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01.12.2026
EUR 10,000
Netherlands
European Cultural Foundation: a €10,000 creative research fellowship to work with the ERASMUS archives for the programme’s 40th anniversary, Ukraine eligible, apply by 1 December
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) has announced the creative research fellowship “ERASMUS and the Making of European Belonging” for the 40th anniversary of the ERASMUS programme in 2027. ECF was involved in creating ERASMUS, and the fellow will explore this history through the foundation's archives.
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10.12.2026
stipend of EUR 992 to EUR 2,300 per month depending on level
Germany
DAAD Future Ukraine 2026: research grants of €992 to €2,300 a month for Ukrainian master’s students, PhD candidates and researchers for 1–6 months in Germany, apply by 10 December
DAAD is accepting applications for Future Ukraine: Research Grants. The aim is to support Ukrainian universities and enable young researchers to contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine and its science. The grant covers a stay in Germany of one to six months between 1 May 2027 and 31 January 2028.
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15.11.2026
no fixed ceiling, typically around EUR 400,000 per 36-month project
International
NATO Science for Peace and Security: grants for joint projects and scientific events of researchers from Ukraine and NATO countries, around €400,000 per project, apply by 15 November
The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme has opened call 2027-1 for multi-year research projects and scientific events: workshops, training courses and summer schools.
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08.12.2026
USD 75,000 a year
United States
Harvard Bell Fellowship 2027-2029: two-year postdoc in population sciences at Harvard, USD 75,000 a year, apply by 8 December
The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is recruiting the 2027-2029 cohort of the Bell Fellowship. It is a two-year postdoctoral position in interdisciplinary population research: a salary of USD 75,000 a year with benefits, USD 11,000 for research, travel and computing, and up to USD 4,000 for…
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7 programmes for Ukrainian businesses and veterans
Seven government and donor programmes for Ukrainian businesses and veterans that are accepting applications now. Amounts range from UAH 100,000 to start a business to UAH 16 million to restore processing production, and three programmes run with no deadline.
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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals
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04.03.2027
7 research grants and scholarships open until March 2027
Seven programmes for Ukrainian researchers, lecturers and research institutions that are accepting applications now. Deadlines run from 28 October 2026 to 4 March 2027, and the formats differ widely: from a EUR 992 monthly scholarship in Bavaria to a Horizon Europe consortium grant of EUR 7.5 million.
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Up to EUR 7,500
Protection Grants: up to EUR 7,500 for defenders at risk
Front Line Defenders accepts Protection Grants applications on an ongoing basis, with no deadline. The maximum grant reaches EUR 7,500. The programme has run since 2001 and covers specific security costs for defenders at risk, instead of project activity in the usual sense.
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Up to USD 5,000
Incident Response Fund: up to $5,000 within two weeks
The Digital Defenders Partnership keeps its Incident Response Fund open, a rapid response mechanism for human rights defenders, journalists, activists and organisations facing digital threats and attacks. Support reaches up to USD 5,000, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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EUR 1,000 to 4,000
House of Europe: up to EUR 4,000 for a personal project
Applications closed. House of Europe has no open round for Individual Project Grants now; no new round has been announced. See the open calls on this topic below. House of Europe offers Individual Project Grants for personal projects featuring the European Union or the United Kingdom.
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NGOs / CSOsCommunitiesOther
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01.12.2026
Around EUR 4.5 million per project, topic budget EUR 18 million
Horizon Europe: EUR 4.5m for geothermal assessment
The European Commission accepts proposals for topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-11-D3-06, Resource assessment for deep sedimentary and basement reservoirs, until 1 December 2026. The topic budget is EUR 18 million, the indicative EU contribution runs around EUR 4.5 million per project, and the Commission plans to support up to 4 projects.
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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +2
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16.11.2026
NSF astronomy grants: what is open to Ukraine
The U.S. National Science Foundation accepts proposals for Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants, opportunity number 22-624. The submission window runs from 1 October to 16 November 2026, and the archive date falls on 16 December 2026. The opportunity category is discretionary, so the programme announces no fixed grant size.
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04.03.2027
€1,500,000 – €4,500,000
EU
Excellence Hubs: a WIDERA call for Widening countries
The Excellence Hubs call opened on 2 September 2026 with a deadline of 4 March 2027 at 17:00 Brussels time. The topic code is HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-04-WIDENING-01, the action type is CSA, and the procedure runs in a single stage.
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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies
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15.10.2026
PLN 5,000 per month
Poland
Gaude Polonia 2026: PLN 5,000 a month for artists
The Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage is accepting applications for the Gaude Polonia scholarship programme until 15 October 2026. The scholarship pays PLN 5,000 gross per month for six months, and the programme rules state directly that it addresses artists from Ukraine and Belarus first.
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01.11.2026
up to UAH 1,500,000
Ukraine
Visualise 2026: up to UAH 1.5m for exhibitions abroad
The Ukrainian Institute has announced the sixth cycle of Visualise, its programme supporting exhibition projects abroad. Maximum funding per project reaches UAH 1,500,000, and applications run until 1 November 2026 at 23:59 Kyiv time.
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NGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies
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04.10.2026
€32–68 per day + travel
Germany
Feldman Travel Grants 2026: research trips in 18 countries
The Max Weber Foundation accepts applications for the Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants until 4 October 2026. The programme funds research trips to foundation institutes across 18 countries for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. No nationality condition applies here, since highly qualified academics of any nationality may apply.
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up to €250,000
Germany
German grants for Ukraine: what changed by September 2026
Updated on 7 September 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April and covered nine programmes. Since then, three of them changed status, one window closed for good, and one of the largest fellowship schemes stopped accepting applications altogether because it ran out of capacity.
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$10,000 – $350,000
USA
Cloudflare for Startups: up to $350,000 in credits for tech startups
