The Forrest Research Foundation is now accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships commencing in 2027.
The Forrest Research Foundation is offering up to four prestigious three-year postdoctoral Fellowships in 2027 to outstanding researchers from around the world to conduct paradigm-shifting research based at any of Western Australia’s five universities.
Key dates
Information session: 27 May 2026 (register here) Applications close: 11:59PM AWST, 30 June 2026 Shortlisting complete: Early September 2026 Call for references and interviews: Late September 2026 Outcome advised: By end of November 2026 Fellowships commence: 2027
The Fellowships are open to candidates from all countries and all disciplines and are intended to accelerate opportunities for outstanding researchers.
Applicants will have an outstanding academic profile and will have already made significant personal research contributions to their discipline. They will have gained high-level research experience through studying and researching in a number of different institutions, and their innovative doctoral research will be recognised well beyond their current institutional home. Benefits
These generous fellowships provide an academic salary and accommodation in a luxury self-contained apartment at Forrest Hall, with a total value of over AU$500,000. Within Forrest Hall, Fellows will live amongst other researchers in a vibrant and inspiring research environment. The Foundation also offers a unique “researcher journey” program that exposes our Fellows to world leading researchers, mentoring, connections with Australia’s learned academies and more.
How to apply
Applications are now open on the Forrest Research Foundation website until 30 June 2026. For more information, visit https://forrestresearch.org.au/fellowships/.
