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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.

By institute: FAPESP · THSTI, Faridabad · University of Copenhagen · Uppsala University · Max Planck Society · Aarhus University · RCB, Faridabad · NIPGR, New Delhi · CSIR-IHBT, Palampur · Linköping University · All 54 institutes

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

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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 · Europe · PhD · DenmarkAdmission to a GSNS PhD programme is contingent on financing, and Aarhus University must have a complete financing…1 November 2026Closed 13 days agoOpen to international
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PhD student in Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics, Department of Ecology and Genetics (UFV-PA 2026/2654)

Uppsala University · Europe · PhD · SwedenOne full-time, four-year doctoral student employment at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, paid on the…1 November 2026Closed 13 days agoEligibility not stated
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Life Science Zurich Graduate School PhD Programs, 1 November 2026 call

Life Science Zurich Graduate School (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich) · Europe · Masters · Switzerland (applications accepted worldwide)CHF 48,686.401 November 2026Closed 13 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Neuro-Muscular Plasticity (NCN OPUS 28 project on neural progenitor cell transplantation after spinal cord injury)

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw · Europe · Postdoc · PolandPLN 9,30031 October 2026Closed 14 days agoEligibility not stated
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BAEF Fellowships for Americans, study or research in Belgium 2027-2028

Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) · Europe · Multiple · BelgiumUp to fifteen 12-month non-renewable grants: 32,000 USD for Master's or PhD students and 35,000 USD for postdoctoral…31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoDomestic applicants only
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PhD position in a novel cell secretome-based therapeutics for osteoarthritis

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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PhD project: Health inequalities and medication use during pregnancy in women with endometriosis: Towards safer treatment and better pregnancy outcomes

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Health · Europe · PhD · DenmarkFully financed PhD fellowship; salary and terms of employment under the applicable collective agreement (no figure printed).31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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PhD student in silviculture of planted birch

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU), Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre · Europe · PhD · SwedenEmployment as a doctoral student in a 4-year programme, full time; salary set under the local collective agreement…31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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PhD student in forest pathology: biotic risks to birch

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU), Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre · Europe · PhD · SwedenEmployment as a doctoral student in a 4-year programme at Alnarp, 100 percent, starting 11 January 2027 or…31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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PhD position (1.0 fte, 4 years) in deep-sea benthic ecology in the Arctic Ocean (vacancy 15494)

University of Amsterdam (UvA), Faculty of Science · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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PhD Position on Biophysical Origins of RNA Toxicity in Huntington’s Disease

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht), Department of Chemistry, Bijvoet Centre · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Computing for Bioinformatics (15513)

University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,70631 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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PhD Candidate in Explainable Machine Learning for Studying Biology at Single-Cell Resolution (15476)

University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic, call for the summer semester of 2026/2027

Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic, administered by SAIA, n. o. (Slovak Academic Information Agency) · Europe · Multiple · SlovakiaMonthly scholarship for a study or research stay at a university or research organisation in Slovakia, meant to…31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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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) · Europe · PhD · GermanyStructured English-language PhD programme in Munich run with LMU Munich, starting September to October 2027.31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme

UNESCO-TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences), with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and SISSA · Europe · Masters · Italy (host laboratories in Trieste or Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia)A three-month research visit or training internship at a centre of excellence in Trieste or Udine.31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoDomestic applicants only
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RES Small Project Grants

Royal Entomological Society (RES) · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide)GBP 3,00031 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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IBRO Neuroscience Training Grants

IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) · Europe · Multiple · BelgiumUSD 3,000 (Asia-Pacific) up to USD 5,000 (Africa), depending on region of residence31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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British Pharmacological Society PhD Funding Programme (AJ Clark Studentship and Sir David Jack PhD Scholarship)

British Pharmacological Society · Europe · Masters · United KingdomGBP 21,805 to 23,805/year stipend plus up to GBP 10,000/year research costs31 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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University Assistant postdoctoral, nitrification research group: enrichment and isolation of nitrifying microorganisms

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS), Division of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science (DoME) · Europe · Postdoc · AustriaA full-time (40 hours per week) postdoctoral university assistant contract for three years, starting 1 February 2027, in…30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoEligibility not stated
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Finnish Cultural Foundation working grants for doctoral and postdoctoral research, October 2026 round

Finnish Cultural Foundation (Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, SKR) · Europe · Multiple · Finland34,000 euros per year (early career, e.g. doctoral candidate); 38,000 euros per year (postdoctoral)30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoDomestic applicants only
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PhD Position in Environmental Genomics and Pollinator Ecology

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences; salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective…30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to international
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PhD position Data Science: digital proxies of reward, motivation and impulsivity (vacancy 2465)

University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), Faculty of Science and Engineering · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20430 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to international
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PhD position EEG and Neurobiological Markers (vacancy 2464)

University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), Faculty of Science and Engineering, GELIFES · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20430 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to international

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