International PhD Programme (IPP), winter call 2026/2027

Who can apply: You need a completed application form submitted before the deadline, a Master’s degree or equivalent (a first-class BA Hons or BSc Hons is accepted) or the expectation of receiving one before enrolment, full details of two referees of whom at least one should have supervised you on a research project, and a high level… What is funded: IMB states that all PhD projects in the IPP are fully funded. No figure is printed on the programme or application pages, so none is stated here. The school runs with about 200 doctoral researchers from more than 40 countries across IMB, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University Medical Center Mainz…. Deadline: 15 October 2026. Round: Winter call 2026/2027. IMB recruits in two calls a year, in summer and in winter..

Read the full call and apply on the official page: Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, official page.

Who can apply

• You need a completed application form submitted before the deadline, a Master's degree or equivalent (a first-class BA Hons or BSc Hons is accepted) or the expectation of receiving one before enrolment, full details of two referees of whom at least one should have supervised you on a research project, and a high level of spoken and written English. IMB receives around 500 applications per call and says applications sent by any other route than the online platform are not considered. No application fee is charged.

Stage dates

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