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194 open now. Funded doctoral and postdoctoral opportunities across Europe: Max Planck graduate programmes, Marie Curie fellowships, EMBO awards and university doctoral schools. Each record is read from the funding organisation's own website, carries the date it was last checked, and shows its deadline as a plain date.

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194 open now, 425 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.

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PhD student in Mixed Ionic-Electronic Materials for Thermal Energy Harvesting, ERC Starting Grant HEAT-BRIDGE (ref LiU-2026-03809)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Laboratory of Organic Electronics · Europe · PhD · SwedenSEK 35,300 a month starting salary for PhD students, stated on the advert; the advert adds that the level is raised at this year's annual salary review in October and, for the sibling position, that the salary is revised each October and again when the student reaches 30 and 60 per cent completion of the doctorate9 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
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PhD student in Ionic Thermoelectrics and Electrochemistry for Thermal Energy Harvesting, ERC Starting Grant HEAT-BRIDGE (ref LiU-2026-03808)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Laboratory of Organic Electronics · Europe · PhD · SwedenSEK 35,300 a month starting salary for PhD students, stated on the advert; the advert adds that the level is raised at this year's annual salary review in October and, for the sibling position, that the salary is revised each October and again when the student reaches 30 and 60 per cent completion of the doctorate9 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre PhD Programme in Neuroscience, September 2027 intake

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (SWC), University College London · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 30,8399 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
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Promovendus Cardiogenetica: Cardiomyopathie en risicovoorspelling (PhD candidate, cardiogenetics, MIRACLE-DCM project; vacancy ID 3801)

Maastricht University · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2048 November 2026Closed 6 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Postdoc on Quantum Bayesian Optimization for Molecular and Material Design, vacancy 15461

University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Science) · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,7068 November 2026Closed 6 days agoOpen to international
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PhD Candidate, Spatial multi-omics and single cell analysis of human diseases (M4i Institute), ID 3853

Maastricht University · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2048 November 2026Closed 6 days agoOpen to international
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PhD position: multisynaptic plasticity in dendrites

Radboud University, Faculty of Science (Donders Centre for Neuroscience) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsA salaried PhD contract of 4 years at 1.0 FTE or 5 years at 0.8 FTE, starting with…8 November 2026Closed 6 days agoEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship in antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) engineering: internalization and lysosomal delivery

University of Copenhagen (Koebenhavns Universitet), Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) / Finsen Laboratory · Europe · PhD · DenmarkA salaried 3-year PhD fellowship at BRIC, part of a Novo Nordisk Foundation Distinguished Innovator project.6 November 2026Closed 8 days agoEligibility not stated
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PhD position to resolve structural ribosome heterogeneity in the human malaria parasite, Parasite RNA Biology group (Baumgarten Lab)

Institut Pasteur, Paris · Europe · PhD · FranceFully funded 3-year PhD position; the PhD starts in the second half of 2027.6 November 2026Closed 8 days agoEligibility not stated
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Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute 4-year PhD studentships, 2027/28 entry

Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester · Europe · PhD · United Kingdomtax-free stipend £22,894 per annum + tuition fees + bench fees6 November 2026Closed 8 days agoOpen to international
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NOMIS Foundation ETH Postdoctoral Fellowship

ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich), Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life (COPL) with the NOMIS Foundation · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandThree-year postdoctoral fellowship at ETH Zurich plus one extension year (the fourth year is granted after a review…6 November 2026Closed 8 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctor in Organic Bioelectronics: in situ formed electrodes for nerve and skin interfaces (ref LiU-2026-04825)

Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Organic Bioelectronics group · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenA salaried, full-time postdoc employment for two years, extendable to a maximum of three years.5 November 2026Closed 9 days agoEligibility not stated
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Research grant for a BSc holder (Bolsa de Investigacao), SAL+ project on biotechnological screening of salt-pan microorganisms (ref. CCMAR/BINCGAL/16/2026)

CCMAR (Centro de Ciencias do Mar do Algarve), University of the Algarve · Europe · Undergraduate · PortugalEUR 1,090.985 November 2026Closed 9 days agoOpen to international
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PhD student in Medical Science: single-cell genomics of treatment resistance in leukemia (ref BKV-2026-00842)

Linkoping University, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Department of Cell and Neurobiology, with the SciLifeLab and Wallenberg DDLS programme · Europe · PhD · SwedenSEK 33,700 per month (2026 salary level, starting salary)5 November 2026Closed 9 days agoEligibility not stated
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Doctoral Clinical Fellows programme 2027 (three-year fully funded PhD fellowship for clinicians)

The Francis Crick Institute · Europe · PhD · United KingdomA place on the Crick PhD programme plus a three-year fully funded fellowship that covers a salary matched…4 November 2026Closed 10 days agoOpen to international
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PhD position in RNA structure computational analysis neural sublocalization of transcripts

University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health (Section for Health Data Science and AI, Gorodkin lab) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkDKK 31,8504 November 2026Closed 10 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral position: hybrid and de novo-designed nanopores for single-molecule protein sensing (vacancy 2502)

University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (Maglia lab), within an SBO consortium with VUB-VIB and imec · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 4,251 to 4,763 gross per month4 November 2026Closed 10 days agoEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship in Veterinary Virology (cross-reactive vaccines for swine influenza A virus)

University of Copenhagen (Koebenhavns Universitet) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkDKK 27,8004 November 2026Closed 10 days agoOpen to international
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Doctoral scholarship holder endocrine disruptor-mediated neurotoxicity (NeXED MSCA Doctoral Network)

University of Antwerp (Universiteit Antwerpen), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry · Europe · PhD · BelgiumEmployed full-time for 24 months on the MSCA Doctoral Network project, with at least 12 further months of…3 November 2026Closed 11 days agoEligibility not stated
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Crick PhD Studentship, 2027 entry (PhD student recruitment route)

The Francis Crick Institute · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 27,715 per year for four years, plus fees and research costs3 November 2026Closed 11 days agoOpen to international
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Ambizione 2026, the final call

SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandA grant of up to four years that lets an early-career researcher run and lead their own independent…3 November 2026Closed 11 days agoOpen to international
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Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences Scholarships, 2027 scholarships

The Francis Crick Institute · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 27,7153 November 2026Closed 11 days agoOpen to international
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Crick PhD student recruitment, 2027 PhD programme

The Francis Crick Institute · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 27,7153 November 2026Closed 11 days agoOpen to international
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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 · Europe · PhD · GermanyEvery PhD student gets an employment contract of at least three years with social benefits, paid at 65…3 November 2026Closed 11 days agoOpen to international

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