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Fellowship deadline calendar 2026 to 2027: every field, month by month

A month-by-month fellowship deadline calendar for 2026 to 2027 covering research, journalism and the arts, policy and leadership, technology and AI, health, climate and human rights, checked against official pages.

Updated October 30, 2026

A fellowship is often the quiet turning point in a career. It is the year a journalist finally writes the long investigation, a researcher moves to the lab that changes their work, or an organiser steps back long enough to think. It is also, very often, the opportunity people hear about a week after it closed.

This fellowship deadline calendar collects more than 50 international fellowships across every field we cover: research and science, journalism and the arts, policy and leadership, technology and AI, health, climate and human rights. Every date below was checked on the fellowship’s own official page on October 30, 2026. Where a page does not yet show the next date, we say so instead of guessing.

How to use this calendar

  • Find your field in the list at the end, or scan the months for what is closing soon.
  • Read the time zone. Many fellowships close at a set hour in their own time zone, and some ask for reference letters a week or two after the main deadline.
  • Check eligibility first. Some fellowships are open to every nationality; others limit places or require work authorisation in the host country. Each listing explains the rules.
  • Confirm on the official page. A few pages print a day without a year, and we have noted this in the listing. Always check the official page before you apply.

November 2026

  • November 16: Fung Global Fellows Program (Princeton PIIRS) (Policy, leadership and social impact). An academic-year residency at Princeton University for early-career scholars working outside the United States.
  • November 22: GovAI UK Summer Fellowship 2027 (Research Track) (Technology and AI). A three-month, full-time AI governance research fellowship at the Centre for the Governance of AI in London, from 7 June to 27 August 2027, with a supervisor for each fellow.
  • November 22: Tarbell Fellowship in AI Journalism (Technology and AI). A 12-month program with remote training, an in-person summit and a nine-month reporting placement at a partner newsroom covering AI.
  • November 30: Yenching Academy of Peking University (Policy, leadership and social impact). A two-year interdisciplinary China studies programme at Peking University where every admitted scholar receives a fellowship.
  • November 30: CDDRL Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships (Stanford) (Policy, leadership and social impact). Nine-month residential fellowships (September to June) at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.

December 2026

January 2027

  • January 5: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program (NED) (Policy, leadership and social impact). A five-month residential fellowship at the National Endowment for Democracy’s International Forum for Democratic Studies in Washington, DC, for democracy activists, scholars and journalists.
  • January 9: Knight Science Journalism Fellowship (MIT) (Journalism, arts and culture). A nine-month academic-year fellowship at MIT, from mid-August to May, for science, health, technology and environment journalists.
  • January 9: Reimagining Democracy Visiting Fellowships (Harvard Ash Center) (Policy, leadership and social impact). A one-year visiting fellowship (1 August to 31 July) at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center, with a weekly seminar series and required on-campus activities in Cambridge.
  • January 11: Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (LSE) (Policy, leadership and social impact). A fully funded fellowship at the LSE International Inequalities Institute for mid-career social-change leaders.
  • January 12: Stanford Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program (formerly Draper Hills) (Policy, leadership and social impact). A three-week, on-campus training program at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law for about 30 mid-career democracy, development and rule-of-law leaders.
  • January 15: Branco Weiss Fellowship: Society in Science (Research and science). Up to ten fellowships a year of up to CHF 600,000 over up to five years for unconventional research, covering costs such as salary, equipment, travel and personnel.
  • January 15: NYU Law Hauser Global Fellows Program (Law and human rights). Visiting fellowships at NYU School of Law for a full academic year (1 September 2027 to 31 May 2028) or one semester.
  • January 22: EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships (Research and science). Funds postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences for up to two years in a host lab abroad, in Europe and worldwide.

February 2027

April 2027

Next dates not yet published

These fellowships run regularly but have not yet posted their next closing date. The note after each name is what the official page says now.

