Life Science PhD, Fellowship and Scholarship Deadlines: 64 Close by 28 September 2026
Sixty-four verified life science funding deadlines close by 28 September 2026, and ten of them close today, 15 September. Sixty-one entries are new since last week’s issue, forty-seven of them from India. Every date here was read on the funding organisation’s own website, and every stored record was re-checked on 14 September 2026.
This is our weekly funding roundup for life scientists, a day later than usual. Every entry was checked against the funding organisation’s own website. Nothing here comes from a scholarship aggregator, and nothing here charges a fee to apply. If you only want the imminent ones, the directory has a closing this week filter, and last week’s issue is still up as the 21 September roundup.
The shape of this week is simple. India’s research institutes published a wave of short, funded project posts with walk-in interviews inside the next fortnight, and several of them want exactly the computational skills this site teaches. Europe’s PhD season kept opening, with deadlines that run from October to December.
| Programme | Host / country | Level | Funding | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Junior Research Fellow, epigenomics and transcriptomics, Dr Srinivas Animireddy lab (Advt. No. inStem/Temp/40/2026) | BRIC-inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine), Bengaluru, India | Master’s | One Project Junior Research Fellow post in the Developmental Chromatin Dynamics… | 15.09.2026 |
| Senior Research Fellow / Project Associate-II, genome-edited rice for grain mineral content, Dr Hasthi Ram lab | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Master’s | One Senior Research Fellow or Project Associate-II post at Rs 42,000 a month plus 27 per… | 15/09/2026 |
| Senior Research Fellow / Senior Project Associate, genome-edited nitrogen use efficient rice (GENUEINrice), Dr Amar Pal Singh (advertisement dated 08-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Master’s | INR Rs 42,000 per month plus 27 per cent HRA. | Walk-in interview 15 September 2026, from |
| DSTI-CSIR Inter-Programme Bursary Scheme | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa, funded by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, South Africa | Multiple levels | ZAR 160,000 to 180,000/year plus a ZAR 10,000 laptop allowance. | 15 September 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuro-Epigenetics, Boulard Group, EMBL Rome (JR3986) | EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), Italy | Postdoc | One postdoctoral post in Mathieu Boulard’s group in the Epigenetics and Neurobiology Unit… | 15 September 2026 (applications reviewed as they arrive) |
| Individual Grants for Young Researchers 2026: Postdoctoral fellows in France, autumn session | Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer, France | Postdoc | EUR 57204. | 15 September 2026, 15h |
| Hubrecht International PhD Program (HIPP), 2026-2027 round | Hubrecht Institute (KNAW), Utrecht, Netherlands (applications accepted worldwide) | Master’s | A fully funded four-year PhD position at the Hubrecht Institute in the Utrecht Science… | 15 September 2026 |
| IMPRS for Functional Material Design doctoral positions, 2026 call | International Max Planck Research School for Functional Material Design (IMPRS-FMD), Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany | PhD | Nine advertised projects in the 2026 call, inside a school of 23 doctoral researchers on… | Tuesday, 15 September 2026 |
| Summer Research Scholarship Programme 2026/2027 | Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand | Mixed | A research project of up to ten weeks, about 400 hours, over the summer trimester… | A completed online application must be submitted, Tuesday 15 September 2026 |
| University Research Committee (URC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2027 | University of Cape Town, South Africa | Postdoc | ZAR 350,000/year. | 15 September 2026 |
| Programa de Becas de Posgrado Nacional (National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme) | Agencia Nacional de Investigacion e Innovacion (ANII), Uruguay, Uruguay | Multiple levels | Monthly financial support for postgraduate students to complete a master’s or a doctorate… | 16 September 2026. ANII prints the closing time without a timezone, so treat it as Uruguayan local time and submit early. The window opened 18 August 2026. |
| Australia-USA Mobility Fund (Adam J Berry Memorial Fund) | Australian Academy of Science, Australia | PhD | AUD 5,000. | 16 September 2026 Applications close at 11. |
| France and Europe EMCR Mobility Grants | Australian Academy of Science, Australia | Postdoc | AUD 8,500. | 16 September 2026 Applications close |
| Project Associate-I, etiopathogenesis of systemic inflammation in acute pancreatitis, Dr Nitya Wadhwa (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs 31,000 per month plus HRA if NET or GATE qualified, otherwise Rs 25,000 per month… | Walk-in interview 16 September 2026 |
| Principal Project Associate, polyphosphate signalling in microbial pathogenesis and host immunity, Dr Ramandeep Singh (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Postdoc | INR Rs 49,000 per month plus HRA. | Walk-in interview 16 September 2026 |
| Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) | CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC (Canada Research Training Awards Suite), Canada | Postdoc | CAD 70,000 per year for 24 months. | 16 September 2026 for CIHR (health and life sciences); 19 October 2026 for NSERC (biology) |
| Project Research Scientist-II (Non-Medical), NGS and bioinformatics for multi-pathogen wastewater surveillance (Notification No. W0926/A, post code W010926A) | CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India | Multiple levels | INR Rs. 67,000/- + 30% HRA per month. | Walk-in interview on Wednesday 16 September 2026, registration, CSIR-CCMB, Habsiguda, Hyderabad |
| Globalink Research Internship (GRI) 2027 | Mitacs, Canada | Undergraduate | Mitacs publishes no single award figure. The award covers a contribution towards… | 16 September 2026 |
| Direct Senior Research Fellowship (Direct-SRF), Advertisement No. 2026/Direct SRF/1 | CSIR-Human Resource Development Group (CSIR-HRDG), India | Master’s | INR Rs. 42,000/month + Rs. 20,000/year contingency. | 17 September 2026 (online applications opened 18 August 2026) |
| Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Awards | Genetics Society of America (GSA), United States | Bachelors | Support towards travel or registration costs for an undergraduate presenting Drosophila… | 17 September 2026 |
| Paid Internship (two months), adaptive strategies of forest trees to temperature and water stress, Prof. Robert John Chandran (MoE STARS project) | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India | Master’s | INR Rs 18,000 per month (consolidated). | 17 September 2026, walk-in interview, Room 219, TRC Building, IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur |
| Project Associate-I, DBT National Network Component-IICB project, Dr Shailesh Kumar laboratory (advertisement dated 02-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 25,000/month + HRA. | 18 September 2026, walk-in interview from |
| Senior Project Associate (Bioanalyst), Placenta Health Project adaptive dose finding platform, Dr Nitya Wadhwa (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs 55,000 per month. | Walk-in interview 18 September 2026 |
| Senior Project Associate, gastrointestinal tract microbiome of neonates with and without sepsis, Dr Bhabatosh Das (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs 42,000 per month plus HRA. | Walk-in interview 18 September 2026 |
| Project Associate-I/II and Senior Project Associate, projects at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Bengaluru (Advertisement No. PAT-I/II & SPAT – Sept. 2026) | CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), India | Master’s | INR Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 42,000/- + HRA depending on post and NET/GATE/LS status. | Walk-in interview on 18 September 2026 at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, Allalasandra, GKVK Post, Bengaluru 560065 (the body says reporting time; the header says 10.) |
