Life Science PhD, Fellowship and Scholarship Deadlines: 87 Close by 5 October 2026
Eighty-seven verified life science funding deadlines close by 5 October 2026, and thirty-eight of them close by 25 September. Fifty-three are Indian institute project posts, most selected by walk-in interview. Europe’s winter PhD season is open in parallel, with fourteen doctoral calls. Every date here was read on the funding organisation’s own website.
This is our weekly funding roundup for life scientists. 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 28 September roundup.
This issue is larger than usual because it carries a backlog. Two verification runs in the middle of last week added entries straight to the directory without a roundup, so fifty-seven of the records below are appearing in a weekly post for the first time. Two things are happening at once. India’s research institutes are in the middle of a dense block of short-notice project adverts, almost all of them selected by walk-in interview between 22 September and 5 October. Europe’s graduate schools have opened their winter selection rounds together, with deadlines from 1 October to 22 November. Those two groups want different preparation, and the European one needs you to start this week because of referees.
| Programme | Host / country | Level | Funding | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Senior Project Associate, Indian ancestry-specific organoids, Dr Dhandapany laboratory, BIRAC project (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/44/2026) | BRIC-inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine), Bengaluru, India | Multiple levels | INR 42000. | Last date for receipt of online applications 22.09.2026 |
| Project Associate-I and Project Associate-II (four posts), Dr Dhandapany laboratory, BIRAC, ANRF and DBT projects (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/44/2026) | BRIC-inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine), Bengaluru, India | Multiple levels | Four contractual posts at BRIC-inStem Bengaluru: Project Associate-I at Rs. 31,000 per… | Last date for receipt of online applications 22.09.2026 |
| Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), stem cell derived organoids and NGS data analysis, Dr Dhandapany laboratory, ICMR project (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/44/2026) | BRIC-inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine), Bengaluru, India | Master’s | INR 56000. | Last date for receipt of online applications 22.09.2026 |
| 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 |
| Senior Project Associate, NDTL project GAP-3102 on reference standards and PK studies of metabolites (Project Advertisement No. 33/2026) | CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, India | Master’s | INR 42000. | Walk-in interview on 22 September 2026 (Tuesday), reporting |
| 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 |
| Research Associate, small molecules and peptide conjugates against microglial inflammasome activation in Alzheimer’s disease, Prof. T. Govindaraju (Advt. No. NCU-EMR-178) | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, India | Postdoc | One Research Associate post in Prof. T. Govindaraju’s group in the New Chemistry Unit at… | Applications by email to the principal investigator by 22 September 2026 |
| 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-I on an ANRF-funded potato tuber development project, Biology department (Advertisement No. 76/2026) | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India | Master’s | One Project Associate-I post in the Biology department at IISER Pune, funded by the… | Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026 at 10. Discussion Room No. 35, second floor, IISER Pune; candidates reporting after 10. not admitted |
| 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 | Multiple levels | 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 | Multiple levels | 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 |
| Research Associate-I and Project Associate-I, Smart Pesticides 2.0: dsRNA and plant-derived metabolites for targeted fall armyworm management in maize, Dr Jyothilakshmi Vadassery lab (advert dated 10-09-2026) | BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi, India | Multiple levels | Two posts on a DBT multi-institutional Biomanufacturing grant in Dr Jyothilakshmi… | 25/09/2026, the date the institute’s vacancy listing prints; the advertisement itself says the last date is 15 days after its release on 10-09-2026 |
| 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 |
| Research Associate on a DST-sponsored antimicrobial-peptide point-of-care detection project (Advt. No. NCU-EMR-177) | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 58,000/- plus 30% HRA. | Applications by email to the principal investigator by 25 September 2026 |
| Junior Research Fellow, low-gain avalanche detectors (LGADs) for ultra-fast timing in radiation detection and medical imaging, Centre for Medical and Radiation Physics (Advertisement No. NISER / R&D / CMRP2601 / 28 / 2026-27) | National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India | Multiple levels | INR 37000. | Applications by email by 5.00 P.M IST on 25 September 2026; online interview on 5 October 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 | PhD | 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 |
| Senior Research Fellow, ribosomal RNA processing factor RPF2 in rice development and drought tolerance, Dr Ramu S. Vemanna (Advt. No. 35/Project/2026/HR) | Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 42,000/- + HRA. | Apply online by 28 September 2026, 5.; online interview on 30 September 2026 at 2. shortlisted candidates |
| 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 |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Tuberculosis: Basic Science Addressing Clinical Needs (1 to 4 March 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, United Kingdom | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Tuberculosis: Basic… | Global Health Award deadline 29 September 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| 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 |
| Chamada Publica MCTI/CNPq numero 20/2026, Atlanticas: Programa Beatriz Nascimento de Mulheres na Ciencia | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil, Brazil | PhD | Overseas fellowships in three tracks, doctoral sandwich, senior and postdoctoral… | Data limite para submissao das propostas 30/09/2026 |
| Project Assistant-II, Project Associate-I/II, Senior Project Associate, Project Scientist-I and Project Scientist-III, CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow (Advt. No. PA-SEPT-2026) | CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), India | Multiple levels | One walk-in advert covering a long table of project posts at CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, spread… | Walk-in interview from 30 September 2026 at Sugandh Sandesh Auditorium, CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, reporting; the advert also lists 1, 5, 6 and 7 October 2026 for later post codes |
| 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 PAT-I, Mogroside V enrichment from Siraitia grosvenorii for a high-intensity natural sweetener (Position Code 15002, project FTT020604) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Master’s | INR 31000. | On or before 30 September 2026 |
| Project Associate PAT-I, region-specific smart agrotechnologies for soil and plant health, Phase II (Position Code 15004, project MMP025303) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Multiple levels | INR 31000. | On or before 30 September 2026 |
| Project Associate PAT-I, Floriculture at the School of Agricultural Science and Technology, University of Ladakh (Position Code 15001, project GAP-0373) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Master’s | INR 31000. | On or before 30 September 2026 |
| Project Associate PAT-I, CSIR Aroma Mission 4.0 for rural empowerment and entrepreneurship through aromatic plants (Position Code 15007, project MMP025304) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Multiple levels | INR 25000. | On or before 30 September 2026 |
