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- Community submitted · American Society of Plant Biologists17 days left
Grant · ASPB Travel Awards — Plant Biology 2027
Competitive travel support for early-career plant scientists attending Plant Biology 2027.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student / Postdoc / Faculty / Independent researcher
- Community submitted · Farm Robotics Challenge / UC ANR / AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems17 days left
Competition · Farm Robotics Challenge 2027
Student agricultural robotics competition solving real farming problems with AI, robotics, sensing and software. Award: 2027 prizes pending; >$100,000 awarded in 2026.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · NIH / NIDDK34 days left
Competition · NIDDK Early Research Partnership Engagement Challenge
Strategies for early community engagement and stronger academic-community research partnerships. Award: Up to $1,000,000 total prizes.
Eligible for: Postdoc / Faculty / Independent researcher / Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · American Society of Plant Biologists34 days left
Grant · ASPB Recognition Travel Awards — Plant Biology 2027
Full-ride travel support for students, postdocs and faculty who meet the program's workforce-development criteria. Award: Typically travel, lodging, registration, per diem and membership.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student / Postdoc / Faculty
- Community submitted · USDA NIFA65 days left
Grant · AFRI Education and Workforce Development
Institutional grants for agricultural workforce training, experiential learning, undergraduate research/extension and predoctoral/postdoctoral fellowships. Award: $39.7M estimated program funding; $10K-$650K awards.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student / Postdoc
- Community submitted · U.S. Department of Energy / Krell Institute72 days left
Fellowship/position · DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship — 2027-2028
Four-year fellowship for early-stage PhD students using HPC to solve complex science and engineering problems. Award: $45,000 annual stipend plus full tuition and fees; renewable up to 4 years.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG)1/8/2027 – 1/13/2027 · San Diego, CA
Conference · Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG 34)
Large annual forum on plant and animal genome projects, with workshops on genomic selection, quantitative genetics and bioinformatics.
- Community submitted · Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship / Rice University94 days left
Competition · Rice Business Plan Competition 2027
Major collegiate startup pitch competition where student-founded companies pitch investors for more than $1M in cash, investment and prizes. Award: More than $1,000,000 in cash, investment and prizes.
Eligible for: Master's student / PhD student / Undergraduate / Independent researcher / Industry
- Community submitted · Microsoft
Competition · 2027 Microsoft Imagine Cup
Global student startup competition with Microsoft AI resources, mentorship and startup prizes. Award: $100,000 Scale World Champion; $50,000 Launch prize.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · DREAM Challenges / Sage Bionetworks
Competition · DREAM Challenges
A long-running series of crowd-sourced computational challenges in biomedicine, run with open data and rigorous benchmarking.
- Community submitted · U.S. Fulbright Program
Fellowship/position · Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Grants for U.S. students and recent graduates to study, conduct research or teach abroad for an academic year.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · Hertz Foundation
Fellowship/position · Hertz Fellowship
Long-term PhD fellowship for exceptional students in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences, with a lifelong community of fellows.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · iGEM Foundation
Competition · iGEM Competition
International synthetic-biology competition where student teams design, build and present engineered biological systems.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · American Society of Human GeneticsEnded · 10/20/2026 – 10/24/2026 · Montréal, Québec, Canada
Conference · ASHG 2026 Annual Meeting
Annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, with scientific sessions, posters and trainee programming in Montréal.
- Community submitted · National Science FoundationClosed
Fellowship/position · NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program — FY2027
Major fellowship for outstanding students in research-based STEM master's and doctoral programs. Deadlines by field: Life Sciences Oct 19; CISE, Materials, Psychology, Social Sciences Oct 20; Engineering Oct 22; Chemistry, Geosciences, Math, Physics Oct 23 (2026). Award: $37,000 annual stipend plus cost-of-education allowance.
Eligible for: Undergraduate / Master's student / PhD student
- Community submitted · Farm491 / Royal Agricultural UniversityClosed
Competition · Farm491 Challenge Prize 2026
Supports high-growth innovations that enable nature-friendly multifunctional land use, balancing food production, renewable energy, biodiversity, and competing land pressures.