| Project Associate-I and Project Associate-II, Aroma Mission 4.0 at CSIR-NBRI Lucknow (Advertisement No. 09/Project/2026) | CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow, India | Master’s | INR PAT-I Rs. 31,000/- or 25,000/- + HRA; PAT-II Rs. 35,000/- or 28,000/- + HRA. | Walk-in interview on 18 September 2026, K. N. Kaul Block, CSIR-NBRI, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow; arrive one hour early for document verification |
| DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics | Genetics Society of America (GSA), United States | Multiple levels | USD 1,000. | 18 September 2026 |
| Human Technopole PhD positions via the Politecnico di Milano PhD in Data Analytics and Decision Sciences | Human Technopole (HT), Milan, Italy | Master’S Graduate, Doctoral Student | EUR 1400. | 18 September 2026 |
| Junior Research Fellow on a de novo peptide and peptidomimetic project (ADVT-184/2026) | Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 38,440/- per month. | Walk-in interview on Friday 18 September 2026, reporting between 1. 2. Meeting Room 1, 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210. The advert names no timezone, so only the date is asserted here. |
| Junior Research Fellow on a DBT antimicrobial coatings project (NCU-EMR-176) | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, India | Multiple levels | One temporary Junior Research Fellow position. The advert states no stipend figure, so… | Applications by email latest by 20 September 2026. The advert names no clock time and no timezone, so only the date is asserted here. |
| Project Research Scientist-II, BRAIN-TB bacterial regulators of CNS tuberculosis (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/17/2026) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Postdoc | One Project Research Scientist-II post at Rs 67,000 a month plus house rent allowance on… | Walk-in interview 21 September 2026 |
| Junior Research Fellow on a DBT-funded ovarian cancer project (ADVT-183/2026) | Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 46,990/- p.m. (Rs. 37,000 + 27% HRA). | Walk-in interview on Monday 21 September 2026, reporting between 2. 2. Meeting Room I, Khanolkar Shodhika, 3rd floor, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210. The advert names no timezone, so only the date is asserted here. |
| Project Technical Support-I, hiPSC-derived granulocytes for multidrug resistant microbial sepsis (Advt. No. ACTREC/ADVT-188/2026) | Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India | Undergraduate | INR Rs. 23,400/- pm (Rs. 18,000/- + 30% HRA). | Walk-in interview on Monday 21 September 2026, reporting, Meeting room, 3rd Floor, Paymaster Shodhika, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210 |
| AACR-World Cancer Research Fund International-Prevent Cancer Foundation Cancer Prevention Research Fellowship | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), United States (host institution may be anywhere in the world) | Postdoc | USD 130000. | 22 September 2026 |
| Project Research Scientist-I, AI models from maternal and neonatal imaging data (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/17/2026) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | One Project Research Scientist-I post at Rs 56,000 a month plus house rent allowance on… | Walk-in interview 22 September 2026 |
| Project Associate PAT-I and PAT-II, region specific smart agrotechnologies for soil and plant health Phase II (Advt. No. 16/2026, position codes 16007, 16008, 16009) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 35,000/- + HRA depending on post and NET/GATE status. | Walk-in interview on 22 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed |
| Young Professional-I, characterization of German Chamomile varieties (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16006) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 30,000/- per month (consolidated). | Walk-in interview on 22 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed |
| National Health Research Enterprise Doctoral Programme PhD Scholarships | South African Medical Research Council, South Africa | PhD | ZAR 250,000/year. | 22 September 2026 |
| SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme, PhD and Master’s Scholarships | South African Medical Research Council, South Africa | Multiple levels | ZAR 250,000/year (PhD); ZAR 200,000/year (Master’s). | 22 September 2026 |
| Research Assistant (on SHI), walk-in interview (Advt. No. ACTREC/ADVT-100/2026) | Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India | Undergraduate | INR Rs. 23,000/- per month (consolidated). | Walk-in interview on Tuesday 22 September 2026, reporting, Meeting Room No. II, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210 |
| Junior Research Fellow, cancer associated fibroblast subpopulations in pancreatic tumour immunomodulation (Advt. No. 36/2026) | BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, funded by DBT, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 37,000/month + 18% HRA. | 23 September 2026 |
| Project Associate-I, functional significance of novel genetic variations in multi-ancestry Indian populations (Advt. No. 35/2026) | BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, funded by DBT, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 31,000/month + 20% HRA (Rs. 28,000/month + 20% HRA without NET or GATE). | 23 September 2026, walk-in interview from |
| Project Technical Support-II, brain ageing reference atlas and spatial transcriptome facility (Advt. No. 34/2026) | BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, funded by ICMR, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 20,000/month + 20% HRA. | 23 September 2026 |
| Project Assistant, multi-epitope nanoparticle-based broadly protective beta coronavirus candidate vaccine, Dr Sweety Samal (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/17/2026) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 45,000/month consolidated. | 23 September 2026, walk-in written test, skill test or interview |
| Project Associate-I/II and Project Assistant-II, Aroma Mission 4.0 at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Pantnagar (Advertisement No. CRC PANT/AROMA PAT/SEP. 2026) | CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), India | Multiple levels | INR Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 35,000/- + HRA depending on post and NET/GATE status. | Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, reporting, CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Dist. Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand |
| Project Assistant-II and Project Associate PAT-I, region specific smart agrotechnologies Phase II (Advt. No. 16/2026, position codes 16010 and 16011) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Multiple levels | INR Rs. 20,000/- + HRA (PA-II); Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (PAT-I). | Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed |
| Project Assistant-II, Bioresource, Conservation and Prospection (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16013) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Undergraduate | INR Rs. 20,000/- PM + 10% HRA. | Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed |
| Project Associate PAT-I, cultivation and chemical standards for Heeng (Ferula assa-foetida) in India (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16012) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 25,000/- PM + 8% HRA. | Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed |
| Project Associate-II / Senior Research Fellow, MYB96 transcription factors for drought tolerance and oil content in Indian mustard and groundnut, Dr Swarup Roy Choudhury (DBT project, Advt. 72/2026) | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, India | INR Rs. 42,000/- + 10% HRA per month (NET/GATE qualified); Rs. 33,000/- + 10% HRA per… | 23 September 2026 application); tentative interview 28 September 2026 | |
| Project Research Scientist-I, lipid metabolic pathways in non-responder NACT-treated luminal breast cancer (Advt. No. 34/Project/2026/HR) | Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, India | Postdoc | INR Rs. 56,000/month + 30% HRA. | 23 September 2026, walk-in interview |
| National Glaucoma Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (FY27) | BrightFocus Foundation, United States | Postdoc | USD 125,000 over two years. | 24 September 2026 |
| Project Research Scientist-I (PRS-I), metabolomics and proteomics of neurocysticercosis, CYST-OMICS (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16016) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 58,000/- + 10% HRA. | Walk-in interview on 24 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed |
