The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington DC, USA, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates to participate in the annual summer course on science diplomacy to be held on 21-24 July 2025 in person in Trieste, Italy. For full details on the application process and eligibility requirements, please see https://twas.org/opportunity/aaas-twas-course-science-diplomacy.
Deadline: 23 January 2025
The Capstone Project invites members to participate in a scanning survey to share their perspectives on key drivers and issues shaping the future of nuclear security. Responses will contribute to the creation of the “Emerging Voices in Planetary Security Map,” a resource that consolidates expert opinions globally to highlight key factors influencing nuclear security’s future. Participation is open to all, regardless of expertise in nuclear issues, to gather diverse insights on nuclear technology and security. The resulting map will be published on the BASIC website via Kumu, offering a free, visual representation of the identified drivers and their interconnections.
Deadline: 30 January 2025
Are you an early-career researcher working in the fields of health, development, or environmental studies related to human well-being? If so, consider applying for the Letten Prize! This prestigious award is open to researchers under 45 from around the globe. The Letten Prize, a joint initiative of the Letten Foundation and the Young Academy of Norway, awards 2.5 million NOK (approximately 235,000 USD) biennially. Shortlisted candidates will participate in an interview process, with the final recipient announced at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, in September 2025.
Deadline: 6 February 2025
The Schering Stiftung annually awards the Schering Young Investigator Award, honoring scientists who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in basic research across the spectrum of life sciences. This award targets young researchers who have completed their dissertation and have already developed a distinctive scientific profile. It aims to support them in advancing their research careers and establishing themselves within the scientific community. It carries a prize money of € 10,000.
Deadline: 9 February 2025
The application process for the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum has begun! Young researchers in mathematics and computer science from all over the world can apply for one of the 200 exclusive spots to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), an annual networking conference. The HLF offers all accepted young researchers the unique opportunity to interact with the laureates of the most prestigious prizes in the fields of mathematics and computer science. Traditionally, the recipients of the Abel Prize, the ACM A.M. Turing Award, the ACM Prize in Computing, the Fields Medal, the IMU Abacus Medal, and the Nevanlinna Prize engage in cross-generational scientific dialogue with young researchers in Heidelberg, Germany.
Deadline: 11 February 2025
The Independent Social Research Foundation wishes to support independent-minded researchers to explore and present original research ideas which take new approaches, and suggest new solutions, to real world social problems.
Deadline: 14 February 2025
With the second cohort of the Young Scientists Group (YSG) coming to an end in May 2025, the WFF is pleased to announce the open call for applications for the third cohort that will run for a two-year period from 2025 to 2027. The third cohort of YSG members will work aligned with the FAO Four Betters: Better Production, Better Life, Better Environment and Better Nutrition and support regional work conducted by the WFF Global Youth Action initiative.
The application form is here: World Food Forum | Young Scientists Group – Form
Deadline: 22 February 2025
The HIAS fellowship program is aimed at outstanding scholars (minimum requirement: doctorate) as well as artists and cultural professionals of all career levels and nationalities. The most important prerequisites for a research fellowship at HIAS are substantial academic or artistic achievements, intellectual curiosity and an above-average interest in other disciplines. Ideal candidates are individuals who reflect the basic assumptions of their discipline and are open to engage inter- and transdisciplinarily with topics and ways of inquiry beyond the confines of their own discipline.
Deadline: 31 March 2025
The UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences aims to reward the projects and activities of individuals, group of individuals, institutions, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding contribution to the improvement of human life. The call for nominations for the ninth edition of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences is now open.
Deadline: 31 March 2025
The World Data System – Early Career Researcher (WDS-ECR) Network invites nominations for the role of Co-chair. This is an exciting opportunity to develop leadership skills while fostering a global community dedicated to advancing research data management and shaping the future of early career researchers.
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EMCRs are invited to use the research funding database provided by scientifyRESEARCH. The open/free version of the database is available to all. A premium version can be accessed for a fee and would have broader functionality, e.g., additional eligibility filters and no ads. A free grant alert service, whereby researchers can sign up to receive email notifications if a relevant grant is posted, can be accessed here: https://www.scientifyresearch.org/content-alert/
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As part of the SAPEA series of events ‘Interactions between Academies’, members from young academies are invited to attend the upcoming webinar on “Rethinking academies’ collaboration with stakeholders: success stories”, organised by the FEAM and Euro-CASE networks. Attendees will hear from Academies and stakeholders about successful collaborations and partnerships.
Speakers include Jovana Miliç (GYA member and co-lead of the Science Advice working group, Swiss Young Academy member), co-lead of the Swiss Young Network for Science Policy and Diplomacy (SYNESPOD).
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The International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) is a collaborative platform for policy exchange, capacity building, and research across diverse global science advisory organisations and national systems.
INGSA2024 will be governed by an overarching theme of diversity and inclusion within the iterative and dynamic process of science advice. INGSA2024 wants to reflect the complexity of the evidence/policy, society interfaces and the challenges that these interfaces need to address. The meeting will therefore be structured around three conceptual topics: Transformation, Expanded Evidence and Inclusion. INGSA2024: The Transformation Imperative is free to attend and will primarily be an in-person conference so places are limited.
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This is a continuously updated repository of federal and private funding opportunities that are intended for late postdoctoral investigators and early-career faculty, usually those at or below the rank of assistant professor. Some opportunities may also be open to mid-career faculty; this has been designated in the eligibility requirements. The opportunities are pre-sorted chronologically and alphabetically, and can be searched by funding amount and subject matter.
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The Climate Impacts Awards, fund researchers to take on important questions relating to life, health, and wellbeing, with creative approaches that push boundaries. They plan to spend £16 billion by 2032 to advance scientific discovery and take on the world’s most urgent health issues. They believe ground-breaking discoveries are more likely to occur in collaborations between a diverse range of people, so they are working with partners and the teams they fund to support a thriving, inclusive research culture.
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The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are open to all domains of research and innovation, chosen freely by the applicants in a fully bottom-up manner. Any type of organisation can apply for Horizon Europe funding as long as they have the operational and financial capacity to carry out the tasks they propose.
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The UN Foundation and the IPCC are partnering to make climate science more accessible to global youth. The initiative, called #SayItWithScience, uses art to rapidly communicate climate solutions to new audiences. To make IPCC science more accessible, UNF is calling on young artists to help visualize climate solutions and energize the call to “unite behind the science.” As part of the Say It With Science initiative, this artwork would be credited in public communications and could potentially feature in upcoming report releases by the IPCC on the latest science of climate change.
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The YAE initially recruited about 100 members from the pool of ERC Starting Grant holders. Since 1st January 2014, the YAE has been open to leading young scholars whose excellence at the international level has been recognised by their peers (for instance, holders of prestigious European or national research grants or awards) for bottom-up nominations (or self-nominations).
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The ISC is convening a global network of science communicators across our community to learn, collaborate, network, and collectively advance science as a global public good. The network is open to all interested staff, office bearers, or representatives of ISC Members, affiliated bodies and partners, but will be particularly useful for those in communications-related roles – managing social media and websites, writing blogs and press releases, producing multimedia content, working with press, and doing other similar work.
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