| Project Associate PAT-II, region-specific smart agrotechnologies for soil and plant health, Phase II (Position Code 15005, project MMP025303) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Multiple levels | INR 35000. | On or before 30 September 2026 |
| Project Associate PAT-II, Mogroside V enrichment from Siraitia grosvenorii for a high-intensity natural sweetener (Position Code 15003, project FTT020604) | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India | Multiple levels | INR 35000. | On or before 30 September 2026 |
| ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellowship | EMBL, co-funded by Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND, Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (EMBL sites) | Postdoc | EUR 3,228.38 to EUR 4,118.45 per month, varying by site. | 30 September 2026 |
| Short-term Fellowships 2026, autumn deadline (departures January to April 2027) | Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS, Italy | PhD | EUR 4,500. | Departures between January and April 2027: deadline September 30, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), carnosic acid and astrocytic TREK1 in Alzheimer’s disease, Dr Swagata Ghatak, School of Biological Sciences (Advt. No. NISER/R&D-283/BL2303/32/2026-27) | National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India | Master’s | One Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical) post in the School of Biological Sciences… | Applications by email to [email protected] by 30 September 2026 |
| The Dennis Stanfield Memorial Fund | The Linnean Society of London, United Kingdom | Multiple levels | Up to GBP 2,000. | 30 September 2026 |
| UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme), Cycle 2026 | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Japan | Master’s | Up to USD 10,000 as a lump sum for a stay of 3 to 9 months. | Deadline for Candidate Submission: 30 September 2026 |
| Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI), Spring 2027 term | US Department of Energy, Office of Science (Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists), United States | Undergraduate | USD 650. | 30 September 2026 |
| Doctorado Becas Chile ANID-DAAD 2026 | ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo), Chile, Chile | PhD | A Becas Chile doctoral scholarship awarded under ANID’s advanced human capital agreement… | 1 October 2026 (the round opened 3 September 2026) |
| ASAB Research Grants | Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide, but rarely funded for applicants based in the Americas) | Postdoc | GBP 15000. | 1 October 2026 |
| ASAB Undergraduate Project Scholarships | Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide, but rarely funded for applicants based in the Americas) | Undergraduate | GBP 4900. | 1 October 2026 |
| Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Travel Awards | Biophysical Society, United States | Multiple levels | Up to USD 750; Low-Income Country awards add registration plus USD 3,000. | 1 October 2026 |
| Senior Project Associate, Project Associate-I and Project Associate-II, bacterial genomics of neonatal sepsis and birth outcomes, Dr Bhabatosh Das (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/09-I) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Multiple levels | Three kinds of post in Dr Bhabatosh Das’s group at THSTI Faridabad, one interview day…. | Walk-in interview on 1 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad |
| CMRI Summer Student Scholarships 2026/27 | Children’s Medical Research Institute, Australia | Undergraduate | Several summer scholarships for undergraduate science or medical science students to work… | Applications for summer student scholarships open on the 28th of August and close on the 1st of October 2026 |
| ERS Short-Term Research Fellowships (October 2026 call) | European Respiratory Society (ERS), Switzerland (applications accepted from all nationalities) | Multiple levels | A one to three month research visit at a host institution outside the applicant’s own… | 1 October 2026 |
| Master’s Research Scholarships 2027-2028 (B1), Regular component and Re-Entering Research component | Fonds de recherche du Quebec (FRQ), Canada | Master’s | A master’s research scholarship of 20,000 Canadian dollars a year, paid in semester… | Deadline (application): October 1st, 2026 |
| HDF Postdoctoral Fellowships | Huntington’s Disease Foundation (formerly the Hereditary Disease Foundation), Worldwide (laboratories in any country) | Postdoc | USD 100,000/year for 2 years. | 1 October 2026 (letter of intent) |
| IMPRS for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM) PhD programme, Winter Selection 2027 | International Max Planck Research School for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM), Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, with TU Dortmund, Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany | PhD | Fully funded PhD positions through a three-year fixed-term employment contract with the… | 1 October 2026 ( |
| Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship | Life Sciences Research Foundation, United States or abroad | Postdoc | USD 255,000 over three years. | 1 October 2026 (portal opens 15 August 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) |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | Parkinson’s Foundation, Worldwide (US and international institutions) | Postdoc | USD 140,000 over 2 years (USD 160,000 for clinical neurologists). | 1 October 2026 (letter of intent) |
| 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) |
| The Stephenson Exploration Advancement (SEA) Program | The Explorers Club and the Philip Stephenson Foundation, Any country | Multiple levels | USD 10,000. | 2 October 2026 |
| 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 |
| Parkinson Canada Graduate Student Award (GSA), 2027 cycle | Parkinson Canada, Canada | PhD | Up to CAD 40,000 a year over a two-year term, increased from the previous cycle. The… | October 5, 2026 |
| Parkinson Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PRF), 2027 cycle | Parkinson Canada, Canada | Postdoc | Up to CAD 70,000 a year over a two-year term on the Foundation’s own apply-for-funding… | October 5, 2026 |
| EDI and Outreach Grants | The Biochemical Society, United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide) | Multiple levels | GBP 1000. | 5 October 2026 |
| Project Technical Support-III, rapid field-deployable diagnostics platform for meningitis and sepsis, Dr Susmita Chaudhuri (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Multiple levels | INR 28000. | Walk-in written test, skill test or interview 6 October 2026 |
| Project Research Scientist-I, leucine metabolism pathway for new interventions and a vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Dr Ramandeep Singh (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 56,000/- plus HRA. | Walk-in interview on 8 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad |
| Project Associate-I (three posts), transmission dynamics of bacterial infections causing neonatal sepsis, Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/09-I) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | Three Project Associate-I posts at THSTI Faridabad under Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri, on the… | Walk-in interview on 12 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Immunomodulatory Microbiota in Health and Disease (7 to 10 March 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Canada | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Immunomodulatory… | Global Health Award deadline 13 October 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Early Life Immunity and Tolerance (7 to 10 March 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Canada | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Early Life Immunity… | Global Health Award deadline 13 October 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| 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) |