Open all year

  • Wellcome Early-Career Awards (Research and science). Usually five years of support with the grantholder’s salary plus up to £400,000 for research expenses, for early-career researchers in any discipline relevant to Wellcome’s aims.
  • Pulitzer Center Global Reporting Grants (Journalism, arts and culture). Grants that cover reporting costs for international projects in print, photo, audio or video.
  • Wolfson College Press Fellowship (University of Cambridge) (Journalism, arts and culture). A residential programme at Wolfson College, Cambridge, held during Easter Term (April to June), where fellows research a project of their choice under light academic supervision.
  • Thiel Fellowship (Policy, leadership and social impact). A grant of 250,000 US dollars paid over two years for young people who skip or stop out of college to build new things, with support from the Thiel Foundation’s network; the Fellowship takes no equity.
  • Ashoka Fellowship (Policy, leadership and social impact). Ashoka’s Venture process selects leading social entrepreneurs as Ashoka Fellows after review, site visits and meetings by a local Ashoka team.
  • Anthropic Fellows Program (AI Safety) (Technology and AI). Four months of full-time empirical AI safety research with mentorship from Anthropic researchers, in shared workspaces in London or Berkeley or remotely in the UK, US or Canada.

Fellowships by field

Research and science

Branco Weiss Fellowship: Society in Science, Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA), EMBL EIPOD-LinC Postdoctoral Fellowships, EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships, ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Programme, HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships (Long-Term and Cross-Disciplinary), Harvard Society of Fellows Junior Fellowship, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study Postdoctoral Membership (Princeton), JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard), Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships, Miller Research Fellowship (UC Berkeley), Wellcome Early-Career Awards

Journalism, arts and culture

Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship, Bogliasco Fellowships (Bogliasco Foundation), DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program (Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm), Hawthornden Literary Retreat (Hawthornden Castle), International Writing Program Fall Residency (University of Iowa), John S. Knight (JSK) Journalism Fellowships, Stanford University, Knight Science Journalism Fellowship (MIT), Knight-Wallace Fellowship (University of Michigan), MacDowell Fellowship, Nieman Fellowship (Harvard), Pulitzer Center Global Reporting Grants, Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Oxford), Rijksakademie Residency, Wolfson College Press Fellowship (University of Cambridge)

Policy, leadership and social impact

Ashoka Fellowship, Atlantic Council Millennium Fellowship, Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (LSE), Belfer Center International Security Program Fellowship (Harvard Kennedy School), CDDRL Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships (Stanford), Echidna Global Scholars Program (Brookings), Fung Global Fellows Program (Princeton PIIRS), Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships (Mo Ibrahim Foundation), Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program (NED), Reimagining Democracy Visiting Fellowships (Harvard Ash Center), Southeast Asia Acumen Fellowship, Stanford Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program (formerly Draper Hills), Thiel Fellowship, Weatherhead Scholars Program Practitioner Fellowship (Harvard), Wilson Center Research Fellowship, Yale World Fellows (Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program), Yenching Academy of Peking University, ifa CrossCulture Programme (CCP) Fellowships 2027

Technology and AI

Anthropic Fellows Program (AI Safety), GovAI UK Summer Fellowship 2027 (Research Track), Tarbell Fellowship in AI Journalism

Health

Takemi Program in International Health (Harvard)

Climate and environment

Humboldt International Climate Protection Fellowship

Law and human rights

Carr-Ryan Center Fellowship (Harvard Kennedy School), NYU Law Hauser Global Fellows Program

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a fellowship and a scholarship?

A scholarship usually pays for a degree. A fellowship more often supports a period of work, research, reporting or training, sometimes without a degree at the end. Some programmes use either word, so read what each one actually offers.

Are these fellowships paid?

Many are, but not all. Some pay a stipend or salary, some cover travel and housing, and a few are unpaid but offer access to a university and its networks. Each listing shows the funding the official page describes.

Can I apply from any country?

Most fellowships in this calendar accept applicants from many countries, but rules differ. Some require a visa sponsor, work authorisation or a host institution, so check eligibility in each listing before you start.

How far ahead should I start?

Start at least six weeks before the deadline. Many applications need a research or project proposal, a writing sample and two or three references, and referees need time too.

Prepare your application

A strong fellowship application needs the same skills as a scholarship one. Read how to write a scholarship motivation letter, see the scholarship deadline calendar for degree funding, and browse every listing on our Opportunities page.