academic researchers (13,000+ sponsors, $70B+) | Institutional |
| GrantForward | Institutional | Academic researchers (63,000+ grants) | Visit |
Budget-Friendly Options
| Platform | Cost | Best For | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Gopher | $9/month | Budget-conscious nonprofits (U.S.-based) | Visit |
| GrantStation | $699/year | Diverse funding needs (7,000+ funders) | Visit |
| GrantWatch | $200/year | Small nonprofits (8,000+ grants) | Visit |
Free Government Portals
| Country/Region | Portal | Link |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Grants.gov - All federal grants (26 agencies) | Visit |
| European Union | EU Funding & Tenders Portal (Horizon Europe €95.5B) | Visit |
| United Kingdom | UKRI Apply for Funding | Visit |
| Australia | GrantConnect | Visit |
| Tool | Cost | Features | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrumentl | $179-449/month | Database + task management + AI writing | Visit |
| GrantHub | $95-349/month | GrantStation + funder tracking + storage | Contact |
| AmpliFund | Enterprise | Compliance tracking, audit support | Visit |
Reddit Communities
| Community | Members | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| r/AskAcademia | 2.1M+ | Academic careers and funding | Visit |
| r/GradSchool | Large | Graduate school support | Visit |
| r/nonprofit | 8,700+ | Practical grant writing | Visit |
| r/opensource | 297,000+ | Open-source sustainability | Visit |
Professional Communities
| Platform | Community | Members | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Professionals Association | Large | Certification (GPC), conferences | Visit | |
| Slack | DataTalks.Club | 13,300+ | Data analytics and ML | Visit |
| Slack | MLOps Community | 9,300+ | Production ML | Visit |
| ResearchGate | Research Community | 20M+ | Publication sharing, funding | Visit |
| Blog | Author | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn Grant Writing Blog | Meredith Noble | Federal grants, freelancing | Visit |
| Instrumentl Blog | Instrumentl | Grant prospecting | Visit |
| Grant Writing Simplified | Teresa Huff | Nonprofit consulting (20+ years) | Visit |
| Seliger + Associates | Isaac & Jake Seliger | NIH/NSF expertise | Visit |
| GrantWriterTeam Blog | GrantWriterTeam | AI in grant writing | Visit |
| Podcast | Host | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Writing & Funding | Holly Rustick | #1 globally, 200+ episodes, $61M secured | Visit |
| Grant Writing Simplified | Teresa Huff | 100,000+ downloads from 140+ countries | Visit |
| Behind the Grantmaker's Curtain | Instrumentl | Insider perspectives from funders | Search podcasts |
| Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio | Tony Martignetti | 600+ episodes with experts | Search podcasts |
Beginner-Friendly
| Title | Author | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Writing for Dummies (7th Ed) | Dr. Beverly A. Browning | 40 years experience, $450M+ secured | Amazon/Bookstores |
| How to Write a Grant | Meredith Noble | #1 bestseller in nonprofit fundraising | Amazon/Bookstores |
| The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need (5th Ed) | Ellen Karsh & Arlen Sue Fox | Former NYC Mayor's Office director | Amazon/Bookstores |
Specialized
| Title | Author/Publisher | Focus | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Successful Grant Writing (5th Ed) | Springer Publishing | Health & human services, NIH-specific | Visit |
| Winning Grants Step by Step (4th Ed) | Various | Interactive workbook | Amazon/Bookstores |
Federal Agency Webinars (Free)
| Agency | Program | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSF | Webinars/Webcasts | Monthly on CISE programs, research security, I-Corps | Visit |
| NIH | Grants Process for Beginners | 2-part series | Visit |
| NIH/NIGMS | Grant Writing Webinar Series | 3-part capacity building series | Visit |
Professional Training
| Organization | Program | Cost | Duration | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCURA | NSF Fundamentals Workshop | $150-200 | 3.25-4 hours CEU credits | Visit |
| Program | Organization | Focus | Duration | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRMN | National Research Mentoring Network | F32, K99/R00, K/R-mechanisms coaching | 3-6 months | Visit |
| FRED | ASCB | Senior postdocs and junior faculty | Year-long | Visit |
| Grant Writing Mentorship | USC ASHSS | Arts, humanities, social sciences faculty | Varies | Visit |
| Agency | Success Rate | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIH | 20-22% overall; R01: 18-22% | Comprehensive funding data | Visit |
| NSF | 15-30% (varies by program) | Contact program officers for specifics | Visit |
Beyond traditional grants, researchers can access substantial computational resources through cloud credits, GPU programs, and supercomputing allocations worth billions of dollars combined.
