د Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowships ۲۰۲۷

Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027–2028 fully funded دي او international researchers ته living، research او travel allowances ورکوي. د fellow د حالت له مخې child، parental-leave او relocation allowances هم ممکن دي.

HFSP frontier، potentially transformative life-science research support کوي. High-risk، interdisciplinary projects encouraged دي چې existing paradigms د novel methods/techniques له لارې challenge کړي.

هدف early-career scientists ته د نوي country او new research area له لارې skill expansion دی.

Types

• Long-Term Fellowship:

د biological-discipline PhD holders لپاره؛ proposed life-science project باید previous PhD/postdoc work څخه significantly different وي.

• Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship:

د non-life-science PhD holders لپاره، لکه Physics، Chemistry، Mathematics، Engineering، Computer Science.

Overview

• Level: Postdoctoral
• Institution: HFSP
• Fields: Life Sciences + relevant quantitative/technical disciplines
• Hosts: Australia، Austria، Belgium، Bulgaria، Canada، Croatia، Cyprus، Czech Republic، Denmark، Estonia، Finland، France، Germany، Greece، Hungary، India، Ireland، Israel، Italy، Japan، Korea، Latvia، Lithuania، Luxembourg، Malta، Netherlands، New Zealand، Poland، Portugal، Romania، Singapore، Slovakia، Slovenia، Spain، Sweden، Switzerland، UK، USA.

Dates

• portal opens 12 March 2026
• initiate LOI before 5 May
• submit LOI 12 May
• LOI results mid/end August
• full proposal deadline 24 September 2026

Benefits

• living allowance
• research allowance
• travel allowance
• possible child allowance
• possible parental-leave allowance
• possible relocation allowance

Eligibility

• English.
• all countries.
• work in a country different from previous PhD/first postdoc country.
• PhD/equivalent must be conferred by fellowship start.
• at least one lead-author full research paper accepted/in press/published or preprint.
• only English papers count.
• reviews/patents do not count.
• publication PDFs must be uploaded before submission.

LOI

title، keywords، short summary، personal info، CV، PhD field/title، host supervisor/institution، prior collaboration disclosure/support confirmation، preliminary publication list.

Full Application if invited

• previous-work summary
• project abstract
• detailed plan
• explanation of change from prior work
• frontier nature
• host-lab fit
• host benefit/infrastructure/mentoring/techniques
• updated publications
• ۲ referee letters
• host-supervisor letter + mentorship plan
• lead-author publication PDFs

Final conditions باید official HFSP call کې verify شي.

Criteria for HFSP Fellowships

To qualify for Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowships, candidates must fulfill all of the following requirements:

Required Language: English

Eligible Countries: All countries in the world

Applicants must propose to work in a country different from the one where they did their previous Ph.D. work or first post-doctoral studies. For those institutions that are not classified as national, i.e., international or extraterritorial institutions such as EMBL, ICPT, or ICGEB, the country in which the laboratory is located will be considered the host country. A research doctorate (Ph.D.) or a doctoral-level degree comparable to a Ph.D. with equivalent experience in basic research (e.g., a research-based MD or medical Ph.D.) must be conferred by the start of the fellowship but is not required at the time of submission. Applicants must have at least one lead author, a full-length research paper—either accepted for publication, in the press, or published—in an international peer-reviewed journal or published on a preprint server. Only papers written in English are taken into account. Review articles and patents are not taken into account. Electronic copies of the lead author’s publications must be uploaded while preparing the application. They cannot be uploaded after the applicant has submitted.

for Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowships

Please follow the application instructions below to apply for Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowships:

• Letter of Intent (to be submitted by May 12, 2026)

Applicants submit a letter of intent (LOI) by clicking here, which must contain the following information:

Title of proposal

Keywords of the proposed research plan

A short summary of the proposed research plan (this summary can be used as the abstract of the full application if it is invited; see below)

Personal information

CV

Field and title of PhD

Information on the proposed host supervisor and host institution

Disclosure on previous collaborations and publications with the host supervisor (if any confirmation that the host supervisor is aware of and supports the application).

Publication list (preliminary, with option to update)

• The letter of intent will be peer reviewed, and the results communicated as quickly as possible.
• Full Application (to be submitted by September 24, 2026)

Note that you will be contacted by HFSP if you are invited to progress to this second stage.

Full applications must contain the following

A summary of previous work (the same as the short summary of the LOI)

An abstract of the proposed research project (the same as the short summary of the LOI)

A detailed research plan of proposed project

Information on why and how the proposed project is a significant change from previous work

Information on why and how the proposed project is of a frontier nature

Information on why the chosen host lab is a good fit

Information on how the applicant will benefit from being in the host lab (e.g., unique infrastructure, mentoring, exposure to new techniques, etc.)

An updated publication list

Recommendation letters from two referees

A recommendation letter from the host supervisor, explaining how the proposed research plan is a new direction for the host lab and a significant change from the applicant’s prior work (either during PhD or postdoctoral training); the host supervisor should also explain how and why their lab is particularly suited to supporting the aims and missions of HFSP to enable the most talented young researchers to embark on a frontier research project that will shape their career trajectory. The host supervisor should also outline a mentorship plan for the applicant.

PDF files of lead-author publications

Website

To know more about Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowships, please visit the official website:

Official Website