Cloudflare has restructured its startup programme into three tiers, from $10,000 to $350,000 in credits, and raised both the entry level and the ceiling. The base tier no longer requires any outside funding: a bootstrapped company with a live product and a working website qualifies.
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22.09.2026
EU
LIFE 2026: 31 open calls and EUR 601.5 million
LIFE is the only European Union funding instrument devoted entirely to the environment and climate policy. It began back in 1992, and since then it has co-financed thousands of projects across nature conservation, the circular economy, emission reduction and clean energy.
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Gov. BodiesSMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1
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28.10.2026
≈€690,000
EU
COST Open Call 2026: two network composition rules
The COST Open Call 2026 opened on 31 July and runs until 28 October 2026 at 12:00 noon CET. Up to 80 new COST Actions will receive funding, meaning four-year interdisciplinary research networks in any field of science and technology.
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15.11.2026
up to CHF 350,000
Ukraine, Switzerland
Innovate Cities & Infrastructure: ETH Zurich Grants Open to Ukrainian Partners
ETH Zurich, jointly with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), has opened the call under the Innovate Cities & Infrastructure programme. The programme funds interdisciplinary applied research that pairs research groups from ETH-Domain institutions with practice partners in order to develop evidence-based solutions for sustainable urban development, resilient…
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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +1
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27.08.2026
Ukraine, EU
HELIOS digest 3: 10 Horizon Europe calls
The HELIOS project, coordinated by Lviv Polytechnic National University, has published the third issue of its grant opportunities digest. The issue holds 10 calls across five programmes: Horizon Europe, the European Research Council, the European Innovation Council, the Chips Joint Undertaking and COST.
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€1,200 – €30,000
Ukraine, Netherlands +1
European Cultural Foundation: donor analysis 2026
When Erasmus launched in 1987, the European Commission did not administer it. Until 1994 the European Cultural Foundation ran its implementation through the Erasmus Bureau. That foundation is a private body from Amsterdam, established in 1954, and its first president was Robert Schuman.
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up to €1,500
Ukraine, Estonia
ETAG grants: EUR 1,500 for travel and visits to Estonia
On 10 August 2026 the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) opened a travel and collaboration grant scheme for Ukrainian higher education and research institutions. The maximum amount is EUR 1,500 per participant, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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01.10.2026
Ukraine, Poland +1
Polish grants for Ukraine: what is open in August 2026
Updated on 10 August 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April, and six of those seven programmes have since closed. So we checked every deadline against the official pages and rewrote the piece. Right now 6 items are open or about to open.
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NGOs / CSOsUniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals +1
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02.09.2026
Ukraine, EU
Healthcare grants 2026: 8 open calls with verified dates
As of 10 August 2026, healthcare funding offers 8 calls with confirmed deadlines. The nearest one closes on 2 September, while the furthest closes on 8 October. And we checked every one of them against the donor official pages.
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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessNGOs / CSOs +1
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20.09.2026
Ukraine, Switzerland
Swiss grants for Ukraine 2026: the open calls
The Swiss Federal Council allocated 5 billion francs to Ukraine through to 2036. Of that, 1.5 billion belongs to the cooperation programme for 2025 to 2028, while 500 million goes specifically to projects involving the Swiss private sector. This ranks among the largest bilateral packages Ukraine has received from anyone.
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SMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOs +1
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27.08.2026
Ukraine, EU +1
AI development grants 2026: 16 calls with open deadlines
The Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027 sets aside roughly EUR 2,023 million for topics that encourage the development of artificial intelligence. That figure excludes the Digital Europe Programme, the European Innovation Council and EuroHPC.
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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessStartups +2
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28.10.2026
up to €4,000,000
Ukraine, EU
DeepRAP: EIC Pathfinder 2026 grant for cognitive AI
The European Innovation Council has opened applications for DeepRAP: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems. The topic code is HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03, and it sits inside EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026 under Horizon Europe.
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155,000–1,000,000 UAH
Ukraine, EU
Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (UCF): Donor Analysis 2026
3,207 funded projects and almost UAH 2.5 billion invested over nine years. That is the record of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (UCF), a state grantmaker that a dedicated law created in 2017. Right now the foundation runs three open calls.
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NGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. BodiesCommunities +1
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14.10.2026
up to €1,500,000
Ukraine, EU
ERC Starting Grant 2027: EUR 1.5M for PhD
594.1 million euro and 373 grants. That is what the European Research Council (ERC) set aside for the ERC Starting Grant 2027 call, which opened on 22 July 2026. The deadline falls on 14 October 2026. One researcher, up to 1,500,000 euro over 5 years, and no preset topics.
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14.08.2026
Ukraine, EU +1
Grants for universities: 9 open calls (Project Office)
The Project Office of Lviv Polytechnic National University has released the 15th issue of its “Current Grant Opportunities” bulletin. We gathered the calls into one article, checked every deadline against the donor’s own page, and confirmed whether Ukrainian universities, researchers and organisations can apply.
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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +3
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€1,000 – €100,000
Ukraine, EU +1
House of Europe: Donor Analysis and Grant Lines 2026
House of Europe has funded Ukrainians since 2019. The European Union pays for the programme, and Goethe-Institut Ukraine runs the calls. So far the team has offered more than 40 competitions for cultural managers, educators, youth workers, social entrepreneurs and media professionals.
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14.08.2026
Ukraine, EU
7 open programmes for Ukrainian Statehood Day
On 15 July Ukraine marks Ukrainian Statehood Day. The date points back to the baptism of Kyivan Rus and to a continuity of statehood that Russia spent decades trying to rewrite in its own favour.
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28.08.2026
Japan, Ukraine
Japanese grants and scholarships for Ukraine 2026
Japan is one of Ukraine’s largest donors, with more than 10 billion dollars in support since 2022. Almost all of it moves through government channels, so it takes the form of macro-financial budget support, equipment delivered through JICA, demining, and energy reconstruction.
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Grants for individual researchers and innovators: open now

