🔬 Are you an early-career postdoctoral researcher whose work is focused on type 1 diabetes, from immune mechanisms and beta cell biology to complications and translational science? This one's for you. This week's featured grant: Postdoctoral Fellowships by Breakthrough T1D.

The 2nd Science Communication Award has wrapped up, and the winners have been announced. 🎉 This year's topic? Rare Disease Advances. Because 5% of the world's population deserves more attention. Congratulations to the three winners and finalists:

🔬 Are you a researcher or scientist looking to build or pivot your career toward reducing global catastrophic risks from AI safety to biosecurity and pandemic preparedness? This one's for you. This week's featured grant: Career Development and Transition Funding by Coefficient Giving

Cancer costs Europe >€100B/year. For #EWAC2026, we curated a global list of grants and fellowships to support cancer research, improve prevention and reduce deaths. Find funding here: www.scientifyresearch.org/all-funding-... #CancerFunding #scientifyRESEARCH #EWAC2026 #CancerFunding

Today is #ClinicalTrialsDay 🧪 We’re grateful to the researchers and patient participants advancing medical research worldwide. To support clinical researchers, we’re sharing 2 key funding resources for global clinical trials. Blog: lnkd.in/drMXf3wR Curated funding list: lnkd.in/d7zZvtxv #CTD2026

🔬 Are you a researcher working on male reproductive medicine or urology? This one's for you. This week's featured grant: 2026 Request for Applicants by Male Contraceptive Initiative 👇

Should science stories always have an ending? Join us May 27 for the SciComm Award ceremony, featuring science communicator Hedwig Ens and talks from 5 finalists of our Science Communication Award on rare disease research Vote for the People’s Choice winner! Free & live. Link: lnkd.in/eUTnvqhQ

ERC success takes more than excellent science. It takes strategic positioning, narrative clarity, and confident delivery, at every stage. Malte Beringer, PhD. and Stewe Bekk, MSc. bring 25+ years of combined ERC consulting experience. Together, they have: 👇

🔬 Are you a biomedical researcher whose work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of human biology or disease? This one's for you.   This week's featured award: Canada Gairdner International Award by the Gairdner Foundation (@gairdnerawards.bsky.social) 👇

Happy International #DayOfImmunology! 🧬 To celebrate researchers, we’ve curated a list of active grants & funding to support immunology innovation. 👉 Swipe for details. 🔗 Access the list: www.scientifyresearch.org/all-immunolo... #Immunology #scientifyRESEARCH #funding

🔬 Are you a researcher working on human vaccine research? This one's for you.   This week's featured funding call: Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants by Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) 👇

Erasmus Mundus scholarships are among the most competitive fully-funded opportunities in Europe. If you're applying or helping students apply, the recipient's perspective makes a difference. 📩 [email protected] #ErasmusMundus #scientifyRESEARCH

🔬 Early-career researcher in gut microbiome? This one's for you. This week's featured funding call: Call for projects USA by Biocodex Microbiota Foundation (BMF) 👇

Get a behind-the-scenes look at PhD training at @dkfz.bsky.social On our blog, Dr. Philipp Kastl reveals how this elite program works: world-class mentorship, career support, and interdisciplinary projects for researchers worldwide. #DKFZ #PhD #Oncology #scientifyRESEARCH

How does research change the lives of children with asthma? We went behind the scenes at COPSAC to interview Director Klaus Bønnelyke & Dr. Valentina Tonelotto about their impact on pediatric medicine. Read the full interview in our webiste. #COPSAC #MedicalResearch #scientifyRESEARCH

Heading to Utrecht next month? 🇳🇱 We’ll be at EARMA 2026 (Booth #13)! Meet Kate Gardner & Gülhis Sarap Lindau (May 5–7). Kate will also present on sustainability strategies. 📥 Want to connect? DM us or email [email protected] See you in Utrecht! #EARMA2026 #ResearchFunding

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 AACR-Novocure Cancer Research Grant (worldwide) by American Association for Cancer Research and Novocure 🗓️ Deadline: June 4, 2026 🌍 Location: Global 💰 Amount: 350,000 USD   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/aacr-n...   #researchfunding #pdhlife

Read our full interview with Soraya Husain from Fundación WWB Colombia, sharing insights on funding research that empowers women in Colombia’s Pacific region. #WomenColombia #MujeresEmprendedoras #FundaciónWWBColombia