| Project Associate PAT-I, deep learning with hyperspectral images and metabolites for tea leaf grading (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16014) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | INR Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA. | Walk-in interview on 24 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed | |
| Project Associate, mRNA and siRNA combinational vaccine for solid tumours with lipid nanoparticle delivery, Dr Debasmita Dutta (ANRF project) | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 37000/- + 30% HRA. | Email CV by 24 September 2026; interview 25 September 2026, DCS Meeting Room, Research Complex (3rd Floor), IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246 (online option on request) |
| Junior Research Fellow / Project Associate-I, bio-molecular films for UV-induced macromolecular damage in space, Dr Prasanna Katti (ISRO-LEOS project, Advt. 67/2026) | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 37,000/- + 10% HRA per month (NET/GATE qualified); Rs. 30,000/- + 10% HRA per… | 24 September 2026 application) |
| Project Associate-II, ribosome hibernation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Advt. No. 28/Project/2026/HR) | Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, funded by DBT, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 42,000/month + 27% HRA. | 24 September 2026, walk-in interview |
| Project-JRF, structural biology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-1 secretion system (Advt. No. 30/Project/2026/HR) | Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, funded by DBT, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 37,000/month + 27% HRA. | 24 September 2026, walk-in interview |
| Project-JRF, Entamoeba histolytica ribosome as a drug target for amoebiasis (Advt. No. 32/Project/2026/HR) | Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 31,000/month + 24% HRA. | 24 September 2026, walk-in interview |
| JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short-term Program PE, Open Call) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan | Multiple levels | JPY 362,000/month for PhD holders, JPY 200,000/month for doctoral students. | 25 September 2026 |
| EMBL-EBI and Sanger Postdoctoral Fellowship (ESPOD) | EMBL-EBI and Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom (Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton) | Postdoc | A three-year project-based contract. Benefits listed include monthly family and child… | 27 September 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, structure-based classification of MGnify metagenomic protein families, Finn Research Group, EMBL-EBI (JR4408) | EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), United Kingdom | Postdoc | GBP 3,535/month after tax (Year 1 stipend). | 27 September 2026 |
| Beca de Doctorado BIO Fulbright ANID, Convocatoria 2026 | ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo), Chile, with the Comision Fulbright Chile, Chile | A full doctoral scholarship for Chileans to start a PhD at a United States university… | Fin del plazo de recepcion de postulaciones: lunes 28 de septiembre 2026 de Chile continental (end of the application period, Monday 28 September 2026 | |
| Project Associate-I and Technical Assistant, indigenous genome-editing tools for high-yielding rice, Dr Aashish Ranjan laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Multiple levels | INR Project Associate-I Rs. 31,000/month + 27% HRA; Technical Assistant Rs. 20,000/month… | 28 September 2026, online interview from |
| Senior Research Fellow, mainstreaming rice landrace diversity through genome-wide association studies, Dr Aashish Ranjan laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 42,000/month + 27% HRA. | 28 September 2026, application by email, online interview from |
| AACR-AstraZeneca Fellowship for Physician-Scientists for Digital Pathology and AI Training | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), United States | Postdoc | USD 200000. | 29 September 2026 |
| Doctoral Research Scholarship 2027-2028 (B2), Regular component and Re-Entering Research component | Fonds de recherche du Quebec (FRQ), Canada | PhD | A doctoral research scholarship of 25,000 Canadian dollars a year, paid in term… | Deadline (application): September 29th, 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) | US National Science Foundation, Directorate for Biological Sciences, United States | Postdoc | USD 220,000 over two years. | 29 September 2026 submitting organisation’s local time |
| Project Associate-I and Project Assistant-II, CSIR-Aroma Mission 4.0, CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Hyderabad (Advt. No. CRCH/AROMA4.0/1/2026) | CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), India | Multiple levels | INR Rs. 31,000/- or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (PAT-I); Rs. 20,000/- + HRA (PA-II). | Walk-in interview on 30 September 2026, reporting, CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, Street No. 1, Annapurna Colony, Boduppal, Hyderabad 500092 |
| Project Associate II, TRAPP complex components as antiviral targets against influenza, Dr Indranil Banerjee lab (DBT project BT/PR54930/BMS2/156/113/2024) | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, India | Master’s | INR 28,000 + HRA. | Email application on or before 30 September 2026 |
| Matter to Life Undergraduate Research Opportunities (MtL-URO) 2027 | Max Planck School Matter to Life (Max Planck Schools), Germany | Undergraduate | A funded 10-week research internship for Bachelor’s students in the lab of a Max Planck… | 1 October 2026 (application window 1 August to 1 October 2026) |
| Project Associate-I, metabolic signatures of symbiotic and pathogenic legume-microbe interactions (Advt. No. 33/Project/2026/HR) | Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 20,000/month + 24% HRA. | 1 October 2026 (in-person walk-in interview; candidates arriving after not considered) |
| Junior Research Fellow, Short-Term Research Fellowship programme, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 37,000/month + HRA. | 5 October 2026, walk-in interview from |
| Junior Research Fellow, peanut symbiotic hemoglobin for plant-based meat (DBT-BIRAC Smart Proteins call), Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 14-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 37,000/month + HRA. | 5 October 2026 (walk-in interview from) |
| Research Associate-I, regeneration and genome editing efficiency in groundnut and pigeonpea, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Postdoc | INR Rs. 58,000/month + 27% HRA. | 5 October 2026, walk-in interview |
| Senior Research Fellow, characterization of chickpea germplasm for genomics-assisted crop improvement (advertisement dated 10-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 42,000/month + HRA. | 5 October 2026, walk-in interview from |
| Project Technical Support-III, pre-clinical model for India-specific Agarwal founder mutations in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A (Advt. No. 31/Project/2026/HR) | BRIC-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, funded by ICMR, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 28,000/month + 30% HRA. | 5 October 2026 |
| PhD Winter Selection 2027 (joint call with IMPRS Bio-MAP) | Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (DIGS-ILS), TU Dresden, Germany | PhD | Initial net income about EUR 1,500 per month (after tax and compulsory insurance), for up… | 15 October 2026 (GMT+2) |
| International PhD Programme (IPP), winter call 2026/2027 | Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany | PhD | IMB states that all PhD projects in the IPP are fully funded. No figure is printed on the… | 15 October 2026 |
| IMPRS for Brain & Behavior PhD programme, 2026/2027 selection round | International Max Planck Research School for Brain & Behavior (Max Planck Society), Bonn, Germany | PhD | Approximately EUR 2,000 net per month, rising over the course of the PhD. | 15 October 2026 |
| ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology Programme (SAWBP) PhD Fellowships, Cape Town, 2027 start | ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology), with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, South Africa | PhD | ZAR 16,500/month stipend + UCT tuition fees, 3 years. | 20 October 2026 |
| IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) PhD Program, 2027 intake | International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (Max Planck Institutes of Psychiatry and of Biological Intelligence, with LMU Munich), Germany | PhD | Structured English-language PhD programme in Munich run with LMU Munich, starting… | 31 October 2026 (references due 7 November 2026) |
| TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme | UNESCO-TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences), with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and SISSA, Italy (host laboratories in Trieste or Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia) | Master’s | A three-month research visit or training internship at a centre of excellence in Trieste… | 31 October 2026 |
| Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2027 | Indian Academy of Sciences (Bengaluru), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Prayagraj), India | Multiple levels | A two-month fellowship to work with a scientist associated with the three academies… | 30 November 2026 is the last date for receipt of applications online. No clock time and no timezone are stated, so only the date is asserted here. |
| Focus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship (FAST-SF) 2027 | Indian Academy of Sciences (Bengaluru), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Prayagraj), India | Multiple levels | About 200 fellowships will be offered during 2027. The fellowship funds two months of… | 30 November 2026 is the last date for submission of applications online. No clock time and no timezone are stated, so only the date is asserted here. |
| Integrated Master’s/PhD Program in Matter to Life, 2027 intake | Max Planck School Matter to Life (Max Planck Schools), Germany | Multiple levels | EUR 1,565 stipend (Master’s phase, period not printed); TVoD/TV-L E 13 contract in the… | 1 December 2026 (portal open from 1 September 2026) |
| Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence PhD Program, first cohort (2027 start) | Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (Max Planck Schools), Germany | PhD | The first PhD cohort of a new Germany-wide graduate school at the interface of AI and… | 1 December 2026 (portal open from 1 September 2026) |
| Max Planck School of Cognition doctoral program, 2027 intake | Max Planck School of Cognition (Max Planck Schools), Germany | EUR 1,565/month net stipend in the orientation year, then a public-service wage agreement… | 1 December 2026 (portal open from 1 September 2026) | |
| Engineering in Hydrocephalus Prize 2026 | Hydrocephalus Association, United States | Multiple levels | USD $250. | 4 December 2026. |
| PhD Admissions, March 2027 session | BRIC-National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, India | PhD | The fellowship is paid by the agency that awarded it (CSIR, UGC, DBT Category I, ICMR or… | 5 December 2026 |
| MDA Development Grants 2027 | Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), United States | Postdoc | USD no more than $90,000 per year for 3 years. | Letter of intent due 1 February 2027, which is the binding first step. The full application is due 1 April 2027 and the proposed start date is 1 September 2027. No clock time and no timezone are stated, so only the date is asserted here. |
| Post Graduate Dissertation programme, 6 or 12 months | BRIC-National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, India | Undergraduate | A full-time dissertation placement of 6 or 12 months in an NCCS laboratory, with a… | Varies by programme |
India: open this week
Project Junior Research Fellow, epigenomics and transcriptomics, Dr Srinivas Animireddy lab (Advt. No. inStem/Temp/40/2026)
One Project Junior Research Fellow post in the Developmental Chromatin Dynamics…
Deadline: 15.09.2026
Senior Research Fellow / Project Associate-II, genome-edited rice for grain mineral content, Dr Hasthi Ram lab
One Senior Research Fellow or Project Associate-II post at Rs 42,000 a month plus 27 per…
Deadline: 15/09/2026
Senior Research Fellow / Senior Project Associate, genome-edited nitrogen use efficient rice (GENUEINrice), Dr Amar Pal Singh (advertisement dated 08-09-2026)
INR Rs 42,000 per month plus 27 per cent HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview 15 September 2026, from
Project Associate-I, etiopathogenesis of systemic inflammation in acute pancreatitis, Dr Nitya Wadhwa (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II)
INR Rs 31,000 per month plus HRA if NET or GATE qualified, otherwise Rs 25,000 per month…
Deadline: Walk-in interview 16 September 2026
Principal Project Associate, polyphosphate signalling in microbial pathogenesis and host immunity, Dr Ramandeep Singh (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II)
INR Rs 49,000 per month plus HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview 16 September 2026
Project Research Scientist-II (Non-Medical), NGS and bioinformatics for multi-pathogen wastewater surveillance (Notification No. W0926/A, post code W010926A)
INR Rs. 67,000/- + 30% HRA per month.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on Wednesday 16 September 2026, registration, CSIR-CCMB, Habsiguda, Hyderabad
Direct Senior Research Fellowship (Direct-SRF), Advertisement No. 2026/Direct SRF/1
INR Rs. 42,000/month + Rs. 20,000/year contingency.
Deadline: 17 September 2026 (online applications opened 18 August 2026) · not open to international applicants
Paid Internship (two months), adaptive strategies of forest trees to temperature and water stress, Prof. Robert John Chandran (MoE STARS project)
INR Rs 18,000 per month (consolidated).
Deadline: 17 September 2026, walk-in interview, Room 219, TRC Building, IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur
Project Associate-I, DBT National Network Component-IICB project, Dr Shailesh Kumar laboratory (advertisement dated 02-09-2026)
INR Rs. 25,000/month + HRA.
Deadline: 18 September 2026, walk-in interview from
Senior Project Associate (Bioanalyst), Placenta Health Project adaptive dose finding platform, Dr Nitya Wadhwa (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II)
INR Rs 55,000 per month.
Deadline: Walk-in interview 18 September 2026
Senior Project Associate, gastrointestinal tract microbiome of neonates with and without sepsis, Dr Bhabatosh Das (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II)
INR Rs 42,000 per month plus HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview 18 September 2026
Project Associate-I/II and Senior Project Associate, projects at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Bengaluru (Advertisement No. PAT-I/II & SPAT – Sept. 2026)
INR Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 42,000/- + HRA depending on post and NET/GATE/LS status.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 18 September 2026 at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, Allalasandra, GKVK Post, Bengaluru 560065 (the body says reporting time; the header says 10.)
Project Associate-I and Project Associate-II, Aroma Mission 4.0 at CSIR-NBRI Lucknow (Advertisement No. 09/Project/2026)
INR PAT-I Rs. 31,000/- or 25,000/- + HRA; PAT-II Rs. 35,000/- or 28,000/- + HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 18 September 2026, K. N. Kaul Block, CSIR-NBRI, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow; arrive one hour early for document verification
Junior Research Fellow on a de novo peptide and peptidomimetic project (ADVT-184/2026)
INR Rs. 38,440/- per month.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on Friday 18 September 2026, reporting between 1. 2. Meeting Room 1, 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210. The advert names no timezone, so only the date is asserted here. · not open to international applicants
Junior Research Fellow on a DBT antimicrobial coatings project (NCU-EMR-176)
One temporary Junior Research Fellow position. The advert states no stipend figure, so…
Deadline: Applications by email latest by 20 September 2026. The advert names no clock time and no timezone, so only the date is asserted here.
Project Research Scientist-II, BRAIN-TB bacterial regulators of CNS tuberculosis (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/17/2026)
One Project Research Scientist-II post at Rs 67,000 a month plus house rent allowance on…
Deadline: Walk-in interview 21 September 2026
Junior Research Fellow on a DBT-funded ovarian cancer project (ADVT-183/2026)
INR Rs. 46,990/- p.m. (Rs. 37,000 + 27% HRA).