| DKFZ International PhD Program, 2026/27 Winter Selection | German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany (applications accepted worldwide) | Master’s | Every PhD position at the DKFZ is fully funded for at least three years and there is no… | 19 October 2026 |
| Graduate School Life Science Munich doctoral call 2026/27 | Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM), LMU Munich, Germany (applications accepted worldwide) | Master’s | There are no application or tuition fees and all courses are held in English. Successful… | 19 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 |
| Project Research Scientist-I (Biostatistics) and Project Research Scientist-I (Public Health), maternal and child health research, Dr Ramachandran T. (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Master’s | INR Rs. 56,000/- plus HRA. | Walk-in interview on 21 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad |
| Project Technical Support-III, pooled clinical data analysis in R for maternal and child health research (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026) | BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, India | Undergraduate | INR 28000. | Walk-in written test, skill test or interview 22 October 2026 |
| VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience International PhD Call 2027 | VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience, Belgium | PhD | Four PhD positions at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience, starting between May at… | 30 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) |
| PhD positions at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, November 2026 Call (general call and specific calls) | Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS), Aarhus University, Denmark | PhD | Admission to a GSNS PhD programme is contingent on financing, and Aarhus University must… | 1 November 2026 |
| Life Science Zurich Graduate School PhD Programs, 1 November 2026 call | Life Science Zurich Graduate School (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich), Switzerland (applications accepted worldwide) | Master’s | CHF 48686.40. | 1 November 2026 |
| University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP), 2027 cohort | University of California, Office of the President, United States | Postdoc | USD 69073. | 1 November 2026. The portal opened on 1 September 2026, letters of recommendation are due 1 December 2026 and decisions are announced 31 March 2027. No timezone is printed. |
| PhD student in Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics, Department of Ecology and Genetics (UFV-PA 2026/2654) | Uppsala University, Sweden | PhD | One full-time, four-year doctoral student employment at the Department of Ecology and… | 1 November 2026 |
| Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) PhD programme, class of 2027 | Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA), University of Cologne, University Hospital of Cologne and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Germany | PhD | Every PhD student gets an employment contract of at least three years with social… | 3 November 2026 |
| Crick PhD student recruitment, 2027 PhD programme | The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom | PhD | GBP 27715. | 3 November 2026 midday |
| Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences Scholarships, 2027 scholarships | The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom | PhD | GBP 27715. | Tuesday 3 November 2026 midday |
| 2027 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship & Leadership Award | A.P. Giannini Foundation, United States | Postdoc | USD 70000. | 5 November 2026 (completed application plus all three reference letters and the mentor’s letter). Candidates are notified by 25 January 2027 and finalists are interviewed in person on 4 March 2027 in Pebble Beach, California. |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Advancing Women’s Health: Vaginal Microbiome Science and Innovation (7 to 10 April 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Singapore | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Advancing Women’s… | Global Health Award deadline 10 November 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2027-28 cohort | The Azrieli Foundation (Azrieli Fellows Program), Israel | Postdoc | A two-year postdoctoral fellowship at an Israeli university, with renewal for a third… | 11 November 2026 (online application closes; no time given) |
| John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences, October 2027 entry | John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom | PhD | A four-year studentship covering full tuition fees paid directly to the University of… | Thursday 12th November 2026 |
| Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc Grants (LF Postdocs), 2027 call | Lundbeck Foundation (Lundbeckfonden), Denmark | Postdoc | A three-year full-time postdoctoral grant administered by a Danish non-commercial… | November 19, 2026 |
| MedUni Vienna PhD Programme (UN094) PhD Call, Autumn Call 2026/2027 | Medical University of Vienna (Medizinische Universitaet Wien), Austria | PhD | PhD positions advertised through the PhD Call are salaried employment positions at the… | 22 November 2026 (Austrian local time) |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability (2 to 5 May 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Canada | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Plant and Microbe… | Global Health Award deadline 1 December 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Vaccinology: Next-Generation Advances in Transforming Immunity (16 to 19 May 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Canada | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Vaccinology… | Global Health Award deadline 15 December 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Ending HIV: At the Crossroads of Innovation and Delivery (16 to 19 May 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Canada | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Ending HIV: At the… | Global Health Award deadline 15 December 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| MSc/PhD Program in Molecular Biology (International Max Planck Research School), University of Goettingen, fall 2027 intake | University of Goettingen, with the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and the German Primate Center (International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology), Germany | Multiple levels | Master’s students are supported by an International Max Planck Research School stipend of… | 15 January 2027 h |
| Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Progress in Antibiotic Discovery and Development (21 to 24 June 2027) | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Canada | Multiple levels | An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Progress in Antibiotic… | Global Health Award deadline 19 January 2027 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone) |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 2027 | UT Southwestern Medical Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, United States | Undergraduate | USD 5000. | 1 February 2027. Applications for SURF 2027 open on 1 October 2026; no timezone is printed. |
India: open this week
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
Senior Project Associate, Indian ancestry-specific organoids, Dr Dhandapany laboratory, BIRAC project (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/44/2026)
INR 42000.
Deadline: Last date for receipt of online applications 22.09.2026
Project Associate-I and Project Associate-II (four posts), Dr Dhandapany laboratory, BIRAC, ANRF and DBT projects (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/44/2026)
Four contractual posts at BRIC-inStem Bengaluru: Project Associate-I at Rs. 31,000 per…
Deadline: Last date for receipt of online applications 22.09.2026
Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), stem cell derived organoids and NGS data analysis, Dr Dhandapany laboratory, ICMR project (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/44/2026)
INR 56000.
