A list of prestigious US fellowships for emerging researchers
Verified by the editorial team 29 September 2026
Updated Clarified: this is a list of fellowships for researchers, not a single call or an NGO grant; no primary source for the list, link still points to an aggregator
Summary
A list of 12 fellowships, not a single call and not a grant for organisations. The Opportunities Feed article lists programmes of the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with different deadlines; the earliest, 21 September 2026, was for the Science-Policy Integration Program for Ukrainian researchers.
About the call
This is a roundup article by the aggregator Opportunities Feed, not an announcement of a single call. It lists 12 fellowship programmes of the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) for early-career researchers: the Science-Policy Integration Program, Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America, the Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship, the NRC Research Associateship Programs, the Frontiers Planet Prize and others. Deadlines vary (21 September, 1 October, 30 October, 2 November 2026), some programmes are in review, and citizenship rules differ.
Most relevant for Ukraine is the Science-Policy Integration Program: it is for Ukrainian citizens with a PhD, Candidate or Doctor of Science degree, or advanced PhD students, affiliated with Ukrainian universities or research institutions, with good English. Training combines in-person sessions on 29-30 October 2026 (likely in Lviv) and online modules from November, and top participants receive a paid 6-12 month fellowship working with Ukrainian policymakers. The deadline was 21 September 2026, 23:59 Kyiv time.
Check each programme's conditions on the NASEM website.
Who can apply
- Individual early-career researchers
- For the Science-Policy Integration Program, Ukrainian researchers with a degree or PhD students
- Other programmes have different rules
Who cannot apply
- NGOs as legal entities
What the funds are for
- Research and science policy fellowships
- Postdoctoral programmes
- Training and paid work with policymakers (SPIP)
How to apply
- 1Choose a programme from the list
- 2Check conditions and deadline on the NASEM website
- 3Apply via the relevant programme's site
Questions and answers
- Is this a single call with one application?
- No. It is a roundup article by the aggregator Opportunities Feed covering 12 NASEM fellowship programmes with different deadlines and citizenship rules. Check each programme's conditions on the NASEM website.
- Who could apply to the Science-Policy Integration Program?
- Ukrainian citizens with a research degree, or advanced PhD students, affiliated with Ukrainian universities or research institutions, with good English. The deadline was 21 September 2026.
Change history
- Updated: Clarified: this is a list of fellowships for researchers, not a single call or an NGO grant; no primary source for the list, link still points to an aggregator
