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The Researcher's Almanac

Funding Discovery

Find research funding with less guesswork. Build a route from your project profile, career stage, discipline, and region; then shortlist calls, check fit risks, and save the strongest route to your Ledger.

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How it works: Profile Filters Routes Shortlist Ledger Fit check
Start with your research profile

Prefer to inspect the full index first? Browse all calls.

Funding route search

Enter a profile or choose filters, then load funding-route cards without leaving the page.

24 calls 11 funders Updated May 2026
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Browsing 6 funding calls from the current index

Browse mode shows the available funding index. Use filters to narrow, or switch to Build Route when ready to shortlist and save a route to the Ledger.

Watch next cycle Research Grant

Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant

Leverhulme Trust

Source available Source checked: 4 May 2026 Official source available Deadline signal available Eligibility summary available Imported from: Manual listing

Last recorded deadline passed on 5 Mar 2026. Track the funder for the next cycle.

Researchers at UK institutions

Route intelligence

Treat as a watch item for the next cycle unless the funder has reopened the call.

Fit cue: Research Grant · Early Career
£50,000–£300,000 Last deadline 5 Mar 2026 United Kingdom Early Career
Why this funding appeared

This card is included because one or more funding-route signals match the current search, filters, or stored opportunity data.

  • Category: Research Grant
  • Discipline signal: All Disciplines
  • Region filter: europe
  • Career stage signal: Early Career
Check fit Open official call
Open Career Development

MRC Career Development Award

UK Medical Research Council

Source available Source checked: 4 May 2026 Official source available Deadline signal available Eligibility summary available Imported from: Manual listing

Due 18 Jun 2026. There is time to verify fit and prepare the application route.

Clinicians and non-clinicians transitioning to research independence

Route intelligence

Check fit before committing application time.

Fit cue: Career Development · Early Career
£250,000–£500,000 Due 18 Jun 2026 United Kingdom Early Career
Why this funding appeared

This card is included because one or more funding-route signals match the current search, filters, or stored opportunity data.

  • Category: Career Development
  • Discipline signal: Medical Sciences
  • Region filter: europe
  • Career stage signal: Early Career
Check fit Open official call
Open Career Development

DFG Emmy Noether Programme

German Research Foundation (DFG)

Source available Source checked: 4 May 2026 Official source available Deadline signal available Eligibility summary available Imported from: Manual listing

Due 1 Aug 2026. There is time to verify fit and prepare the application route.

Excellent researchers 2–4 years post-PhD seeking habilitation-equivalent qualification

Route intelligence

Check fit before committing application time.

Fit cue: Career Development · Early Career
€250,000–€1,000,000 Due 1 Aug 2026 Germany Early Career
Why this funding appeared

This card is included because one or more funding-route signals match the current search, filters, or stored opportunity data.

  • Category: Career Development
  • Discipline signal: All Disciplines
  • Region filter: europe
  • Career stage signal: Early Career
Check fit Open official call
Open Fellowship

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships

European Commission (Horizon Europe)

Source available Source checked: 4 May 2026 Official source available Deadline signal available Eligibility summary available Imported from: Manual listing

Due 14 Sep 2026. There is time to verify fit and prepare the application route.

PhD holders with max 8 years research experience, any nationality

Route intelligence

Check fit before committing application time.

Fit cue: Fellowship · Early Career
Living allowance + mobility allowance + research costs Due 14 Sep 2026 European Union Early Career
Why this funding appeared

This card is included because one or more funding-route signals match the current search, filters, or stored opportunity data.

  • Category: Fellowship
  • Discipline signal: All Disciplines
  • Region filter: europe
  • Career stage signal: Early Career
Check fit Open official call
Open Research Grant

Wellcome Trust Investigator Award

Wellcome Trust

Source available Source checked: 4 May 2026 Official source available Deadline signal available Eligibility summary available Imported from: Manual listing

Due 15 Sep 2026. There is time to verify fit and prepare the application route.

Researchers with significant research experience in biomedical sciences

Route intelligence

Check fit before committing application time.

Fit cue: Research Grant · Mid-Career
£250,000–£1,000,000 Due 15 Sep 2026 United Kingdom / International Mid-Career
Why this funding appeared

This card is included because one or more funding-route signals match the current search, filters, or stored opportunity data.

  • Category: Research Grant
  • Discipline signal: Health & Biomedical Sciences
  • Region filter: europe
  • Career stage signal: Mid-Career
Check fit Open official call
Open Research Grant

ERC Starting Grant

European Research Council

Source available Source checked: 4 May 2026 Official source available Deadline signal available Eligibility summary available Imported from: Manual listing

Due 12 Oct 2026. There is time to verify fit and prepare the application route.

2–7 years post-PhD, any nationality, host institution in EU/associated country

Route intelligence

Check fit before committing application time.

Fit cue: Research Grant · Early Career
€1,500,000 Due 12 Oct 2026 European Union Early Career
Why this funding appeared

This card is included because one or more funding-route signals match the current search, filters, or stored opportunity data.

  • Category: Research Grant
  • Discipline signal: All Disciplines
  • Region filter: europe
  • Career stage signal: Early Career
Check fit Open official call
Funding Route Builder

Build and save the funding route

Select funding calls above as Primary, Backup, Watch, or Not a Fit. Then save the route to the Ledger with the evidence you checked.

Primary application

No primary funding call selected yet.

Backup application

No backup funding call selected yet.

Watch later

No watch-later funding call selected yet.

Not a fit

No not-a-fit record selected yet.
Evidence checklist
Ledger summary preview

Choose funding calls and add a note to preview what will be saved to the Ledger.

Prepare in Workshop

A funding call can hold only one route label at a time. Save an individual funding call from its card, or save the complete funding route after selecting your route labels.

Final funding check

Funding Fit & Risk Check

Use this after shortlisting funding calls. The check runs on this page and gives structured decision feedback before you prepare the application.

Open in Workshop
Structured decision feedback

Run the check to see eligibility risk, scope fit, deadline risk, budget fit, document readiness, institutional approval risk, and recommended next action.