Deadline: Last date for receipt of online applications 22.09.2026
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
Senior Project Associate, NDTL project GAP-3102 on reference standards and PK studies of metabolites (Project Advertisement No. 33/2026)
INR 42000.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 22 September 2026 (Tuesday), reporting
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 Associate, small molecules and peptide conjugates against microglial inflammasome activation in Alzheimer’s disease, Prof. T. Govindaraju (Advt. No. NCU-EMR-178)
One Research Associate post in Prof. T. Govindaraju’s group in the New Chemistry Unit at…
Deadline: Applications by email to the principal investigator by 22 September 2026
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-I on an ANRF-funded potato tuber development project, Biology department (Advertisement No. 76/2026)
One Project Associate-I post in the Biology department at IISER Pune, funded by the…
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 23 September 2026 at 10. Discussion Room No. 35, second floor, IISER Pune; candidates reporting after 10. not admitted · not open to international applicants
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
Research Associate-I and Project Associate-I, Smart Pesticides 2.0: dsRNA and plant-derived metabolites for targeted fall armyworm management in maize, Dr Jyothilakshmi Vadassery lab (advert dated 10-09-2026)
Two posts on a DBT multi-institutional Biomanufacturing grant in Dr Jyothilakshmi…
Deadline: 25/09/2026, the date the institute’s vacancy listing prints; the advertisement itself says the last date is 15 days after its release on 10-09-2026
Research Associate on a DST-sponsored antimicrobial-peptide point-of-care detection project (Advt. No. NCU-EMR-177)
INR Rs. 58,000/- plus 30% HRA.
Deadline: Applications by email to the principal investigator by 25 September 2026
Junior Research Fellow, low-gain avalanche detectors (LGADs) for ultra-fast timing in radiation detection and medical imaging, Centre for Medical and Radiation Physics (Advertisement No. NISER / R&D / CMRP2601 / 28 / 2026-27)
INR 37000.
Deadline: Applications by email by 5.00 P.M IST on 25 September 2026; online interview on 5 October 2026 · not open to international applicants
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
Senior Research Fellow, ribosomal RNA processing factor RPF2 in rice development and drought tolerance, Dr Ramu S. Vemanna (Advt. No. 35/Project/2026/HR)
INR Rs. 42,000/- + HRA.
Deadline: Apply online by 28 September 2026, 5.; online interview on 30 September 2026 at 2. shortlisted candidates
Project Assistant-II, Project Associate-I/II, Senior Project Associate, Project Scientist-I and Project Scientist-III, CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow (Advt. No. PA-SEPT-2026)
One walk-in advert covering a long table of project posts at CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, spread…
Deadline: Walk-in interview from 30 September 2026 at Sugandh Sandesh Auditorium, CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, reporting; the advert also lists 1, 5, 6 and 7 October 2026 for later post codes
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 PAT-I, Mogroside V enrichment from Siraitia grosvenorii for a high-intensity natural sweetener (Position Code 15002, project FTT020604)
INR 31000.
Deadline: On or before 30 September 2026
Project Associate PAT-I, region-specific smart agrotechnologies for soil and plant health, Phase II (Position Code 15004, project MMP025303)
INR 31000.
Deadline: On or before 30 September 2026
Project Associate PAT-I, Floriculture at the School of Agricultural Science and Technology, University of Ladakh (Position Code 15001, project GAP-0373)
INR 31000.
Deadline: On or before 30 September 2026
Project Associate PAT-I, CSIR Aroma Mission 4.0 for rural empowerment and entrepreneurship through aromatic plants (Position Code 15007, project MMP025304)
INR 25000.
Deadline: On or before 30 September 2026
Project Associate PAT-II, region-specific smart agrotechnologies for soil and plant health, Phase II (Position Code 15005, project MMP025303)
INR 35000.
Deadline: On or before 30 September 2026
Project Associate PAT-II, Mogroside V enrichment from Siraitia grosvenorii for a high-intensity natural sweetener (Position Code 15003, project FTT020604)
INR 35000.
Deadline: On or before 30 September 2026
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 Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical), carnosic acid and astrocytic TREK1 in Alzheimer’s disease, Dr Swagata Ghatak, School of Biological Sciences (Advt. No. NISER/R&D-283/BL2303/32/2026-27)
One Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical) post in the School of Biological Sciences…
Deadline: Applications by email to [email protected] by 30 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
Senior Project Associate, Project Associate-I and Project Associate-II, bacterial genomics of neonatal sepsis and birth outcomes, Dr Bhabatosh Das (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/09-I)
Three kinds of post in Dr Bhabatosh Das’s group at THSTI Faridabad, one interview day….
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 1 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad
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
Project Technical Support-III, rapid field-deployable diagnostics platform for meningitis and sepsis, Dr Susmita Chaudhuri (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)
INR 28000.
Deadline: Walk-in written test, skill test or interview 6 October 2026
Project Research Scientist-I, leucine metabolism pathway for new interventions and a vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Dr Ramandeep Singh (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)
INR Rs. 56,000/- plus HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 8 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad
Project Associate-I (three posts), transmission dynamics of bacterial infections causing neonatal sepsis, Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/09-I)
Three Project Associate-I posts at THSTI Faridabad under Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri, on the…
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 12 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad
Project Research Scientist-I (Biostatistics) and Project Research Scientist-I (Public Health), maternal and child health research, Dr Ramachandran T. (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)
INR Rs. 56,000/- plus HRA.
Deadline: Walk-in interview on 21 October 2026 THSTI, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad
Project Technical Support-III, pooled clinical data analysis in R for maternal and child health research (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)
INR 28000.
Deadline: Walk-in written test, skill test or interview 22 October 2026
North America: open this week
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
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI), Spring 2027 term
USD 650.
Deadline: 30 September 2026 · not open to international applicants
Master’s Research Scholarships 2027-2028 (B1), Regular component and Re-Entering Research component
A master’s research scholarship of 20,000 Canadian dollars a year, paid in semester…
Deadline: Deadline (application): October 1st, 2026
HDF Postdoctoral Fellowships
USD 100,000/year for 2 years.
Deadline: 1 October 2026 (letter of intent)
Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
USD 255,000 over three years.