As of 7 November 2026, the GetGrant catalogue lists 42 open calls for individual researchers and innovators, 17 of them with rolling applications.

Nearest deadlines

  1. Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship: two-year postdoc at Israeli universities, ILS 168,000 a year, apply by 11 November 4 days left
  2. BridgeUSA UPRR by the U.S. Embassy: a one-month academic visit to a U.S. university for lecturers and researchers of Ukrainian universities, apply by 15 November 8 days left
  3. NATO Science for Peace and Security: grants for joint projects and scientific events of researchers from Ukraine and NATO countries, around €400,000 per project, apply by 15 November 8 days left
  4. Innovate Cities & Infrastructure: ETH Zurich Grants Open to Ukrainian Partners 8 days left
  5. NSF astronomy grants: what is open to Ukraine 9 days left
  6. Founder Labs Cohort 5: a £25,000 Invest NI grant with no equity or repayment for tech start-ups in Belfast, apply by 20 November 2026 13 days left
Data updated All 42 open calls →

Frequently asked questions

How many grants for individual researchers and innovators are open right now?
As of 7 November 2026, the GetGrant catalogue lists 42 open calls for individual researchers and innovators, 17 of them with rolling applications. The list is updated daily.
Which deadlines are coming up next?
Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship: two-year postdoc at Israeli universities, ILS 168,000 a year, apply by 11 November – until 11 November 2026; BridgeUSA UPRR by the U.S. Embassy: a one-month academic visit to a U.S. university for lecturers and researchers of Ukrainian universities, apply by 15 November – until 15 November 2026; NATO Science for Peace and Security: grants for joint projects and scientific events of researchers from Ukraine and NATO countries, around €400,000 per project, apply by 15 November – until 15 November 2026.
Who can apply?
Individual researchers, PhD candidates, postdocs, early-career scientists and innovators. Most programmes require affiliation with a university or research institution; some fellowships and prizes are open to independent applicants.
How often is this list updated?
Every day: new calls are added and deadlines are re-checked against the funders’ official pages. Closed calls drop out of the “open now” block automatically.