Overview
STRI's 2027 Tupper Postdoctoral Fellowship offers a three-year research appointment in Panama with a $57,000 annual stipend and research budget up to $16,000; applications are due June 15, 2027.
Complete research opportunity details
The fellowship is awarded annually to an outstanding postdoctoral researcher in one of the research fields represented at STRI. The successful fellow must reside in Panama for the full three-year appointment while conducting research at a STRI facility. STRI's fellowship guidance instructs applicants to contact the staff scientist they wish to work with before submitting the formal application.
Eligibility requirements
Researchers whose PhD studies are completed before the fellowship begins are eligible. Applicants should identify and contact an appropriate STRI staff-scientist research advisor before the formal application, following the official fellowship guidance.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Verified on STRI's current fellowship-opportunities page. The current section explicitly lists the June 15, 2027 deadline, three-year duration, Panama residency requirement, $57,000 yearly stipend and research budget up to $16,000.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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