Deadline: 1 October 2026 (portal opens 15 August 2026)
Postdoctoral Fellowship
USD 140,000 over 2 years (USD 160,000 for clinical neurologists).
Deadline: 1 October 2026 (letter of intent)
Parkinson Canada Graduate Student Award (GSA), 2027 cycle
Up to CAD 40,000 a year over a two-year term, increased from the previous cycle. The…
Deadline: October 5, 2026
Parkinson Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PRF), 2027 cycle
Up to CAD 70,000 a year over a two-year term on the Foundation’s own apply-for-funding…
Deadline: October 5, 2026
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Immunomodulatory Microbiota in Health and Disease (7 to 10 March 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Immunomodulatory…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 13 October 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Early Life Immunity and Tolerance (7 to 10 March 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Early Life Immunity…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 13 October 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP), 2027 cohort
USD 69073.
Deadline: 1 November 2026. The portal opened on 1 September 2026, letters of recommendation are due 1 December 2026 and decisions are announced 31 March 2027. No timezone is printed. · not open to international applicants
2027 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship & Leadership Award
USD 70000.
Deadline: 5 November 2026 (completed application plus all three reference letters and the mentor’s letter). Candidates are notified by 25 January 2027 and finalists are interviewed in person on 4 March 2027 in Pebble Beach, California. · not open to international applicants
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability (2 to 5 May 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Plant and Microbe…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 1 December 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Vaccinology: Next-Generation Advances in Transforming Immunity (16 to 19 May 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Vaccinology…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 15 December 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Ending HIV: At the Crossroads of Innovation and Delivery (16 to 19 May 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Ending HIV: At the…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 15 December 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Progress in Antibiotic Discovery and Development (21 to 24 June 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Progress in Antibiotic…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 19 January 2027 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 2027
USD 5000.
Deadline: 1 February 2027. Applications for SURF 2027 open on 1 October 2026; no timezone is printed. · not open to international applicants
Africa: open this week
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
Asia-Pacific: open this week
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
CMRI Summer Student Scholarships 2026/27
Several summer scholarships for undergraduate science or medical science students to work…
Deadline: Applications for summer student scholarships open on the 28th of August and close on the 1st of October 2026
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Advancing Women’s Health: Vaginal Microbiome Science and Innovation (7 to 10 April 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Advancing Women’s…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 10 November 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2027-28 cohort
A two-year postdoctoral fellowship at an Israeli university, with renewal for a third…
Deadline: 11 November 2026 (online application closes; no time given)
Europe: open this week
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
Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Tuberculosis: Basic Science Addressing Clinical Needs (1 to 4 March 2027)
An in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting “Tuberculosis: Basic…
Deadline: Global Health Award deadline 29 September 2026 (the meeting page gives no time or time zone)
ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellowship
EUR 3,228.38 to EUR 4,118.45 per month, varying by site.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Short-term Fellowships 2026, autumn deadline (departures January to April 2027)
EUR 4,500.
Deadline: Departures between January and April 2027: deadline September 30, 2026
The Dennis Stanfield Memorial Fund
Up to GBP 2,000.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
ASAB Research Grants
GBP 15000.
Deadline: 1 October 2026
ASAB Undergraduate Project Scholarships
GBP 4900.
Deadline: 1 October 2026
ERS Short-Term Research Fellowships (October 2026 call)
A one to three month research visit at a host institution outside the applicant’s own…
Deadline: 1 October 2026
IMPRS for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM) PhD programme, Winter Selection 2027
Fully funded PhD positions through a three-year fixed-term employment contract with the…
Deadline: 1 October 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)
EDI and Outreach Grants
GBP 1000.
Deadline: 5 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)
DKFZ International PhD Program, 2026/27 Winter Selection
Every PhD position at the DKFZ is fully funded for at least three years and there is no…
Deadline: 19 October 2026
Graduate School Life Science Munich doctoral call 2026/27
There are no application or tuition fees and all courses are held in English. Successful…
Deadline: 19 October 2026
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience International PhD Call 2027
Four PhD positions at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience, starting between May at…
Deadline: 30 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)
PhD positions at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, November 2026 Call (general call and specific calls)
Admission to a GSNS PhD programme is contingent on financing, and Aarhus University must…
Deadline: 1 November 2026
Life Science Zurich Graduate School PhD Programs, 1 November 2026 call
CHF 48686.40.
Deadline: 1 November 2026
PhD student in Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics, Department of Ecology and Genetics (UFV-PA 2026/2654)
One full-time, four-year doctoral student employment at the Department of Ecology and…
Deadline: 1 November 2026
Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) PhD programme, class of 2027
Every PhD student gets an employment contract of at least three years with social…
Deadline: 3 November 2026
Crick PhD student recruitment, 2027 PhD programme
GBP 27715.
Deadline: 3 November 2026 midday
Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences Scholarships, 2027 scholarships
GBP 27715.
Deadline: Tuesday 3 November 2026 midday
John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences, October 2027 entry
A four-year studentship covering full tuition fees paid directly to the University of…
Deadline: Thursday 12th November 2026
Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc Grants (LF Postdocs), 2027 call
A three-year full-time postdoctoral grant administered by a Danish non-commercial…
Deadline: November 19, 2026
MedUni Vienna PhD Programme (UN094) PhD Call, Autumn Call 2026/2027
PhD positions advertised through the PhD Call are salaried employment positions at the…
Deadline: 22 November 2026 (Austrian local time)
MSc/PhD Program in Molecular Biology (International Max Planck Research School), University of Goettingen, fall 2027 intake
Master’s students are supported by an International Max Planck Research School stipend of…
Deadline: 15 January 2027 h
Latin America: open this week
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
Chamada Publica MCTI/CNPq numero 20/2026, Atlanticas: Programa Beatriz Nascimento de Mulheres na Ciencia
Overseas fellowships in three tracks, doctoral sandwich, senior and postdoctoral…
Deadline: Data limite para submissao das propostas 30/09/2026
Doctorado Becas Chile ANID-DAAD 2026
A Becas Chile doctoral scholarship awarded under ANID’s advanced human capital agreement…
Deadline: 1 October 2026 (the round opened 3 September 2026) · not open to international applicants
Global: open this week
UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme), Cycle 2026
Up to USD 10,000 as a lump sum for a stay of 3 to 9 months.