Deadline: Walk-in interview on Monday 21 September 2026, reporting between 2. 2. Meeting Room I, Khanolkar Shodhika, 3rd floor, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210. The advert names no timezone, so only the date is asserted here. · not open to international applicants
Project Technical Support-I, hiPSC-derived granulocytes for multidrug resistant microbial sepsis (Advt. No. ACTREC/ADVT-188/2026)
INR Rs. 23,400/- pm (Rs. 18,000/- + 30% HRA).
Deadline: Walk-in interview on Monday 21 September 2026, reporting, Meeting room, 3rd Floor, Paymaster Shodhika, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210
Project Research Scientist-I, AI models from maternal and neonatal imaging data (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/17/2026)
One Project Research Scientist-I post at Rs 56,000 a month plus house rent allowance on…
Deadline: Walk-in interview 22 September 2026
Project Associate PAT-I and PAT-II, region specific smart agrotechnologies for soil and plant health Phase II (Advt. No. 16/2026, position codes 16007, 16008, 16009)
INR Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 35,000/- + HRA depending on post and NET/GATE status.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 22 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed
Young Professional-I, characterization of German Chamomile varieties (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16006)
INR Rs. 30,000/- per month (consolidated).
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 22 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed
Research Assistant (on SHI), walk-in interview (Advt. No. ACTREC/ADVT-100/2026)
INR Rs. 23,000/- per month (consolidated).
Deadline: Walk-in interview on Tuesday 22 September 2026, reporting, Meeting Room No. II, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210
Junior Research Fellow, cancer associated fibroblast subpopulations in pancreatic tumour immunomodulation (Advt. No. 36/2026)
INR Rs. 37,000/month + 18% HRA.
Deadline: 23 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
Project Associate-I, functional significance of novel genetic variations in multi-ancestry Indian populations (Advt. No. 35/2026)
INR Rs. 31,000/month + 20% HRA (Rs. 28,000/month + 20% HRA without NET or GATE).
Deadline: 23 September 2026, walk-in interview from · not open to international applicants
Project Technical Support-II, brain ageing reference atlas and spatial transcriptome facility (Advt. No. 34/2026)
INR Rs. 20,000/month + 20% HRA.
Deadline: 23 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
Project Assistant, multi-epitope nanoparticle-based broadly protective beta coronavirus candidate vaccine, Dr Sweety Samal (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/17/2026)
INR Rs. 45,000/month consolidated.
Deadline: 23 September 2026, walk-in written test, skill test or interview
Project Associate-I/II and Project Assistant-II, Aroma Mission 4.0 at CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Pantnagar (Advertisement No. CRC PANT/AROMA PAT/SEP. 2026)
INR Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 35,000/- + HRA depending on post and NET/GATE status.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, reporting, CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Dist. Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand
Project Assistant-II and Project Associate PAT-I, region specific smart agrotechnologies Phase II (Advt. No. 16/2026, position codes 16010 and 16011)
INR Rs. 20,000/- + HRA (PA-II); Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (PAT-I).
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed
Project Assistant-II, Bioresource, Conservation and Prospection (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16013)
INR Rs. 20,000/- PM + 10% HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed
Project Associate PAT-I, cultivation and chemical standards for Heeng (Ferula assa-foetida) in India (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16012)
INR Rs. 25,000/- PM + 8% HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed
Project Associate-II / Senior Research Fellow, MYB96 transcription factors for drought tolerance and oil content in Indian mustard and groundnut, Dr Swarup Roy Choudhury (DBT project, Advt. 72/2026)
INR Rs. 42,000/- + 10% HRA per month (NET/GATE qualified); Rs. 33,000/- + 10% HRA per…
Deadline: 23 September 2026 application); tentative interview 28 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
Project Research Scientist-I, lipid metabolic pathways in non-responder NACT-treated luminal breast cancer (Advt. No. 34/Project/2026/HR)
INR Rs. 56,000/month + 30% HRA.
Deadline: 23 September 2026, walk-in interview
Project Research Scientist-I (PRS-I), metabolomics and proteomics of neurocysticercosis, CYST-OMICS (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16016)
INR Rs. 58,000/- + 10% HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 24 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed
Project Associate PAT-I, deep learning with hyperspectral images and metabolites for tea leaf grading (Advt. No. 16/2026, position code 16014)
INR Rs. 31,000/- + HRA (NET/GATE qualified) or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 24 September 2026, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (H.P.); candidates reporting after not allowed
Project Associate, mRNA and siRNA combinational vaccine for solid tumours with lipid nanoparticle delivery, Dr Debasmita Dutta (ANRF project)
INR Rs. 37000/- + 30% HRA.
Deadline: Email CV by 24 September 2026; interview 25 September 2026, DCS Meeting Room, Research Complex (3rd Floor), IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246 (online option on request)
Junior Research Fellow / Project Associate-I, bio-molecular films for UV-induced macromolecular damage in space, Dr Prasanna Katti (ISRO-LEOS project, Advt. 67/2026)
INR Rs. 37,000/- + 10% HRA per month (NET/GATE qualified); Rs. 30,000/- + 10% HRA per…
Deadline: 24 September 2026 application) · not open to international applicants
Project Associate-II, ribosome hibernation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Advt. No. 28/Project/2026/HR)
INR Rs. 42,000/month + 27% HRA.
Deadline: 24 September 2026, walk-in interview
Project-JRF, structural biology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-1 secretion system (Advt. No. 30/Project/2026/HR)
INR Rs. 37,000/month + 27% HRA.
Deadline: 24 September 2026, walk-in interview
Project-JRF, Entamoeba histolytica ribosome as a drug target for amoebiasis (Advt. No. 32/Project/2026/HR)
INR Rs. 31,000/month + 24% HRA.
Deadline: 24 September 2026, walk-in interview
Project Associate-I and Technical Assistant, indigenous genome-editing tools for high-yielding rice, Dr Aashish Ranjan laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)
INR Project Associate-I Rs. 31,000/month + 27% HRA; Technical Assistant Rs. 20,000/month…
Deadline: 28 September 2026, online interview from
Senior Research Fellow, mainstreaming rice landrace diversity through genome-wide association studies, Dr Aashish Ranjan laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)
INR Rs. 42,000/month + 27% HRA.
Deadline: 28 September 2026, application by email, online interview from
Project Associate-I and Project Assistant-II, CSIR-Aroma Mission 4.0, CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Hyderabad (Advt. No. CRCH/AROMA4.0/1/2026)
INR Rs. 31,000/- or Rs. 25,000/- + HRA (PAT-I); Rs. 20,000/- + HRA (PA-II).
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 30 September 2026, reporting, CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre, Street No. 1, Annapurna Colony, Boduppal, Hyderabad 500092
Project Associate II, TRAPP complex components as antiviral targets against influenza, Dr Indranil Banerjee lab (DBT project BT/PR54930/BMS2/156/113/2024)
INR 28,000 + HRA.
