FFB Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Foundation Fighting Blindness

Sir Henry Dale Fellowship is a recurring fellowship scheme run jointly by the Royal Society and the Wellcome Trust. The award is designed for postdoctoral researchers who want to build the independence needed to lead their own research groups. It offers substantial support over five years and is intended to help researchers develop from postdoctoral training into independent scientific leadership. The scheme is presented as a partnership between two major UK research funders, giving awardees the...

[Fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7; funded by EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council).] PhD studentship at the University of Exeter on AI and Image Processing for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Smart Cameras . This project sits at the intersection of medical image analysis, machine learning, deep learning, and ophthalmic diagnostics, with a strong clinical motivation: diabetic retinopathy remains a major cause of blindness, and large numbers of patients worldwide ...

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2027-2028 are now being highlighted for international researchers interested in Switzerland. The programme supports a 1-year research project, a full PhD, or postdoctoral research at a Swiss university or research institute. It is aimed at international researchers holding a Master's degree. Funding includes CHF 2,450 per month to cover basic living expenses. The post does not mention tuition coverage or other fee waivers, so applicants should check the o...

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund supports early-career biomedical scientists through a regular grantmaking and fellowship scheme. Its programs are designed to back research areas that are scientifically important but still undervalued and underfunded, with opportunities spanning postdoctoral research and junior faculty positions. This opportunity is based at the Burroughs Wellcome Fund in the United States and is intended to help researchers at the beginning of their careers build momentum in biomedi...

Michael Smith Health Research BC is inviting applications for the Mobilize Award , part of the Impact Pathways Program , hosted through the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . This opportunity is aimed at postdoctoral researchers , as well as early career and mid-career researchers , and eligible health system staff from across BC. The award supports collaborative knowledge mobilization activities that help design, produce, and translate research into work tha...