Deadline: Deadline for Candidate Submission: 30 September 2026
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Travel Awards
Up to USD 750; Low-Income Country awards add registration plus USD 3,000.
Deadline: 1 October 2026
The Stephenson Exploration Advancement (SEA) Program
USD 10,000.
Deadline: 2 October 2026
These are this week’s openings. The full list of every verified opportunity, with filters, is at stemskillslab.com/opportunities.
What closes first?
Thirty-eight entries close between today and 25 September, and nearly all of them are Indian walk-ins where the work is paperwork rather than writing. On 22 September four separate institutes interview: BRIC-inStem Bengaluru runs Dr Dhandapany’s advertisement with a Project Research Scientist-I on stem cell derived organoids and sequencing data at Rs. 56,000 a month plus 27 per cent house rent allowance, CSIR-IIIM Jammu interviews for a Senior Project Associate on the NDTL reference standards project, THSTI Faridabad takes a Project Research Scientist-I building AI models from maternal and neonatal imaging data at Rs. 56,000 a month, and JNCASR Bengaluru interviews a Research Associate on small molecules and peptide conjugates against microbial infection.
On 23 September three IISER campuses and BRIC-ILS Bhubaneswar interview, including an ANRF-funded potato tuber development post at IISER Pune and a drought tolerance and oil content project at IISER Tirupati. On 24 September the Regional Centre for Biotechnology in Faridabad runs three of Dr Prem Kaushal’s structural biology posts on one day, from a Project Associate-II on ribosome hibernation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis at Rs. 42,000 a month down to a Project-JRF on the Entamoeba histolytica ribosome as a drug target at Rs. 31,000. On 25 September NISER Bhubaneswar interviews for a Junior Research Fellow on low-gain avalanche detectors for medical imaging at Rs. 37,000 a month, open to Indian nationals with an age limit of 28.
The 30 September cluster is the biggest single day, with sixteen entries, and 1 October adds fourteen more.
Are there posts for bioinformatics and computational biology graduates this week?
Yes, and this is the strongest week for them we have published. Six stand out across three kinds of computational work, and two of them are the THSTI imaging post and the BRIC-inStem sequencing post already named above.
The THSTI Project Research Scientist-I on maternal and neonatal imaging data wants a postgraduate degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or bioinformatics with coursework in data science, medical image analysis or artificial intelligence, plus Python or R. CSIR-IHBT Palampur’s Project Associate on deep learning with hyperspectral images for tea leaf grading accepts a B.Tech or an M.Sc. in bioinformatics or computational biology, with a walk-in on 24 September. Its project tenure ends on 5 December 2026, so read that before you travel.
For sequence work, THSTI has a Senior Project Associate on the bacterial genomics of neonatal sepsis at Rs. 42,000 a month naming 16S metagenomics, transcriptomics and whole-genome sequencing in its essential requirements, closing 1 October, and a Project Technical Support-III on pooled clinical data analysis in R for a statistics, mathematics, computer science or bioinformatics graduate with three years of R, closing 22 October. That last one has the longest runway of anything in this issue.
For structure, the best-matched position anywhere this week is the EMBL-EBI postdoctoral fellowship in Rob Finn’s group, classifying MGnify metagenomic protein sequences into structure-based families with Christine Orengo’s team at University College London. It pays 3,535 pounds a month after tax in the first year on a three-year contract and wants strong Python, UNIX and high-performance computing alongside a PhD. It closes 27 September. Our computational biology skills roadmap sets out the order to build those skills in.
What did Indian institutes open this week?
Fifty-three of the eighty-seven entries closing by 5 October are Indian, and they come from a handful of institutes running large multi-post advertisements. CSIR-IHBT Palampur alone accounts for thirteen entries across advertisements 15 and 16 of 2026, from floriculture and mogroside chemistry to smart agrotechnology and Aroma Mission 4.0, with walk-ins on 23, 24 and 30 September. CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow has published one walk-in advertisement covering a long table of project posts spread over five interview days, where each post code is tied to its own day, so read the table row for the post you want rather than the advert heading.
THSTI Faridabad is the other large source, with entries running out to 22 October, and its posts are unusually well suited to a computational reader. BRIC-NIPGR in New Delhi has the latest walk-in dates of the Indian set, including a Junior Research Fellow building peanut symbiotic hemoglobin for plant-based meat on 5 October. NISER Bhubaneswar added a Project Research Scientist-I on carnosic acid and astrocytic TREK1 in Alzheimer’s disease at Rs. 56,000 a month, closing 30 September, and JNCASR Bengaluru has a second Research Associate post on an antimicrobial-peptide point-of-care project on 25 September. New today, BRIC-NIPGR also opened a Research Associate and Project Associate pair on dsRNA sprays for fall armyworm in maize in Dr Jyothilakshmi Vadassery’s laboratory, closing 25 September, which takes a PhD for the senior post and a Master’s for the junior one and states no citizenship condition.
Three things sink more Indian applications than anything else, and all three are checkable before you buy a train ticket. Almost every post asks for NET, GATE or an equivalent national test. Almost every post sets an upper age limit, computed on the closing date rather than on the interview date. And several state plainly that candidates whose results are awaited are not eligible. The full set is under opportunities in India.
Which European PhD programmes are open now?
Fourteen are, and they have opened close enough together that one set of documents covers several. The near dates first: the IMPRS for Living Matter in Dortmund closes 1 October, about ten positions on a three-year German public-sector contract at a stated net income of 1,700 to 2,100 euros a month. The DIGS-ILS Winter Selection in Dresden, run jointly with IMPRS Bio-MAP, closes 15 October and funds up to four years with no tuition fees.