Major Cloud Providers
- Google Cloud Research Credits - Up to $1,000 for PhD students; uncapped for faculty based on proposals (365-day validity)
- AWS Cloud Credits for Research - Up to $5,000 for students; uncapped for faculty (1-year validity)
- Microsoft Azure for Research - Case-by-case credits for academic research (currently US only)
- Azure for Students - $100/year renewable annually, includes Azure OpenAI Service access
- Oracle for Research - £50,000 average per project with dedicated Solutions Architect support
- IBM Cloud Academic Initiative - Free access to most IBM Cloud services for registered institutions
Specialized Research Awards
- Amazon Research Awards - $70,000-$100,000 cash + $20,000-$100,000 AWS credits per topic-specific CFP
- Google Academic Research Awards (GARA) - Up to $100,000 + potential cloud credits
- AWS Build on Trainium - Up to $11M in Trainium credits for strategic university partnerships; up to $500K for individual researchers
Academic GPU Programs
- NVIDIA Academic Grant Program - Up to 32,000 A100 80GB GPU hours + hardware grants (quarterly reviews)
- Lambda Labs Research Grant - Up to $5,000 in cloud credits + mentoring from Chief Scientific Officer
- RunPod Academic Research Program - Free GPU credits up to $25,000 for universities and research labs
- Google TPU Research Cloud - Free access to Cloud TPU v2/v3/v4 clusters (30-day renewable periods)
- Cerebras Inference Research Grant - Up to $50,000 in Wafer-Scale Engine credits (quarterly reviews)
- AMD University Program - Cluster access for up to 1 year (donated $31M+ in compute power)
- Graphcore Academic Programme - Free IPU compute access for AI/ML researchers
AI Model Access
- OpenAI Researcher Access Program - Up to $1,000 API credits (quarterly reviews)
- Anthropic External Researcher Access - Subsidized Claude API credits for AI safety research (monthly evaluations)
- Anthropic AI for Science Program - Up to $20,000 API credits for biology/life sciences (monthly evaluations)
- Google AI Studio - Completely free Gemini API access, no credit card required
US National Resources
- ACCESS (NSF) - Free nationwide supercomputing access; tiers from small-scale testing to large allocations
- DOE INCITE - Millions of node-hours on exascale supercomputers (Frontier, Aurora); open worldwide
- DOE ALCC - 10-30% of DOE resources for high-risk, high-payoff research; open worldwide
- NAIRR Pilot - Multi-agency AI research infrastructure including NVIDIA DGX Cloud, Groq, Hugging Face resources
Comprehensive Packages
- GitHub Student Developer Pack - $10,000+ total value across 100+ tools including GitHub Pro, Copilot, $100 Azure, $200 DigitalOcean, JetBrains IDEs, MongoDB, Canva, Notion, DataCamp
- Google Colab Pro for Education - Free 1-year subscription ($120 value) for US students/faculty with enhanced GPU resources
- Gemini for Education - Free for students at 1,000+ US institutions; unlimited API access via GitHub Student Pack until June 2026
University-Wide Access
- ChatGPT Edu - Institution-wide GPT-4o/GPT-5 access with enterprise security
- Claude for Education - University-wide Claude access with learning mode and enterprise features
- AWS Academy - $100 per student per class in AWS credits through Learner Labs
- Oracle Academy Cloud Program - $300 free credits for 1 year for member institutions
Quick Access (No Application)
- Oracle Cloud Free Tier - $300 for 30 days + Always Free resources (unlimited time)
- Google Cloud Free Trial - $300 for 90 days across all GCP services
- DigitalOcean Free Trial - $100 for 60 days (higher education) or $200 for students via GitHub Pack
A fast-growing set of fellowships, research awards, and free compute/API credits from AI labs. See the full AI & ML Funding page → for all providers.
| Program | Provider | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science | Google.org | $500K–$3M per grant + Cloud credits |
| OpenAI Foundation People-First AI Fund | OpenAI Foundation | Unrestricted grants up to ~$500K ($50M fund) |
| OpenAI Cybersecurity Grant Program | OpenAI | $10K increments in API credits / funding |
| Anthropic Economic Futures Research Awards | Anthropic | $10K–$50K grant + $5K Claude API credits |
| AI Safety Fund | Frontier Model Forum | $10M+ fund; grants vary by RFP |
| Amazon AI PhD Fellowship | Amazon / AWS | 2 yrs funding + AWS credits ($68M program) |
| Meta Research Awards / RFPs | Meta | ~$25K–$200K per award |
| Microsoft AI for Accessibility Grant | Microsoft | $10K–$20K Azure credits + support |
| NVIDIA Applied Research Accelerator | NVIDIA | Up to $160K in hardware, cloud, and/or cash |
| Technical AI Safety Research RFP | Coefficient Giving | Often $50K–$1M+ (large pool) |
| AI2050 Fellowship | Schmidt Sciences | $300K–$500K over 3 years |
| Safeguarded AI | ARIA (UK) | Up to £3.5M per team |
| MATS (ML Alignment & Theory Scholars) | MATS Research | ~$12.5K stipend + housing / compute |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | SFF | $20M–$40M distributed across 2026 rounds |
| Long-Term Future Fund | EA Funds | Typically $5K–$200K |
| OpenAI Safety Fellowship | OpenAI | Monthly stipend + compute + mentorship |
| Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship | Bloomberg | Full tuition + $45K stipend |
| Sony Research Award Program | Sony | Up to $100K–$150K per award |
...and more on the AI & ML Funding page.
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