Deadline: Email application on or before 30 September 2026
Project Associate-I, metabolic signatures of symbiotic and pathogenic legume-microbe interactions (Advt. No. 33/Project/2026/HR)
INR Rs. 20,000/month + 24% HRA.
Deadline: 1 October 2026 (in-person walk-in interview; candidates arriving after not considered)
Junior Research Fellow, Short-Term Research Fellowship programme, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)
INR Rs. 37,000/month + HRA.
Deadline: 5 October 2026, walk-in interview from
Junior Research Fellow, peanut symbiotic hemoglobin for plant-based meat (DBT-BIRAC Smart Proteins call), Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 14-09-2026)
INR Rs. 37,000/month + HRA.
Deadline: 5 October 2026 (walk-in interview from)
Research Associate-I, regeneration and genome editing efficiency in groundnut and pigeonpea, Dr Senjuti Sinharoy laboratory (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)
INR Rs. 58,000/month + 27% HRA.
Deadline: 5 October 2026, walk-in interview
Senior Research Fellow, characterization of chickpea germplasm for genomics-assisted crop improvement (advertisement dated 10-09-2026)
INR Rs. 42,000/month + HRA.
Deadline: 5 October 2026, walk-in interview from
Project Technical Support-III, pre-clinical model for India-specific Agarwal founder mutations in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A (Advt. No. 31/Project/2026/HR)
INR Rs. 28,000/month + 30% HRA.
Deadline: 5 October 2026
Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2027
A two-month fellowship to work with a scientist associated with the three academies…
Deadline: 30 November 2026 is the last date for receipt of applications online. No clock time and no timezone are stated, so only the date is asserted here. · not open to international applicants
Focus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship (FAST-SF) 2027
About 200 fellowships will be offered during 2027. The fellowship funds two months of…
Deadline: 30 November 2026 is the last date for submission of applications online. No clock time and no timezone are stated, so only the date is asserted here. · not open to international applicants
PhD Admissions, March 2027 session
The fellowship is paid by the agency that awarded it (CSIR, UGC, DBT Category I, ICMR or…
Deadline: 5 December 2026 · not open to international applicants
Post Graduate Dissertation programme, 6 or 12 months
A full-time dissertation placement of 6 or 12 months in an NCCS laboratory, with a…
Deadline: Varies by programme
Africa: open this week
DSTI-CSIR Inter-Programme Bursary Scheme
ZAR 160,000 to 180,000/year plus a ZAR 10,000 laptop allowance.
Deadline: 15 September 2026
University Research Committee (URC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2027
ZAR 350,000/year.
Deadline: 15 September 2026
National Health Research Enterprise Doctoral Programme PhD Scholarships
ZAR 250,000/year.
Deadline: 22 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme, PhD and Master’s Scholarships
ZAR 250,000/year (PhD); ZAR 200,000/year (Master’s).
Deadline: 22 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology Programme (SAWBP) PhD Fellowships, Cape Town, 2027 start
ZAR 16,500/month stipend + UCT tuition fees, 3 years.
Deadline: 20 October 2026 · not open to international applicants
Europe: open this week
Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuro-Epigenetics, Boulard Group, EMBL Rome (JR3986)
One postdoctoral post in Mathieu Boulard’s group in the Epigenetics and Neurobiology Unit…
Deadline: 15 September 2026 (applications reviewed as they arrive)
Individual Grants for Young Researchers 2026: Postdoctoral fellows in France, autumn session
EUR 57204.
Deadline: 15 September 2026, 15h
Hubrecht International PhD Program (HIPP), 2026-2027 round
A fully funded four-year PhD position at the Hubrecht Institute in the Utrecht Science…
Deadline: 15 September 2026
IMPRS for Functional Material Design doctoral positions, 2026 call
Nine advertised projects in the 2026 call, inside a school of 23 doctoral researchers on…
Deadline: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Human Technopole PhD positions via the Politecnico di Milano PhD in Data Analytics and Decision Sciences
EUR 1400.
Deadline: 18 September 2026
EMBL-EBI and Sanger Postdoctoral Fellowship (ESPOD)
A three-year project-based contract. Benefits listed include monthly family and child…
Deadline: 27 September 2026
Postdoctoral Fellow, structure-based classification of MGnify metagenomic protein families, Finn Research Group, EMBL-EBI (JR4408)
GBP 3,535/month after tax (Year 1 stipend).
Deadline: 27 September 2026
Matter to Life Undergraduate Research Opportunities (MtL-URO) 2027
A funded 10-week research internship for Bachelor’s students in the lab of a Max Planck…
Deadline: 1 October 2026 (application window 1 August to 1 October 2026)
PhD Winter Selection 2027 (joint call with IMPRS Bio-MAP)
Initial net income about EUR 1,500 per month (after tax and compulsory insurance), for up…
Deadline: 15 October 2026 (GMT+2)
International PhD Programme (IPP), winter call 2026/2027
IMB states that all PhD projects in the IPP are fully funded. No figure is printed on the…
Deadline: 15 October 2026
IMPRS for Brain & Behavior PhD programme, 2026/2027 selection round
Approximately EUR 2,000 net per month, rising over the course of the PhD.
Deadline: 15 October 2026
IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) PhD Program, 2027 intake
Structured English-language PhD programme in Munich run with LMU Munich, starting…
Deadline: 31 October 2026 (references due 7 November 2026)
TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme
A three-month research visit or training internship at a centre of excellence in Trieste…
Deadline: 31 October 2026 · not open to international applicants
Integrated Master’s/PhD Program in Matter to Life, 2027 intake
EUR 1,565 stipend (Master’s phase, period not printed); TVoD/TV-L E 13 contract in the…
Deadline: 1 December 2026 (portal open from 1 September 2026)
Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence PhD Program, first cohort (2027 start)
The first PhD cohort of a new Germany-wide graduate school at the interface of AI and…
Deadline: 1 December 2026 (portal open from 1 September 2026)
Max Planck School of Cognition doctoral program, 2027 intake
EUR 1,565/month net stipend in the orientation year, then a public-service wage agreement…
Deadline: 1 December 2026 (portal open from 1 September 2026)
Asia-Pacific: open this week
Summer Research Scholarship Programme 2026/2027
A research project of up to ten weeks, about 400 hours, over the summer trimester…
Deadline: A completed online application must be submitted, Tuesday 15 September 2026
Australia-USA Mobility Fund (Adam J Berry Memorial Fund)
AUD 5,000.
Deadline: 16 September 2026 Applications close at 11.
France and Europe EMCR Mobility Grants
AUD 8,500.
Deadline: 16 September 2026 Applications close
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short-term Program PE, Open Call)
JPY 362,000/month for PhD holders, JPY 200,000/month for doctoral students.
Deadline: 25 September 2026
Latin America: open this week
Programa de Becas de Posgrado Nacional (National Postgraduate Scholarship Programme)
Monthly financial support for postgraduate students to complete a master’s or a doctorate…
Deadline: 16 September 2026. ANII prints the closing time without a timezone, so treat it as Uruguayan local time and submit early. The window opened 18 August 2026.