Two of Germany’s largest close on 19 October. The DKFZ International PhD Program in Heidelberg funds every position for at least three years with no tuition fee. The Graduate School Life Science Munich at LMU charges no application or tuition fee and teaches in English, but its funding comes through the supervisor rather than the school, which is a real difference when you rank your choices. The VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience call closes 30 October with four positions, and there too the funding line is stated per project. The IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry in Munich closes 31 October on a salaried public-sector contract.
Four close on 1 November: the Graduate School of Natural Sciences at Aarhus, where admission is contingent on a complete financing plan, the Life Science Zurich Graduate School, paying on the Swiss National Science Foundation scale from 48,686 Swiss francs in the first year and open to non-EU applicants, and a named Uppsala doctoral position in evolutionary and ecological genetics, which is a four-year employment rather than a scholarship. On 3 November the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research closes at about 2,060 euros net a month in the first year. The MedUni Vienna call opens 5 October and closes 22 November, the latest of the group.
Two need a decision this week rather than next month. The Crick PhD programme in London pays a tax-free stipend of 27,715 pounds a year for four years plus tuition and, where it applies, the student visa fee and the immigration health surcharge, and accepts all nationalities on an upper second-class honours degree. The parallel Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences Scholarships carry the same package with added mentoring and are open to candidates from a Black heritage background. Both close 3 November and both need referees. Ask yours now.
One more UK route opened this week. The John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Norwich closes 12 November for October 2027 entry, and its first year is three ten-week rotation projects across the John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and the Earlham Institute before you commit to a laboratory. It is open to UK and international applicants, covers full tuition and research costs, and registers students at the University of East Anglia, so there is no application fee. Up to two of its five studentships a year go to international candidates.
If you are still finishing a Bachelor’s degree, two routes take you earlier. The Goettingen MSc/PhD Program in Molecular Biology accepts a Bachelor’s with 120 ECTS credits, pays a 992 euro monthly stipend through the Master’s phase, asks for no mandatory English test and no German, and closes 15 January 2027. The Matter to Life undergraduate research internship funds ten weeks in a German laboratory during 2027 with travel, accommodation and an allowance, and closes 1 October. Everything European sits under opportunities in Europe.
What is new for postdocs?
Three EMBL routes close within four days. The ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellowship is the largest, over twenty three-year fellowships at an entry gross salary of 3,228 to 4,118 euros a month depending on the EMBL site, for researchers with a PhD and experience in technology development. It closes 30 September, and a defended but not yet formally awarded thesis counts. The EMBL-EBI and Sanger ESPOD fellowship closes 27 September and needs two reference letters at submission, not afterwards. The MGnify fellowship above closes the same day.
North America adds three with later dates and harder residency rules: the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship on 1 November, the A.P. Giannini Foundation fellowship at 70,000 US dollars a year for three years on 5 November, and the Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship on 11 November. Read the citizenship section below before you spend a weekend on the first two.
Two more opened this week. Denmark’s Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc Grants close 19 November and fund three years of neuroscience work administered by a Danish institution. There is no nationality bar, but there is a residency test with two routes, one for people already in Denmark who go abroad and return, and one for scientists moving to Denmark from abroad, so work out which one you are before you start. In Canada, Parkinson Canada has a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at CAD 70,000 a year for two years and a Graduate Student Award at CAD 40,000 a year for PhD students, both closing 5 October. International applicants are eligible for both, but you must train at an approved institution in Canada and meet the student visa criteria. One caution: the foundation’s own documents print two different figures for the fellowship, and the older CAD 45,000 still appears in places, so confirm the amount before you budget against it.
Is there anything for conference travel?
Keystone Symposia has eight Global Health Travel Awards open at once, and they are unusual in being restricted to applicants who are from, and live or work in, a low- or middle-income country. For most of this site’s readers that restriction works in your favour rather than against you. Each award covers meeting registration, lodging and airfare. The first to close is the travel award for the March 2027 tuberculosis meeting in London, on 29 September; the others run through to January 2027 across meetings in Canada and the United States. You may apply to several, but you can hold only one in-person travel award per meeting year.
Which of these are closed to international applicants?
A fair number, and you should learn that here rather than three hours into an application. The NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology, closing 29 September and worth 110,000 US dollars a year for two years, require United States citizenship, nationality or permanent residence, and international applicants are not eligible regardless of where they would be hosted. The A.P. Giannini fellowship carries the same bar. The UT Southwestern summer undergraduate fellowship is open to United States citizens or to students already in the United States on an F1 visa, so it is not reachable from abroad.
Three national schemes are exactly that. Both South African Medical Research Council doctoral scholarships are limited to South African citizens and permanent residents, as is the ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology programme in Cape Town, which closes 20 October and additionally requires a written endorsement from an ICGEB Cape Town group leader before you apply. Chile’s Fulbright ANID doctoral scholarship is for Chilean nationals resident in Chile.
Two look open and are not. The UNESCO and Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships run against a closed list of eighty-three invited member states, and India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal are not on the 2026 list, so most readers of this site cannot apply. Fondazione AIRC’s short-term cancer research fellowships accept any nationality but require that you are already working in a laboratory or hospital in Italy. Many Indian project posts are for Indian nationals only, including the NISER entries above. Everything we have confirmed as open to applicants from abroad is filtered under open to international.
What was left out this week, and why?
Six went over fees, which this list never carries, and one of them hurts. ACTREC in Navi Mumbai advertised a Project Scientist and a Principal Project Associate in bioinformatics and computational systems biology of cancer at Rs. 69,440 and Rs. 60,760 a month, which is the closest match to this site’s readership we saw all week. Its application asks you to email your CV, your educational documents and a soft copy of your Aadhaar card to a gmail address rather than to an institutional mailbox, and we do not list posts that demand government identity documents before any selection decision has been made. Even where the post is genuine, and this one is, think about whether you want a scan of your national identity card sitting in a personal mailbox. BRIC-NII asks for a Rs. 100 demand draft at the interview desk, and an RCB Biosafety Support Unit advertisement charges Rs. 200. In the United Kingdom, the Babraham Institute’s fully funded PhD programme is free in itself but reachable only through the University of Cambridge application portal, which charges doctoral applicants 20 pounds. The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases requires a paid membership for its individual research grants, and its 2027 round is closed in any case.
