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EPFL Summer Research Program 2027, School of Life Sciences opportunity
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EPFL

EPFL Summer Research Program 2027, School of Life Sciences

EPFL's School of Life Sciences is taking applications for its two month Summer Research Program 2027 in Switzerland, carrying a CHF 3,600 stipend plus housing and travel cover.

Eligibility: Currently enrolled in a university in biology, bio physics, chemistry, bio engineering, bio informatics, quantitative biology, genetics, medicine or another life sciences related programme

Deadline
November 15, 2026
Location
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
Funding or benefit
CHF 3,600 for the two month period covering housing and living costs, with about CHF 1,700 left to live on, plus travel reimbursement of up to CHF 1,000 for overseas flights and CHF 500 for shorter distances.
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FAPESP Young Investigator Grant for International Researchers 2026 call for proposals
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Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

FAPESP Young Investigator Grant for International Researchers 2026

FAPESP is inviting researchers based outside Brazil to build independent research programmes in the State of Sao Paulo, with up to BRL 2,500,000 per proposal over 60 months and a maximum of 20 fellowships. Full proposals are due 19 November 2026.

Eligibility: A completed PhD

Deadline
November 20, 2026
Location
Global, Brazil
Funding or benefit
Maximum funding available per proposal is BRL 2,500,000.00 (two million five hundred thousand Brazilian reais). A Young Investigator Fellowship may be requested in addition to this limit. Scholarships and fellowships for research team members may also be requested under FAPESP rules, limited to one scholarship or fellowship of each modality per proposal, and relocation support for researchers living abroad can include airfare for the successful applicant.
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Researchers working in a cancer research laboratory
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Cancer Grand Challenges (Torrey Coast Foundation and Cancer Research UK)

Cancer Grand Challenges Funding Call on Gastroesophageal Cancers

Cancer Grand Challenges has opened two targeted funding challenges on gastroesophageal cancers, with awards of up to $34 million to international research teams. Full applications close on 24 November 2026, and a Letter of Interest should be sent at least two weeks earlier.

Eligibility: Global, interdisciplinary research teams

Deadline
November 24, 2026
Location
Global
Funding or benefit
Awards of up to $34 million in funding over a flexible time period, with at least one team expected to be funded by the Torrey Coast Foundation and Cancer Research UK.
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An early career researcher at the laboratory bench, pictured on the CMT Research Foundation website
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation

George and Cleary Simpson Award for Emerging Researchers 2026/2027

A USD 75,000 one year award from the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation for early career researchers working on peripheral nerve biology, open to applicants from all countries.

Eligibility: Applicants must be graduate students at Master's or PhD level, or have completed a terminal degree such as an MD or PhD no more than ten years before the application deadline

Deadline
January 29, 2027
Location
Africa
Funding or benefit
A USD 75,000 award for one year, of which up to USD 1,500 may be requested for travel.
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