Two international research grants for 2026 are now open:
1. Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship (Deadline: 14 May 2026)
2. Wildlife Acoustics Grant Program for Wildlife Research and Conservation (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
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1. Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship
The Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship program supports researchers who demonstrate a strong record of achievement in their current field and show a keen interest in making contributions to a new discipline. The program encourages individuals to bring knowledge and insight from one field to another, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. This fellowship offers a one-year training period where the fellow will work closely with a mentor in a lab, immersing themselves in the new discipline and its practices.
Funding Organization: Simons Foundation
Scope: Natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, data science, or computer science
Eligibility
• Fellows and mentors must hold a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in natural sciences (astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, neuroscience and physics), engineering, mathematics, data science, or computer science, along with all sub-disciplines therein.
• Fellows must be faculty at an academic institution or hold an equivalent position.
• Fellows must demonstrate that the fellowship will take place in a new discipline distinct from their current field of study.
• Fellows must not hold any other fellowship providing salary support during the training year of the Pivot Fellowship.
Maximum Award
• The fellowship provides one year of salary support equivalent to the fellow’s academic-year salary.
• Fellows also receive a 10,000 USD research, travel, and professional development allowance during the fellowship training year.
• Mentors receive a 50,000 USD research fund during the fellowship year, which may be used for various research expenses.
• At the end of the fellowship year, fellows are eligible to apply for a research award in their new field for up to $1.5 million over five years.
Application Process: Applicants must apply through Simons Award Manager (SAM), https://sam.simonsfoundation.org/. Fellows and mentors will each submit a unique application in SAM independently of each other.
Application Deadline: 14 May 2026
Further Information: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/pivot-fellowship/
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2. Wildlife Acoustics Grant Program for Wildlife Research and Conservation
The Wildlife Acoustics grant program supports the advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation. The focus areas of the program include supporting scientists with product grants to advance the study of bats, birds, amphibians, and other terrestrial wildlife, travel grants to help researchers attend conferences, and software-only grants through streamlined applications.
Funding Organization: Wildlife Acoustics
Scope: Wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation
Grant Types:
• Standard Product Grant: Up to $12,000 USD in eligible products. Individual applicants may request recorders, accessories, and software licenses totaling up to $4,000 USD.
• Software-Only Grant: Selected recipients will receive one or more annual Kaleidoscope Pro licenses.
• Travel Grant: This grant, up to $1,000 USD, is for early-career professionals using Wildlife Acoustics recorders and/or software who want to present a talk or poster at an upcoming conference.
Application Process: Applications must be submitted online at: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=wildlifeacoustics
Application Deadline: 15 May 2026
Further information: https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant-program
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For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel. 02 470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th