Four went over dates. Two BRIC-NIPGR adverts print their closing date only as 01/10/2026 and 01.10.2026, where both numbers are 12 or less and the order cannot be decided from the page, so we refuse to publish either reading. An IISER Kolkata listing gives 23 September while its own advertisement says 23 August. A CSIR-NIIST advert prints a two-digit year on a date that has already passed. We also left out a CSIR-NEIST student training programme, because the institute states there is no financial obligation on its part, which makes it an unpaid placement rather than funding, and because its application link could not be opened to confirm which round it serves.
How is this list verified?
On 21 September every live record was re-fetched from the funding organisation’s own page. Of 329 checked, 300 loaded, 32 closed because their dates had passed and 36 were retired on age. No stored deadline had been changed by a funder anywhere in the index. Twenty-nine 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.
One correction. The Royal Entomological Society Student Outreach Fund was stored as closing on 2 October 2026. The Society’s own page now reads “Third round: 20 June to 2 November 2026”, and the other two rounds on that page match our record exactly, so we have moved the date to 2 November and it no longer appears in this week’s list. That is the only stored date that moved this week, and it was caught because the automated check refuses to confirm a deadline it cannot re-read, rather than assuming the stored one is still right.
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 corrected the region and study-level labels on 75 records this week, so that filtering the directory by level now returns them.
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.
For the Indian walk-ins, the work is paperwork and it is nearly all doable this week: the institute’s own application form, original certificates with photocopies, your NET or GATE result, and proof of age. Check the age limit against the closing date, not the interview date, and check whether results-awaited candidates are accepted before you travel. Several institutes set a written test on the day and several turn away anyone who reports late.
For the European PhD programmes, referees are the step that fails. Crick, DKFZ, Cologne, Dresden and Munich all require letters from two referees, and in several cases your application cannot be submitted at all until those letters have arrived. Ask your referees this week, not in the last week of October. 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?
Thirty-eight entries close between 21 and 25 September 2026. On 22 September BRIC-inStem Bengaluru, CSIR-IIIM Jammu, THSTI Faridabad and JNCASR Bengaluru all interview. On 23 September IISER Pune, IISER Tirupati and BRIC-ILS Bhubaneswar close. On 24 September the Regional Centre for Biotechnology runs three structural biology posts on one day and CSIR-IHBT Palampur interviews for its deep learning post. On 25 September NISER Bhubaneswar and a new BRIC-NIPGR advert close. Thirty-eight entries close between 21 and 25 September, and eighty-seven by 5 October 2026.
Which posts this week suit a bioinformatics or computational biology graduate?
Six. THSTI Faridabad’s Project Research Scientist-I on maternal and neonatal imaging data pays Rs. 56,000 a month plus house rent allowance for a postgraduate degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or bioinformatics with Python or R, interviewing 22 September. BRIC-inStem’s Project Research Scientist-I on organoids and sequencing analysis pays the same on 22 September. CSIR-IHBT’s deep learning post on tea leaf grading takes a B.Tech or M.Sc. in bioinformatics, walk-in 24 September. THSTI’s Senior Project Associate on bacterial genomics of neonatal sepsis names 16S metagenomics and whole-genome sequencing, closing 1 October, and its Project Technical Support-III post wants three years of R programming, closing 22 October. The EMBL-EBI postdoctoral fellowship in Rob Finn’s group classifies MGnify protein sequences into structure-based families and closes 27 September.
Can an MSc holder in India apply to these without a PhD?
Yes. Most of this week’s Indian entries are Project Associate, Junior Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow posts built for MSc holders. Examples include the Regional Centre for Biotechnology’s Entamoeba ribosome Project-JRF at Rs. 31,000 a month plus 24 per cent house rent allowance, its ribosome hibernation Project Associate-II at Rs. 42,000, and BRIC-inStem’s Project Associate posts at Rs. 31,000 plus 27 per cent for NET-qualified candidates. Nearly all ask for NET, GATE or an equivalent national test, set an upper age limit computed on the closing date, and several do not accept candidates whose results are awaited. None of them charges an application fee.
Which fully funded European PhD programmes are open now?
Fourteen. The IMPRS for Living Matter in Dortmund closes 1 October 2026 and the DIGS-ILS Winter Selection in Dresden closes 15 October. The DKFZ International PhD Program in Heidelberg and the Graduate School Life Science Munich both close 19 October. The VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience closes 30 October and the IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry in Munich closes 31 October. Aarhus University’s Graduate School of Natural Sciences, the Life Science Zurich Graduate School and a named Uppsala University doctoral position all close 1 November. The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research and both Francis Crick Institute programmes close 3 November, the John Innes Centre Rotation PhD closes 12 November, and MedUni Vienna closes 22 November.
Which of this week’s opportunities are closed to international applicants?
The NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology and the A.P. Giannini Foundation fellowship both require United States citizenship, nationality or permanent residence. The UT Southwestern summer fellowship needs United States citizenship or an F1 visa already held. Both South African Medical Research Council scholarships and the ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology programme are limited to South African citizens and permanent residents. Chile’s Fulbright ANID doctoral scholarship is for Chilean nationals resident in Chile. The UNESCO and Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships run against a closed list of 83 invited member states that does not include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or Nepal. Several Indian project posts, including the NISER entries, are for Indian nationals only.
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, which is why this issue carries 57 entries appearing in a weekly post for the first time. On 21 September every live record was re-fetched from the funding organisation’s own page: 329 were checked, 300 loaded, 32 closed because their dates had passed and 36 were retired on age. No funder had moved a stored deadline. Twenty-nine pages could not be fetched and were left as they were, because a failed fetch tells us nothing about whether an opportunity is open. One stored date was corrected by hand: the Royal Entomological Society Student Outreach Fund now closes 2 November 2026, not 2 October. Every new entry is read twice by readers who never see each other’s work. Always open the official link before you apply.
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