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Wageningen University & Research: PhD positions, fellowships and funding

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2 open now. Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands works across life sciences, agriculture, food and environment. Dutch PhD positions are salaried, and its groups advertise them individually on the university's own vacancy pages.

  • 2 open now
  • 11 verified calls on record
  • PhD: 10
  • Postdoc: 1
  • Netherlands
  • Official site: wur.nl
  • Last verified 2 November 2026

Wageningen University & Research has 2 verified funded calls open as of 2 November 2026, mostly PhD positions in Netherlands. The next deadline is 17 November 2026. Every call is read from wur.nl, and closed rounds stay listed so you can plan for the next one.

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2 open now, 11 records in total. Last verified 7 November 2026.

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PhD position on forensic tracing of tropical timber (Timtrace)

Wageningen University & Research · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsAn NWO-funded PhD in the Forest Ecology and Forest Management group and the Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and…17 November 2026Closes in 10 daysOpen to international
Open

PhD Candidate in Child Eating Behaviour

Wageningen University & Research · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsA PhD in the chair group Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, led…30 November 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international
Closed

PhD: Developing green facades for building insulation and enhancing urban biodiversity (BIO-SKIN)

Wageningen University & Research · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsA PhD in the BIO-SKIN project, embedded in the Biosystematics Group and the Laboratory of Entomology and supervised…2 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
Closed

PhD: The link between mountains, downstream agriculture and ecosystems globally (MountAInWater project, Water Systems and Global Change)

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), chair group Water Systems and Global Change · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2042 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
Closed

Postdoc in Analytical Chemistry: natural toxins and metabolites in perennial rye (GoodGrain consortium)

Wageningen University & Research, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry (GoodGrain consortium, Plant2Food funding) · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,706 to 5,760 gross (full-time 38 h, CAO-NU scale 10)2 November 2026Closed 5 days agoEligibility not stated
Closed

PhD: Moss traits and fire ignition in high-latitude peatland and tundra ecosystems

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation group · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2042 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
Closed

PhD position in genome evolution and architecture in unicellular eukaryotes

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Laboratory of Microbiology · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2042 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
Closed

PhD: Effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on plant and insect diversity

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group (PEN) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20425 October 2026Closed 13 days agoOpen to international
Closed

PhD position: Trait-based drivers of global plant distributions

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation group · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20425 October 2026Closed 13 days agoOpen to international
Closed

PhD position on local food web dynamics within offshore wind farms (North Sea POWER)

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Wageningen Marine Research and Marine Animal Ecology group · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20420 October 2026Closed 18 days agoOpen to international
Closed

PhD Exploring grassland multifunctionality through modelling (Horizon Europe GrassConnect)

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20419 October 2026Closed 19 days agoOpen to international

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Questions students ask

Does Wageningen University & Research accept international applicants?

10 of its 11 verified calls state that international applicants are eligible, and 1 does not say. Eligibility is set call by call, so read it on each record before applying.

What levels does Wageningen University & Research fund?

By its verified calls on record: PhD (10), postdoctoral (1). Each record shows the funding amount the institute states, where it states one.

When does Wageningen University & Research usually set its deadlines?

Its recorded deadlines fall most often in October and November. Closed rounds stay listed on this page, so the pattern stays visible.

How do I apply to Wageningen University & Research?

Each call links to its page on wur.nl, and you apply there, to the institute directly. StemSkills Lab does not take applications and never lists a call that charges a fee to apply.

How often is this page updated?

New calls are added through the week, and every record carries the date it was last verified on the funding organisation's own website. Records whose deadlines pass are closed automatically, so anything listed here was open at its last check.

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