Postdoc where YOU design the project. NeuroAdapt (MSCA Cofund) also requires 3–6mo outside academia, industry, clinics or patient orgs. 50+ partners. 8 hospitals. Patient involvement built in. 🇮🇪 Full interview 👇 www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/behind-... #neuroscience #postdoc

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 DKFZ International PhD Program (cancer research | Germany) by @dkfz.bsky.social 🗓️ Deadline: April 21, 2026 🌍 Location: Germany 💰 Amount: Fully funded scholarship   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/dkfz-i...   #researchfunding #cancerresearch

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 NeuroAdapt Postdoctoral Fellowships (brain diseases) by FutureNeuro Centre and MSCA 🗓️ Deadline: Apr 10, 2026 🌍 Location: Ireland 💰 Amount: 44,385 EUR per year   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/neuros...   #ResearchFunding #MentalHealthResearch

AI is transforming how researchers write & win funding Learn from Daniel Mertens, PhD, expert trainer helping teams use AI responsibly in grant writing. 👤 Link: www.scientifyresearch.org/sr_expert/da... 📅 Webinar with him, April: www.scientifyresearch.org/event/data-p... #GrantWriting #AIFunding

🚀 Spanish researchers, take your career global! Fundación Alfonso Martín Escudero offers 30 FUNDAME scholarships for healthcare, life sciences & marine research at world-class institutions. 🔗 Details: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/fundaci... #ResearchFunding #LifeSciences #SpanishResearcher

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 NCAMH | LMIC + worldwide by IBRO and Wellcome 🗓️ Deadline: March 31 2026 🌍 Location: global 💰 Amount: 60,000 USD   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/neuros...   #ResearchFunding #PhDLife #MentalHealthResearch #Academia

More than 3 billion people live with neurological conditions. This #BrainAwarenessWeek, we celebrate the scientists advancing brain research. @fens.org @danafoundation.bsky.social 🔗 Explore our curated list for neuroscience funding: www.scientifyresearch.org/all-funding-... #BAW2026 #BrainWeek

Julia Barzyk, PhD. spent over a decade inside the U.S. Army Research Office, reviewing proposals, shaping funding topics, and managing research portfolios up to $6M. Learn more and book an intro call: www.scientifyresearch.org/sr_expert/ju... 📩[email protected] #ResearchFunding

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In this Funder Perspective, the team at Heart Research UK explains how their grants support innovative research, from early ideas to clinical impact. Read: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/heart-r... #ResearchFunding

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize UK by Social Finance in partnership with Wellcome. 🗓️ Deadline: May 8, 2026 🌍 Location: UK 💰 Amount: project dependent   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/wellco...   #ResearchFunding #PhDLife #MentalHealthResearch

Happy British Science Week! From 6–15 March, celebrate STEM & UK research. Discover curated funding opportunities for all researchers, supporting innovation, discovery & global collaboration. 🚀 Explore grants & programmes: lnkd.in/d47w3Prr #BritishScienceWeek #STEM #scientifyRESEARCH

This International Women’s Day, our hope is that all women working in research are successfully funded. @scientifyresearch.org, we have an open, curated list of funding opportunities for women in research: www.scientifyresearch.org/all-funding-... #IWD #WomenInSTEM #scientifyRESEARCH

As Sweden Country Lead at Tech Nordic Advocates and Startup & Scaleup Programme Manager, Barry O’Brien works at the intersection of innovation, investment, and global market expansion. 🔗https://www.scientifyresearch.org/sr_expert/barry-obrien/ 📩 [email protected] #ScienceInnovation

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 DKFZ International PhD Program (cancer research | Germany) by DKFZ German Cancer Research Center (@dkfz.bsky.social) 🗓️ Deadline: March 15, 2026 🌍 Location: Germany 💰 Amount: 100% of salary   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/dkfz-c... #researchfunding

AI is transforming research, but is your data protected? 📅 April 2, 2026 | 14:00–16:00 CEST (GMT+2) Join Prof. Daniel Mertens to explore data protection, AI-assisted grants & review processes. Expert panel with Anna Aston (AIRON). Free registration: www.scientifyresearch.org/event/data-p...

