Funding

Welcome to Grant Track! Grant Track is an online community database of research funding schemes and grants for Palaeobiologists. This framework is provided to support the community in easily keeping track of upcoming and available funding opportunities. To contribute to the database, please complete the following submission form. If you notice any issues with the database, please contact Kilian Eichenseer or Lewis A. Jones.

An important note: we strive to make sure all the data here is up-to-date and accurate. However, please always check official information via funders’ websites. We hold no responsibility for missed deadlines.

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Name	Funder	Applicant	Host	Career stage	Award	Research costs	Duration	Deadline
Research Project Grant	Leverhulme	Worldwide	UK	See eligibility	up to GBP 500,000	up to 25% of award	up to 5 years	March, September, December
Ambizione Fellowship	SNSF	Worldwide	Switzerland	0–4 years post-PhD	CHF 400,000	CHF 400,000	2–4 years	October
SNSF Starting Grant	SNSF	Worldwide	Switzerland	2–8 years post-PhD	CHF 1,800,000	CHF 1,800,000	5 years	February
Humboldt Research Fellowship	Joint-funded	Worldwide (exl. Germany)	Germany	post-PhD	up to EUR 76,080	EUR 19,200	up to 2 years	March, July, November
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship	JSPS	See eligibility	Japan	0–6 years post-PhD	JPY 8,888,000	See details	up to 2 years	March
Newton International Fellowships	Royal Society/British Academy	See eligibility	UK	0–7 years post-PhD	GBP 60,000	See details	up to 2 years	January
Early Career Fellowship	Leverhulme	See eligibility	UK	0–4 years post-PhD	up to GBP 156,000	GBP 18,000	up to 3 years	February
International Fellowship	Leverhulme	UK-resident	Worldwide	See eligibility	GBP 50,000	See details	up to 2 years	April
Doctoral Scholarships	Leverhulme	UK-institution	UK	See eligibility	GBP 2,150,000	GBP 2,150,000	up to 8 years	June
Research Fellowship	Leverhulme	UK-resident	UK	See eligibility	GBP 65,000	GBP 65,000	up to 2 years	See details
Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship	University of Northumbria	Any	UK	post-PhD	GBP 43,413 - 63,672 salary p.a.	See details	3 years	February
Anniversary Fellowship	University of Southampton	Any	UK	post-PhD	GBP 33,314 - 40,931 salary p.a.	GBP10,000 p.a.	3 years	February
1851 Research Fellowship	Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851	Any	UK	end of PhD or post-PhD	postdoc pay scale salary	GBP10,000 p.a.	3 years	January
Walter Benjamin Programme	DFG	Germany-institution (see details)	Worldwide	post-PhD	See details	See details	up to 2 years	Anytime
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions	European Comission	Any / EU	Any / EU	0-8 years post-PhD	See details	See details	1–3 years	April
Branco Weiss Fellowship	ETH Zurich	Any	Worldwide	0-5 years post-PhD	CHF 500,000	included in award	5 years	January
Lindemann Trust fellowship	Lindemann Trust	Any	USA	post-PhD	$100,000	none	2 years	February
Fulbright US Scholar Program	Fulbright Scholars	US citizens	Worldwide	See eligibility	See details	See details	See details	February, September
START Programme	FWF	Any	Austria	2-8 years post-PhD	EUR 800,000 - 1,000,000	See details	5 years	September
ESPRIT Programme	FWF	Any	Austria	0-5 years post-PhD	salary and project costs	up to EUR 25,000 p.a.	3 years	None
Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship	FWF	Austria-resident	Worldwide (outside Austria)	end of PhD or post-PhD	salary and project costs	up to EUR 12,000 p.a.	up to 3 years	None
Future Leaders Fellowship	UKRI	Worldwide	UK	post-PhD	See details	See details	up to 4 years	July
Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship	FWO	Worldwide	Belgium	0-3 years post-PhD	EUR 4,844.76 to EUR 7,552.50 salary p.a.	EUR 4,000 to EUR 10,000 p.a. with justification	3 years	December
Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship	FWO	Worldwide	Belgium	3-6 years post-PhD	EUR 4,844.76 to EUR 7,552.50 salary p.a.	EUR 4,000 to EUR 10,000 p.a. with justification	3 years	December
PhD Fellowship fundamental research	FWO	Worldwide	Belgium	Master's degree at the start of the fellowship and <3 years ago	min EUR 2,420 salary p.a.	EUR 3,720 p.a.	2 years renewable once for 2 years	March
PhD fellowship strategic basic research	FWO	Worldwide	Belgium	Master's degree by start of fellowship, and not more than 3 years ago	EUR 2,420 salary per month minimum	EUR 3,720 p.a.	2 years renewable once for 2 years	March
Young Investigators Grant	FAPESP	Worldwide	Brazil (São Paulo state)	post-PhD	BRL 123,357.60 (~USD 24,671.52) salary p.a	See details	5 years renewable once for 1 year	None
Postdoctoral fellowships	FAPESP	Worldwide	Brazil (São Paulo state)	0-7 years post-PhD	BRL 108,568.80 (~USD 21,713.76) salary p.a	up to 10% of award	2 years renewable once for 1 year	None
Daphne Jackson Fellowship	UKRI/NERC	UK-resident	UK	post-PhD; returning to research after a career break for health, family or caring reasons	GBP; postdoc pay scale salary	See details	up to 2 years	None
NERC Independent Research Fellowship	NERC	UK	UK	post-PhD	GBP 7,200,000	See details	up to 5 years	November

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