Beca de Doctorado BIO Fulbright ANID, Convocatoria 2026
A full doctoral scholarship for Chileans to start a PhD at a United States university…
Deadline: Fin del plazo de recepcion de postulaciones: lunes 28 de septiembre 2026 de Chile continental (end of the application period, Monday 28 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
North America: open this week
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)
CAD 70,000 per year for 24 months.
Deadline: 16 September 2026 for CIHR (health and life sciences); 19 October 2026 for NSERC (biology)
Globalink Research Internship (GRI) 2027
Mitacs publishes no single award figure. The award covers a contribution towards…
Deadline: 16 September 2026
Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Awards
Support towards travel or registration costs for an undergraduate presenting Drosophila…
Deadline: 17 September 2026
DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics
USD 1,000.
Deadline: 18 September 2026
AACR-World Cancer Research Fund International-Prevent Cancer Foundation Cancer Prevention Research Fellowship
USD 130000.
Deadline: 22 September 2026
National Glaucoma Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (FY27)
USD 125,000 over two years.
Deadline: 24 September 2026
AACR-AstraZeneca Fellowship for Physician-Scientists for Digital Pathology and AI Training
USD 200000.
Deadline: 29 September 2026
Doctoral Research Scholarship 2027-2028 (B2), Regular component and Re-Entering Research component
A doctoral research scholarship of 25,000 Canadian dollars a year, paid in term…
Deadline: Deadline (application): September 29th, 2026
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
USD 220,000 over two years.
Deadline: 29 September 2026 submitting organisation’s local time · not open to international applicants
Engineering in Hydrocephalus Prize 2026
USD $250.
Deadline: 4 December 2026.
MDA Development Grants 2027
USD no more than $90,000 per year for 3 years.
Deadline: Letter of intent due 1 February 2027, which is the binding first step. The full application is due 1 April 2027 and the proposed start date is 1 September 2027. No clock time and no timezone are stated, so only the date is asserted here. · not open to international applicants
These are this week’s openings. The full list of every verified opportunity, with filters, is at stemskillslab.com/opportunities.
What closes first?
Ten entries close today, 15 September 2026, so if you are reading this on the day, start with the three that need the most work: the Hubrecht International PhD Program in Utrecht, the IMPRS for Functional Material Design, and a 12-month postdoc in neuro-epigenetics at EMBL Rome, which EMBL says it is reviewing as applications arrive. Two BRIC-NIPGR posts, a BRIC-inStem project JRF and the University of Cape Town’s postdoctoral fellowships also close today.
On 16 September the Canada Postdoctoral Research Award and the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship close, alongside a new CSIR-CCMB post described below. On 17 September the CSIR Direct Senior Research Fellowship closes at Rs. 42,000 a month, and so does a two-month paid internship in forest tree ecology at IISER Kolkata for a master’s graduate, at Rs 18,000 a month, selected by walk-in interview.
Are there posts for bioinformatics and computational biology graduates this week?
Yes, five, all in India. Each names bioinformatics, coding or sequencing data analysis in its eligibility, and each closes within a fortnight.
The strongest is a Project Research Scientist-II at CSIR-CCMB Hyderabad running NGS and genomic data analysis for multi-pathogen wastewater surveillance, at Rs. 67,000 a month plus 30 per cent HRA, with a walk-in interview on 16 September. It takes a PhD, or a postgraduate degree plus three years of experience, and asks for programming in a language such as Python or R shown through publications or a code repository. It is open to Indian nationals only.
For a fresh graduate, CSIR-IHBT Palampur has a Project Associate post on deep learning with hyperspectral images for tea leaf grading that accepts a B.Tech or an M.Sc. in bioinformatics or computational biology, with a walk-in on 24 September. Note that its project tenure ends on 5 December 2026. BRIC-ILS Bhubaneswar wants coding, database development and NGS analysis including single-cell data for a Project Associate-I on genetic variation in multi-ancestry Indian populations, walk-in 23 September. The four Project Associate-I posts at CSIR-NBRI Lucknow on Aroma Mission 4.0 list an M.Sc. in bioinformatics among the accepted degrees, walk-in 18 September. The fifth closes today: a Project JRF in epigenomics and transcriptomics at BRIC-inStem that prefers R or Python and NGS analysis and accepts an M.Sc. in bioinformatics.
If your interest is structure and drug design rather than sequence data, two posts fit better: the ACTREC Junior Research Fellow on de novo peptides and peptidomimetics at Rs. 38,440 a month, walk-in 18 September, and the RCB Project-JRF on the Entamoeba histolytica ribosome as a drug target, where cryo-electron microscopy experience is desirable, walk-in 24 September. Our computational biology skills roadmap is a place to start if you want to build toward posts like these.
What did Indian institutes open this week?
Forty-seven of the sixty-one new entries are Indian. CSIR-IHBT alone accounts for seven entries under one advertisement, No. 16/2026, with walk-ins between 22 and 24 September, from a Project Research Scientist-I on the metabolomics and proteomics of neurocysticercosis at Rs. 58,000 a month to a Project Associate on cultivating heeng. CSIR-CIMAP has walk-ins at three regional centres on three dates: Bengaluru on 18 September, Pantnagar on 23 September and Hyderabad on 30 September.
Two IISER posts apply by email rather than in person. IISER Kolkata’s Project Associate on an mRNA and siRNA cancer vaccine with lipid nanoparticle delivery pays Rs. 37,000 plus 30 per cent HRA and wants a CV by 24 September. IISER Mohali’s Project Associate II on TRAPP complex components as antiviral targets against influenza wants a master’s degree plus two years of research experience, by 30 September. IISER Tirupati added two DBT and ISRO project posts closing 23 and 24 September, both for Indian nationals.
BRIC-NIPGR in New Delhi has some of the latest walk-in dates: four posts in Dr Senjuti Sinharoy’s laboratory on 5 October, including a new Junior Research Fellow building yeast strains for a plant-based meat protein and a Senior Research Fellow on chickpea germplasm, plus a Senior Research Fellow on rice landrace GWAS on 28 September.
Almost all of them ask for NET, GATE or an equivalent test, set an age limit and turn away candidates whose results are awaited, so check all three before you travel. The full Indian set is under opportunities in India.
Which European PhD programmes are open now?
Two funded PhD calls joined the list this week. The IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry in Munich is taking applications for its 2027 intake until 31 October, from students of any country with a master’s or a medical degree. Every student is paid a salary under the German public-sector scale, there are no tuition fees, and you may choose up to three research groups. Two referees must submit their letters by 7 November. In Dresden, the DIGS-ILS PhD Winter Selection 2027, run jointly with IMPRS Bio-MAP, closes on 15 October with a net income of about 1,500 euros a month for up to four years, and your application cannot be submitted until two reference letters have arrived.
Others were already open. The IMB Mainz International PhD Programme and the IMPRS for Brain and Behavior in Bonn both close on 15 October. On 1 December three Max Planck Schools close together: the first PhD cohort of the Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence, which takes up to 25 candidates and accepts life science graduates with a strong computational component, the Max Planck School of Cognition, and the integrated Master’s and PhD programme in Matter to Life.
