HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships: Long-Term Fellowships (LTF) Grant

The HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships support transformative research in the life sciences, particularly high-risk interdisciplinary projects. These fellowships encourage early career scientists to expand their skills in new fields and countries. Long-Term Fellowships (LTF) are aimed at PhD holders focusing on innovative life science projects, addressing significant challenges and advancing scientific understanding. Applications are invited for projects that can redefine existing paradigms and contribute to overcoming barriers in the field.

NOTE: You must start filling in your application between March 12 and May 5, 2026. Initiation of a Letter of Intent must be completed BEFORE May 5, 2026 at 09:00, Eastern US Time.
The HFSP fellowship program supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences. Applications for high-risk projects are particularly encouraged. The projects should be interdisciplinary in nature and should challenge existing paradigms by using novel approaches and techniques. Scientifically, they should address an important problem or a barrier to progress in the field.
HFSP postdoctoral fellowships encourage early career scientists to broaden their research skills by moving into new areas of study while working in a new country.
Long-Term Fellowships (LTF) are for applicants with a PhD on a biological topic who want to embark on a novel and frontier project focussing on the life sciences.