Why did it take years for Mira to get a diagnosis? Meet Dr. Mariam Ibrahim, participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances. In her essay, she explores inherited retinal dystrophy. Read: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/gene-vi... #RareDisease #ScienceCommunication #IRD

Our expert, Niels Tudor Vinther, supports researchers and institutions in identifying the right academic collaborators and developing strategic podcast and outreach approaches for meaningful research impact. Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/sr_expert/ni... #ResearchImpact #scientifyRESEARCH

Poland is attracting talent from the world’s Top 200 universities. In our Funder Perspective, Dr. Piotr Serafin explains NAWA’s TOP200 Programme: stable jobs, competitive funding & long-term careers. Apply by Feb 27, 2026. @nawapoland.bsky.social Read: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/nawa-to...

Can a single blood biomarker predict disease progression in Moyamoya? Meet Dr. Laura Gatti, participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances. In her essay, she explores Moyamoya angiopathy (MA), a rare, chronic and disabling cerebrovascular disease Read: lnkd.in/esbJ__Uh #RareDisease

Why are rare neurological diseases so common in one region of Pakistan? Meet Dr. Muhammad Ilyas, participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances. In his essay, he explores Krabbe disease in the Swat Valley Read: lnkd.in/ekcyz9NA #SciCommAward #RareDisease #KrabbeDisease #SwatValley

Why wasn’t COVID-19 safety simple for HHT patients? Meet Dr. Stephanie Juané Kennedy, participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances. In her essay, she explores the unique challenges in patients with HHT during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read: lnkd.in/em5BpXDY #SciCommAward #RareDisease

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 Call for projects USA (Harnessing the Gut Microbiome) by Biocodex Microbiota Foundation (BMF) 🗓️ Deadline: May 22, 2026 🌍 Location: USA 💰 Amount: 50,000 USD   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/usa-gu...  #USAResearch #ResearchFunding #GutMicrobiome

Our Meet Our Experts spotlight features Dr. Jaydene Witchell, who brings a funder-informed perspective to research funding strategy. Explore Jaydene’s services below. www.scientifyresearch.org/sr_expert/ja... 📩 [email protected] #ResearchFunding #scientifyRESEARCH

Up to £100,000 for bold MND research. In this Funder Perspective, @mndoddie5.bsky.social shares how they are accelerating innovative MND research in the UK. 🗓️ Deadline Feb 27 👉 Read here: lnkd.in/gvsU7giD #ResearchFunding #MNDResearch #RareDiseaseResearch #FundingOpportunity #FunderPerspective

Can gene therapy restore immunity in patients with leaky SCID? Meet Dr. Valentina Capo, participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances. In her essay, she explores rare immunodeficiency and gene therapy in mice. Read: www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/rare-im... #SciCommAward #RareDisease

Strategic partnerships, expert-led workshops, and targeted 1:1 consultations can significantly increase institutional capacity without increasing internal pressure. Read the full article: 🔗 www.scientifyresearch.org/blog/scaling... 📩[email protected] #ResearcherDevelopment

How can a tiny protein defect cause severe diarrhea from birth? Meet Dr. Chen-Yong Lin (Georgetown University) participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances. In his essay, he explores the biological mechanisms behind syndromic congenital sodium diarrhea. Read: lnkd.in/evD9xjUf #SciComm

Are rare diseases really “rare” in terms of survival? Meet Dr. Monica Mazzucato (University Hospital Padua) participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances In her essay, she explores mortality and survival patterns across a broad spectrum of rare diseases Read: lnkd.in/ewRktRPf #SciComm

What happens when diabetes turns your skin to stone? Meet Dr. Weeratian Tawanwongsri (Walailak University) participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances In his essay, he explores how diabetes hardens the skin with a rare complication called scleredema diabeticorum Read: lnkd.in/e_XdR--S

Why do DEEs affect the whole family? Meet Dr. María Salcedo Pérez-Juana (Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain) participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances In her essay, she explores how childhood epileptic encephalopathies transform family life. Read: lnkd.in/eZiqaAxu #RareDisease

How can ultrarare genetic immune diseases help us understand immunity and develop new therapies? Meet Dr. Bernhard Ransmayr, (Medical University of Vienna) participant in the SciComm Award: Rare Disease Advances In his essay, he explores the work of gene hunters Read: lnkd.in/eZiqaAxu #SciComm

📣 Featured funding of the week! 💡 Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) in the USA 🗓️ Deadline: May 4, 2026 🌍 Location: USA 💰 Amount: $120,000/year for 2 years   🔗 Learn more: www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/robert...   #ResearchFunding #WinnAwards