Undergraduates have one European route with a near date. The Matter to Life Undergraduate Research Opportunities internship funds ten weeks in a German laboratory during 2027, with travel, accommodation and a monthly allowance covered, closing on 1 October. It asks for no letters of recommendation and no English test.
What is new for postdocs?
Beyond EMBL Rome, the EMBL-EBI postdoctoral fellowship in Rob Finn’s group classifies MGnify metagenomic protein sequences into structure-based families, with a first-year stipend of 3,535 pounds a month after tax on a three-year contract, closing 27 September. The EMBL-EBI and Sanger ESPOD fellowship closes the same day, and the BrightFocus National Glaucoma Research postdoctoral award, worth 125,000 US dollars over two years, closes on 24 September.
Which of these are closed to international applicants?
At least eighteen, and you should learn that before you spend a weekend on one. The new ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology PhD Fellowships in Cape Town pay 16,500 rand a month plus University of Cape Town tuition for three years, but only to women who are South African citizens or permanent residents, and you must secure a written endorsement from an ICGEB Cape Town group leader before you apply. The closing date is 20 October.
Many Indian posts are for Indian nationals only, including the CSIR-CCMB and BRIC-ILS posts above, the ACTREC fellowships and the CSIR Direct-SRF. The NCCS PhD admissions for March 2027, closing 5 December, add a harder barrier: you must already hold a CSIR, UGC, DBT, ICMR or BINC fellowship, or have sat JGEEBILS in December 2025. The NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology, closing 29 September, require United States citizenship, nationality or permanent residence even though fellows may host abroad. Both SAMRC scholarships and Chile’s Fulbright ANID doctoral scholarship are national schemes too. Everything open to applicants from abroad is filtered under open to international.
What was left out this week, and why?
Two went over fees, which this list never carries: a BRIC-NII advertisement asks for a Rs. 100 demand draft at the interview, and the BRIC-THSTI Biodesign fellowship still charges Rs. 590. Two went over dates, because the listing and the advertisement on the same funder’s site disagree: a BRIC-NIPGR post (25 October against fifteen days from 10 September) and an IISER Kolkata post (23 September against 23 August).
We also left out the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation’s doctoral scholarship. Its German page shows a 1 October 2026 deadline, but the scholarship requires admission to a German doctorate first, and we could not confirm from the foundation’s own pages that this step is free.
How is this list verified?
On 14 September every stored record was re-fetched from its funder’s own page. Of 288 checked, 12 closed because their dates had passed, 141 were unchanged and 104 were re-verified. No stored deadline changed anywhere in the index this week. Thirty-one pages could not be fetched, and those records were left exactly as they were, because a page that fails to load tells us nothing about whether an opportunity is open.
Every new entry is read twice, by two readers who never see each other’s work, and disagreement about the deadline or the application page drops the record. We also found and merged five duplicate entries: three advertisements from one institute had been stored under two versions of its web address, and one BRIC-NIPGR post had been stored three times. The index now holds 354 records, 269 of them open.
What should I do before the deadline?
Open the official link on the record page and read the funder’s own words first, because a page can change between our check and your visit.
Most of this week’s Indian selections are walk-ins, so the work is paperwork: the institute’s application form, original certificates with photocopies, your NET or GATE result and proof of age. Some turn away anyone who reports late, and some set a written test on the day. For the European PhD programmes, referees are the step that fails, so ask yours this week. If you are still building the record these applications ask for, our free skills assessments and certificates are one way to show verified competence in a specific method.
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Which life science funding deadlines close this week?
Ten close today, 15 September 2026, including the Hubrecht International PhD Program, the IMPRS for Functional Material Design and a 12-month EMBL Rome postdoc. On 16 September the Canada Postdoctoral Research Award, the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship and a CSIR-CCMB bioinformatics post close, and on 17 September the CSIR Direct Senior Research Fellowship and an IISER Kolkata paid internship close. Thirty-three entries close by 21 September and sixty-four by 28 September 2026.
Which posts this week suit a bioinformatics or computational biology graduate?
Five, all in India. The CSIR-CCMB Project Research Scientist-II runs NGS and genomic data analysis for wastewater surveillance at Rs. 67,000 a month plus HRA, walk-in 16 September, for a PhD or a postgraduate degree plus three years of experience. CSIR-IHBT’s deep learning post on tea leaf grading takes a B.Tech or M.Sc. in bioinformatics or computational biology, walk-in 24 September. BRIC-ILS wants coding and NGS analysis for a population genomics post, walk-in 23 September, and CSIR-NBRI accepts an M.Sc. in bioinformatics for its Project Associate-I posts, walk-in 18 September. BRIC-inStem’s Project JRF in epigenomics prefers R or Python and NGS analysis, closing today, 15 September.
Can an MSc holder in India apply to these without a PhD?
Yes, most of this week’s Indian entries are Project Associate, JRF and SRF posts built for MSc holders. Examples include CSIR-NBRI’s Project Associate-I posts at Rs. 31,000 plus HRA with NET or GATE, RCB’s Entamoeba ribosome Project-JRF at Rs. 31,000 plus 24 per cent HRA, and IISER Kolkata’s cancer vaccine Project Associate at Rs. 37,000 plus 30 per cent HRA. Nearly all ask for NET, GATE or an equivalent national test, set an upper age limit, and do not accept candidates whose results are awaited. None of them charges an application fee.
Which fully funded European PhD programmes are open now?
The IMB Mainz International PhD Programme, the IMPRS for Brain and Behavior and the DIGS-ILS PhD Winter Selection in Dresden close on 15 October 2026. The IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry in Munich closes on 31 October with referee letters due 7 November. The Max Planck Schools of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence and of Cognition, and the Matter to Life integrated Master’s and PhD programme, all close on 1 December 2026. The Hubrecht International PhD Program closes today, 15 September.
Which of this week’s opportunities are closed to international applicants?
At least eighteen. The ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology PhD Fellowships are only for women who are South African citizens or permanent residents. Indian posts at CSIR-CCMB, BRIC-ILS, IISER Tirupati and ACTREC, and the CSIR Direct-SRF, are for Indian nationals, and the NCCS PhD admissions also require an existing national fellowship or a JGEEBILS attempt. The NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology require United States citizenship, nationality or permanent residence. The SAMRC scholarships and Chile’s Fulbright ANID doctoral scholarship are national schemes, and the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei visits are for nationals of least developed countries.
How often is this list updated, and how far can I trust it?
We publish a roundup every week and add newly verified opportunities in between. On 14 September every live record was re-fetched from its funder’s own page: 288 were checked, 12 closed because their dates had passed, 141 were unchanged, 104 were re-verified, and no stored deadline changed. Thirty-one pages could not be fetched and were left as they were, because a failed fetch tells us nothing about whether an opportunity is open. Every new entry is read twice by readers who never see each other’s work. The index holds 354 records, 269 of them open. Always open the official link before you apply.
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